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Spooked : the Trump dossier, Black Cube, and the rise of private spies / Barry Meier.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062950680 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0062950681 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 323 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Sceptre, an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton" -- Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-305) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Stalking Mr. Steele -- Journalism for Rent -- "Lapdance Island" -- "OPPO" -- The London Information Exchange -- Bad Blood -- Ukraine Tomorrow -- Table Number 6 -- Glenntourage -- The Pee Tape -- Outed, Episode 1 -- Outed, Episode 2 -- Trojan Wars -- Rock Stars -- Episode 1: "Double Agent" -- Shiny Object -- Dinner with Natalia -- The Collector. |
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| Subject: | Espionage > 21st century. Electronic surveillance. Geopolitics > 21st century. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Branch | 327.12 M511s 2021 (Text) | 33126025348362 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist's explosive examination of the booming industry shaping our modern world: former journalists and spies going for hire and being financed by companies, politicians, lawyers, and the rich and powerful to excavate the lives of their enemies and opponents for dirt and secrets. - Baker & Taylor
A Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalistâs explosive examination of the booming industry shaping our modern world: former journalists and spies going for hireâand financed by companies, politicians, lawyers, and the rich and powerful to excavate the lives of their enemies and opponents for dirt and secrets. 40,000 first printing. - HARPERCOLL
A Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist's journey into a billon-dollar secret industry that is shaping our world ' the booming business of private spying, operatives-for-hire retained by companies, political parties  and the powerful to dig up dirt on their enemies and, if need be, destroy them.Â
For decades, private eyes from Allan Pinkerton, who formed the first detective agency in the U.S., to Jules Kroll, who transformed the investigations business by giving it a corporate veneer, private spies were content to stand in the shadows. Now, that is all changing. High-profile stories grabbing recent headlines ' the Steele Dossier, Black Cube, the Theranos scandal, Harvey Weinstein's attacks on his accusers ' Â all share a common thread, the involvement of private spies.
Today, operatives-for-hire are influencing presidential elections, the news media, government policies and the fortunes of companies.. They are also peering into our personal lives as never before, using off-the shelf technology to listen to our phone calls, monitor our emails, and decide what we see on social media. Private spying has never been cheaper and the business has never been more lucrative'just as its power has never been more pervasive.
ÂSpooked is a fast-paced, disturbing and, at times, hilarious tour through the shadowlands of private spying and its inhabitants, a grab-bag collection of ex-intelligence operatives, former journalists and lost souls. In this hidden world, information is currency, double-crosses are commonplace, and hacking can be standard procedure. Â Drawing on his journalistic expertise and unique access to sources, Barry Meier uncovers the secrets private spies want to keep hidden.
- HARPERCOLL
A Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist’s journey into a billon-dollar secret industry that is shaping our world – the booming business of private spying, operatives-for-hire retained by companies, political parties and the powerful to dig up dirt on their enemies and, if need be, destroy them.
For decades, private eyes from Allan Pinkerton, who formed the first detective agency in the U.S., to Jules Kroll, who transformed the investigations business by giving it a corporate veneer, private spies were content to stand in the shadows. Now, that is all changing. High-profile stories grabbing recent headlines – the Steele Dossier, Black Cube, the Theranos scandal, Harvey Weinstein’s attacks on his accusers – all share a common thread, the involvement of private spies.
Today, operatives-for-hire are influencing presidential elections, the news media, government policies and the fortunes of companies.. They are also peering into our personal lives as never before, using off-the shelf technology to listen to our phone calls, monitor our emails, and decide what we see on social media. Private spying has never been cheaper and the business has never been more lucrative—just as its power has never been more pervasive.
Spooked is a fast-paced, disturbing and, at times, hilarious tour through the shadowlands of private spying and its inhabitants, a grab-bag collection of ex-intelligence operatives, former journalists and lost souls. In this hidden world, information is currency, double-crosses are commonplace, and hacking can be standard procedure. Drawing on his journalistic expertise and unique access to sources, Barry Meier uncovers the secrets private spies want to keep hidden.