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Assassin of Youth: A Kaleidoscopic History of Harry J. Anslinger's War on Drugs
ISBN: 9780226276977 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from its establishment in 1930 until his retirement in 1962, Harry J. Anslinger is the United States' little known first drug czar. Anslinger was a profligate propagandist with a flair for demonizing racial and immigrant groups and perhaps best known for his zealous pursuit of harsh drug penalties and his particular animus for marijuana users. But what made Anslinger who he was, and what cultural trends did he amplify and institutionalize? Having just passed the hundredth anniversary of the Harrison Act--which consolidated prohibitionist drug...
Commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from its establishment in 1930 until his retirement in 1962, Harry J. Anslinger is the United States' ...
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168,93 zł |
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Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
ISBN: 9781476794143 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. The assassination of one president, the resignation of another, and the swearing-in of the two who followed those traumatic events. Clint Hill was there, on duty, through Five Presidents. After an extraordinary career as a Special Agent on the White House Detail, Clint Hill retired in 1975. His career spanned the administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower,...
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the ...
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66,30 zł |
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James Buist (1850-1907): Superintendent of Perth City Police Force
ISBN: 9781523953127 / Angielski / Miękka / 34 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On Tuesday, 19 March 1872 James Busit joined the Perth City Police Force at the age of 21. He rose quickly up the ranks beginning on Thursday, 13 March 1873 he was promoted to 2nd Class Constable. According to his police personnel files, James Buist was described as being 5 feet, 9 1/2 inches tall; brown hair; eyes grey and had a fresh complexion. He was promoted on Thursday, 1 January 1874 to 1st Class Constable and by Thursday, 9 March 1876 was again promoted to Detective. Four years later on Thursday, 19 August 1880 James Buist was promoted to Sergeant.
On Tuesday, 19 March 1872 James Busit joined the Perth City Police Force at the age of 21. He rose quickly up the ranks beginning on Thursday, 13 Marc...
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60,01 zł |
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Police Encounters: Unforgettable Crimes
ISBN: 9789352068043 / Angielski / Miękka / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Police Encounters, based on anecdotes and experiences narrated to the author by Police Inspector Late Jayant Wagle of the C.I.D., Bombay, during the span of his illustrious career, gives an insight into the life of officers, dedicated and conscientious, working with a mission. The story reveals the human side of the criminal and takes us into the world of crime and criminals, who were brought to book by the sheer guts, resilience, and patience of this charismatic officer. It tries to set forth before the reader the functioning of the police force and the machinery, which is made use of to...
"Police Encounters, based on anecdotes and experiences narrated to the author by Police Inspector Late Jayant Wagle of the C.I.D., Bombay, during the ...
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73,87 zł |
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Jail Bird: The inside story of the Glam Vicar
ISBN: 9780745968773 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sharon Grenham-Thompson is a radio presenter who frequently appears on BBC Radio 2 in the UK. She is also a prison chaplain at Bedford Jail, responsible for running a large multi-faith team. How does she balance those two very different roles? Is it possible to be comfortable in such different worlds? What led her to get involved in the first place with the least in society? Written with passion and understanding, Jail Bird explores how it is possible to reach out to those vilified in the press and by society at large, and to work for the good of all, recognizing that those who commit...
Sharon Grenham-Thompson is a radio presenter who frequently appears on BBC Radio 2 in the UK. She is also a prison chaplain at Bedford Jail, responsib...
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56,09 zł |
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Steamboat Barry
ISBN: 9781532825996 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Barry Stevenson, a retired British detective opened the Daily Mirror one morning, he nearly choked on his breakfast tea. He was reliably informed that he was the UK's oldest dad at the age of 76. Barry is kept on his toes by baby Barrito (now 15 months) and he lives with his beautiful Cuban wife, aged 36, in Mallorca. Steamboat Barry is his incredible story leading up to his retirement, written by a close friend and confidante. It depicts his remarkable rise through the ranks from a uniformed policeman on the beat in Leeds to his promotion to CID and later as the officer in charge of the...
