A Higher Loyalty

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Former FBI Director James Comey shares his never before told experiences from some of the highest stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader.Mr Comey served as Director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama He previously served as U.S attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W Bush From prosecuting the Mafia and Martha Stewart to helping change the Bush administration s policies on torture and electronic surveillance, overseeing the Hillary Clinton e mail investigation as well as ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Comey has been involved in some of the most consequential cases and policies of recent history. New Read [ A Higher Loyalty ] Author [ James Comey ] – kino-fada.fr As anticipated, this is a difficult book to review In fact, I was in two minds about even reading it, though I am not unhappy that I did On the one hand, I do feel I know Comey better and that he is, in many ways, a good, stand up sort of guy which he reiterates in every conceivable way throughout the book, mind you He has had his struggles and personal tragedies, and I do think he gives himself a farhuman face with this book, when before I knew so little about this man beyond his que As anticipated, this is a difficult book to review In fact, I was in two minds about even reading it, though I am not unhappy that I did On the one hand, I do feel I know Comey better and that he is, in many ways, a good, stand up sort of guy which he reiterates in every conceivable way throughout the book, mind you He has had his struggles and personal tragedies, and I do think he gives himself a farhuman face with this book, when before I knew so little about this man beyond his questionable actions An aspect I enjoyed, was learning about his family and past and noting the obvious love and admiration he f...All bullies are largely the same They threaten the weak to feed some insecurity that rages inside them I know I ve seen it up close James Comey is a lawyer, and in A Higher Loyalty he has presented a case to the jury of American public opinion He lays out the steps of his interactions with Swamp Thing, from introduction to long distance bu...Oh this is going to make a certain president further soil himself Heh heh.More popcorn please fake, illegitimate, criminal presidentThere are two things every reader should know about James Comey and his book First, whatever your politics, whatever you may think of his decisions, Comey is a fine writer who has written an excellent book about leaders and leadership, a superb story teller with a knack for bringing his object lessons to life Second, however much MSNBC you watch, however much of The Times and The Post you have read in the last year, you will still find stories here good stories that you have not heard before.H There are two things every reader should know about James Comey and his book First, whatever your politics, whatever you may think of his decisions, Comey is a fine writer who has written an excellent book about leaders and leadership, a superb story teller with a knack for bringing his object lessons to life Second, however much MSNBC you watch, however much of The Times and The Post you have read in the last year, you will still find stories here good stories that you have not heard before.Here, as a teaser, I offer four snippets one per decade culled from Comey s stories.1 1985 The great man, showboat Fed...Inspiring Can I just say that with all the many expectations I brought to the reading of this book, being inspired was not one of them Yet, here I am Inspired.I vehemently disliked James Comey over the Hillary Clinton email debacle Now I realize that I was unfair I didn t know the truth I didn t know all the facts I try so hard to always look at things from other viewpoints I...I have written to the publisher to ask whether they would like to send me a review copy of this book If they do, I ll read it, but I m not keen on giving money to the guy who probably made Trump president by reigniting the Hillary email server issue just before the 2016 election.Trump first said he d fired Comey because of his actions here From a certain point of view this was quite reasonable, except that it is of course strange to fire someone for fixing an election in your favour But then I have written to the publisher to ask whether they would like to send me a review copy of this book If they do, I ll read it, but I m not keen on giving money to the guy who probably made Trump president by reigniting the Hillary email server issue just before the 2016 election.Trump first said he d fired Comey because of his actions here From a certain point of view this wa...And here I thought I couldn t hate Donald Trump .I knew little about James Comey, the ex FBI director, before he was brought to my attention and I m sure many of yours, after being fired by Trump Not so much fired as ambushed, since Trump didn t even have the decency to let him know he had been fired Comey saw it on the TV while giving a speech to s group of people he was trying to recruit for his service He found out the same time we the public did Unconsciousable This book describes Comeys life, his many years in the public eye, service I knew little about James Comey, the ex FBI director, before he was brought to my attention and I m sure many of yours, after being fired by Trump Not so much fired as ambushed, since Trump didn t even have the decency to let him know he had been fired Comey saw it on the TV while giving a speech to s group of people he was trying to recruit for his service He foun...Superb One may not agree with all of Comey s decisions, but this book shows the rigor of his thinking and it s hard to assail The astonishing thing is that much of his life, in addition to the law, has involved the study of what constitutes optimal leadership He s thought long and hard about it Throughout the book he recounts examples of leadership that impressed him from a very young age and throughout life From this long consideration he determines that T hasn t the slightest clue about w Superb One may not agree with all of Comey s decisions, but this book shows the rigor of his thinking and it s hard to assail The astonishing thing is that much of his life, in addition to the law, has involved the study of what constitutes optimal leadership He s thought long and hard about it Throughout the book he recounts examples of leadership that impressed him from...I assert my right to call this a realreviewWith three interrelated books about the current POTUS sitting on my TBR shelf, I chose to read and review them back to back, looking for insight into the man and some of hisrecent activities Admittedly, they do not constitute a formal biographical image of Donald Trump, but do they ever paint an interesting picture to allow me to create my own biographical narrative Calling these non fiction pieces the Trump Trifecta , they have served me well I...

A Higher Loyalty
  • English
  • 15 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 290 pages
  • 1250192455
  • James Comey
  • A Higher Loyalty