Winner of the 2016 PEN First Amendment AwardWinner of the 2016 Sam Adams Award for Integrity in IntelligenceWinner of the 2016 Blueprint International Whistleblowing Prize for Bravery and Integrity in the Public InterestWinner of the 2013 Peacemaker of the Year AwardWinner of the 2012 Joe A. Callaway Award for Civic CourageOn February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a thirty month prison sentence. His crime: blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture on al Qaeda prisoners.Doing Time Like a Spy is Kiriakou's memoir of his twenty-three months in prison. Using twenty life skills he learned in CIA operational training, he was able to keep himself safe and at the top of the prison social heap. Including his award-winning blog series "Letters from Loretto," Doing Time Like a Spy is at once a searing journal of daily prison life and an alternately funny and heartbreaking commentary on the federal prison system.
✔ Author(s): John Kiriakou
✔ Title: Doing Time Like A Spy: How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison
✔ Rating : 4.4 out of 5 base on (187 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1947856324
✔ ISBN-13: 9781947856325
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
Readers' opinions about Doing Time Like A Spy by John Kiriakou
Katherine Stevenson
I must confess, this book made me shed tears like never before. The themes of love, loss, and resilience struck a chord with my soul. It was an emotional journey I'm grateful to have taken.
Daphne Garner
What an intellectual journey! The themes explored in this book challenged my perceptions and sparked introspection. It's refreshing to read a book that provokes such thought.
Laura Hill
The way the author handled complex emotions and relationships was remarkable. I felt deeply connected to the characters, and their growth throughout the story was both inspiring and moving.
