{"product_id":"9781683782674","title":"Summary of The Billion Dollar Spy: by David E. Hoffman Includes Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eSummary of The Billion Dollar Spy: by David E. Hoffman | Includes Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal\u003c\/em\u003e by David E. Hoffman chronicles the six year relationship between the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and engineer, Adolf Tolkachev, who spied on the Soviet Union for the United States. Tolkachev was the most productive CIA spies during the Cold War, persistent in his undertakings to ensure the undoing of the Soviet Union’s aviation developments, which he personally had a hand in. He was allegedly betrayed by a disgruntled former CIA agent who gave his identity to the Soviet secret police, the Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti (KGB).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhile the CIA was largely meant for intelligence analysis at its outset, troubles with the Soviet Union caused the CIA to expand into espionage and covert operations. However, it was difficult to run spy operations within the Soviet Union itself because of heightened national security and suspicion. For these reasons, the CIA had trouble…\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE NOTE: This is a \u003cem\u003esummary and analysis\u003c\/em\u003e of the book and NOT the original book. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside this Instaread Summary \u0026amp; Analysis of The Billion Dollar Spy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Summary of book\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Introduction to the Important People in the book\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e Analysis of the Themes and Author’s Style\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWith Instaread, you can get the summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, summarize and analyze it for your convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instaread, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47149861667056,"sku":"9781683782674","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781683782674_p0.jpg?v=1763701560","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781683782674","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}