Cyber Spies and Secret Agents of Modern Times

Description

In modern times spies have had to adapt quickly to the changing world. Spies in today's age not only have to be schooled in the ways of traditional spycraft but also have to keep track of cyber secrets in a digital age. Learn about the spies living right under your nose the secret societies digging up trouble and the ways in which you could be recruited in this captivating book about the cyber spies and secret agents of the modern age.

Allison Lassieur has never had pop-star dreams, but she once sang in a choir that went on a multi-state tour on the way to Walt Disney World. Today she's an award-winning author of more than 150 history and non-fiction books about everything from Ancient Rome to the International Space Station. Her books have received several Kirkus starred reviews and Booklist recommendations, and her historical novel Journey to a Promised Land was awarded the 2020 Kansas Library Association Notable Book Award, and Library of Congress Great Reads Book selection. Allison lives in upstate New York with her husband, daughter, a scruffy, loveable mutt named Jingle Jack, and more books than she can count.

Sidebars in the narrative address readers who may be considering spy work as a career and offer trivia about clandestine operations. Lassieur also covers expected topics, such as spy gadgets, unexplained events in the intelligence community, the future of espionage, and the lives of real high-profile spies. A set of critical-thinking questions in the end matter connect the book's content to the CCSS. A quality, high-interest resource for those considering spy work or for casual browsers.-- "Booklist" The insights into spies' motivations and the mechanics behind their craft make for exciting, interesting reads. Photographs and sidebars provide additional nuggets of information.-- "Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book"