Description: CONDITION: NEW 2018 Center Street hardcover (blue boards) & dust jacket, first edition, first printing. No illustrations. CONTENT: From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller CRISIS OF CHARACTER comes an explosive new exposé of the Secret Service. The United States Secret Service is tasked with protecting our Presidents, their families, and the complex in which they live and work. Given this important mission, world stability rests upon the shoulders of its agents. In his new book, former Secret Service officer Gary Byrne takes readers behind the scenes to understand the agency's history and today's security failings that he believes put Americans at risk. The American public knows the stories of Secret Service heroism, but they don't know about the hidden legacy of problems that have plagued the agency ever since its creation. Gary Byrne says that decades of catastrophic public failures, near misses, and bureaucratic and cultural rot threaten to erode this critical organization from the inside out. Today, as it works to protect the President, the Secret Service stands at a crossroads, and the time needed to choose the right course is running out. Agents and officers are leaving the Secret Service in droves, or they're being overworked to the point where they lose focus on the job. Management makes decisions based on politics, not the welfare of their employees. Byrne believes that this means danger for the men and women of the Secret Service, danger for the President they protect, and danger for the nation. In this book, he shares what he has witnessed and learned about the Secret Service with the hope that the problems of this most important agency can be fixed before it's too late. [There are some scary revelations here! In light of what has happened with the Secret Service in the past 5 years, this might prove to be the best governmental bio for us all.]] Shipping via USPS media mail within 2 days of order. All books cleaned before shipment. Questions welcome & answered.
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Custom Bundle: No
Personalize: No
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Type: Academic History
Illustrator: No illustrations/photos
Features: 1st Edition, 1st printing, Dust Jacket
Vintage: No
Original Language: English
Book Series: Governmental Function series
Personalized: No
Country: USA
Title: Secrets of the Secret Service
Subjects: Politics & Society
Age Level: Adults
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Signed: No
Edition: First Edition
Literary Movement: Non-Fiction
Era: 2000s
Book Title: Secrets of the Secret Service : the History and Uncertain Future of the U. S. Secret Service
Item Length: 9.4in.
Item Height: 1in.
Item Width: 6.4in.
Author: Gary J. Byrne
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Corruption & Misconduct, American Government / Executive Branch
Publisher: Center Street
Publication Year: 2017
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 17.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
