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| Spies, Black Ties, & Mango Pies: Stories and Recipes from CIA Families All over the World | 
 enlarge | Creators: United States Central Intelligence Agency Family Advisory Board, Jean M. Luther, James E. Turner
Publisher: Community Communications Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 599028
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 150
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 1885352808
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5
EAN: 9781885352804
ASIN: 1885352808
Publication Date: August 1997
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| Customer Reviews:
 Important novelty item for the student of food March 11, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I didn't realize this book was listed on Amazon until just now, or I would have put comments here years ago. It was published in 1997 on the 50th anniversary of the CIA, and is an informal collection of employee family recipes, and anecdotes. Some of them, indeed, unusual. It's more notable for the novelty and for the bits of first-person history than for revelations of recipe secrets. For instance, Patricia (Mrs. Admiral Stansfield) Turner learning, after entertaining an unpleasant official from pre-revolution Iran, that he was the notorious secret-police chief, whom she characterized as "a butcher;" thereupon furiously sterilizing the dishes he'd touched. Such details are more memorable than their menu that night.
 Most unusual; Americans at their international best! October 15, 1999
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I had not realized that Julia Child had served in the Office of Strategic Services (the CIA) during WWII. In fact, there is much that I had not realized prior to reading this fascinating book. But wait! It's also a cookbook! The authors were often challenged with new and foreign ingredients and their collection of recipes from around the world is excellent. It seems that our intelligence officers and their families like to eat, and well! Highly recommended.
Live vicariously through the kitchens of brave ladies! October 6, 1997
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have never even had a passport, but for 2 years I have edited some stories and completed all of the nutritional analysis for the recipes in this book. I cried when I read the piece titled "Raincheck", (and I didn't recommend changing a word). There were other stories that needed a little grammatical clean up, but the goal for all of those involved in this project was to maintain the voice of the original author. Some stories are scary, some are hilarious, and all are compelling. The recipes were used mostly for entertaining, so this is NOT a diet cookbook. If you can occasionally part ways with the American Heart Association, you will find most of the recipes tasty, although a few require a sense of adventure. I've tested several recipes myself. Ladda's Yellow Curry is now a staple in my home, and several of the desserts would be if I allowed dessert in the house. I make the desserts to carry to other people's houses. The drawbacks are minor, but annoying. The book is small (so is the type), and there isn't a blank page in the front of the book to prevent the titled page from sticking to the cover. This book is worth reading though. It allows those of us who stay safely in the U.S. to share in the experiences of being a CIA agent's spouse overseas. All of the profits will fund scholarships for CIA dependants. Neither myself, or any of the authors, were paid for their work on this piece. Now that the book is out I am immensely proud it, and of the CIA spouses who made it possible.
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