A Higher Loyalty, James Comey
A Higher Loyalty, James Comey
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A Higher Loyalty
Truth, Lies, and Leadership

Bestseller

Author: James Comey

Narrator: James Comey

Unabridged: 9 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/17/2018

Synopsis

"Comey's conversational tone instantly connects with the listener, and hearing him deliver the book's highly charged contents in his own voice brings authenticity and immediacy to the presentation...This greatly anticipated, revelatory memoir needs to be heard." — AudioFile Magazine

The #1 New York Times Bestseller, now with a new preface!

In his audiobook, A Higher Loyalty, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of power, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader.

Mr. Comey served as director of the FBI from 2013 to 2017, appointed to the post by President Barack Obama. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. deputy attorney general in the administration of President George W. Bush. From prosecuting the Mafia and Martha Stewart to helping change the Bush administration's policies on torture and electronic surveillance, overseeing the Hillary Clinton e-mail investigation as well as ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, Comey has been involved in some of the most consequential cases and policies of recent history.

More praise for A Higher Loyalty:

"It was essential that Comey himself narrate this book, not only because his absence would have distracted listeners familiar with his voice but also because only the author could credibly convey the range of raw emotions emanating from the experiences he shares from this most eventful of lives." - Booklist, Starred Review

About James Comey

James Comey served as the seventh Director of the FBI, from 2013 until May 9, 2017, when he was fired by Donald Trump. A Yonkers, New York native, Jim Comey attended the College of William and Mary and the University of Chicago Law School. After law school, Comey returned to New York and joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. There, he took on numerous crimes, most notably organized crime in the case of the United States v. John Gambino, et al. Afterwards, Comey became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, where he handled the high-profile case that followed the 1996 terrorist attack on the U.S. military’s Khobar Towers in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.Comey returned to New York after 9/11 to become the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. At the end of 2003, he was tapped to be the Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ) under then-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and moved to the Washington, D.C. area.Comey left DOJ in 2005 to serve as General Counsel and Senior Vice President at defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Five years later, he joined Bridgewater Associates, a Connecticut-based investment fund, as its General Counsel. In early 2013, Comey became a Lecturer in Law, a Senior Research Scholar, and Hertog Fellow in National Security Law at Columbia Law School.After he was fired as FBI Director, Comey held the King Lecture Chair in Public Policy at Howard University for 2017-18 and served as a Distinguished Lecturer in Public Policy at William and Mary for 2018-2019. In September 2020, his first book, "A Higher Loyalty," was made into a Showtime limited series, "The Comey Rule."

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Christina Nelson on 2018-05-10 20:50:49

Comey appears to be a level headed, thoughtful, self aware and cautious man who is wholly dedicated to American Justice. This book is nothing as media reviews made it seem. It centers on Comey's life pursuit for truth and justice above all, combined with private and touching family experiences. I still don't agree with all of Comey's decisions but found him through this book, to be a very credible person.

AudiobooksNow review by Metani on 2022-04-10 17:11:56

25 yrs I was registered democrat, and thank to Jim Comey I did NOT voted for Hilary, but I never thought he would be more loyal to Hillary and not to Trump! Why Hillary is not behind bars? This book should been called A Higher Loyalty to Clintons

Goodreads review by Will on June 08, 2022

All bullies are largely the same. They threaten the weak to feed some insecurity that rages inside them. I know. I’ve seen it up close. James Comey is a lawyer, and in A Higher Loyalty he has presented a case to the jury of American public opinion. He lays out the steps of his interactions with......more

Goodreads review by Malia on June 23, 2021

As anticipated, this is a difficult book to review. In fact, I was in two minds about even reading it, though I am not unhappy that I did. On the one hand, I do feel I know Comey better and that he is, in many ways, a good, stand-up sort of guy (which he reiterates in every conceivable way throughou......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie *Eff your feelings* on April 24, 2018

Oh.... this is going to make a certain *president further soil himself. Heh heh. More popcorn please! *fake, illegitimate, criminal president......more

Goodreads review by Bill on September 02, 2019

There are two things every reader should know about James Comey and his book. First, whatever your politics, whatever you may think of his decisions, Comey is a fine writer who has written an excellent book about leaders and leadership, a superb story teller with a knack for bringing his object less......more

Goodreads review by William2 on May 01, 2018

Superb. One may not agree with all of Comey’s decisions, but this book shows the rigor of his thinking and it’s hard to assail. The astonishing thing is that much of his life, in addition to the law, has involved the study of what constitutes optimal leadership. He’s thought long and hard about it.......more

Quotes

"[James] Comey's reading is polished and confident." -New York Times Book Review

"Only former FBI director James Comey himself could convincingly narrate this audiobook. Fortunately, Comey's conversational tone instantly connects with the listener, and hearing him deliver the book's highly charged contents in his own voice brings authenticity and immediacy to the presentation. Comey has a pleasant speaking voice, and he demonstrates a professional narrator's command of pacing and intensity." -AudioFile

Awards

  • Seattle Times Best Books of the Year
  • Washington Post Best Books of the Year
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