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Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
ix, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A behind-the-scenes look at the creation and development of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, written by the pioneering forensic nurse who transformed the way the FBI studies, profiles, and catches serial killers"--
682) Rachel Levine
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"As the first openly transgender government official to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation, the first openly transgender four-star officer in uniform service, and the first female four-star admiral in the commissioned corps, Rachel Levine faced many obstacles throughout her life. But she persisted through them all and showed kids of all genders that they can succeed in their dreams too"--
Publisher
National Smokejumper Association
Pub. Date
©2018.
Physical Desc
83 pages : black and white illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
When the first smokejumper base in Oregon history was established at Cave Junction in 1943, the nation was fully involved in World War II. Funding was at a minimum for the fledgling program and much of what was eventually established had to be pieced together with salvaged materials and improvised facilities, and most of it was put together by the inventive and resourceful smokejumpers. Regardless of its rough start and shoestring budget, the program...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
220 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Damien ‘Spike’ Baker is a young voyeur who loves to climb up trees, houses and walls . . . and look in people’s windows. But when he climbs up some rampant ivy on a large mansion and peers through one of its windows, he makes a deadly mistake. It seems that Damien has looked in one window too many . . . What did he see? Detective Chief Inspector James Carrick of Bath CID is dealing with a raid on a jeweller’s shop, and soon...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xix, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
May 1945. In the aftermath of the Second Word War, the first British War Crimes Investigation Team is assembled to hunt down the senior Nazi officials responsible for the greatest atrocities the world has ever seen. One of the lead investigators is Lieutenant Hanns Alexander, a German Jew serving in the British Army. Rudolf Höss is his most elusive target. As Kommandant of Auschwitz, Hoss not only oversaw the murder of more than one million men,...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (526 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Life in Judge Harry Stone's court starts with a tear (as the gang says farewell to Selma) and a horselaugh (as they welcome wiseacre Flo to the municipal menagerie). Harry and his staff contend with New York's zaniest nuts and dolts: the usual winos, weirdos, hookers and con artists, plus an orangutan, a rock star, a man from Saturn and a gorgeous witch who has Harry under her spell.
687) Sound of freedom
Publisher
Angel Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Is based on an incredible true story, and shines a light on even the darkest of places. After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy's sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free himself from a fate worse than death.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
p2006
Physical Desc
7 sound discs (ca. 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A pair of scruffy college students describes how they left their retail jobs at Fenway Park to run the desk in Baghdad's Coalition Provisional Authority that served as an interface between the CPA and the Iraqi people
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (1,057 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From mysterious widespread viruses, to dangerous overdoses, to a treacherous gas explosion, there's no crisis too tough for brave paramedics Ray DeSoto and John Guage. With their trademark wit and humor, they're always ready to reace to the scene of LA's most dire situations.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Discover the incredible story of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who followed her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer and eventually became the first Black woman to sit on the US Supreme Court in this picture book biography."--
691) The unknown known
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld discusses his career in Washington, D.C. from his days as a congressman in the early 1960s to planning the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
692) Near Prospect Park
Author
Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's December 1896, and after marrying a muckraking reporter, detective Mary Handley shifts her focus pursuing new cases to raising her newborn daughter. But when her husband is found dead, Mary knows that her next case must be solving his murder. Harper was working on a big story--did it get him killed? Mary's investigation soon leads to the very top of the New York food chain. Realizing she's outgunned, Mary turns to the one person who might be...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xiii, 283 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"President Trump's last secretary of defense shares harrowing stories of missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, gives an insider look at the tumultuous final days of the Trump administration, and issues a stark warning about the readiness of the military under President Biden. If you know one thing about Chris Miller, it's that he was President Donald Trump's final Secretary of Defense, elevated to that position in the days after the 2020 election. If...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
559 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special operations, from the Cold War to the war on terror. In 1984, Michael Vickers took charge of the CIA's secret campaign against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Inheriting a strategy aimed at imposing costs on Russia, Vickers transformed the campaign into an all-out effort to help the Afghans win their war. More than any other American, he was responsible for the outcome in Afghanistan that led to...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xvii, 254 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A stunning and intimate biography of Margaret Hamilton, the computer engineer who helped Apollo 11 and mankind get from the Earth to the moon. First-hand accounts, exclusive interviews with the legendary Margaret Hamilton, and detailed science populate the pages of this remarkable biography. In 1969, mankind successfully left our atmosphere and landed on the moon. It took countless hours of calculations, training, wonder, and sacrifice from all of...
Author
Publisher
Berkley Caliber
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Terry McGowan was a beat cop, a Marine captain, and an FBI Special Agent before retiring at age fifty. But after September 11th, 2001, McGowan was in Iraq, serving as a member of a team of high-ranking retired and active duty military working for the highest level of Marine military intelligence. McGowan's success in Iraq led to a position as a Law Enforcement Professional with the Marines in Afghanistan. There he found himself the oldest member of...
697) Sammy's hill
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
696 p. (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
698) Cape Rage
Author
Series
Danny Barrett volume 2
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
367 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The FBI has a hundred undercover agents who can work in the city, but Danny Barrett is the one they call when they need someone to investigate crimes in the wilderness. This case is a particularly difficult one. For more than a century the Danby family have ruled as kings in their corner of the Pacific Northwest. The Feds were mostly willing to look the other way while the family smuggled everything from liquor to cigarettes across the border, but...
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