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Summary: While not entertaining... very useful
Review: Hm... This book was nearly as boring as the files you will want to read. Granted, the material that you will need this book for is not light, I feel that almost any subject can be treated with wit. Unlocking of the Files of the FBI wasn't. But, having said that, if you really have to (or want to [you masochist! :-] ) this book is essential.Almost anything can be funny, if taken in the right context, the Files (capital there) especially so. While this book doesnt and shouldnt highlight this, one still gets phrases such as "telecommunicating" instead of "phoning", etc. That can become pretty amusing beurocratese to slog through. On the whole, the author does an excellent job of explaining in simple terms how to wade through, and understand what is being said, giving tid bits such as delete and black-out codes (when the FBI blacks out paragraphs or entire pages in order to protect living relatives, informants, agents, etc. they put a code as to why they blacked it out e.g. b7D, where b7 means "compiled for law enforcement purposes if certain enumerated adverse conditions could be reasonably expected to result from disclosure of the information." and the D is referring to an informant) Another good book of the genre is "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been in the FBI Files?: How to Secure and Interpret Your FBI Files" by Ann Mari Buitrago, ISBN&ASIN = 0394176472 have fun. good luck.
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