When Barry Stevenson, a retired British detective opened the Daily Mirror one morning, he nearly choked on his breakfast tea. He was reliably informed...
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215,18 zł |
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Steamboat Barry
ISBN: 9781533298829 / Angielski / Miękka / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Barry Stevenson, a retired British detective opened the Daily Mirror one morning, he nearly choked on his breakfast tea. He was reliably informed that he was the UK's oldest dad at the age of 76. Barry is kept on his toes by baby Barrito (now 15 months) and he lives with his beautiful Cuban wife, aged 36, in Mallorca. Steamboat Barry is his incredible story leading up to his retirement, written by a close friend and confidante. It depicts his remarkable rise through the ranks from a uniformed policeman on the beat in Leeds to his promotion to CID and later as the officer in charge of the...
When Barry Stevenson, a retired British detective opened the Daily Mirror one morning, he nearly choked on his breakfast tea. He was reliably informed...
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45,64 zł |
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Miracle on 8th Avenue
ISBN: 9781498474757 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Retired Fort Worth Police Lieutenant David Malone's gripping memoir spans his twenty-year career. With searing candor and sparkling insight, he deftly illuminates many gritty and inspiring memories. Following the shooting of his fellow officer, who dies in Malone's squad car speeding to the hospital, he begins a downward slide. He sinks into the abyss of depression and post traumatic stress, from which there seems no escape. As the years pass, Malone faces more trauma and has to shoot a man in self defense. Finally, a family emergency brings him to a hospital on 8th Avenue, where he faces his...
Retired Fort Worth Police Lieutenant David Malone's gripping memoir spans his twenty-year career. With searing candor and sparkling insight, he deftly...
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78,79 zł |
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Denning Coyotes and Swimming With Sharks: Adventures in Game Law Enforcement
ISBN: 9781532897719 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Gene Witham's career in game law enforcement spanned forty years. An engaging storyteller, he recounts episodes from the dangerous (a legendary rescue at sea) to the humorous (the man who went fishing for ducks). His career began with the Washington State Game Department, where he took part in the "Indian Wars" over fishing rights. He later worked for NOAA, where he became the officer responsible for enforcement of federal laws and treaties for virtually the entire Pacific Ocean.
Gene Witham's career in game law enforcement spanned forty years. An engaging storyteller, he recounts episodes from the dangerous (a legendary rescue...
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73,68 zł |
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NYPD Green: A Memoir
ISBN: 9781501119033 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this "inspiring inside tour of the human toll, and the satisfactions of becoming a cop" (The New York Times), Irish immigrant and retired NYPD homicide detective Luke Waters takes us inside the New York City police department and offers a glimpse at the grit, the glory, and the sometimes darker side of the police force. Growing up in the rough outskirts of northern Dublin at a time when joining the guards, the army, or the civil service was the height of most parents' ambitions for their children, Luke Waters knew he was destined for a career in some sort of law enforcement....
In this "inspiring inside tour of the human toll, and the satisfactions of becoming a cop" (The New York Times), Irish immigrant and retired NY...
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87,95 zł |
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Chasing Shadows
ISBN: 9781937801663 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. FORMER DEPUTY SHERIFF DARYL MAY writes with meticulous detail how two gunshots changed his life. On a muggy Florida night, he nearly left this world when fighting for his life in a watery ditch. This remarkable true tale is gripping and heart-thumping as you ride along with him on that dark and lonely road.
If you think you know what its like to brawl with the Messenger of Death, you dont until youve read Chasing Shadows. After several years as a lawman, May resolved that there was more to life than dealing with societys outlaws and so overnight launched into a successful career performing... FORMER DEPUTY SHERIFF DARYL MAY writes with meticulous detail how two gunshots changed his life. On a muggy Florida night, he nearly left this world w...
