Top Secrets: Lessons for Success from the World of Espionage

Dr. Keith Massey served as an Arabic Linguist inside the Top Secret National Security Agency for four years after 9/11. In this book, he shares lessons learned on his way into that Classified World and also what he discovered once inside it.

Want to know the secret to success? The high-stakes world of espionage can teach you some lessons that will maximize your productivity and motivate you to greater achievements. So set out into that cryptic and classified field and apply spy secrets to your own personal and professional life.

In Top Secrets: Lessons for Success from the World of Espionage, Dr. Keith Massey tells the story of how he came to be a spy for the US Government after 9/11 and he describes his adventures and struggles on the inside. Along the way, he additionally shares life lessons the experience instilled in him in the hopes that they may inspire and inform others seeking their own definition of success.

Dr. Massey also describes in this book the various disciplines within the Intelligence Community and how a knowledge of their relative strengths and weaknesses can help anyone achieve their individual goals.

Keith Massey, PhD is a Latin teacher, author, linguist, and musician. Born and raised in Wisconsin, he studied Latin, Greek, Biblical Hebrew, and Arabic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After 9/11, he worked for four years as an Arabic linguist at the National Security Agency, during which time he earned the Global War on Terrorism Civilian Service Medal for service in Iraq. Drawing on his studies and experiences, he infuses his writing with authentic elements of history, language, and the world of espionage.