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From fruit trees to furnaces From fruit trees to furnaces Bob Pooler Whilst this is an excellent history book about the formation of the Worcestershire Police Force, it is also an easy read for someone looking for an interesting subject. The book is well written and i… OL12805751W
Blowout Blowout Catherine Coulter Married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock work and play hard: devoted to their jobs, their son, and each other, they approach each new case with gusto, and appreciate every moment of downtime they can g… OL14634W
Point Blank (FBI Thriller) Point Blank (FBI Thriller) Catherine Coulter FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich face the most dangerous case of their careers in Catherine Coulter's explosive new thriller. Point Blank's propulsive story takes off when FBI agents … OL14648W
The Cove (FBI Thriller) The Cove (FBI Thriller) Catherine Coulter Dear Reader: The Cove is a quaint little postcard town made up only of old folk who sell the World's Greatest Ice Cream--a secret recipe that brings lots of tourists into town. Into The Cove … OL14676W
The Maze The Maze Catherine Coulter Dear Reader, Remember Dillon Savich from The Cove? He's back and he's now the head of the FBI's Criminal Apprehension Unit (CAU), where Dillon has developed predictive analogue programs to aid in… OL14681W
Point Blank Point Blank Catherine Coulter FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich face the most dangerous case of their careers in Catherine Coulter's explosive new thriller. Point Blank's propulsive story takes off when FBI agents … OL14701W
The Target (FBI Thriller) The Target (FBI Thriller) Catherine Coulter Dear Reader: You're about to enter a labyrinth where the unthinkable happens and the unimaginable becomes terrifyingly real. Escaping unwanted media attention after a notorious incident, Ramsey… OL14705W
Blowout (FBI Thriller) Blowout (FBI Thriller) Catherine Coulter Married FBI agents Savich and Sherlock work and play hard: devoted to their jobs, their son, and each other, they approach each new case with gusto, and appreciate every moment of downtime they can g… OL14922428W
Catherine Coulter CD Collection Catherine Coulter CD Collection Catherine Coulter Eleventh Hour When Father Michael Joseph is viciously murdered in his San Francisco church, his identical twin brother, FBI agent Dane Carver, along with husband-and-wife team, Savich and Sherlock… OL14922435W
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Elliot Aronson,Carol Tavris At some point we all make a bad decision, do something that harms another person, or cling to an outdated belief.  When we do, we strive to reduce the cognitive dissonance that results from feeling t… OL15014628W
The Drug Enforcement Administration The Drug Enforcement Administration Rebecca Stefoff Surveys the history, structure, and current functions of the Drug Enforcement Administration and describes its influence on modern society. OL15036151W
Can Gun Control Work? Can Gun Control Work? James B Jacobs Few schisms in American life run as deep or as wide as the divide between gun rights and gun control advocates. Awash in sound and symbol, the gun regulation debate has largely been defined by force… OL15177050W
Biometrics Biometrics Samir Nanavati An insight into the biometric industry and the steps for successful deployment Biometrics technologies verify identity through characteristics such as fingerprints, voices, and faces. By providing … OL15178073W
Global Surveillance and Policing Global Surveillance and Policing Elia Zureik,Mark B. Salter Since the 9.11 attacks in North America and the accession of the Schengen Accord in Europe there has been widespread concern with international borders, the passage of people and the flow of informat… OL15180910W
Within arm's length Within arm's length Dan Emmett "Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The events surrounding the President's death shaped the course of young Emmett's life as he set a goal of becomin… OL17710227W
Invisible no more Invisible no more Andrea J. Ritchie Invisible No More is a timely examination of how Black women, Indigenous women, and women of color experience racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement. Placing stories of indiv… OL19722846W
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes Mrs. Sherlock Holmes Brad Ricca Presents the true story of the first female U.S. District Attorney and traveling detective who found missing eighteen-year-old Ruth Cruger when the entire NYPD had given up. "In 1917, on the day bef… OL20049444W
Federal drug control Federal drug control Jonathon Erlen,Joseph F. Spillane "Federal Drug Control: The Evolution of Policy and Practice presents on overview of the key issues and key individuals responsible for the creation of the federal government's efforts to control ille… OL21378790W
G-Man G-Man Beverly Gage We remember him as a bulldog--squat frame, bulging wide-set eyes, fearsome jowls--but in 1924, when he became director of the FBI, he had been the trim, dazzling wunderkind of the administrative stat… OL27593197W