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Binding: CD-ROMDewey Decimal Number: 363.28 EAN: 9781433247200 Edition: Unabridged ISBN: 1433247208 Label: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. Manufacturer: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1 Publication Date: June 03, 2008 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. Studio: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: For decades, Fred Burton, a key figure in international counterterrorism and domestic spycraft, has secretly been on the front lines of counter terrorism. Now, in this hard-hitting memoir, Burton emerges from the shadows to reveal who he is, what he accomplished, and the threats that only an experienced, world-wise few deal with. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Expected a Bit MoreThis was just OK for me ... I was expecting something a bit more exciting. His story was interesting, but it felt a little forced, especially on his investigative trips that felt more like a paper-pusher wanting to be more. I thought he did a great job relating the day-to-day stress that these agents live everyday, and the effects on their family life. It makes you appreciate what you don't know is done for your security. Rating:  - Lots of details, background, and stories - the ugly truth about terrorismI was very moved by the book, and the stories of how counter-terror work began with just 3 guys in a basement, and all of the difficulties encountered in trying to prepare a sleeping America for a new an ugly enemy. Rating:  - Fred Burton: Straight laced AmericanFred Burton: Straight laced American First off fantastic book with great insight into the job for the state department. Pretty much just history and nothing post 9/11 but keeping that in your mind while you read it allows you to understand just how much we missed and why. Fred Burton the author and star of this work is a straight laced American. He is nothing like the rouge 007's of the world and that makes him great in my book. He was not a field agent so that makes it difficult ... Read More Rating:  - Patriot ConfusionOK. After glancing at the excellent reviews, I probably will continue to read this book. I am giving a rating only because posting the review requires it. In fact, I haven't finished the book. But what caused me to leave the book to see what others thought of it is this: On page 30, upon Burton's entering the CIA headquarters for the first time, I read "" ... a statue of Nathan Hale, a Revolutionary War spy who went to a British hangman's noose with the immortal words 'Give me liberty or give me death' ... Read More Rating: - True American HeroesVery much enjoyed reading this book, no it is not like a Robert Ludlum or John LeCarre novel. It is a true testament to the real American Heroes who tread into dark and dangerous places and situations that most of us would fear to go. What stands out here is the dedication and patriotism of these men and woman, who, though obviously highly skilled and intelligent choose a life of sacrifice and service over money and fame. They seek to protect the rest of us from horrors that we can barely appreciate, while often ... Read More 
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