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The Covert Catalog 2000
Surveillance, Covert Entry, and Investigative Equipment Suppliers

By:  Lee Lapin

Ever wondered where to get a laser flashlight that will stop any assailant in his tracks without injury? A CIA-designed tool that opens locked doors like magic? The newest casual wear bulletproof vest? Or perhaps you're interested in state-of-the-art surveillance gear, covert cameras and transmitters, electronic tracking systems and a host of other exotic spy toys. Covert Catalog 2000 is the best source guide in print for the very latest in high-tech wizardry and all sorts of interesting stuff.

For academic study only 8 1/2" x 11" Softcover Photos, illustrations, 216 pages

Scanners & Secret Frequencies

by Henry L. Eisenson

Radio scanner enthusiasts listen to cellular and cordless phones, police and military transmissions, industrial security lines and other supposedly private communication just as casually as we overhear conversations in an elevator. This wry, cynical and immensely entertaining new book, describes the scanner world, the people in it, the equipment they use and how they acquire and tune in to the "secret" frequencies. Top radio clubs and experts have hailed this book as "absolutely the best" and "an indispensable tool." 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", softcover, photos, illus., 320pp.

Privacy for Sale
How Big Brother and Others Are Selling Your Private Secrets for Profit

By: Michael E. Chesbro

In this book, Chesbro gives you a practical understanding of the legal rights guaranteed to you by federal law and court decisions and teaches you tried-and-tested techniques for keeping privacy profiteers and potential ID thieves away from your financial records, telephone communications, personnel files, personal buying practices and more. Find out the very few occasions when you must legally furnish your Social Security number -- there are fewer than you think. Learn the best way to say no to agencies and individuals who tell you that you must divulge sensitive personal information to secure a credit card, check out a book or video or make an appointment with a doctor. Discover what legal rights you must give up (if any) if you join the military or find yourself the object of a police investigation. Are you familiar with the things that you should never pay for by check or credit card? You will be after reading this book.

For academic study only
5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Softcover
Photos, illustrations, 184 pages

The Layman's Guide to Electronic Eavesdropping
by Tom Larsen

It is estimated that 90 percent of all important details about a person's life are transmitted over phone lines. Unfortunately, many people don't know that all types of phones can be tapped in dozens of ways- at a very low cost, or that there are many other devices that can be used to invade a person's privacy, including pinhole lens video cameras, room bugs, tracking devices, and many other tools that are readily available and require little or no know-how to use.

This book shows you all the ways nosy neighbors, angry spouses, private investigators, and event he government can get the goods on you through electronic means and, more importantly, the simple steps you can take to keep them in the dark. What's even better is that this handy little book is a "one-night read" written in layman's terms, so that you can start foiling the efforts of people and institutions that don't respect your privacy right now! Softcover, 112 pages

Getting Even
The Complete Book of Dirty Tricks

by George Hayduke

George Hayduke, a veteran trickster who long ago decided he was "mad as hell and not going to take it anymore," here presents the ultimate word in do-it-yourself justice.

Don't get mad - get even!

The Complete Book of Dirty Tricks, which is this book's subtitle, is exactly that. It is a humorous compilation of the most ingenious tricks cooked up by Hayduke and his friends. Remedies for such varied situations as continual computer misbillings, terminally misplaced plane luggage, exorbitant legal fees, excessive telephone and electric charges, and a myriad of examples of day-to-day dealings with incompetent bureaucrats are all here. But the author also goes after the smaller irritants in life: the neighbor's chronically barking dog, the merciless landlord, the tyrannical boss, the roving lover and more!

When you have been cheated or wronged and you've thrown your hands up in frustration, turn to Getting Even. There's bound to be a cure for what ails you.

Remember this though, Getting Even: The Complete Book of Dirty Tricks is for entertainment purposes only! Softcover, 208 pages.

Secrets of Lock Picking

by Steven Hampton

Let no lock bar you way. Master locksmith Steven Hampton reveals here the tricks and tools for bypassing keyed and comshellation locks form pin tumbler locks, mushroom and spool pin tumbler locks, wafer tumbler cylinder locks, magnetic locks, door locks, padlocks and automobile locks. Find the key to "seeing" into every lock, discovering its simplicity. This is the perfect handbook for locksmiths or anyone on the outside, itching to get in. Softcover, Illustrations, 72 pages.

