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  • Undaunted

  • My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad
  • By: John O. Brennan
  • Narrated by: John O. Brennan
  • Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (32 ratings)

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A powerful and revelatory memoir from former CIA director John Brennan, spanning his more than 30 years in government.

Friday, January 6, 2017: On that day, as always, John Brennan’s alarm clock was set to go off at 4:15 a.m. But nothing else about that day would be routine. That day marked his first and only security briefing with President-elect Donald Trump. And it was also the day John Brennan said his final farewell to Owen Brennan, his father, the man who had taught him the lessons of goodness, integrity, and honor that had shaped the course of an unparalleled career serving his country from within the intelligence community.

In this brutally honest memoir, Brennan, the son of an Irish immigrant who settled in New Jersey, describes the life that took him from being a young CIA recruit enamored with the mystique of spy work, secretly defiant enough to drive a motorcycle and sport a diamond earring, and invigorated by his travels in the Middle East, to being the most powerful individual in American intelligence. He details his experiences with very different presidents and what it’s been like to bear responsibility for some of the nation’s most crucial and polarizing national security decisions.

He pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of the Agency, describing the selfless, patriotic, and invisible work of the women and men involved in national security. He also examines the insularity, arrogance, and myopia that have, at times, undermined its reputation in the eyes of the American people and of members of other branches of government. Through topics ranging from George W. Bush’s intervention in Iraq to his thoughts on the CIA’s controversial use of enhanced interrogation techniques to his eye-opening account of the planning of the raid that resulted in Bin Ladin’s death to his realization that Russia had interfered with the 2016 election, Brennan brings the listener behind the scenes of some of the most crucial moments in recent US history. He also candidly discusses the times he has failed to live up to his own high standards and the very public fallouts that have resulted.

With its behind-the-scenes look at how major US national security policies and actions unfolded during his long and distinguished career - especially during his eight years in the Obama administration - John Brennan’s memoir is a work of history with strong implications for the future of America and our country’s relationships with other world powers.

Undaunted: My Fight Against America’s Enemies, at Home and Abroad offers a rare and insightful look at the often-obscured world of national security, the intelligence profession, and Washington’s chaotic political environment. But more than that, it is a portrait of a man striving for integrity; for himself, for the CIA, and for his country.

A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2020 John O. Brennan (P)2020 Macmillan Audio
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Fascinating Contemporary Insight.

Congratulations to John Brennan. I really enjoyed listening to the book and the insights he provided into his personal and professional life. He has some strength of character to survive the DC swamp and no shortage of ability to be appointed CIA Director. As an Irishman it is very pleasing he acknowledges his Irish heritage. Maith thú Sean O’Braonáin as Contae Ros Comáin! Well recommended.

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Inspiring character

Great insight into the fascinating career of a true patriot of the United States and supporter of liberal democracy. Interesting story well told. Deserves to be a best seller,

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Truth, spoken.

An excellent insight into the workings of a career CIA employee with a deep insight into how Trump is destroying America's reputation.

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would love to meet

Having the former head of the CIA tell you how America has handled all that has been thrown at them over his time in that institution is mind-blowing for me a non American. I admire this man and his exceptional strength of character very much and I hope folk's give his book a listen to as his voice telling you his story is truly worth every penny.
I highly recommend this book.

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Required listening

A fascinating insight and consideration of the author’s working life, principles and values, sadly, devastatingly stress-tested by the current, out going President. In many respects Mr Brennan’s account of his working life is important testimony for anyone who cares about democracy and good governance.

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