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Very Good, and Not as Muddled as One has Claimed
This book is very informative, interesting, and entertaining.I've recommended it to people both within and outside the CS and IT communities w/o reservation.
Security or Liberty? Both!
I first read about Bruce Schneier in an eye-opening article by Charles Mann in the September, 2002 issue of The Atlantic Monthly. It seems that you don't have to make the false choice everyone is agonizing over between security and liberty. You can have both.
Puts things into perspective
The title of the book refers to the steps to take after fear is sensed.To move beyond fear is to understand it, how it affects you and why, and what you can do about it.And that is what the book addresses - what things do we need to secure, from our personal interests, to national interests.
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Subjects:  1. General    2. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    3. Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Prevention    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Terrorism    9. United States    10. War on Terrorism, 2001-    11. Police & security services    12. Safety in the home    13. Science / General    14. Security & fire alarm systems    15. Security services   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business/Economics    3. Facility Management    4. General    5. Industrial Management    6. Industries    7. Management    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Private security services    11. Retail trade    12. Security measures    13. Sociology    14. Business & Economics / Industrial Management    15. Security & fire alarm systems    16. Security services   

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A history of the U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmer
SO OTHERS MAY LIVE: SAVINGS LIVES, DEFYING DEATH WITH THE COAST GUARD'S RESCUE SWIMMERS provides a history of the U.S. Coast Guard helicopter rescue swimmer, pairing this history with twelve stories which chronicle maritime rescues. Swimmers tell these stories of perilous rescue and while SO OTHERS MAY LIVE would also qualify to be featured in our 'True Adventure' section, it's featured here for additional value as a history of Coast Guard efforts overall.
Absolutely incredible reality-driven writing!
Her description of the harrowing rescues on rooftops in New Orleans took my breath away. I've been in SAR situations where a person had to be forced to leave a sinking boat, and on law-enforcement sorties where the bad guys had guns, but, in each of those occasions, you knew exactly what to expect - things were straightforward. The deteriorating conditions in New Orleans after Katrina, gave the crew, especially the swimmers, such extraordinary unknowns. The need to adapt to such changing and challenging situations so quickly - and the sheer number of them! -was obviously devastating to both body and psyche. And, the fact that among Coast Guard personnel there were no deaths, no collisions, no serious injury, is just astounding. I'm not sure that this country really appreciates the length to which our little service went in those days following the hurricane.
Stories of rescue and heroism
This book is the story of the Coast Guard rescue swimmers, and some of the absolutely incredible situations they faced and overcame in their determination to save lives.Chapter after chapter is one cliff-hanger after another, as these swimmers selflessly risked their own lives to save those of others they had never met.
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Subjects:  1. Coast Guard    2. Disasters & Disaster Relief    3. Emergency Medicine    4. History    5. Medical    6. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    7. Search and rescue operations    8. Sociology    9. United States.    10. Sports & Recreation / General   

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He's not a MUTT !
Finally, a "White Hat" who gets it...they are a rare breed.Chief Lasky's book illustrates why being a firefighter is the best career in the world.He is forward thinking, but established in a foundation of old school values which gives him direction.All this is found in his book.This is an easy read, but a very complex subject.If you are on the 'Job', this is a must read - over and over again.Fall in love with the job all over - and be proud of what you do! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Fire Science    2. Fire departments    3. Fire fighters    4. Job satisfaction    5. Management - General    6. Personnel management    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Training of    12. Technology / Fire Science    13. firefighting, firefighter   

Subjects:  1. Appellate procedure    2. Courts    3. Courts - General    4. Criminal Law    5. Criminal Law - General    6. Criminal Procedure    7. Jurisprudence    8. Law    9. Legal Reference / Law Profession    10. United States    11. Law / Jurisprudence   

