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Crisis of Character: A White House Secret Service Officer Discloses His Firsthand Experience with Hillary, Bill, and How They Operate Hardcover – June 28, 2016

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In this runaway #1 New York Times bestseller, former secret service officer Gary Byrne, who was posted directly outside President Clinton's oval office, reveals what he observed of Hillary Clinton's character and the culture inside the White House while protecting the First Family in CRISIS OF CHARACTER, the most anticipated book of the 2016 election.

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"I read it cover to cover!"―Sean Hannity, Fox News Channel

"The book is worth reading to better understand the ways people who possess great power but lack character can abuse good public servants. Mr. Byrne's reporting on the flaws of the Federal Air Marshalls Service is also eye-opening - and scary."―
Fred J. Eckert, The Washington Times

"Hillary Clinton has a 'Jekyll and Hyde' personality that left White House staffers scared stiff of her explosive - and even physical - outbursts, an ex-Secret Service officer claims in a scathing new tell-all."―
New York Post

"Byrne reveals what he observed inside the White House while protecting the First Family in the 1990s."―
The Drudge Report

"[Crisis of Character] validates the public's growing distrust of Hillary's character. It reminds us of the Clintons' countless scandals and the deficits in their leadership. It is a message from someone who knew them personally, and it is a message we would do well to heed."―
Townhall.com

"Byrne is a former Secret Service officer who has written a tell-all book, "Crisis of Character," about the (horrible/embarrassing/appalling) things he purportedly witnessed during the Bill Clinton presidency."―
Gail Collins, the New York Times

"Byrne's What-the-Butler-Saw style account is particularly damning [...] so much of his testimony rings true based on what the world knows about goings-on at the Clinton White House. [...] Byrne [says] that it is his 'patriotic duty' to ensure voters know the unvarnished truth about the Clintons."―
The Daily Mail

"Former Secret Service officer Gary Byrne offers a ground-zero look at the Lewinsky scandal - and other Bill Clinton misadventures that should have been national scandals - in his new book
Crisis of Character. Even though top Clinton White House officials have confirmed Byrne was an honorable officer, the Clinton machine has been working to pressure television networks into ignoring the news and helping Hillary Clinton's campaign by not reporting on the details contained within Byrne's bombshell book."―Breitbart.com

About the Author

GARY J. BYRNE served in federal law enforcement for nearly thirty years, in the U.S. Air Force Security Police, the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service, and most recently as a Federal Air Marshal. While serving as a Secret Service Officer, Gary protected President Bill Clinton and the First Family in the White House.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Center Street; First Edition (June 28, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1455568872
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1455568871
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1 x 9.5 inches
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GARY J. BYRNE served in federal law enforcement for nearly thirty years, in the U.S. Air Force Security Police, the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service, and most recently as a Federal Air Marshal. In his first book, #1 New York Times bestseller CRISIS OF CHARACTER, he shared his experiences as the first Secret Service employee compelled to testify in a criminal case against a sitting U.S. president.

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Customers find the content very telling and interesting. They also describe the book as an excellent read. However, some find the book disappointing and disappointing. They say the characters lack morals, compassion, and basic security procedures. They describe the woman as mean, short-tempered, profane, and bottom-feeding scum. Opinions are mixed on the characterization, with some finding it awesome and others saying it's revealing weaknesses and a total lack of character. Readers also have mixed feelings about the writing quality, with others finding it well-written and clear, while others say it'd be better if it was less detailed.

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1,370 customers mention "Content"1,083 positive287 negative

Customers find the content very telling, factual, and powerful. They also say the book is gripping and impossible to put down.

"...And, it also provides a lot of interesting information about the life of the secret service officers that risk their lives daily to protect our..." Read more

"...A powerful book that needs to be read by everyone who supports Hillary Clinton, but won’t be, because none of them want to see beyond the false..." Read more

"Just received this book Saturday and found it fascinating and a great read...." Read more

"...Mr Byrne is a true patriot and it is refreshing to hear his candid story about how his life unfolded and how his parents' values were instilled in..." Read more

1,222 customers mention "Readability"1,199 positive23 negative

Customers find the book an excellent read that holds their interest through the whole book. They also describe it as a riveting page-turner.