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73,76 zł |
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A Darker Shade of Blue
ISBN: 9781532852879 / Angielski / Miękka / 380 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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64,67 zł |
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Powerful Keys and Principles to Achieve Personal and Corporate Success
ISBN: 9781498474528 / Angielski / Miękka / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS AND VISION TO MAKE IMPACT IN YOUR GENERATION? You have worked so hard all your life but you wondering why your dreams are elusive or not realized. You are not alone; there are millions of people who are in the same situation as you, frustrated and perplexed, wondering what you are not doing right You are having questions in your mind Why are you going in the wrong direction? Why are people or corporate entities failing or unsuccessful? The answers are that people or organizations have not learnt and understood simple but important keys that guarantee success. All...
HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS AND VISION TO MAKE IMPACT IN YOUR GENERATION? You have worked so hard all your life but you wondering why your dreams are e...
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93,58 zł |
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University Sheepdog in Westwood, L.A.
ISBN: 9781683480921 / Angielski / Miękka / 650 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Retired UCLA Police Officer, Terrence Duren, at the center of the 2006 UCLA Taser Incident, writes his memoir, "University Sheepdog in Westwood, Los Angeles" to set the record straight regarding his life and law enforcement career. There were television news reports and articles written about the Taser incident and of Terrence Duren's past. Some of these news reports and articles were unflattering and did not paint a complete picture of him and other officers involved in the Taser incident. In addition to the protests held at UCLA and other UC campuses, there were high volume of telephone...
Retired UCLA Police Officer, Terrence Duren, at the center of the 2006 UCLA Taser Incident, writes his memoir, "University Sheepdog in Westwood, Los A...
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170,69 zł |
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The Laughing Policeman: Policing in Norfolk 1966-1981
ISBN: 9781534691476 / Angielski / Miękka / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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81,95 zł |
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We All Bleed Blue
ISBN: 9780997543544 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Follow the police career of the Author, who spent a career working within the black inner-city ghetto's of Richmond, California not unlike Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, Maryland. Find out what it's really like to work in such environments. A place that became one of the most crime ridden cities within the United States following the end of WWII. Left with a black and white populace who had come by the tens of thousands to work in the Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, one of the largest in the West Coast during the war effort. Many of the black's were left with nothing, no work, little housing...
Follow the police career of the Author, who spent a career working within the black inner-city ghetto's of Richmond, California not unlike Ferguson, M...
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73,87 zł |
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Running from the Police, Part 4: The Hardest Part
ISBN: 9781533685537 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is part 4 of a serial novel. Parts 1-3 carried our hero from high school through the police academy and ultimately sees him promoted to the rank of sergeant. In this episode, the protaganist is faced with many obstacles, both in uniform and while off duty. There's a reason this installment is sub-titled "The Hardest Part," after all...
This is part 4 of a serial novel. Parts 1-3 carried our hero from high school through the police academy and ultimately sees him promoted to the rank ...
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57,74 zł |
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Spymaster: The Life of Britain's Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield
ISBN: 9780552171625 / Angielski / Miękka / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A study of Sir Maurice Oldfield's life that portrays one of the UK's most important and complex spies of the Cold War era. He was the first Chief of MI6 that hadn't come from an upper-class background or studied at Eton or Oxbridge. Rather, he was a farmer's son from a provincial grammar school.
A study of Sir Maurice Oldfield's life that portrays one of the UK's most important and complex spies of the Cold War era. He was the first Chief of M...
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65,34 zł |
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Crisis Cops: The Evolution of Hostage Negotiations in America
ISBN: 9781534722453 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Hostage/Crisis negotiations is one of the most demanding and stressful jobs in law enforcement. Crisis Cops will put you into the action, whether it be a bridge jumper, hostage taker or suicidal subject. These are the origin stories from the early beginnings of Hostage/Crisis negotiations throughout the country. From New York to Los Angeles you will see how Hostage/Crisis negotiation evolved into the art form that it is today. some of these stories may make you laugh, cry or sweat bullets. This isn't what you see on television, these are real stories, from real negotiators who have saved...
Hostage/Crisis negotiations is one of the most demanding and stressful jobs in law enforcement. Crisis Cops will put you into the action, whether it b...
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69,25 zł |
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Police Under Fire: Race & Politics
ISBN: 9781524530822 / Angielski / Twarda / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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157,01 zł |
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