Books & Manuals

A COVERT OPERATIVE’S GUIDE TO DEADLY TRADECRAFT SKILLS - VOLUME 1

A Covert Operative’s Guide to Deadly Tradecraft Skills – Volume 1 is a comprehensive intelligence manual for those who want to understand how real operatives think, plan, move, and survive in uncertain, hostile environments. Spanning 454 pages, this volume delivers a deep dive into the core foundations of covert operations, including mission preparation, situational awareness, the operative mindset, and rapid threat assessment, presented with clarity, realism, and authority. This is not theory for armchair readers; it’s a structured breakdown of how professionals analyze risk, manage crises, exploit infrastructure, and maintain operational control when the margin for error is razor-thin.

Inside these pages, you’ll explore advanced tradecraft rarely discussed outside closed circles: elicitation and social engineering, cold reading and deception detection, disappearing without raising alarms, covert surveillance, air travel tactics, hotel and physical security assessments, interrogation dynamics, and the use of safehouses. Written from real-world experience, this book shows how covert operatives read people, environments, and situations with precision while staying protected, adaptable, and ahead of the threat curve. Whether you are an elite traveler, security professional, strategist, or serious student of human behavior and risk, this volume offers a rare look into the skills that separate those who react from those who remain decisively in control.

A COVERT OPERATIVES GUIDE TO DEADLY TRADECRAFT SKILLS - VOLUME 2

A Covert Operative’s Guide to Deadly Tradecraft Skills – Volume 2 takes you deeper into the operational world where movement, communication, and survival must remain invisible under pressure. Spanning 521 pages, this volume expands beyond deeper into execution with covert communication methods, escape and evasion protocols, operational sanitization, and real-world operational actions used when compromise is imminent. This is the manual for understanding how professionals survive and move through hostile environments, and make rapid decisions when exposure means failure, capture, or worse.

Within these pages, you’ll find a complete guide to covert reconnaissance, stealth counter-surveillance removal, and covert carry principles, alongside brutally practical skills such as immediate vehicle-oriented combat, the tactical clinch, and critical flashlight techniques for low-light dominance. Written from lived experience, this volume reveals how operatives control space, manage violence at extreme close range, and disappear before anyone realizes they were there. For those who refuse to be predictable, passive, or unprepared, Volume 2 delivers the next level of tradecraft for operating decisively, intelligently, and unseen in the real world.

GRAY MAN GLOBAL

Covert Tradecraft Secrets For Travel, Survival, And Security Beyond The Wire

Covert Tradecraft Secrets for Travel, Survival, and Security Beyond the Wire is not a conventional book; it’s a CIA-level classified briefing disguised in hardcover form. Spanning 576 pages, this volume was built for civilians who refuse to be soft targets and professionals who demand operational truth, not watered-down theory. Drawn directly from the mental vault of a former covert operative, crisis response specialist, and master instructor, GRAY MAN GLOBAL teaches the art of becoming invisible by design, moving unnoticed, unprofiled, and uninteresting in environments where attention equals vulnerability.

Inside, you’ll learn how to read atmospherics, blend seamlessly across borders and cultures, interpret human terrain, and construct low-profile exfiltration plans before trouble ever appears. The book breaks down real-world counter-surveillance techniques, border and travel movement strategies, and methods for building situational dominance while maintaining a calm, controlled presence under pressure. Whether navigating urban chaos, remote regions, or unfamiliar professional environments, GRAY MAN GLOBAL delivers an actionable operative playbook, a masterclass in modern intelligence, survival, and quiet control for those who choose preparation over panic and precision over exposure.

THINK LIKE A COVERT OPERATIVE

EIGHT MISSIONS TO LIMITLESS POWER

Think Like a Covert Operative: Eight Missions to Unlimited Power is a mental warfare manual for navigating a world defined by uncertainty, pressure, and constant disruption. In an era where weakness, hesitation, and emotional reactivity are exploited, this 491-page volume teaches you how to adopt the mindset and decision-making framework of a covert operative, someone trained to function calmly, decisively, and strategically when others collapse. This book reframes business, leadership, and life as operational environments, showing you how to think clearly under stress, assess threats and opportunities in real time, and execute with confidence when the stakes are high.