Complete Guide to Lock Picking

by Eddie the Wire

One of the most precise, detailed books ever, this illustrated manual is destined to become the professional locksmith's bible. You'll learn how to open all kinds of locks, plus how to thwart tampering with locks (to protect your valuables). Of course, this book is aimed toward only legal entry, but you'll gain confidence knowing that you can get in through any door without a key! Softcover, 60 Illustrations, 80 pages

Bench Tested Circuits Book

by Tom Larsen

If you're hungry for updated, practical electronic circuits for surveillance and counter surveillance, this book is a beggar's banquet. There's no speculation here—author Tom Larsen makes his living as a counter surveillance technician, and he has bench-tested every one of his designs. Not only do they actually do what they are supposed to, these ingenious circuits are simple, inexpensive, and fun. You won't find any dry, overly technical explanations in this book. Instead, you'll be treated to colorful descriptions of the real-life applications of scores of circuits and techniques, as well as a basic explanation and schematic detailing clearly and concisely how and why they work.

Get the low-down on a never-before-published hook-switch bypass that turns a telephone into a standing microphone while on the hook, using only a resistor, capacitor, and a jumper wire. Learn how to build the bug detector that never hit the market, even though it outperformed the top-selling units in the 1980's and early 1990's. Need a never-before published circuit that will stop most spousal phone tapping? It's in here too. So are some simple radio-control circuits for real-world applications that you can construct with readily available parts (Find our what the author did with a baby monitor he bought for five dollars at a garage sale!). Maybe you have a need for Larsen's unique, surreptitious entry alarms and field-tested firefly flasher (tailing device) circuits that can only be seen with night-vision equipment. How about a never-before-published carrier current transmitter detection circuit that will detect all modulation forms, including digital, which is used by the Feds! There's even a leakage detector for phone line taps that outperforms some popular commercial units.

You don't need to be a genius to put these brilliant designs to work for you — and you don't have to be rich, either. All you need is an understanding of basic electronics, a mischievous mind, and the wealth of information contained in this manual. For academic study only, 116 pages.

MORE Bench Tested Circuits Book

by Tom Larsen

If you've got an insatiable hunger for updated, practical electronic circuits, here is a second heaping helping from the author of Bench Tested Circuits. Once again, Tom Larsen has served up a beggar's banquet of unique designs that are inexpensive, brilliantly simple, and loads of fun. Best of all, they actually work! A seasoned surveillance and countersurveillance tech, Larsen has bench-tested every one of his designs to ensure that they not only talk the talk, but walk the walk.

Each circuit described comes with a detailed schematic, illustrating clearly and concisely how and why it works. You don't have to be a genius to put these ingenious circuits to work for you, and you don't have to be rich. This is the signature of Larsen stuff: innovative designs that are cheap, unique, reliable, and in his own words, "so no-brained simple that they'll make a grown engineer hit himself in the head and say, "Now why didn't I think of that?" All you need is an understanding of basic electronics, a mischievous mind, and the wealth of information in this book. For academic study only, 63 pages

Don't Bug Me

By: M.L. Shannon

This comprehensive study of spying devices shows you how to stop others from tapping into your privacy and violating your right to be left alone. It covers everything form inexpensive transmitters hidden in potted plants to the latest high-tech supersystems favored by governments and businesses.

Techniques in Countersurveillance

The Fine Art of Bug Extermination in the Real World of Intelligence Gathering

By: Greg Hauser

The world of intelligence gathering is skyrocketing, with legal and corporate spies going to great lengths with extremely sophisticated equipment and techniques to get the goods on you. This eye-opening book will help you prevent them from destroying your life. First if will show you how spies gather information on you with phone taps, bugs, hidden microphones and video recorders, and then use that against you in business and in court. Then you'll learn how to catch them in the act and use their own technology against them.

5 1/4" x 8" Softcover Illustrations, 116 pages

B and E: A to Z

Volume II

It's been ten years since the best-selling lock-opening and entry tape was produced. Now it's time to look at the new state of the art techniques in getting in quickly, quietly, and easily. B and E: A to Z Volume II brings you up to date on the latest covert entry methods, including the newest electronic Lock Picks, nifty new automobile openers, "code grabbing" automatic garage door openers, security bar opening tricks, tubular lock opening, and two fantastic new tools that open most doors regardless of the type of lock, with absolutely no damage. Also included in the tape are the latest tools and techniques for SWAT-style openings and high-speed dynamic entries. Getting in has never been easier.

For academic study only Color, approximately 70 minutes VHS (U.S. Format ) only

Pick Guns

Lock Picking for Spies, Cops and Locksmiths

By John Minnery

The ability to open locks without keys is no longer monopolized by locksmiths who jealously guard their secrets. The pick gun has taken the art of lock picking away from a select few and democratized the ability to open locks by mechanical means. This book gives and overview of the mechanical principles of pick guns - how they work and how to use them - and traces the development of the pick gun from its inception to today's revolutionary devices. Included are the original patents by Epstein, Segal, Moore, Cooke, and others, as well as info on pick guns used by the FBI and intelligence agencies. Photos depict improvised devices made out of coat hangars and clothespins.

