24: The Official CTU Operations Manual

by Denise Kiernan, Joseph D'Agnese

Now entering its seventh season, 24 remains one of the most popular serial dramas on television, with millions of devoted fans around the world. These same viewers can immerse themselves in the world of 24 with this illustrated operations manual, full of vital information for all new agents of the elite Counter Terrorist Unit. Readers will CTU History and Hierarchy (including floorplans and evacuation procedures)
How to Interrogate and "Turn" a Terrorist
How to Establish (and Protect) a False Identity
How to Negotiate a Hostage Situation
How to Parachute from an Airplane
And much, much more Illustrated with dozens of stills from the show and packaged with a high-tech slipcase, 24: The Official CTU Operations Manual blends real-life information with the heart-stopping drama of TV's most exciting thriller.

Genres: Thriller

208 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2007

About the author

Denise Kiernan is an author, journalist, producer, and host of “CRAFT: Authors in Conversation.” Her new young reader’s book, "We Gather Together: Stories of Thanksgiving from then to now," arrived September 2023, and is a companion title to the popular adult nonfiction book, "We Gather Together," and children’s picture book, Giving Thanks. Her titles "The Last Castle" and "The Girls of Atomic City" were both instant New York Times bestsellers in both hardcover and paperback. "The Last Castle" was also a Wall Street Journal bestseller, a finalist for the 2018 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. "The Girls of Atomic City" was also a Los Angeles Times and NPR bestseller, was named one of Amazon's “Top 100 Best Books of 2013,” and is now available in multiple languages. It was also awarded the 2014 American Political Science Association's Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for the best book published in the United States on government, politics, or international affairs.

Kiernan has also co-authored several popular history titles including "Signing Their Lives Away," "Signing Their Rights Away," and "Stuff Every American Should Know." She has been published in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Village Voice, Time, Ms. Magazine, Reader's Digest, Discover and many more publications. She has also worked in television, serving as head writer for ABC's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" during its Emmy award-winning first season and has produced for media outlets such as ESPN and MSNBC.Throughout her career, Kiernan has been a featured guest on many radio and television shows, including NPR's "Weekend Edition," PBS NewsHour, MSNBC Morning Joe and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She lives in North Carolina.

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Reviews

[Justin · Rating 5 out of 5]

First let me start off saying.. I won this book from a giveaway. All books won this way will get a thorough unbiased review.

Have you ever watched a television series for so long that you felt like you were a character in the show? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Special Agent in a vital part of the U.S. Government?

This guide was so involved in the details associated with the Counter Terrorism Unit that I often forgot I was reading a Operations Manual for the show 24. I honestly had moments of feeling and truly understanding what it must be like to be a member of CTU.

The book comes in a magnetic hard case and slides out to reveal a US Eagle Crest, giving you the feeling you're reading something above your clearance level.

This is the most versatile, comprehensive book related to the topic of survival, secret agents and more. Some chapters include;

• Working at CTU
Which covers everything from dress code to evacuation procedures.
• Gear
Covering agent supply checklists, firearms and more.
• Surveillance
Covering trailing suspects, devices and satellite systems.
• Undercover Ops
Covering what it takes to establish and maintain false identities, faking your death and going dark (off the grid)
• Combat
Oh! So much useful information and with real world applications.

Other chapters include the following, but you'll need to read them. I don't want to spoil anything for you.

• Interrogation
• Disaster Management
• A Detailed Appendix

I highly recommend this book to... Well anyone. If you hate the show buy it to learn to survive explosions and the likes. If you love the show buy it to feel like a member of CTU. If you are a government agent buy it to learn everything you didn't in spy class or to brush up on your phonetic alphabet.

Overall Review:
3 Thumbs and 11 Toes Up
13 Stars

[Sabastian Burlison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative. If you're a fan of 24 this book is for you. It goes over everything from training, to weapons/hand to hand combat, to how to conduct an interrogation of a suspect. This book was a 10/10.

[Brandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are a fan of the show 24 THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU! Written in the style of a training manual you will go through not only the happenings in this action packed show, but will learn how to be an agent of the CTU yourself. The incorporation of photos from the show gives you all of the ends and outs of the Counter Terrorist Unit, which is a really neat aspect. The "manual" reads as if you are the one joining the team. Chapters in the book cover: Working at CTU, GERR, Surveillance, Undercover OPS, Combat, Interrogation, and Disaster management. Some of the sections in these chapters range from supply checklist, satellite surveillance, how to tell if you're being trailed, establishing a fake identity, how to fake your own death, interrogating suspects, and even how to treat a severed limb. Examples in the book all relate to the conundrums that Jack Bauer finds himself in and are laugh out loud hilarious. This book is pretty awesome and has the potential to appeal even to those who have never seen the show. In addition to the content of 24, it is a very nicely made book. The outside is a hard board slip cover with a raised number 24, and the pages are thick, glossy, and of high quality. I give this book a 4 STAR rating.


*** I received this book for free through the Goodreads First Reads program in exchange for a review FTC Guidelines

[Nawnee · Rating 4 out of 5]

When this book showed up I was pleasantly surprised, I won this book From Goodreads. I watched 24 but I wasn't an avid fan. This CTU Manual has a box that the manual comes in that has a magnetic closure, My boys thought this was the coolest thing ever then they opened it and saw that it had a spy book inside and they told me I'm not allowed to give this book to anyone else. They both want it for their very own, if you have someone in your life that was a huge 24 fan this would be a great gift for them. I do think that anyone that ever pretended they were a super spy would like to thumb threw this book at least once. I personally entered the Goodreads contest so if I won I could give it as a gift to one of my friends who was a big 24 fan, seems like my boys won't let it leave the house though lol :)

[Kurt Roberts · Rating 2 out of 5]

Worth a casual glance by fans of 24, but that's about it. It's a well done and nicely produced gimmick. About half of the 200 pages are full page pictures from the show, with lots of additional pictures or varying sizes.

It reads like a manual, with lots of references to the 'Days' of the show and cited specific characters and situations, which take away from the handbook aspect. Most of the advice is very typical and basic from first aid to stopping a nuclear reactor using computer code....

A light companion piece to the show- only for fans.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cleverly packaged fan-fiction work for lover's of the TV series '24' with Keifer Sutherland, complete with a warning that it is for "cleared personnel only". It looks like it came out after the 6th season, and may spoil some of the events prior to the seventh season if you haven't seen them. With the episodes available on Netflix and perhaps other sources, there may be continuing interest in the series.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very cool! The packaging is neat, the pictures are gorgeous, and the information is great for anyone who loves 24. This is a very fun book and a must for any fans of the show!