Download or read book Secret Book of CIA Humor The written by Ed Mickolus and published by Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation of espionage humor is based on the author's thirty-three years with the CIA as an analyst, operations officer, and manager. Practical jokes, comical essays, poems, bloopers from performance-appraisal reports, and more are all included.
Download or read book Two Spies Walk Into a Bar written by Edward Mickolus and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two spies walk into a bar. . . .I'm sorry, you're not cleared for that punchline. But you are cleared for all of the jokes, practical jokes, stories, and other forms of spy humor compiled inside this book by someone who worked for a top secret spy agency for over 30 years.
Download or read book America Walks into a Bar written by Christine Sismondo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When George Washington bade farewell to his officers, he did so in New York's Fraunces Tavern. When Andrew Jackson planned his defense of New Orleans against the British in 1815, he met Jean Lafitte in a grog shop. And when John Wilkes Booth plotted with his accomplices to carry out an assassination, they gathered in Surratt Tavern. In America Walks into a Bar, Christine Sismondo recounts the rich and fascinating history of an institution often reviled, yet always central to American life. She traces the tavern from England to New England, showing how even the Puritans valued "a good Beere." With fast-paced narration and lively characters, she carries the story through the twentieth century and beyond, from repeated struggles over licensing and Sunday liquor sales, from the Whiskey Rebellion to the temperance movement, from attempts to ban "treating" to Prohibition and repeal. As the cockpit of organized crime, politics, and everyday social life, the bar has remained vital--and controversial--down to the present. In 2006, when the Hurricane Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act was passed, a rider excluded bars from applying for aid or tax breaks on the grounds that they contributed nothing to the community. Sismondo proves otherwise: the bar has contributed everything to the American story. Now in paperback, Sismondo's heady cocktail of agile prose and telling anecdotes offers a resounding toast to taprooms, taverns, saloons, speakeasies, and the local hangout where everybody knows your name.
Download or read book More Stories from Langley written by Edward Mickolus and published by Potomac Books. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who knew the CIA needed librarians? More Stories from Langley reveals the lesser-known operations of one of the most mysterious government agencies in the United States. Edward Mickolus is back with more stories to answer the question, “What does a career in the CIA look like?” Advice and anecdotes from both current and former CIA officers provide a look at the side of intelligence operations that is often left out of the movies. What was it like working for the CIA during 9/11? Do only spies get to travel? More Stories from Langley has physicists getting recruited to “the agency” during the Cold War, foreign-language majors getting lucky chances, and quests to “learn by living” turning into sweaty-palmed calls to the U.S. embassy after being detained by Russian intelligence officers. The world only needs so many suave super spies. More Stories from Langley shows how important academics, retired soldiers, and bilingual nannies can be in preserving the security of our nation.
Download or read book A Guy Walks Into a Bar written by John Wilker and published by Rogue Publishing, LTD.. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes your customer is a galactic mega-corporation Sometimes your customer is a Galactic Commonwealth politician And sometimes, your customer is a guy who approaches you in a bar. Life is never boring for the crew of the Ghost. Space Opera, space opera adult, space opera series, space opera military science fiction, scifi adventure, space opera book, science fiction adventure, space western, science fiction, scifi, galactic empire, first contact, alien contact, space adventure, scifi series, scifi fun
Download or read book The 50 Worst Terrorist Attacks written by Edward F. Mickolus and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-08-11 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last 50 years, terrorists have committed hundreds of horrific acts of violence to further their causes. This accessible, single-volume text covers the most significant terrorist acts across contemporary history worldwide. Since the attacks on September 11, 2001, terrorism has remained the chief threat to international stability and security. The 50 Worst Terrorist Attacks draws on all forms of terrorisminternational, transnational, and domesticanywhere in the world, covering all types of acts (e.g., bombings, assassinations, armed attacks, skyjackings) by any organization and ideology. The work goes beyond documenting the key events that occurred in or involved the United States; it also covers important terrorist attacks by left- and right-wing organizations, religiously motivated groups, and separatists that are largely unknown among Western audiences. Each entry supplies the details of the attackthe perpetrators, victims, and eventual resolutionas well as the political, social, and international contexts in which the event occurred. Readers will grasp the evolution of terrorist activities and methodologies in the 20th and 21st centuries, understand the importance of each event in the development of the terrorist repertoire, and gauge the responses intended to counter these new kinds of attacks.
