This book is so useful, it’s hard to think of someone who would not benefit from reading it. Perhaps real spies already know the information, or maybe isolated hermits don’t need it, but other than them, everyone should read it.
Based on the title alone, you’d think it might be written for would-be spies, or authors writing spy novels (as I am), but it contains useful advice for daily living in a sometimes-dangerous world.
The book’s pattern is to narrate an actual spy operation (with names and other details changed) and then provide take-aways of value in your everyday life, or in emergency situations you may encounter.
The author provides good advice for general preparedness in terms of equipment to consider, places to store things, basics for protecting yourself and your family, ways to stay out of danger in the first place, computer and home security, travel safety, etc.
My only quibble is a minor one. On a couple of occasions, it’s a bit of a stretch to go from the real-life spy mission he describes to the preparedness lesson you’re supposed to draw from that. Still, I get it—it’s hard to fit an actual example to every important point you try to make. Some are bound to be weaker connections than others.
Still, it’s a marvelous book, full of actionable advice that just might save your life. So long as you’re not an actual spy or a hermit, I highly recommend you read it.
Starfish
Joel C.