Eyes Pried Open: Rookie FBI Agent
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612964400 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 268 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Great Research Book to Add to My Keeper Shelf I purchased Eyes Pride Open: Rookie FBI Agent for the sole purpose of learning about the FBI for my writing. I was not disappointed. From Vincent Seller's long wait to be accepted, the brutal challenges set forth in the Academy, to how an agent is assigned when he graduates, this is a well-thought out book full of insights.I think we glamorize the FBI and see them as living an action-packed adventure every day. The stories the author tells are interesting, but at times focus on the monotony, long hours and sacrifice of the job--and not what we might see in a movie -- by. Review by Jim Burns, FBI (ret) Vince,I served in the Bureau 25 years from 1969 to 199Review by Jim Burns, FBI (ret) James Burns Vince,I served in the Bureau 25 years from 1969 to 1994, worked mainly criminal matters my entire career and served on the LA SWAT team for 18 years.However, being assigned to the Long Beach and Santa Ana RA's I was exposed to nearly all the FBI jurisdictional matters.I really have mixed feelings about your book. I praise you for stating publically that criminal work was too invasive in your life. However, if that was the main reason you resigned I am sorry, because in due time you would have been able to be assigned WWC matters or other violations to your liking.. , worked mainly criminal matters my entire career and served on the LA SWAT team for 18 years.However, being assigned to the Long Beach and Santa Ana RA's I was exposed to nearly all the FBI jurisdictional matters.I really have mixed feelings about your book. I praise you for stating publically that criminal work was too invasive in your life. However, if that was the main reason you resigned I am sorry, because in due time you would have been able to be assigned WWC matters or other violations to your liking.. Amazon Customer said His short-lived perspective is from a decade ago and has. His short-lived perspective is from a decade ago and has a tone of naive frailty to it. Though he gives ample stories of varied cases, the overtone is always "I wish I could be in an office job again; it was so much easier." The last "His short-lived perspective is from a decade ago and has" according to Amazon Customer. His short-lived perspective is from a decade ago and has a tone of naive frailty to it. Though he gives ample stories of varied cases, the overtone is always "I wish I could be in an office job again; it was so much easier." The last 2 pages really made me regret even buying this book.. pages really made me regret even buying this book.
From the Author Readers,Thank you for your interest in my book. The reason I wrote the book was to paint a portrait, with warts and all, of my experience of becoming an FBI agent. I was (and am) just a normal IT guy that deals with emails and spreadsheets all day. But I did succeed in breaking away into a life of crime-fighting, and I simply wanted to document that incredible journey for friends, family, and anyone who is or has contemplated becoming an agent.Working for the FBI was a dream of mine since high school, and I was honored and thrilled to make it in. My experience at the FBI Academy was enlightening, and is documented in detail (with many of those details being painful). If you are looking for more information on what it "really" is like to go through the FBI Academy, you will gain an insider's perspective with this book.Life as a violent crime-fighting FBI agent is also revealed in full. The thrill of handcuffing and arresting a person, especially for someone with an ordinary "corporate" background, is hard to top. But the lifestyle and repetition of working reactively trying to combat crime that is never-ending is also portrayed; this lifestyle is not for everyone over the long haul, including me.If you are applying to be an agent, I wish you the best of luck with that endeavor. This book will give you an idea of how to navigate that process and what to expect life to be like as an agent. But if you decide not to go down the road less traveled, know that we all contribute to society and can make the world a better place; just do something that allows you to live a fulfilling and happy life, and make the most of every day.Again, I sincerely appreciate your interest in my book and I hope you enjoy reading it.Vince "Shea" SellersAustin, Texas
This is the first book to be written from the fresh perspective of an agent who joined the FBI after 9/11.. His journey is chronicled in Eyes Pried Open: Rookie FBI Agent.Readers will experience both the highs and the lows of an FBI agent working bank robbery, kidnapping, murder-for-hire cases, and border-related crimes in San Diego, California. In 2005, after working for ten years in a comfortable but mundane corporate job in San Antonio, Texas, Vincent Sellers successfully managed to leave behind a dreary cubicle landscape and begin the exciting challenges of a crime-fighting FBI agent. The book's from-the-heart narrative demonstrates that the typical lifestyle of an FBI agent assigned to a violent crime squad may not be for everyone
Vincent "Shea" Sellers, originally from the small town of West, Texas, and a graduate of Texas A&M University, traded his gun and handcuffs in for an equally fulfilling career of strategic technology planning for the State of Texas.He also performs mediation services, and frequently draws on his FBI training to help with dispute resolution.He enjoys many hobbies including composing music, building pinball machines, and spending time on the lakes in Central Texas.