"...believe the 1 star reviews because they are obviously planted, this book is good...." Read more

"..."Hide your daughters, Bill Clinton is coming to town." It is worth reading, so we do not again have the booing edited out by a pandering..." Read more

"...Crisis of Character” by Gary J. Byrne is an exceptional book. It is one man’s version of reality and it never pretends to be anything else...." Read more

"...But the writing was overall very engaging, and the book holds one's interest throughout...." Read more

98 customers mention "Reading pace"77 positive21 negative

Customers find the book a quick read and say it's reasonably easy to follow the thought process.

"...At under 300 pages the book is a real page turner and quickly read...." Read more

"...A quick and riveting read that would cause a reader to consider an alternate choice for POTUS." Read more

"...The writing is adequate, straightforward, and made for easy reading...." Read more

"...The problem is her disdain for everything in uniform and poor performance when it came to a military decision in Benghazi and lately trying to throw..." Read more

617 customers mention "Writing quality"384 positive233 negative

Customers are mixed about the writing quality. Some find the book well-written, easy to read, and professionally edited. They also say the author paints a clear picture of what Secret Service members go through. However, others say the book is poorly written, misleading in its title, and has hard to follow acronyms and names.

"...Having edited several other historical books, I think it is well written, edited and presented...." Read more

"...and I hate to do this to such an honorable man, but this book is poorly written, misleading in its title, and seems to have been suspiciously..." Read more

"...I thought it was very well-written, professionally edited, although there were a very few typos they didn't catch, mostly words reversed...." Read more

"...Starting with the positive aspects of this book, it was a quick and easy read...." Read more

163 customers mention "Characterization"61 positive102 negative

Customers are mixed about the characterization. Some mention that Byrne is an awesome example of how character matters, a man of integrity and honesty. They also say it's an amazing record of their selfishness, along with their limitless obsession with our country. However, others say that the book reveals weaknesses and a total lack of character. They say the author has a very high opinion of himself and that the autobiography is disoriented and disheveled.

"...Well, the main problem with the book is that there is almost nothing about Hillary in the book...." Read more

"...They were respectful. That does not necessarily come naturally to 14 year olds...." Read more

"...She lacks character, grace & femininity." Read more

"...much of the information regarding Hillary selfish, evil, nasty personality." Read more

289 customers mention "Enjoyability"16 positive273 negative

Customers find the book disappointing and boring as they progress.

"...It is not a literary masterpiece, but it evoked memories of a period of national shame...." Read more

"...(print, television, online), even though it turned out to be quite disappointing...." Read more

"...That, and the book felt very amateurish in its editing tone and style. If I had edited the book, it would've been about 100 pages long...." Read more

"...While the rest of the book seemed to me to be dry, boring and excruciatingly detailed about SSS rules, regulations and its..." Read more

143 customers mention "Characters"6 positive137 negative

Customers find the characters in the book mean, short-tempered, profane, rude, and nasty. They also say the tone of the book undercuts the message and alienates them with excessive use of the word s***t. Customers also mention that the characters do not have a Presidential demeanor.

"...found this portion of his story both genuinely heartbreaking and deeply infuriating...." Read more

"...was the epilogue/afterword, which he uses to sum up the Clintons as conniving, dishonest, unfeeling, vengeful, and willing to stop at nothing to..." Read more

"...All we learn about Hillary is that she has an explosive temper, which broke, among other things, a priceless vase in the Oval Office...." Read more

"...She curses worse than a stevedore and hates the Secret Service. She curses them constantly...." Read more

141 customers mention "Character flaws"36 positive105 negative

Customers find the character flaws in the book to be totally lacking in morals, compassion for those working for her, and criminal behavior. They also say the woman has no conscience, is rude, and has a filthy mouth. Readers also mention that the entire political system and government is corrupt and greedy.

