"When Tracy Walder enrolled at the University of Southern California, she never thought that one day she would leave the Delta Gamma house for the CIA and fly off to the Middle East under an alias. But a surprising opportunity combined with a powerful sense of duty led her to the front lines of the war on terrorism. Working for the CIA, from top-secret steel-walled rooms in Virginia to black sites around the world, Walder searched for weapons of mass destruction and high-ranking al-Qaeda members. Her success in stopping terrorists before they attacked earned her numerous awards. When she moved to the FBI, Walder worked in counterintelligence and helped to take down one of the most notorious foreign spies ever caught on American soil. Today, Walder teaches young women, encouraging them to find a place in the FBI, CIA, State Department, or in Congress, so that they, too, can help change the world. In this gripping memoir, full of action and drama, Walder shows what it means to prevail through the most dangerous and difficult circumstances"--Provided by publisher.
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