For information purposes only

5 1/4" x 8 1/2" Softcover

Photos, illustrations, 128 pages

Acquiring New ID

How to easily use the latest computer technology to drop out, start over and get on with your life

By: Ragnar Benson

Who can predict when love might turn to hate, a prosperous business be driven to bankruptcy by a frivolous lawsuit, or an honest person forced to flee from an overzealous government? Many people now believe that every thinking person should have a well-0conceived, ready-to-activate escape plan…

The recycled information contained in most traditional new ID books - most of which are 10 to 15 years old - fails to take into account the way computer technology has changed the process of obtaining identity papers. You can no longer hope to start over using the 'dead baby's birth certificate" trick so popular in the past. Everyone is on to that ruse, including Social Security, driver's license bureaus, passport bureaus, and child-support enforcement offices. Ragnar Benson shows you how to drop out, start over, and get on with your life!

For information purposes only 5 1/4" x 8 1/2", Softcover Photos, illustrations, 152 pages

New ID

How to Create a Complete New Identity

If your life is taking a turn for the worse, it maybe time for you to be born again. No, not by seeking the Truth, which may set you free, but by telling the right lies, which will keep you out of trouble - and jail - in the first place. By watching New ID and following its simple directions, you can start over with a clean slate and cover up past credit, employment, health, marital or legal problems. This video shows you how to travel overseas more safely without your U.S. Passport; protect your financial and professional secrets; get a new valid driver's license, birth certificate and SSN; and drop dead and resurface with a new past and future. You've read about how to get alternate IDs, now see how it's done. Videos are non-refundable, defective tapes will be replaced.

Color, Approximately 35 minutes VHS (US Format) only

Secret Software

by Norbert Zaenglein

Making the Most of Computer Resources for Data Protection, Information Recovery, Forensic Examination, Crime Investigation, and More by Norbert Zaenglein

Now, the software secrets that have been the exclusive domain of hackers and other computer-savvy surfers are out of the bag. With this book, Norbert Zaenglein, author of the best-selling book Disk Detective, takes these insider secrets mainstream. In straightforward, nontechnical terms, you’ll get the low-down on computer privacy, hackers and attackers, computer crime and forensics, ways to obliterate data forever, anonymity in cyberspace, online investigation, electronic hiding places, steganography, encryption and more. Whether you want to protect confidential material from prying eyes or you’re the one doing the prying, Zaenglein presents you with the latest high-tech tools to get the job done. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, illus., 128 pp.

Complete Guide To E-Security

Using the Internet and E-Mail without Losing Your Privacy
by Michael Chesbro

In this eye-opening guide, Michael Chesbro (Privacy for Sale) discusses how the average American’s personal and business e-mail can be read in more than a dozen places between the time it’s sent and the time it’s received, how marketersand other snoops can find out which Web sites you visit (not to mention such private information as your IP address, e-mail address, geological location and the type of computer you’re using), and how the government is working toward limiting your right to use encryption. Chesbro then tells you everything you need to know about safely and anonymously surfing the Internet, setting up encrypted e-mail, creating an uncrackable password, understanding unbreakable encryption programs such as PGP (PrettyGood Privacy), and sending e-mail through remailer services to disguise the source. You will also learn the importance of securely deleting or hiding files on your home computer to safeguard your private records from seizure.

BYTE ME!

Hayduke’s Guide to Computer-Generated Revenge
by George Hayduke

How do you get even in the computer age? Just say Byte Me! Plug into the wild, wired world of cyberrevenge and turn your mark into roadkill on the Information Superhighway with this hilarious guide from revenge master George Hayduke, the man who put the URL in HURL! Log in to a place where the unwitting object of your ire finds his own computers, fax machines and phones turned against him. From sneaky little annoyances to major meltdowns, Byte Me! has dozens of tried and true ways to even the score. George gives you the lowdown on covering your electronic tracks and supplies you with the URLs of all the cybersources you’ll need to pull off your humorous Haydukery. Show your enemies that when revenge is computer-generated, the mouse is mightier than the rat! For entertainment purposes only. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, photos, 160 pp.,

DISK DETECTIVE

Secrets You Must Know to Recover Information from a Computer
by Norbert Zaenglein

"Disk Detective" is designed to bring the secrets of information recover to the average person. In it, the author shows PIs, parents, teachers, business owners and law enforcement professionals what types of information can be recovered from IBM-compatible personal computers and how. He includes step-by-step instructions for * recovering information from reformatted disks or overwritten files retrieving deleted files * discovering passwords * retracing visited Internet files * Locating e-mail messages, and more. 5 ½ x 8 ½, softcover, illus., 112 pp.

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