Download or read book Conduct of Espionage Within the United States by Agents of Foreign Communist Governments written by United States. Congress. House. Un-American Activities and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mail Obsession written by Mark Mason and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'FASCINATING' Daily Mail 'FULL OF AMAZING FACTS' The QI Elves Each of the United Kingdom's 124 postcode areas has a story to tell, an unexpected nugget to dust off and treasure. Mark Mason has embarked on a tour of the country, immersing himself in Britain's history on a roundabout journey from AB to ZE. On the lookout for interesting place names and unusual monuments, along the way he discovers what the Queen keeps in her handbag, why the Jack Russell has a white coat and how Jimi Hendrix got confused by the M1. At the same time Mason paints an affectionate portrait of Britain in the 21st century, from aggressive seagulls in Blackpool to 'seasoned' drinkers in Surrey. And his travels offer the perfect opportunity to delve into the history of the Royal Mail, complete with pillar boxes, posties and Penny Reds - plus Oscar Wilde's unconventional method of posting a letter. A playful mix of fact, anecdote and overheard conversation, MAIL OBSESSION pays homage to Britain's wonderful past and its curious present.
Download or read book A Story of Bad written by Edward M. Krauss and published by Edward M. Krauss. This book was released on 2008 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigating the murder of the owner of a sportswear factory in Queens, New York, Detective Terry Stans hopes fashion reporter June Replyn will share information with him--and share his bed.
Download or read book A Highlander Walks Into a Bar written by Laura Trentham and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The timeless romance, soaring passion—and gorgeous men—of Scotland come to modern-day America. And the rules of love will never be the same... Isabel Buchanan is fiery, funny, and never at a loss for words. But she is struck speechless when her mother returns from a trip to Scotland with a six-foot-tall, very handsome souvenir. Izzy’s mother is so infatuated by the fellow that Izzy has to plan their annual Highland Games all by herself. Well, not completely by herself. The Highlander’s strapping young nephew has come looking for his uncle... Alasdair Blackmoor has never seen a place as friendly as this small Georgia town—or a girl as brilliant and beguiling as Izzy. Instead of saving his uncle, who seems to be having a lovely time, Alasdair decides he’d rather help Izzy with the Highland Games. Show her how to dance like a Highlander. Drink like a Highlander. And maybe, just maybe, fall in love with a Highlander. But when the games are over, where do they go from here? “Laura Trentham creates a romance that is both extremely sensual and phenomenal.” —Fresh Fiction
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 1854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Without Question written by W. Grant and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2003-05-25 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since man first staked out his tribal boundaries he has considered that ground hallowed and inviolate. Trespass was seen as an act of aggression. It is thus that the warrior first served his nation. Mankind has cast a favorable eye on the selfless service of its warriors. Those left behind have honored the surrender of the warrior's life to needs of the nation as they pick up the pieces when the war is over. As man has become more sophisticated, so has his means of prosecuting war. Alliances are formed between nations for mutual protection; weapons fell more men in a single blow than entire wars did thousands of years ago. The thing that has not changed is that in the end it is the foot soldier, serving with belief in his cause, who eventually gains victory for his nation's cause. The soldier's trust in his leaders is his armor against the horrors of war. Unfortunately, even in the best of causes there are those who misuse those who serve Without Question to further their own gain. This is a tale of men who believe in their service and serve with noble honor.
Download or read book Operation Fortitude written by Joshua Levine and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operation Fortitude tells the thrilling tale of an ingenious decption that changed the course of the Second World War. The Story is one of intrigue, drama, and good fortune, practically a Hollywood script. It is the tale of double agents, fake radio transmissions and dummy invasion craft.
Download or read book Decision Intelligence For Dummies written by Pamela Baker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to use, and not be used by, data to make more insightful decisions The availability of data and various forms of AI unlock countless possibilities for business decision makers. But what do you do when you feel pressured to cede your position in the decision-making process altogether? Decision Intelligence For Dummies pumps the brakes on the growing trend to take human beings out of the decision loop and walks you through the best way to make data-informed but human-driven decisions. The book shows you how to achieve maximum flexibility by using every available resource, and not just raw data, to make the most insightful decisions possible. In this timely book, you’ll learn to: Make data a means to an end, rather than an end in itself, by expanding your decision-making inquiries Find a new path to solid decisions that includes, but isn’t dominated, by quantitative data Measure the results of your new framework to prove its effectiveness and efficiency and expand it to a whole team or company Perfect for business leaders in technology and finance, Decision Intelligence For Dummies is ideal for anyone who recognizes that data is not the only powerful tool in your decision-making toolbox. This book shows you how to be guided, and not ruled, by the data.
Download or read book Dylan s First Million written by Tim Sewell and published by Green Cat Publishing. This book was released on with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Double Cross written by Ben Macintyre and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number one bestselling author of Agent Zigzag and Operation Mincemeat exposes the true story of the D Day Spies.
