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Encompassing nearly 2,000 years of heists and tunnel jobs, break-ins and escapes, A Burglar's Guide to the City offers an unexpected blueprint to the criminal possibilities in the world all around us. You'll never see the city the same way again.
At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone hoping...
At the core of A Burglar's Guide to the City is an unexpected and thrilling insight: how any building transforms when seen through the eyes of someone hoping...
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Publisher
Citadel Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A collection of eighteen science fiction short stories features "The Minority Report," in which Commissioner John Anderton's clever use of "precogs," people who can identify criminals before they can do any harm, turns against him when they identify him as the next criminal.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Violent crime tragically ruins lives and communities, yet we know how to stop it and help victims. Governments agree on how to get results at the United Nations, but do not act locally. Science and Secrets of Ending Violent Crime is the result of a lifetime career working to get violence prevention science applied and frustration with too many preventable tragedies. Irvin Waller explains the proven solutions that tackle the causes of violence, and,...
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Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Tens of millions of people poured onto the streets for Black Lives Matter, bringing with them a wholly new idea of public safety, common security, and the delivery of justice, communicating that vision in the fiery vernacular of riot, rebellion, and protest. A World Without Police transcribes these new ideas--written in slogans and chants, over occupied bridges and hastily assembled barricades--into a compelling, must-read manifesto for police abolition....
8) Self-defense
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Providing a self-defense system that actually works in the real world, this action-packed guide to avoiding attacks, neutralizing attackers and protecting yourself and your loved ones helps you to sharpen your instincts and respond proactively to impending danger, master hand-to-hand combat basics and more.
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Publisher
Reader's Digest Association
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Explains how to protect one's home, family, and property and how to steer clear of computer and high-tech crime; investment and white-collar crime; and terrorism, bombs and bomb threats, in a book that also details safety measures for weddings, funerals,holidays, and emergency situations.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Life is full of obstacles, and in today's complicated, hyperconnected world we are all seeking to gain insight and knowledge that will allow us to take charge of our own safety and well-being. As a highly decorated former DEA agent and leading private investigator, Thomas G. Martin has seen every kind of trouble there is. In Seeing Life through Private Eyes, he provides a wealth of experience, insider information, and valuable advice to readers of...
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Real pigeons volume 2
Language
English
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"A group of crime-fighting birds--who are also best friends--must stick together to protect the city from an evil ostrich and other dangers"--
16) Not all heroes
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
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2021-2022 Middle School TAB Nominations
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
TAB 2022: Williamsburg
Books You May have Missed 2021: Combined
TAB 2022: Williamsburg
Description
Moving halfway across the country did not help eleven-year-old Zinnia deal with her little brother's death, but joining her neighbors and aunt as a Real Life Super Hero does that and more.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Traces the story of the American gun market as reflected by an Austrian six-cylinder revolver, tracing how it has become a weapon of choice on both sides of the law, in the entertainment industry, and among Second Amendment enthusiasts.
Author
Series
Real Pigeons volume 2
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"La Pandilla Paloma no sólo es un alucinante grupo de palomas que luch contra el crimen y protege la ciudad. También son los mejores amigos del mundo. Pero ¿lograrán mantener su amistad cuando se encuentren con un almacén Secreto lleno de pájaros embotellados, un avestruz criminal fugitivo y una ibis loca por el poder?"--
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