Reviews for Wedding Planner & Record Book

The average rating for Wedding Planner & Record Book based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-02-22 00:00:00 Jeff Blake Went into this expecting an in-depth look at the world od spies and tradecraft, but this turned out to be nothing more than a highly illustrated book with irrelevant stuff to modern espionage and just little snippets of information that anyone can discover with some pointed research on the Net (in fact, my research for writing espionage thrillers covered lots more ground than what is mentioned in this book). Not to say it isn't interesting - but this is very much what you'd be seeing if say, the Metropolitan Museum featured a room on the history of espionage and you'd get objects exposed and little 100-words vignettes about famous spies or the tools used. A history of spying would've been a much better title than the misleading ultimate spy as this is something anyone with Internet research skills can find in the most basic way, and there's nothing new or detailed or unique here. Shame, because this was a very good premise.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-08-09 00:00:00 Brian Lafreniere Nice read! I read the updated and expanded (2009) version. It's clear, and written in a laid-back (but professional) writing style. The Ultimate Spy Book is a well-organized review of international spying. It starts by addressing who might be motivated to spy, followed by a history of pre-WWI spying, then an overview of famous operations, spy cities, techniques, spy gear (very interesting!) and ends with how to be a spy. Not surprisingly, there's an emphasis on the US, Soviet Union, and Germany, but there's nice coverage of British, French, and Japanese spy histories as well. There's a handy glossary at the end of the book. The only criticism I have is for the weird spelling and grammatical errors in the text ("...face plate sown into coat" p. 82.). If you can overlook that, then you're in for an informational ride! BTW: A lot of what's in this book is available for viewing at the Pacific Science Center (Seattle) until Sept. 1, 2014. I highly recommend it.