Reading List

This is simple and short reading list on Spies and Surveillance

Any and All James Bamford (Puzzle Palace, The Shadow Factory, Body of Secrets)

Stasi by John Koehler

Spies for Hire by Tim Shorrock

Fair Play by James M. Olson


The Human Factor by Ishmael Jones

Information Technologies and Global Politics edited by James Rosenau and J.P. Singh

Secret Service: Political Policing in Canada by Whitaker, Kealey, and Parnaby

The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll

Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy by Eamon Javers


Inside Canadian Intelligence by Dwight Hamilton (1st edition if possible)

Spy Book: Encyclopedia of Espionage by Norman Polmar and Thomas B. Allen


Of course there are a ton of spy/ surveillance books available, but since spying is the business of lying, it's almost impossible to know if the material is credible. I found the above selection intriguing, and mostly free of hyperbole, but who knows...

Cheers,