"...They had no respect at all for authority, rules, or the secret service and people in uniform then and they still don't seem to care, from what I..." Read more

"...They are, of course, detestable and apparently criminal...." Read more

"...These men were dedicated, hardworking and extremely serious about their jobs...." Read more

"...Again, she has ignored basic security procedures, which cost lives in Benghazi and which exposed highly classied Information to potential hackers..." Read more

An outstanding book for voters confused about what presidental candidate to vote for in November
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An outstanding book for voters confused about what presidental candidate to vote for in November
I never realized the contempt Bill & Hillary had for the U.S. Military! They are the men & women that protect us from evil 24\7. This is an outstanding book written by a former secret service agent posted for years outside the Oval Office when Bill was president. His comments are not hear say, they are fact. A must read for everyone.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2016
I am the author of  Thriller: Nukes: The case of nuclear terrorists (A Sean Ryan Story) (Volume 1) , positively reviewed by Hillary Clinton by the way (or by a staffer) when she was a senator. My book dealt with our homeland security and terrorism and so I was eager to get this book about what the officers of the secret service really go through protecting the president. I was not disappointed.

I know the author of House of Cards, Michael Dobbs, modeled the USA version of his story after the Clintons. Many things we knew already in this story, if we lived through the Clinton years and a lot of these antics of theirs were also supported by many other books and documents. They had no respect at all for authority, rules, or the secret service and people in uniform then and they still don't seem to care, from what I read today about the Benghazi reports and Mrs Clinton's response "Let's move on" she said almost without any emotion or a tear in her eye about the dead. After concluding her discourse, she smiles, inappropriately because we are talking about four people that have not just died, but has been tortured and died horribly and her lies to the public overtly and without apology. To say she is cold and insensitive is an understatement. Based on seeing her recent behavior and responses at age 64, a time when most people mellow, I don't doubt she cursed and treated these good officers with contempt when she was much younger and less guarded in the 90's. I saw some of her interviews of that time, looking so young, she was obstinate, had a quick answer for everything and seem very combative, justifying everything. I also took the time to read her emails online, and they match her personality. Someone that seeks foreign policy and updates advice from outsiders rather than their own staff while Secretary of State, makes me think she wants to play by her own rules, outside of the inner team or circle. She wrote a lot of emails about Libya and Benghazi to Sid Bloomenthal, and he wasn't even part of the staff. So her early behavior during the Clinton presidency does not surprise me and believe this story 100%. They brought in their own big staff of interns and fired the travel staff to put in her own staff, and threatened then with IRS audits and other means to get her way. Not a nice person. An abuse of power, for sure.

The author feels that the Clinton's treated them like "furniture" and were ungrateful of the fact they were there to take a bullet for them. The contrast between the Clinton's and the old school Papa Bush and Barbara, was so well presented. Clinton's cheating on his wife with Monica is a great story and presents many aspects that we didn't know, and much that we already knew. But that wasn't a shocker for the reader, after all, other presidents had mistresses too. Lewinsky flipping her dress to show her thong to Clinton in front of the officers, was no different than Marylin singing happy birthday seductively to JFK! They just want to broadcast their indiscreation, it's a turn on for them it seems. The American People are tolerant of these things, but it's the lying they can't stand.

None of this is fiction, for sure. Very believable. Do not believe the 1 star reviews because they are obviously planted, this book is good. You can tell right way, they are planted because there are either honest 5 star reviews, like mine or 1 star reviews that don't go into detail. I see fewer 4 and 3 stars, which is an obvious sign that the one stars seem to be manipulations. Obviously the democratic party wants to discredit the book because it might affect their campaign. I don't think it will because nothing that is told here goes to their issues or policies. It talks about character.

Having edited several other historical books, I think it is well written, edited and presented. What is outstanding about this book is how it is told, from the point of view of one person. The language, the way he explains his experiences, reminds me of a World War II book I edited as well.

The marketing was of course taking advantage of the election frenzy, but I don't fault the publisher for that, it's marketing and if you don't catch the wave you won't sell the book and of course we won't find out the truth. But, this book, is in no way fiction or made up. Having followed this topic for such a long time, I have found so many other independent sources that confirm this information. These are the quintessential Clintons as we know them well. You either love them or hate them.

