Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Short Course in Codes and Ciphers xiii
5. How Yardley Wrote His Best-Seller xvii
6. 1. All-American Boy 1
7. 2. His Life’s Work 8
8. 3. A History of American Intelligence before Yardley 14
9. 4. A Rival 22
10. 5. Staffers, Shorthand, and Secret Ink 28
11. 6. The Executive 36
12. 7. Morning in New York 50
13. 8. Yardley’s Triumph 63
14. 9. The Fruits of His Victory 72
15. 10. The Busy Suburbanite 81
16. 11. End of a Dream 94
17. 12. The Best-Seller 104
18. 13. The Critics, the Effects 121
19. 14. Grub Street 137
20. 15. A Law Aimed at Yardley 158
21. 16. Hollywood 173
22. 17. China 187
23. 18. Canada 199
24. 19. A Restaurant of His Own 216
25. 20. Playing Poker 226
26. 21. The Measure of a Man 237
27. Notes 243
28. Bibliography 291
29. Illustration Credits 305
30. Index 309