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Good Hunting: An American Spymaster's Story (2014)

by Jack Devine(Favorite Author)

3.25 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

142994417X (ISBN13: 9781429944175)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Sarah Crichton Books

review 1: I normally don't read non-fiction, but this was a book club selection. I loved it! Jack Devine, the author, served in the CIA for 32 years and rose through the ranks from station chief to Deputy Director of Operations. His tales of working against the Allende administration in Chile, fighting the Colombian drug cartels, helping Charlie Wilson supply the Afghans in their war against Russia (think of the movie "Charlie Wilson's War", although Jack says the CIA directed the operation, not Charlie)and supplying intelligence for the war in Iraq were fascinating.Some of the narrative can be a bit dry, but, overall I enjoyed reading about the "behind-the-scenes" activities he was engaged in. Oh, and, I met the man (he attend our book club meeting) and he is as fascinating and per... moresonable in person as he comes across in the book.
review 2: Jack Devine has written a memoir of service in Washington that is refreshingly free of score settling and politics. The CIA tends to be a Rorschach test in American politics today; however Good Hunting is a reminder that the best government employees are apolitical. Good Hunting is also a very honest book, both of successes of the CIA as well as it's failures. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in American history of the 70's through today. less

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