To Be an FBI Special Agent [Paperback]

Henry Holden (Author)

Book Description

Series: To Be A | Publication Date: June 13, 2005

FBI Special Agents are specially trained personnel, chosen from an extensive pool of applicants because they possess specific areas of expertise, including counterterrorism, counterintelligence, and cybercrime. To Be an FBI Special Agent provides all-encompassing coverage of the training process. Candid photos of the FBI's training school in Quantico, Virginia, give the reader an unprecedented look behind the scenes. For those truly committed to a career with the FBI, this is the book that will show and tell them how to get there. For everybody else, it is the one must-have book on the subject.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Law Enforcement Technology, February 2006 (circ.: 30,000)

“Comprehensive in scope and rich with detail, this book is filled with stunning color photography and is an ideal guide for anyone interested in learning more about this prestigious agency.”

About the Author

Henry M. Holden is the author of over 600 magazine articles, 11 adult and 19 children's books. In 1994, he received the "Author's Award" from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and received mention in the Congressional Record. He has appeared as a commentator on the History Channel and he lives in northwestern New Jersey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Zenith Press; 1st edition (June 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760321183
• ISBN-13: 978-0760321188
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #420,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Interesting, June 5, 2007

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J. Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Be an FBI Special Agent (Paperback)

This is the fourth book I have read which is intended to prepare the reader for, and generally teach about, the FBI special agent hiring and training processes. Of those that I have read, this is the only one that doesn't feel like it copied 99% of its contents straight out of an FBI manual.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative--That's what I needed., September 11, 2006

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Eliot Jordon - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Be an FBI Special Agent (Paperback)

A different reviewer of this book said it was dull and boring. Personally, I find the book to be a great read. If you know nothing, or very little about the FBI and are interested in possibly becoming a SA then this book is the book for you. It's very informative. If however, you know a lot already about the FBI then I can see how the book would be boring.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Informative, but dull, October 17, 2005

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Kyle Purschke (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: To Be an FBI Special Agent (Paperback)

Unlike other nonfiction FBI books like both Ronald Kessler exposés or Christopher Whitcomb's "Cold Zero", this book lays out bare facts about the FBI. It takes you through the process of applying to become an FBI agent, what you'll encounter as a trainee at the Quantico Academy and what areas of the FBI deal with what criminal challenges.

This book reminded me of a college textbook. It has great information and lots of detailed pictures with good explanations. But you just can't read this book for long periods of time without getting bored.