Overworld

by Kolb, Larry J.

• ISBN13: 9781594481413
• ISBN10: 1594481415
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade

Summary

Raised around the globe by a high-ranking American spymaster, Larry Kolb learned to think, look, and listen like a spy. Overworld-his father's term for the powers-that-be-is Larry Kolb's story of his own life-long interaction with those powers. Overworldcasts in human terms what it actually means and feels like to be a spy. From the practical to the emotional, it reveals how the world of espionage and covert statecraft actually works, and exposes the dark heart of a life built on betrayals.

Author Biography

Larry J. Kolb was born in Virginia but grew up all over the world. The son of a senior U.S. Intelligence official, he rejected his father's profession but was then drawn back into it. Prior to entering the covert world, he acted as agent for several professional athletes, including Muhammad Ali. Once he was recruited by C.I.A. cofounder Miles Copeland, Kolb was involved in covert intrigues in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Philippines, Nicaragua, Pakistan, and India. Now 47, Kolb lives in an undisclosed location.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
The Spy Who Loved Me
Portrait of My Father Digging Up a Dead Baby	p. 7
The Fight	p. 22
Unter den Linden	p. 41
Dark Side of the Moon	p. 51
Portrait of My Father Combing His Hair	p. 62
The Inferno	p. 76
Paradise Regained	p. 97
Peers of the Realm
The Mortician's Comb	p. 117
Chapter Written Under Duress	p. 128
Alpes-Maritime	p. 143
Sophisticated Assassination	p. 152
Awaiting the Sheikh in the Garden of Nipples	p. 165
The Game of Nations
The Dead Sea Scrolls	p. 181
The Robe	p. 195
Casino du Liban	p. 207
Ars Diplomatica	p. 230
Ars Poetica	p. 248
A Unified Theory of the Secret World	p. 276
Golconda	p. 299
Oxfordshire	p. 314
Faith Dealer	p. 322
My Traitor's Heart	p. 337
Sweet White Smoke
Portrait of the Author Assassinating the King of Manda	p. 359
The Sheikh's New Bracelet	p. 381
The Fat Man	p. 393
The Rules of Evidence	p. 403
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Kilo Oscar	p. 413
Notes from Underground	p. 418
Portrait of the Author as King	p. 435
Epilogue	p. 453
Acknowledgments	p. 463
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