How could I possibly pass up a book with such a trendy title these days—Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life? And the subtitle—A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected—just grabbed my attention. I got really curious about what we could change in our lives, since I do have a bit of a paranoid streak in my personality.
However, literally on the first few pages, it becomes clear that the author, Jason Hanson, was indeed an officer, but not exactly with years and years of training and service—he worked for just under seven years before deciding to ditch it all and start his own business, where he now teaches people how to protect themselves using these “spy techniques.” To be fair, though, he has also appeared as a security expert for many well-known companies, including The Wall Street Journal.
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