DOC Russian History through the Senses: From 1700 to the Present by From Ingramcontent in History

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The fascinating story of a young American amateur who helped the FBI bust a Russian spy in New York—named the Funniest Book of the Year by The Washington Post; sold in ten countries; and to be a major motion picture for 20th Century Fox.For three nerve-wracking years; Naveed Jamali spied on America for the Russians; trading thumb drives of sensitive technical data for envelopes of cash; selling out his own beloved country across noisy restaurant tables and in quiet parking lots. Or so the Russians believed. In fact; this young American civilian was a covert double agent working with the FBI. The Cold War wasn’t really over. It had just gone high-tech. How to Catch a Russian Spy is the one-of-a-kind story of how one young man’s post-college adventure became a real-life US counter-intelligence coup. He had no previous counter-espionage experience. Everything he knew about undercover work; he’d learned from Miami Vice and Magnum P.I. reruns and movies like Ronin; Spy Game; and anything with Bond or Bourne in the title. And yet; hoping to gain experience to become a Navy intelligence officer; he convinced the FBI and the Russians they could trust him. With charm; cunning; and a big load of naiveté; he matched wits with a veteran Russian military-intelligence officer who was recruiting spies on American soil; out-maneuvering the Russian spy and his secret-hungry superiors. Along the way; Jamali and his FBI handlers cast a rare light on espionage activities at the Russian Mission to the United Nations in New York and earned a solid US win in the escalating hostilities between Moscow and Washington. Now; Jamali reveals the whole engaging story behind his double-agent adventure—from coded signals on Craigslist to the Russian spy’s propensity for Hooters’ Buffalo wings. Cinematic; news-breaking; and “hilarious” (The Washington Post); How to Catch a Russian Spy is an armchair spy fantasy brought to life. Film rights sold to 20th Century Fox for director Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man; 500 Days of Summer).