Kategoria BISAC: Biography & Autobiography >> Law Enforcement

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-Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. Here is a grand adventure story, told with grace and authority by a master historian of American law enforcement. Frank Hamer can rest easy as readers will finally learn the truth behind his amazing career, spanning the end of the Wild West through the bloody days of the gangsters.-
--Paul Andrew...

John Lepore's law enforcement career was to end in 1983 after twenty-one years. In that time, he received over twenty-five awards for Special Acts, Outstanding Performance and Special Achievement. He additionally received two Presidential Citations. He loved working the street and had no use for the "suits," those "individuals who never worked the street or made any significant cases, but somehow managed to move up the ladder." Read about some of the interesting assignments that he had and about some of the cases he supervised in Had Gun, Did Travel.

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This new memoir by an experienced leader in the security industry chronicles Michael Shetler's exciting life as a law enforcement officer. Shetler started a lifelong love affair with law enforcement and security in 1973 when he joined the Presidential Honor Guard in Washington, DC. This passion led to many adventures across America.

Whether it was fighting in the Miami cocaine wars of the eighties or encountering skin-walkers while working as a sheriff in Colorado, Shetler has embraced the American experience. He expands these stories to not only entertain but also educate a new...

In I Will Not Be a Pawn, a prison corrections officer provides a unique perspective on the complex relationships and hierarchies of the prison system and how life behind bars has both changed and stayed the same.

Joseph S. Spicer Sr. details his life both within the Department of Corrections and outside. His memoirs provide a powerful look at corruption and courage.

Spicer notes that corrections officers aren't supposed to stand out. They are supposed to be homogenous units designed to aid the more important pieces without drawing any attention to themselves. In short,...

Are you searching for comfort and wondering, "Where is God?" amidst terror and turmoil?

The day that changed the world--September 11, 2001--propelled America into the long war, the Global War on Terror. Like many Americans who serve our country, Chaplain Bob Ossler donned his firefighter turn-out gear, boarded a plane, and made his way to Manhattan to help in any way possible. He was escorted onto the smoldering, quaking heap, dubbed "The Pile." Entering into the Gates of Hell--the crematorium and morgue for nearly 3000 beloved...

In her reflective, personal tale, Marie Bell-Mack examines what she learned over the years about how we define success and happiness. She emigrated from Jamaica in search of better opportunities, but soon she spotted hidden cracks in the so-called American dream.

She arrived in America in the late 1980s, prepared to work hard and willing to do anything to be successful. But in pursuing a new life, there are always trade-offs. It was surprising that a nation so much larger and with so much opportunity could feel so cramped-each person's life occurring in a space the size of a New...