![]() ![]() What about their personalities, backgrounds, or world views enabled both to be so thoroughly duped by Philby?ģ. Talk about MI-6's Nicholas Elliot and the CIA's James Angleton, two of the sharpest, most wizened spies in the West. The central question raised by Macintyre's book, and by Nicholas Elliot, is how could-and why did-a man as Kim Philby, with a decidedly English upbringing and all of its prequisites, undertake a life of deception on such a grand scale? And why would he choose communism over capitalism? Talk about Philby: how would you describe him? What kind of person was he? What motivated him?Ģ. ![]() Read-Think-Talk (a guided reading chart)Īlso, consider these talking points to help start a discussion for A Spy Among Friends ( Spoiler Alert in effect-beware if you've not read the book.):ġ.Generic Discussion Questions-Fiction and Nonfiction.How to Discuss a Book (helpful discussion tips).Use our LitLovers Book Club Resources they can help with discussions for any book: ![]()
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