{"product_id":"the-ultimate-guide-to-cia-skills-tactics-and-techniques-by-john-c-kiriakou","title":"The Ultimate Guide to CIA Skills, Tactics, and Techniques by John C. Kiriakou","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe shadowy world of espionage, surveillance, countersurveillance, digital invisibility, deception, and lie detection are essential skills. Former CIA counterterrorism officer John Kiriakou brings CIA insider techniques to everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're protecting your privacy from a stalker, verifying a partner's fidelity, securing your personal safety, erasing your electronic footprint, disappearing off the grid, or simply needing to know when you're being deceived, this guide equips you with professional tools and methods. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart I: Lying and Lie Detection \u003c\/b\u003eoffers a foolproof method to lie effectively (as CIA officers are trained to do undercover) and detect deception like a pro--whether it's unmasking big consequential lies, spotting infidelity, confirming a job offer, or sharpening your sixth sense so you no longer waste time wondering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart II: How to Disappear and Live Off the Grid\u003c\/b\u003e provides easy-to-follow instructions, tips, tricks, and anecdotes to help you vanish without a trace, minimize your digital presence, and become truly invisible when safety or privacy demands it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePart III: Surveillance and Surveillance Detection\u003c\/b\u003e teaches you to detect if you're being followed, apply CIA-grade surveillance techniques in daily scenarios, stay safe, safeguard your privacy, and keep honest people honest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn C. Kiriakou\u003c\/b\u003e is a former CIA counterterrorism officer, former senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and former counterterrorism consultant for ABC News. He was responsible for the capture in Pakistan in 2002 of Abu Zubaydah, then believed to be the third-ranking official in al-Qaeda. In 2007, Kiriakou blew the whistle on the CIA's torture program, telling ABC News that the CIA tortured prisoners, that torture was official US government policy, and that the policy had been approved by then-President George W. Bush. He is the author of multiple books on intelligence and the CIA and can be watched on his \u003ci\u003eDeep Focus with John Kiriakou\u003c\/i\u003e YouTube channel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67969665138973,"sku":"9781683585503","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/files\/Screenshot2026-11-04at11.29.13am.png?v=1793809777","url":"https:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/the-ultimate-guide-to-cia-skills-tactics-and-techniques-by-john-c-kiriakou","provider":"Middle East Books and More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}