Eyes to My Soul: The Rise or Decline of a Black FBI Agent (Paperback)

~ (Author) "I spent my youth on the streets of Baltimore City living in what many have defined as a ghetto..." (more)
Key Phrases: frail supervisor, one law enforcement agency, ghetto child, African American, Special Agent, United States (more...)

Product Details

• Paperback: 485 pages
• Publisher: Majority Press (March 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912469331
• ISBN-13: 978-0912469331
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #286,770 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an excellent book ,definitely required reading,a masterpiece, January 16, 1999

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The minute you pick up this book, you will not want to put it down,Mr powers really captures the readers interest from the onset. When you read this book you will get a feel of what it is like growing up in urban America. There were certain parts of the book that I found difficult to read simply because I could visualize these things happening.I wondered how painful it must of been to write these things,Mr powers does not hold any -thing back.Minorites in law enforcement will also benifit from this book because it deals with some of the issues that are often talked about, but seldom is there anything ever done.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for African-Americans and others in empathy, May 23, 2000

By A Customer

I have been an avid reader for about two years. I always enjoyed reading but not as much as I have since I started reading mostly books from Oprah's list or the literature of African and African American authors. I bought this book shortly after my son-in-law expressed a long held desire to become an FBI agent. Since he is from Haiti and is not very knowledgeable about the opression faced by American blacks. I thought that this would be a big mistake. Eyes To MY Soul not only confirmed by belief, but gave me quite an enlightening experience. It gives a powerful reminder of what our ghetto brothers and sisters face each and every day. Even more importantly, it is an autobiography so it does not give you alot of trumped up horror stories just for shock value. Mr. Powers LIVED THIS LIFE, and was able to rise up from his childhood circumstances and uplift others of his race with him. I admire and respect this man highly and consider it a privilege to have read his book. I have been telling everyone about how great this book is and especially my son-in-law. At present he is pursuing a masters degree in Informational Technology so he hardly has time to read anything else. However, I intend to keep after him until he has read this excellent story of a Black man's struggle to rise above racial confines.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tyronne brings light to our darkness, January 6, 1999

By A Customer

I am a 55 year old white male who lives in Maine.I hold a Masters Degree in Criminology.For the last ten years I have organized a conference at Bates College in Lewiston Maine,that looks at Crimes committed by the F.B.I..After reading EYES TO MY SOUL we decided to bring Mr. Powers to speak about the book and his experiences at the F.B.I. .He along with Dr. Frederick Whitehurst,the F.B.I. lab whistleblower,spoke at Bates in the spring of 1998.For people interested in follow up reading about crimes committed by the F.B.I. I want to suggest the following books.AGENTS OF REPRESSION by Professor Ward Churchill;TAINTING EVIDENCE by John Kelly;TAPS AND GAVELS BY ALEC CHAIRNS;THE FRANKLIN CONSPIRACY by John de Camp;ORDERS TO KILL by William Pepper;BREAK INS DEATH THREATS AND THE F.B.I. by Pulitzer prize winning journalist Ross Gelbspan.Educate yourself about an American Death Squad.