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The official CIA manual of trickery and deception / H. Keith Melton and Robert Wallace.

Van Pelt Library JK468.I6 M458 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Melton, H. Keith (Harold Keith), 1944-
Contributor:
Wallace, Robert (Retired intelligence officer)
Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Project MKULTRA.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Espionage, American--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Espionage, American.
Intelligence service--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Intelligence service.
Magic tricks--Political aspects--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Magic tricks.
Deception--Political aspects--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Deception.
Psychotropic drugs--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Psychotropic drugs.
Behavior modification--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Behavior modification.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency--History--Miscellanea.
United States.
Project MKULTRA--History--Miscellanea.
History.
Deception--Political aspects.
Genre:
Trivia and miscellanea.
Handbooks and manuals.
Physical Description:
xiii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Place of Publication:
New York : Harper, 2009.
Summary:
Based on the only surviving copy of a CIA manual, a magician instructs agents on the arts of trickery, deception, and sleight-of-hand, including such topics as handling powders, removing objects, and special notes for women.
Contents:
Some Operational Applications of the Art of Deception 67
I Introduction and General Comments on The Art of Deception 69
II Handling of Tablets 91
III Handling of Powders 112
IV Handling of Liquids 127
V Surreptitious Removal of Objects 144
VI Special Aspects of Deception for Women 165
VII Surreptitious Removal of Objects by Women 183
VIII Working as a Team 191
Recognition Signals 207.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-248).
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bruce Alan Miller Book Fund.
ISBN:
9780061725890
0061725897
9780061725906
0061725900
OCLC:
472227926

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