⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Billion Dollar Spy by Hoffman

Full Title	The Billion Dollar Spy: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal
Authors	David E. Hoffman
Year Published	2015
Date Read	February 09, 2023
Rating	5/5 stars

I try to read a Cold War era book every once in a while and this one really didn’t disappoint. One surprising thing is just how much of someone’s motivation to be a spy seems to be so personal — in one case highly ideological, in another case motivated from a sense of personal wronging. Reminds me of the importance of having people believe in what your nation is pushing forward, and makes me concerned about what seems to be a trendy perspective among millennials / gen-z’s — questioning the value of our capitalist system.

Would highly recommend to anyone that’s even passively interested in this era or spying.

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