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Books on Lock Picking

Practical Lock Picking: A Physical Penetration Tester’s Training Guide, Deviant Ollam, 2012.

Keys to the Kingdom: Impressioning, Privilege Escalation, Bumping, and other Key-Based Attacks Against Physical Locks, Deviant Ollam, 2012.

The LSI Guide to Lockpicking (used to be called the “MIT Lock Picking Guide”)

Easy Pickings: A Self-Teaching Manual in the Technique of Lockpicking, Charles Edward Remington III, 1992.

Visual Guide to Lock Picking (Third Edition), 2007, Mark McCloud and Gonzalez de Santos.

High-Security Mechanical Locks: An Encyclopedic Reference, Graham Pulford

CIA Lock Picking: Field Operative Training Manual, The Central Intelligence Agency, 2010

How to Pick Locks: Easy Lock Picking Guide for Locksmith Students and Hobbyists, 2013, George Robertson

Lock Picking Guide: Picking Locks the Professional Way, Neil Roberts, 2015

Lock Picking Basics: Mastering the Essentials of Lock Picking, Ulvi Rustamli, 2015

The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing, Bill Philips, 2005

Pick Guns: Lock Picking for Spies, Cops and Locksmiths, John Minnery, 1989

Lock Picking Made Easy, Tony More and A.S. Morejon, 2012

Secrets of Lock Picking, Steve Hampton, 1987

How to Open Locks With Improvised Tools: Practical, non-destructive ways of getting back into just about everything, Hans Conkel, 2001

Locksmithing, Lock Picking & Lock Opening: Professional Training Manual, William Picket, 2010

Lock Picking Like a Pro: Top Secret Tips on How to Pick a Lock, Tim Barker, 2013

Modern High-security Locks: How to Open Them, Steven Hampton, 2002

Improvised Lock Picking: Secrets from the Master, Steve Hampton

Affordable Security: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Protecting Your Home, Business, and Automobile, Steve Hampton

Picking Your Way to Safety: Simple Lock Opening Hacks, Robert Owen, 2015

Master Locksmithing; An Expert’s Guide to Master Keying, Intruder Alarms, Access Control Systems, High Security Locks, Bill Phillips, 2007

Locksmithing, Joseph Rathjen

Steel Bolt Hacking: Lock Picking Sports Guide, Douglas Chick, 2013

Locksmithing, Second Edition, Bill Phillips, 2010

The Complete Guide to Lock Picking, Eddie the Wire,