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Shocking material in a chewy read
A hard-to-follow structure and a dry, academic writing style make this powerful and much-needed book less accessible than it should be. Superb study of US state's use of mercenary drug-runners
This is an outstanding and revelatory book, a brilliant account of a drug-trafficking empire. He shows how US protection for their drug-runner allies has led to the huge increase in drug trafficking in the last 50 years.
Parapolitics metastasize into deep politics
Peter Dale Scott illustrates clearly that one of the main aims of the US foreign policy is control of oil, because the US is heavily dependent on foreign oil and oil markets.
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Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Central Intelligence Agency    3. Drug control    4. Drug traffic    5. Government - U.S. Government    6. History    7. History: World    8. Intelligence service    9. Military - United States    10. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    11. Political aspects    12. Politics / Current Events    13. Popular Culture - Counter Culture    14. United States    15. Central government policies    16. History / Military / United States    17. History of specific subjects    18. International relations    19. USA   

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Not Sure What Happened
I am sure that when this book left the seller it was in greaat condition, however the way it was packed or handled, the book was bent and the cover was broken. I am hoping this is not how all of their books are sent out, and this accident should be seen as such. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Fire Science    2. General    3. Law enforcement    4. Police    5. Politics - Current Events    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. United States    10. Police & security services    11. Technology / Fire Science    12. USA   

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Excellent
I went to the Wicklander seminar recently.The book was just as great as the class, I'm very fortunate to have been able to go and receive the book.Thanks!

Excellent Reference
This is an excellent referecne book for anyone involved in both private and public sector interviews.

A great book for any investigator
This was a very informative book.I highly recommend this book for anyone dealing with interviews and interrogations. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Criminal Evidence And Analysis    2. Criminal Law - General    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Forensic Science    5. Law    6. Police questioning    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Politics / Current Events    9. United States    10. Criminal investigation & detection    11. Law / Forensic Science   

Subjects:  1. Business Ethics    2. Jurisprudence    3. Law    4. Law enforcement    5. Moral and ethical aspects    6. Police ethics    7. Police training    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Politics - Current Events    10. Politics / Current Events    11. United States    12. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

Editorial Review

The word "terrorism" first became popular during the French Revolution, when the Read more

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Understanding Terrorism
In the wake of the 9/11 disaster a plethora of books has been published on the nature and structure of the terrorist threat. Some are quite good, but others are absolute nonsense. Interestingly, some of the best books on both terrorism and counter-terrorism predate 9/11 and were written before counter-terrorism became the cottage industry it is today.
A good textbook on terrorism
Just for the record, I'm reviewing the 2006 edition of this book, so it is no longer as out of date as the previous edition.And it is a very interesting book.We learn definitions of terrorism, we see what terrorism is, how terrorists recruit, how many of them think, what some of them say, how they get publicity, how they take advantage of media opportunities ("Don't shoot, Abdul!We're not on prime time!"), and so on.
A bit dated but worth the time
I would have given this work 5 stars if it was a bit more up to date. I expect great things out of the new version slated to arrive in May 2006. One thing that I really like about this work is that it does not just focus of Mid-east terror, but looks at ETA, IRA, US Militia movements, RAF, and other groups as well. A very good historical background with some good insights about rationality and media exposure. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    2. Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism    3. Political Science    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Politics/International Relations    6. Terrorism    7. Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / General    8. Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Police Administration    3. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    4. Political Science    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Politics/International Relations    7. United States    8. Police & security services    9. Political Science / Law Enforcement   

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As usual, an excellent comportment of the facts...
An excellent, factual read.I tried to pick apart the book, but Lott is far better a statistician than I, so his work holds up.
Well-written, rigorous, but a bit dry for the average reader
"Too often, the debate over guns is a philosophical one, pitting the freedom of gun owners against the safety of everyone else," says economist Dr. John Lott in The Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You've Heard About Gun Control is Wrong.
A wake up call about gun control
This is a follow-up to his 1998 book "More Guns, Less Crime", which showed that rising gun ownership was resulting in lower violent crime statistics. He proves with statistical facts that Gun Control laws do not reduce Gun Violence, but have increased gun crime every time they are tried. Since the 1998 book came out before 9/11 happened, he now talks about how gun ownership surged after 9/11, and that again gun crime has gone down (further proving his point). He also talks about how the public falsely believes that guns don't do any good, because the press never reports on stories where a gun in a citizen's hand saved lives. Everything has all the statistics to back his claims up. This book proves once again that the gun-grabbers argument is only based on emotion. Highly recommended!
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Subjects:  1. Firearms    2. Gun control    3. International Relations - Arms Control    4. Law and legislation    5. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    6. Political Science    7. Politics / Current Events    8. Politics/International Relations    9. Public opinion    10. United States    11. Violent crimes    12. Political Science / Arms Control    13. Social issues   

