{"product_id":"the-dark-game-true-spy-stories-from-invisible-ink-to-cia-moles-9780763660666","title":"The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A wealth of information in an engaging package.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEver since George Washington used them to help topple the British, spies and their networks have helped and hurt America at key moments in history. In this fascinating collection, Paul B. Janeczko probes examples from clothesline codes to surveillance satellites and cyber espionage. Colorful personalities, daring missions, the feats of the loyal, and the damage of traitors are interspersed with a look at the technological advances that continue to change the rules of gathering intelligence.\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes source notes, a bibliography, and an index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul B. Janeczko\u003c\/b\u003e (1945-2019) was a poet and teacher who edited numerous award-winning poetry anthologies for young people, including \u003ci\u003eA Poke in the I, A Kick in the Head, A Foot in the Mouth, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Death of the Hat, \u003c\/i\u003e all of which were illustrated by Chris Raschka; \u003ci\u003eFirefly July, \u003c\/i\u003eillustrated by Melissa Sweet; and \u003ci\u003eThe Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems, \u003c\/i\u003e illustrated by Richard Jones. He also wrote \u003ci\u003eWorlds Afire; Requiem: Poems of the Terezín Ghetto; Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing; Double Cross: Deception Techniques in War; The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles, \u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults; and \u003ci\u003eSecret Soldiers: How the U.S. Twenty-Third Special Troops Fooled the Nazis.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327897014546,"sku":"9780763660666","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_67a05ff8-6183-479a-9609-bbce472d9e43.jpg?v=1759841137","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-dark-game-true-spy-stories-from-invisible-ink-to-cia-moles-9780763660666","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}