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  • To Serve and Protect

    by Lionel Pender ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to Law Enforcement and Intelligence Gathering
    The history of policing dates back to antiquity, when great civilizations such as Egypt, Greece, and Rome developed the first systems to enforce public order. In the time since, countries have developed modern, efficient, and professional police forces to help catch criminals and impose order in the streets. This guide covers the history and development of policing activity, complementing the ... Read more

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  • The Spy Game

    by Lionel Pender ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to Law Enforcement and Intelligence Gathering
    While the reality of intelligence gathering isn’t always as thrilling as popular spy novels and films make it seem, modern intelligence gathering operations are ample and a crucial part of diplomacy and military operations. This in-depth guide covers the nature and intriguing history of intelligence gathering. The types and sources of intelligence are presented thoroughly alongside important ... Read more

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    by Bill Swan ...
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    At fourteen, Steve Truscott was a typical teenager in rural Ontario in the fifties, mainly concerned about going fishing, playing football, and racing bikes with his friends. One summer evening, his twelve-year-old classmate, Lynne Harper, asked for a lift to the nearby highway on his bicycle and Steve agreed. Unfortunately, that made Steve the last person known to see Lynne alive.His world ... Read more

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  • Engineering

    Series series The Study of Science II
    Engineering has existed in one form or another for millennia but gained considerable traction during the twentieth century with the creation of aerospace, biomedical, genetic, and nuclear engineering. It also saw incredible advances in the areas of civil, chemical, and mechanical engineering. This wide-ranging volume introduces readers to the engineering field, chronicling the development of its ... Read more

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  • Working the Case

    by Leon Murley ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to Law Enforcement and Intelligence Gathering
    Police officers typically are responsible for maintaining public order and safety, enforcing the law, and preventing, detecting, and investigating criminal activities. Police may also perform licensing and regulatory duties. This resource examines the role of police at various levels of society, from small communities to state and national jurisdictions. It addresses the concept of due process and ... Read more

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  • Police Technology

    by Glen Forrest ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to Law Enforcement and Intelligence Gathering
    Computers have become vital for police work in the twenty-first century. Applications explored in this compelling volume include the capability of searching extensive, internationally synchronized criminal information databases; plotting crime incidents and patterns to anticipate and prevent recurrences; interrogating criminal suspects and persons of interest; and identifying suspects by using ... Read more

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  • Earth Science

    by Maya Bayden ...
    Series series The Study of Science III
    Earth science is an umbrella term for a series of interlocking, dynamic scientific areas of study that aim to explain how the planet Earth works as a system. Combining studies of all the elements around us and how they interact, this book provides a history of this complex field, while highlighting core principles and concepts. This title's informative graphics and images, along with its use of ... Read more

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  • Lincoln's Spymaster: Allan Pinkerton, America's First Private Eye

    From Samantha Seiple, the award winning author of Ghosts in the Fog, comes the first book for young adults to tell the story of Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye.Lincoln's Spymaster tells the dangerous and action-packed adventures of Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye and Lincoln's most trusted spymaster.Pinkerton was just a poor immigrant barrel-maker in Illinois when he ... Read more

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    Illustrated by Sam Carbaugh ...
    Series series Build It Yourself
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  • The Giant and How He Humbugged America

    by Jim Murphy ...
    When a 10-foot tall purported "petrified man" is unearthed from a backyard in upstate New York in 1869, the discovery immediately turns into a spectacle of epic proportions. News of the giant spreads like wildfire, and well over a thousand people come to view him in the first five days alone!Everyone has their own idea of his true origin: Is he an ancient member of the local Onandaga Indian tribe? ... Read more

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  • The Year We Disappeared

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    When Cylin Busby was nine years old, she was obsessed with Izod clothing, the Muppets, and a box turtle she kept in a shoebox. Then everything changed overnight. Her police officer father, John, was driving to his shift when someone leveled a shotgun at his window. The blasts that followed left John's jaw on the passenger seat of his car-literally. While clinging to life, he managed to write down ... Read more

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  • How Come?

    Every Kid's Science Questions Explained

    by Kathy Wollard ...
    Illustrated by Debra Solomon ...
    Fact-filled, fun-filled, as interesting to parents as it is to kids, the How Come? series is the trusted source for lively, clear answers to kids’ science queries. Now the best questions and answers from all three books—How Come?; How Come? Planet Earth; and How Come? In the Neighborhood—have been revised, updated, freshly illustrated in full color, supplemented with twenty completely new ... Read more

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