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Excellent information for the investigator
This book was well written, and detatiled.The lessions were followed buy examples that illistrated the key points.I am now prepareing to go into narcotic's, and the authur has vast knowledge in the subjct of narcotic's.This was an execllent begining to the use of informants.The authur hasclearly set up the paramitors for the selection, preparation, and use ofinformants.The cases that are talked about in the book are from takenfrom current and historical cases, both narcotics and other crimes.Ifound this book very interesting.I have loaned it out to a fellow Officerwho has commented that it is an excellent book and he has been in narcoticsfor 7 years. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Case studies    2. Criminal Investigation    3. Criminal Procedure    4. Forensic Science    5. Informers    6. Law    7. Law enforcement    8. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    9. Politics / Current Events    10. Sociology    11. United States    12. Criminal investigation & detection    13. Law / Forensic Science   

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buy this book! it is great
Excellent book. John has done the fire investigation community an outstanding service by writing this book.
Scientific Protocols for Fire Investigation
Book Review:
A great book to add to our library
I purchased Mr. Lentini's book as soon as it was released.
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Subjects:  1. Fire investigation    2. Forensic Science    3. Law    4. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Fire services    7. Law / Forensic Science   

Subjects:  1. Fire Science    2. Science/Mathematics    3. Technology    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Police & security services    6. Technology / Fire Science   

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The test was MUCH easier!
This book scared me, I was terrified to take the CHP exam, but the book overstates the test difficulty. Most helpful portions were the grammar portion (teaches you what to look for and the format of the questions) and the background check.If you are concerned about your review BUY THIS BOOK.otherwise think back to your highschool SAT and breathe a sigh of relief, its not that hard.

Made the difference between "PASS" and "FAIL"
This book was a tremendous help to prepare for the CHP test.The tests provided were very similar to the ones on the actual test.The whole study program outlined in the book was excellent.All the information provided was very helpful in my success in passing the test on the first try. I would highly recommend this book to anyone thinking about taking the CHP test.Thanks for the help.

If you want to pass the test the first time!
If you want to pass the California Highway Patrol's written test, buy and study this book!I bought it in August and took and passed the test at the end of August!The examples in this book mirrors what is on the C.H.P. written test.Also, if you plan on taking the written test, start doing crossword puzzles.You'll find out how that will help you when your taking the test!Good luck- ... Read more

Subjects:  1. California    2. Civil Service    3. Education    4. Employment tests    5. Examinations, questions, etc    6. Police, State    7. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    8. Political Science    9. Study Guides    10. Test Prep    11. Tests    12. Vocational guidance    13. Study Aids / Tests   

Editorial Review

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Frightening account of corruption
Black Mass is an unbelievable account of the illicit relationship between two Irish mobsters from South Boston (Whitey Bulger and Stevie Flemmi) and their FBI handlers (John Connolly and John Morris).
Incredible Book
I've had an interest in Boston and the organized crime around Boston for a while. I've actually had a big interest in the mafia in general. This is a great book with a lot of information that is very useful in understanding how corruption in the system allows organized crime to become more powerful and almost unstoppable.

More to come??
One might ask after reading this excellent book whether 2 kids,say brothers, were groomed to follow in the Bulger's footsteps but perhaps something went awry??
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Subjects:  1. Boston Region    2. Boston Region (Mass.)    3. Criminology    4. General    5. Irish Americans    6. Massachusetts    7. Murder - General    8. Organized crime    9. Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement    10. Social conditions    11. True Crime    12. True Crime / Espionage    13. True Crime / General   

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All Academics,Intelligence officials,and politicians should read
This is the best book on terrorism that I have had the pleasure of reading.It is very informative regarding past foreign policy blunders and clearly states how we have been misslead by our government and academics(many of which advise government). Any person that wants to be aware should digest this information. I could not rest until it was read, and plan to read it again.

A study of what the terrorist in Jihad wants
I found this to being an interesting study of what the people that modern Jihadist want and think.

Terrorism vs Jihad
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