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The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception

Most men love everything related to spies – James Bond movies, books and even covert gadgets. There’s something about its mystery and danger that make us very interested. The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception is a good gift idea for boyfriends who love to read this kind of novel.

Here’s the summary from Publishers Weekly: In 1953, the fledgling CIA hired professional magician John Mulholland to adapt his techniques of stealth and misdirection to the craft of espionage. Mulholland produced two illustrated manuals featuring a range of tricks from placing pills into drinks to stealing documents and avoiding detection…

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Gift ideas for men who love nonfiction books

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

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While other men spend their time in the gym, there are also men who love to exercise their mental power. Reading books is certainly as important as any other hobby. So, if your boyfriend happens to spend countless hours reading different kinds of books then you might as well indulge him with more books :)

Giving books as gifts for men is such a cliche but works like a charm for guys who are addicted to the written words. Some tips when buying books for men. Unlike their female counterparts, few men finish books soon after they start reading them. They tend to read at a pace that only a snail could envy. If you’re buying a book for this kind of reader, you should be very selective because they may only finish one or two books a year.

Knowing the right topic is a big factor to finding good books for men. According to some surveys in the UK, some men have shelves full of books that have never been opened!

The best books relate to past events, personal experiences and memoirs. If you check out some bookstores you’ll realize that most men are in the non-fiction areas where they spend more of their time there than in other parts of the bookstore.

Here are some of the best gift ideas for boyfriends who dig nonfiction books.
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