| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xi, 226 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction: There are no silver medals in politics -- The White House fence jumper -- What bureaucrats can learn from the Secret Service security model -- The IRS scandal: have we reached a turning point? -- Hitting the emergency brake on out-of-control government -- The White House drone crash and the coming privacy nightmare -- Istanbul, Bowe Bergdahl, and the unforgivable sin -- The future of policing -- The bureaucrats are far more dangerous that the gun carriers -- Charlie Hebdo, Paris terror, and presidential leadership -- The "establishment" versus the "grassroots" -- It's all about the money, but not for long -- Media bias: fighting back -- Everyone wants to be the president and here's why -- Your vote matters, but not for the reasons you may think -- It's not just the lobbyists destroying the political process -- Why blue states matter -- Can the current two-party system save us? -- Are there any good guys left? Here's the bad news -- Hillary's e-mails, Sebelius' politicking, and Clapper's lies -- America needs to "get big." |
| Summary |
What events led a veteran Secret Service agent at the top of his profession, with no political experience, to resign his position and run for office, nearly pulling off the unlikeliest of upsets as a Republican in a deep-blue state? More importantly, what insight on issues from national and personal security to big politics can be gleaned from his successes as a Secret Service agent and failures in politics? As a former member of the elite Presidential Protection Division who served three Presidents, bestselling author Dan Bongino is uniquely qualified to provide a view from behind the curtain to warn readers about the political system that is failing them, and the security future that won't protect them. --Publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Bongino, Dan.
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United States. Secret Service -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
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National security -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-2017.
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Washington (D.C.) -- Politics and government.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Law Enforcement.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International)
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Bongino, Dan. (OCoLC)fst01987381
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United States. Secret Service. (OCoLC)fst00540229
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Employees. (OCoLC)fst00909111
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National security. (OCoLC)fst01033711
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Washington (D.C.) (OCoLC)fst01204505
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| Chronological Term |
2009-2017
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| Genre/Form |
Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Autobiographies.
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| ISBN |
9781250082985 (hardcover) |
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1250082986 (hardcover) |
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9781250116901 (paperback) |
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1250116902 (paperback) |
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