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  • Doing Time Like a Spy

  • How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison
  • By: John Kiriakou
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
  • Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)
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Summary

On February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a 30 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 23 months in prison. Using 20 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.
©2017 John Kiriakou (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
True Crime Corruption & Misconduct Freedom & Security Politics & Government Political Science Middle East Social Sciences
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They all learn to late!

Was quite amusing in parts, here is a man who served and got repayed by ruination.
They all learn to late ,non servium!

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Interesting story

Interesting story but some dialogues were irrelevant and not bringing much to the book. I would listen to the first half next time.

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A Great Read.

Very Interesting. I would highly recommend. Followed his case as it happened, youtube him and learn about his book/case, and then come back and read this!

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Really really well performed

Interesting insight into Board of Prisons and US prison system. A lot is stereotypes given in media proven true. Entertaining read.

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