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(0)Adam Woog
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This book is not your ordinary career guidebook on law enforcement. It shares real life stories, cases, and criminal investigations to introduce all the various related jobs. It book covers the various types of jobs and internships that readers can pursue in various Police departments, detailing the education, training, and equipment that candidates would need for the different roles. Readers will learn about state, county, and city law enforcement...
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Alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives, these subjects make up the life's work of officers in the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ATF, unlike the other federal law enforcement agencies, though, the ATF also oversees and regulates legitimate organizations and companies to make sure that criminals do not steal the kind of chemicals that can be used to make bombs. The ATF encompasses a wide variety of duties under the auspices...
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With international politics taking sharp turns nearly every week, it is essential that the United States has a strong system of protection of its borders, resources, and people. This guidebook introduces students to prospective careers in Homeland Security. Various types of jobs and internships that readers can pursue, plus details on needed education, training, and equipment are shared. Readers will learn about its history, role in the community,...
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The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, known locally as the Ballard Locks, are an integral part of Seattle's extensive waterways. The busiest facility of their kind in America, the Ballard Locks form the heart of the channel connecting Puget Sound's saltwater with Seattle's main freshwater lakes. When completed in 1917, the locks were second only in size to the Panama Canal and the first of their kind on the West Coast. They function primarily to maintain...
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Among the Pacific Northwest's many treasures is the Evergreen State, a state rich in eerie events. Haunted Washington, a collection of stories of ghosts, mysteries, and paranormal happenings, will leave readers delightfully frightened.
Haunted Washington includes dozens of stories, from the royal Native American ghost of Seattle's Pike Place Market to the haunted mansion that inspired horrormeister Stephen King's TV mini-series Rose Red—all of...
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While the Secret Service is thought of synonymously with the President of the U.S., only one agent has ever died in the line of duty protecting a President. Private Leslie Coffelt was killed during his duty of protection of President Harry Truman. Readers will learn that there is a rich, varied history of the Secret Service, and that there are several different positions within the service. They will learn about the education, training, and equipment...
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It isn't widely known, but the FBI recognizes that their men and women have lives; the agency offers a part-time program, which allows an agent to work 16 to 32 hours a week. Give your readers a cool look inside the various careers of the FBI. This book covers the various types of jobs and internships that readers can pursue, detailing the education, training, and equipment candidates would need for different FBI roles. Real life stories and cases...
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Notorious for his widely publicized bank and train robberies, Jesse James will forever be known as the American outlaw and gang leader. James began his infamous career during the Civil War, as part of a group of Confederate guerrilla fighters in his native state of Missouri. But as the war ended, James turned his life toward crime and soon became a man on the run from the law. Joined by his older brother, Frank, and another set of brothers, James...
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Give your readers a comprehensive book that details the various of jobs and internships that readers can pursue in forensic science. Readers are provided with details regarding the education, training, and equipment that candidates would need for different roles. This book covers the history of forensic science, its role in the community, and the type of public service its officers provide. It also features stories from real cases and members of the...
10) The shark
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Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1998.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Presents an overview of various species of shark, how they have become endangered, and what is being done to protect them from extinction.
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Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 5
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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English
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A portrayal of the work of samurai warriors, including how they trained for war, their code of conduct, the weapons they used, the independent samurai (ronin), the samurai in battle, and the Samurai as bureaucrats.
12) Amelia Earhart
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Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1997.
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112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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English
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Explores the questions surrounding the disappearance of aviator Amelia Earhart
