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# Actionable intelligence lessons 710 reviews, 4.3⭐ avg rating Top 25 Espionage Biographies How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence

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## Summary

> 🕵️‍♀️ Outsmart the noise. Think like a spy.

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## Key Features

- • **Decode Complex Information:** Sharpen your analytical skills to navigate misinformation and fake news.
- • **Timeless Strategic Insights:** Discover how Churchill’s intelligence chain revolutionized decision-making.
- • **Elevate Your Critical Thinking:** A rare blend of history and psychology to transform how you process information.
- • **Join an Elite Reader Community:** Over 700 readers rate it highly—don’t miss out on this intellectual edge.
- • **Master the Art of Intelligence:** Learn from a seasoned government insider with real-world espionage experience.

## Overview

How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence by David Omand offers a deep dive into intelligence analysis, drawing on the author’s extensive government experience. Ranked among the top espionage biographies, this book equips readers with practical strategies to decode complex information and improve critical thinking in an age of misinformation.

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Buy How Spies Think: Ten Lessons in Intelligence by Omand, David (ISBN: 9780241385197) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: FAB book on how to think - This is a well written book; that explains how to think. The author worked in government under Margaret Thatcher for the Falklands war; right up to Tony Blair so has vast experience to how a government should work. His example that Turin and three other decipherers were not having their decoding acted upon swiftly enough because to many people read the reports before Churchill was fabulous. The Idea that on decoder took a message to Churchill's personal secretary was immense. Churchill then said all deciphering had to be brought to him straightaway. The message to then passed down the chain; rather than the other way up. A found it was best to read a chapter at a time so I could take in what I had read. I would read a novel and still be thinking of Mr Ormond's book.
Review: Outdated format but worth the struggle. - Information wise this book is a gem. Great, balanced information. Gives almost a recipe for finding balance in a world consumed by fake news, misinformation and disinformation. I do believe that book would be helpful for everyone. Maybe even life changing in a way. That’s why it bothers me that the book is written in an outdated way. This book, in my opinion, is unfortunately not written for an average person, younger audience (anyone below the age of 60) or anyone for whom English is not the first language. They way the sentences are written is painfully over complicated. This could be easily rewritten in a much more accessible way without loosing any greatness but only gaining more audience. Overall I’d say it’s worth the struggle of going through it for the sheer amount of ‘advice’ on how to sort information and how to analyse it.

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## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
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| Best Sellers Rank | 22,444 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 25 in Espionage Biographies 137 in Psychological Schools of Thought 373 in Higher Education of Biological Sciences |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 710 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ FAB book on how to think
*by C***N on 15 January 2022*

This is a well written book; that explains how to think. The author worked in government under Margaret Thatcher for the Falklands war; right up to Tony Blair so has vast experience to how a government should work. His example that Turin and three other decipherers were not having their decoding acted upon swiftly enough because to many people read the reports before Churchill was fabulous. The Idea that on decoder took a message to Churchill's personal secretary was immense. Churchill then said all deciphering had to be brought to him straightaway. The message to then passed down the chain; rather than the other way up. A found it was best to read a chapter at a time so I could take in what I had read. I would read a novel and still be thinking of Mr Ormond's book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outdated format but worth the struggle.
*by M***A on 18 June 2023*

Information wise this book is a gem. Great, balanced information. Gives almost a recipe for finding balance in a world consumed by fake news, misinformation and disinformation. I do believe that book would be helpful for everyone. Maybe even life changing in a way. That’s why it bothers me that the book is written in an outdated way. This book, in my opinion, is unfortunately not written for an average person, younger audience (anyone below the age of 60) or anyone for whom English is not the first language. They way the sentences are written is painfully over complicated. This could be easily rewritten in a much more accessible way without loosing any greatness but only gaining more audience. Overall I’d say it’s worth the struggle of going through it for the sheer amount of ‘advice’ on how to sort information and how to analyse it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thinking person's spying and intelligence how to.
*by T***E on 2 June 2025*

A really valuable encouraging volume that punches above its own weight. Well written, informative and thought provoking. I recommend heartily. Thinking man's introduction to the mechanics of thought in spy craft, espionage and intelligence trade craft.

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