INTRODUCTION

How Much Is Business?How Much Is Espionage?

by Maryann Karinch

I began this book as a skeptic, unsure that spies could teach business professionals a darned thing that was legal. After a few days of absorbing the stories and other material, I was sure they could, however. One key to seeing the connection was to ask questions that related to the actual jobs and not to the Hollywood versions of spy work. The other key was my keeping in mind that Peter Earnest is no ordinary spy. The breadth of his career experiences and his ability to communicate the lessons derived from those experiences make him a superior resource.

The result is a book offering transferable business practices from the CIA’s National Clandestine Service (NCS) that ...

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