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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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LIBRA JK468.I6 M458 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melton, H. Keith (Harold Keith), 1944-
- 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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