"A powerful and revelatory memoir from former CIA director John Brennan, spanning his more than thirty years in government. In this brutaly honest memoir, Brennan describes the life that took him from being a young CIA recruit enamored with the mystique of spy work, to being the most powerful individual in American intelligence." -- Back cover.

"Robin Dreeke is a 28-year veteran of federal service, including the United States Naval Academy, United States Marine Corps. He served most recently as a senior agent in the FBI, with 20 years of experience. He was, until recently, the head of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, where his primary mission was to thwart the efforts of foreign spies, and to recruit American spies. His core approach in this mission was to inspire reasonable,...