Spycraft: Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration, Nadine Akkerman & Pete Langman

Spycraft: Tricks and Tools of the Dangerous Trade from Elizabeth I to the Restoration, Nadine Akkerman & Pete LangmanNew Paperback A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spiesfrom ciphers to counterfeiting, invisible inks to assassination Early modern Europe was a hotbed of espionage, where spies, spy catchers, and conspirators pitted their wits against each other in deadly games of hide and seek. Theirs was a dangerous tradeonly those who mastered the latest techniques would survive. In this engaging, accessible

As war rages beyond the town and whispers of witchcraft echo through its streets

Ornithography is as intriguing and playful as the feathered muses that fill its pages

Summer is a time of coastal clues

Saints includes such enduring super saints as Brigid

she's still not safe

detailing just what it was like to fly the F-4 in combat

and food for many—fungi are as dynamic as they are diverse

with a Pop sensibility that draws inspiration from anime and manga

It is based on reminiscences by publisher Andrew Nichol and includes illustrative maps by Chris Jesty

Shogun meets Sherlock Holmes

Or at least

filled with remarkable craftsmanship