101 Spy Gadgets for the Evil Genius

This is the kind of book that, if it falls into the hands of an inquisitive youngster (or even an oldster) it might change the course of their life completely...in a good way. I suppose it could conceivably send someone off down the wrong path as well, but that's not what I was thinking of a moment ago when I started writing. I was thinking about those times--those discoveries and aha! moments in my life--where everything just clicked and was all cool and interesting enough to make me invest myself in it completely and never look back. Those moments have been very few and far between, but this book might well have been the occasion of one of them if it had existed (and I had run across it) at just the right time. Because there's some genuinely cool stuff in it to build, and the directions on how to do that couldn't, for the most part, be much clearer or complete--even for the greenest beginner. I'll have to defer to others about parts lists and photographic accuracy and so on because I haven't actually built any of the gadgets yet, but in my read-throughs I have tried to imagine myself following the instructions as I go and I've encountered nothing so far that has set off huge warning bells or anything. In my opinion, this is a great book for hobbyists, spy fans, and would be designers/hackers of electronicky-type stuff...

Great book! I give it five stars! Fun projects you can build cheaply using stuff you find in thrift stores or for free if you are willing to look inside Salvation Army dumpsters! Projects are great if you are a private eye, company internal security guy, or a kid who wants to really bother your family, friends and neighbors! On the more serious side,if you are into nature, you could probably use alot of the night scope and amplified ear stuff for bird/ animal monitoring. Be rational using this stuff! You could get in trouble if you follow your evil genius side! But...that's why you are looking at this book isn't it...MAH!, HA!, HA!, and HA!

Doesn't matter what your interest is, you can learn something from this book.I had no intention of building any of the projects, but after reading the book through, and realizing how easy and honestly fun some of them are, I just have to give them a try.Great pictures, and easy to read text not only help you build your projects but also include detailed explanations of why it actually works and what could be changed to fit your needs.Unlike some of the other Evil Genius books authors, Graham actually uses parts from old electronics that normally cost you next to nothing. And his website and forum will help you with any problems you have, as well as update anything new he wants to add.Easily the best book in the Genius series. Much enjoyed!

Couldn't understand a damn thing in this book. Definitely not for someone who isn't already pretty technically savvy.

I loved it, exactly as said, I would buy again

Good basic book. Not very costly. It brought me into the modern world of tech intrusions tools. I purchsed some anti survelliance tools after this to ensure my privacy, updated my password and take a little more care.

I teach electronics, this is an excellent book to practice with the theory, the projects are easy to build, the writing is easy, explanation of each project is excellent.

I bought this for my nephews for Xmas. They absolutely got riveted by the different projects available in each book, (I bought 4 of them). They love them.

It's a great book for anyone wanting to get to grips with a combination of creativity and electronics, but most of the gadgets that this book covers are pretty old school in comparison to the possibilities of the technology you can develop today.

a little dated but good book

Good enough

Good book that my son has had lots of laughs with.He has tried some of the spy gadgets and they seem to work.

Rubbish