Does Hillary Clinton have an issue with her character? Maybe. I don't think that just because she curses like a truck driver, and she is insesitive that could make her a bad president. Plenty of males in top positions have been insufferable, and insensitive. The problem is her disdain for everything in uniform and poor performance when it came to a military decision in Benghazi and lately trying to throw her own boss under the bus to excuse her lack of action. This book explains where it comes from. She was asking the officers not to wear uniforms then and didn't even want to see them around. The author explains how they had to hide in the closet when she came around.

Militarily, they wanted to take away weapons from the military men "they wanted to help but not use force". The author says it's like a doctor wanting to operate without using a scalpel. It is so right, because this exactly what happened in Benghazi, she didn't want to send force to protect at the beginning, and when trouble started it was too late to have them rush in. The author points out this happened before in another situation. And, it will happen again because Today, on June 28th, 2016, her response to the Benghazi report shows that she hasn't changed her tune. Certainly the Clinton presidency was one scandal after another, always damage repair to extensive PR at the expense of the tax payer. Descriptions of lavish parties that were really a way to sell the Clinton brand and not the White House. This woman was already running for office then, setting things up for her future.

I strongly recommend that you read this book. More than Clinton Cash, this book is far more believable and an easy read. And, it also provides a lot of interesting information about the life of the secret service officers that risk their lives daily to protect our elected officials, and in this case, with the Clintons, they did not seem to show full appreciation when they took a bullet to protect them.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2016
In 1999 I brought a Under 15 girl's soccer team to Washington DC to visit and then watch the US Women's World Cup quarter final game in Landover. The lowest point of the trip was listening to one of the chaperones try to explain the display window at a political gift shop. The display was of Clinton memorabilia, a set of nesting dolls labeled something like Bill Clinton and his ladies. The adults tried not to snicker as that poor mom struggled to explain the dolls. She was doing pretty well when one of the girls asked why there was a cigar in front of the doll display. The highest point was game day which included a visit to the Vietnam Memorial where each of the players looked up the names of a family member or friends of their parents. They were respectful. That does not necessarily come naturally to 14 year olds. It had not been on display at places like Ford's Theater or the Supreme Court. Then came the game. The Clinton's were there at the packed stadium in the press box. Occasionally, throughout the game the jumbotron camera would highlight the First Family and the crowd would boo. I was shocked. When I returned home and watched the game from a VCR recording my wife had done everything was just as I recalled, except after the first few seconds, all of the booing was gone.

On the field were two of the best examples of empowered women in the world - the US and German teams. In the press box was one of the worst. Do we really want that family back in our White House. They were and are a national embarrassment. This book is written by a cop and Byrne writes like one. He sounds just like a friend who went from service as a US Navy diver to law enforcement. It is not a literary masterpiece, but it evoked memories of a period of national shame. A period where a South African radio host began his daily show with "Hide your daughters, Bill Clinton is coming to town." It is worth reading, so we do not again have the booing edited out by a pandering media.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good buy, interesting read. Good quality book
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Only problem was when it arrived a good few of the pages were vent in the corner. Was in the process of returning ( no questions asked, goid service) but decided to straighten them out. Good interesting read that's for sure. Can't say I'm all that shocked at some of the antics 😂
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Well,I will keep this short.I am hoping that Gary Byrne and hopefully someone connected to the new (Trump) administration will be made aware of my thoughts (that hopefully others share with me) that Gary should be in politics as he could and should help rewrite policies regarding several issues.The information inside this book should make it clear to all who are aware of this information that it is no great loss that the Clintons did not make it back into the Whitehouse. That being said,Donald Trump will have to work very hard to prove himself as a competent leader.I really believe that Gary Byrne with his no b.s. attitude, strong morals and smarts should enter politics in some way shape or form. Excellent book.
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Reviewed in Spain on December 3, 2016
Muy serio. Para evitar ser engañado otra vez por una mafia política de una era nefasta para el mundo. Así comenzó todo.