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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal - Community Reviews back

by Ben Macintyre
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MarginMan
MarginMan rated it 11 years ago
Disclaimer: I received a promotional copy through the First Reads program. So a tip of the hat to Random House.Note: The edition I received was a 304-page uncorrected proof. Macintyre did a good job with this one. His writing is accessible. The book moves at a good pace. It is packed with info...
Denise
Denise rated it 11 years ago
No one likes to admit they have been utterly conned. The truth was simpler, as it almost always is: Philby was spying on everyone, and no one was spying on him, because he fooled them all. After reading one of Ben Macintyre's previous books and enjoying it I immediately requested this book on NetGa...
mattries37315
mattries37315 rated it 11 years ago
I received a Uncorrected Proof of his book via LibraryThing Early Reviewers. The tales of espionage and international intrigue told in film and in the pages of fiction pale in comparison to real world events. Ben Macintyre chronicles in his new book, A Spy Among Friends, the lives and careers of ...
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