Across eight mission-based chapters, you’ll learn how to detect manipulation, lies, and deception, negotiate from a position of strength, and influence outcomes without force or exposure. The book breaks down how operatives develop mental toughness, psychological control, and situational dominance, skills that translate directly into leadership, negotiations, high-pressure decision-making, and personal mastery. This is not motivational theory or surface-level mindset advice; it’s a structured blueprint for building certainty, eliminating fear, and taking deliberate action with precision. If you want to operate with clarity, authority, and unshakable confidence in any environment, this book shows you how to think and win like a covert operative.

RECRUITING A SPY

Tradecraft Secrets in the Real World of Black Ops

Recruiting a Spy: Tradecraft Secrets in the Real World of Black Ops exposes a side of intelligence work few people ever see, how operatives identify, assess, and develop human assets in an increasingly deceptive and competitive world. In an era where surveillance, manipulation, and information warfare extend far beyond government agencies into corporations, entrepreneurship, and everyday life, this 146-page volume reveals how intelligence professionals think about people. It breaks down the hidden dynamics behind trust, influence, motivation, and operational security in environments where appearances are rarely what they seem.

Inside, you’ll learn how operatives identify potential intelligence assets, what motivates people to cooperate or betray, how to build and protect a cover story, and how secrets are elicited, evaluated, and transferred. The book bridges black ops tradecraft with real-world application, showing entrepreneurs, leaders, and professionals how to recognize talent, assess experience, gauge potential, and unveil brilliance through action rather than resumes or credentials. From interrogation principles to applying covert tradecraft in job interviews and high-stakes conversations, Recruiting a Spy delivers a sharp, practical framework for understanding human behavior, influence, and strategic selection in any competitive arena.

BLACK OPS PROTOCOL

Tactical Intelligence, Situational Control, and Elite-Level Covert Tradecraft for Professionals

BLACK OPS PROTOCOL: Tactical Intelligence, Situational Control, and Elite-Level Covert Tradecraft for Professionals is a 190-page field manual for those who understand that real power is quiet, indirect, and unseen. This book is designed for individuals who operate in high-stakes environments and want influence without confrontation, control without exposure, and dominance without announcing intent. It strips away surface-level tactics and reveals how professionals shape outcomes through behavioral intelligence, situational control, and psychological leverage rather than brute force.

Inside, you’ll uncover tradecraft secrets covering covert manipulation, indirect communication, tactical messaging, and the art of defeating surveillance by forcing a tail to expose itself. The book explores profiling intent during high-risk encounters, recognizing concealed weapons through behavioral cues, and leveraging emotional anchors to manipulate responses without raising alarms. From counter-surveillance trigger points to influence strategies that operate below conscious awareness, BLACK OPS PROTOCOL delivers a sharp, actionable framework for professionals who choose precision over noise and mastery over visibility.

THE BLACK OPS BUSINESS EDGE

Mastering Entrepreneurial Success Through Dynamic Execution

The Black Ops Business Edge: Mastering Entrepreneurial Success Through Dynamic Execution is 252 pages of ruthless clarity and precision of covert operations into the world of business and leadership. In high-risk missions, success or failure is determined by preparation, decision-making speed, and the ability to execute under pressure, exactly the same forces that define modern entrepreneurship. Whether you’re building a startup, scaling revenue, or launching a new product or service, this book reframes business as an operational environment where hesitation, poor planning, and weak leadership get exposed fast.

Inside, you’ll learn how to build and brief high-performance teams, debrief like a professional to extract lessons and sharpen future outcomes, and identify black-ops-level talent before your competitors do. The book breaks down effective mission planning, managing task saturation, and applying the Dynamic Execution Model to plan decisively and win in complex, fast-moving markets. This is not theory or motivational fluff; it’s an execution blueprint forged from real-world operational leadership, designed for entrepreneurs, coaches, and professionals who want to lead with clarity, move faster than the competition, and dominate through disciplined action.

SURVIVAL 101

A Comprehensive Guide to Survival and Terrorism

SURVIVAL 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Survival and Terrorism is a 384-page pocket-style field guide built for an unpredictable world where natural disasters, infrastructure failure, and man-made threats are no longer rare events. This book is designed to be a practical foundation in emergency preparedness, cutting through fear-based narratives and replacing them with clear, actionable knowledge. From land navigation and potable water to self-sufficiency under austere conditions, it provides the essential skills needed to remain calm, capable, and functional when normal systems break down.

