Counter-Intelligence
what the secret world can teach us about problem-solving and creativity
$24.36
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2025
Summary
Secrets of Success: Lessons from the World of Counter-Intelligence
Best Books of 2024, *The Economist*
From the codebreakers and problem solvers, to the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers – what the secret world can teach us about performance and creativity
How do you hire smart people who can work together to prevent terrorist attacks and decode encrypted technology?
How do you come up with creative, counterintuitive solutio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008398576 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008398577 |
| Author: | Robert Hannigan |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
‘Counter-Intelligence is the best recruitment manual for an intelligence agency I have ever read… a lucid and absorbing account of what makes GCHQ tick.’ TLS
‘A brilliant book.’ Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio 5
‘…gives food for thought for intelligence buffs, history readers, those interested in organisations and in-house cultures, and is highly recommended.’ RUSI
About The Author
Robert Hannigan
Robert Hannigan is a cybersecurity specialist who served as the Director of the signals intelligence and cryptography agency the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) between 2014 and 2017. He also established the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre. For many years he worked for Prime Minister Tony Blair on the Northern Ireland peace process. He is now Warden of Wadham College, Oxford University.
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