Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent
by Fred Burton
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In this globe-trotting account of one leading counterterrorism agent's life and career, Burton, as a member of an elite secret counter-terrorist division, tells how he was plunged into a murky world of violent religious extremism, one that would take him from the streets of Middle Eastern cities to the informant-filled alleys of American slums. Told in compelling first-person, here, too, is Burton's advice on personal safety for today's most powerful CEOs, gleaned from his experience at show more Stratfor, the private firm Barron's calls "the shadow CIA.". show lessTags
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Burton knows how to keep his audience on the edge of their seats while telling his spy exploits. A raw look at knowing about the threats made against America and the losing but necessary race of prevention against the tide of evil.
Chronicles the growth and activity of Department of State's counter terrorism capability. It's well written and the reader feels like it's right there. If the author wrote another book, I'd read it.
A very well written book taking you into the world of counterterrorism. The author does an amazing job of describing how the world is a constantly changing and dangerous place.
If there's a good book in here, it's past the first chapter or so.
I put this down in disbelief at how silly the writing was, as if it were a pulp detective novel.
I put this down in disbelief at how silly the writing was, as if it were a pulp detective novel.
Snippets of activities covering Fred Burtons career as a counter terrorism agent. Many of the stories are familiar, some are not. None are covered extensively, so to me it was more of an overview of the areas his agency dealt with.
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Fred Burton is an expert on security, terrorists and terrorist organizations. He is a former State Department counter-terrorism deputy chief and DSS Agent. He is the vice president of Intelligence and Counterterrorism at Stratfor. His books include Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent, Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent's Hunt to Bring a show more Cold War Assassin to Justice, and Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 363.28 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Public Safety - Police, Crime Investigation Police services Services of special kinds of security and law enforcement agencies
- LCC
- JK468 .I6 .B89 — Political Science Political institutions and public administration (United States) Political institutions and public administration United States Government. Public administration
- BISAC
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- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
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