Inside, you’ll learn how to prepare for and survive earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, floods, fires, and other natural disasters, as well as how to recognize and respond to terrorism-related threats before and after an attack. The book breaks down threat identification, immediate response actions, sustaining yourself during prolonged disruption, and managing injuries and health concerns when professional medical care is unavailable. SURVIVAL 101 is not about panic or paranoia; it’s about readiness, resilience, and the confidence that comes from knowing exactly what to do when the world stops working the way it’s supposed to.

THE TRAVELERS BLACK BOOK

CIA LEVEL STRATEGIES FOR STAYING SAFE, UNSEEN, AND IN CONTROL

The Traveler’s Black Book is a field manual forged from real-world operations where mistakes get people hurt or killed. This book pulls back the curtain on CIA-level tradecraft adapted for everyday travelers, business professionals, and anyone who moves through unfamiliar environments. You’ll learn how to stay unseen in plain sight, how to read a city like an intelligence operative, and how to recognize danger long before it becomes unavoidable. From airports and hotels to foreign streets and high-risk regions, this book teaches you how to move with purpose, awareness, and quiet control, without drawing attention to yourself.

Written by a former covert operative and crisis response specialist, The Traveler’s Black Book reveals the mindset, habits, and decision-making frameworks used by professionals who operate in hostile and unpredictable environments for a living. You’ll discover how to break patterns that make travelers vulnerable, how to escape and evade threats, how to be invisible in any country, how to spot trouble before it finds you, and the art of tactical interpersonal engagement, as well as digital ghost protocol and behavioral camouflage. This isn’t about fear; it’s about confidence, dominance of space, and freedom of movement. If you want to travel smarter, blend in effortlessly, and maintain control when others panic, this book gives you the edge most travelers never even realize exists.

COUNTERINTELLIGENCE STRATEGIES

Protecting Your Team from Insider Threats

Counterintelligence Strategies: Protecting Your Team from Insider Threats is a 108-page operational manual focused on one of the most dangerous and underestimated risks in any organization: the threat from within. In a world where information is the most valuable currency, breaches rarely come from the outside; they come from trusted positions, overlooked behaviors, and subtle warning signs. This book strips counterintelligence down to its essentials, providing a direct, no-nonsense framework for identifying, neutralizing, and preventing insider threats before they evolve into catastrophic failures.

Drawing from intelligence operations and real-world corporate environments, the book breaks down core counterintelligence strategies, countermeasures, and behavioral profiling techniques used to assess team members and detect anomalies in everyday interactions. You’ll learn how to conduct pre-deployment screenings and assessments, understand why proactive evaluation is critical for employers and organizations, and apply these same principles to travel and field operations. Counterintelligence Strategies is designed for leaders, managers, security professionals, and decision-makers who want to protect their people, their assets, and their mission by mastering the unseen.

URBAN THREAT DYNAMICS
Navigating the Criminal Underworld

Urban Threat Dynamics pulls back the curtain on the hidden systems of risk, violence, and human behavior that shape modern cities, often unnoticed until it’s too late. Drawing on real-world experience and hard operational lessons, this book breaks down how threats form, move, and exploit predictable patterns in urban environments, from crowded public spaces to quiet residential streets. It teaches readers how to read atmospherics, identify pre-incident indicators, and understand the criminal and predatory mindset before danger becomes unavoidable. More than theory, Urban Threat Dynamics is a practical field guide for anyone who lives, works, or moves through cities that arms readers with the awareness, decision-making frameworks, and adaptive mindset needed to stay ahead of evolving risks and reclaim control in an increasingly complex urban world.

ADVANCED COUNTER-AMBUSH STRATEGIES
For Covert Ops and Paramilitary Operatives

Advanced Counter-Ambush Strategies for Covert Ops and Paramilitary Operatives is a concise, hard-hitting, quick-read manual focused on surviving and prevailing in the most dangerous moment an operator can face, an ambush. Built on real-world operational realities, this guide breaks down ambush indicators, terrain exploitation, pattern disruption, and rapid decision-making under extreme pressure. It covers immediate actions, movement under fire, use of cover and concealment, team coordination, and post-contact survival considerations in urban and austere environments. Designed as a practical reference rather than theory, this manual equips covert and paramilitary operators with the mindset, frameworks, and tactical responses needed to recognize an ambush early, break contact decisively, and regain the initiative when seconds determine survival.