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The Spy and the Traitor

by Ben Macintyre

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Casey Neistat
Casey Neistat

YouTube Filmmaker and Beme Founder

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read it. Loved it
Casey Neistat
2020-12-21onx.com
just finished this yesterday. absolutely fantastic book. super recommend if you're into spycraft and espionage. bravo
Casey Neistat
2019-06-05onx.com
Bill Gates
Bill Gates

Co-founder of Microsoft

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Every bit as exciting as my favorite spy novels.
This nonfiction account focuses on Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB officer who became a double agent for the British, and Aldrich Ames, the American turncoat who likely betrayed him. Macintyre’s retelling of their stories comes not only from Western sources (including Gordievsky himself) but also from the Russian perspective. It’s every bit as exciting as my favorite spy novels.
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