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A MASTER CLASS IN SPYCRAFT FROM ONE OF ITS GREATEST PRACTITIONERS Jack Devine is one of the legendary spymasters of our time. He was in Chile when Allende fell; he ran Charlie Wilson's war in Afghanistan; he had too much to do with Iran-Contra for his own taste, though he tried to stop it; he oversaw the effort to run down Pablo Escobar in Colombia. Devine served America's interests for more than thirty years in a wide range of covert operations, ultimately overseeing the Directorate of Operations, a CIA component that watches over thousands of American covert operatives worldwide. Good Hunting is his guide to the art of spycraft, told with great wit, candor, and commonsense wisdom. Caricatured by Hollywood, lionized by the right, and pilloried by the left, the CIA remains one of the least understood instruments of the United States government. Devine knows more than almost anyone about the CIA's vital importance as a tool of American statecraft. In wonderfully readable prose, Good Hunting aims to set the record straight. This is a revelatory inside look at an organization whose history has not been given its real due.

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An entertaining chronicle of [Devine's] decades at the agency and a persuasive case for its continued relevance. The Washington Post Well written and engaging, studded with insights and opinions that are thoughtful. The Boston Globe A refresher course on the breadth of America's covert campaigns against the spread of Soviet influence and ideology . . . Mr. Devine's remarkable thirty-two-year career is a microcosm of the secret thrust and counterthrust that defined those years. The Wall Street Journal A spine-tingling, utterly compelling book. Houston Chronicle

Praise for Good Hunting Well-written and engaging, studded with insights and opinions that are thoughtful. . . The most fascinating revelations in this close-to-the-chest memoir give the reader a glance inside the compartmentalized mind of a man who led this twin life with surefooted adeptness. -- The Boston Globe A refresher course on the breadth of America's covert campaigns against the spread of Soviet influence and ideology. . . Mr. Devine's remarkable 32-year career is a microcosm of the secret thrust and counterthrust that defined those years. -- The Wall Street Journal An entertaining chronicle of [Devine's] decades at the agency and a persuasive case for its continued relevance. -- The Washington Post A spine-tingling, utterly compelling book. -- Houston Chronicle A vivid insider's view, Devine's is an engaging account for the espionage set. -- Booklist Devine's attention to detail translates into a finely delineated　memoir of his selective undercover tradecraft. -- Kirkus The insights derived from a long and varied career make this a top-line addition to the proliferating body of insider memoirs from the years when the Cold War gave way to the war on terrorism, and the rules began to change. -- Publishers Weekly Jack Devine's Good Hunting gives readers an inside look at CIA--the good and the bad-- from someone who rose from the bottom of the Agency to the top, during some of its most turbulent times. There are new insights into covert operations from Chile to Afghanistan to Iran-Contra and the lessons that should be drawn from them by government leaders and the public at large. Beyond that, it's just a good read. --Walter Pincus, columnist for The Washington Post Good Hunting, like Jack Devine himself, is straightforward, clear, patriotic, fascinating, and at the center of decades of key events. Tired of angry or self-serving stereotypes about the CIA? Turn to Jack Devine. I did, and it was a great call. -- Ambassa

An entertaining chronicle of [Devine's] decades at the agency and a persuasive case for its continued relevance. -- The Washington Post Well written and engaging, studded with insights and opinions that are thoughtful. -- The Boston Globe A refresher course on the breadth of America's covert campaigns against the spread of Soviet influence and ideology . . . Mr. Devine's remarkable thirty-two-year career is a microcosm of the secret thrust and counterthrust that defined those years. -- The Wall Street Journal A spine-tingling, utterly compelling book. -- Houston Chronicle

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JACK DEVINE is a thirty-two-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency. He is also a founding partner and the president of the Arkin Group, which specializes in international crisis management, strategic intelligence, and more. He lives in New York City with his wife, Pat.

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