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Broker, trader, lawyer, spy : inside the secret world of corporate espionage

Javers, Eamon. (Author).

Summary: A shocking exposé of the sordid world of corporate espionage and its historic cast, including Allan Pinkerton, the nation's first "private eye," tycoons and playboys, presidents and FBI operatives, CEOs and accountants, Cold War veterans and military personnel, and Howard Hughes' private CIA.

Record details

ISBN: 9780061697203
Physical Description: xiii, 306 pages ; 24 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Harper, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Code name: Yucca -- Part I: -- From Bogus Island to Deep Chocolate -- A high and honorable calling -- For the money -- The man is gone -- Thug busters -- The chocolate war -- Part II: -- Techniques, technologies, and talent -- Tactical behavior assessment -- The Eddie Murphy strategy -- Nick no-name -- They're all kind of crazy -- Is this a great country, or what? -- In form the cold.