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WINNER OF THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTIONINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER?An elegant meditation on the complexities of the American South?and thus of America?by an esteemed daughter of the South and one of the great intellectuals of our time. An inspiration.? ?Isabel WilkersonAn essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South?and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand AmericaWe all think we know the South. Even those who have never lived there can rattle off a list of signifiers: the Civil War, Gone with the Wind, the Ku Klux Klan, plantations, football, Jim Crow, slavery. But the idiosyncrasies, dispositions, and habits of the region are stranger and more complex than much of the country tends to acknowledge. In South to America, Imani Perry shows that the meaning of American is inextricably linked with the South, and that our understanding of its history and culture is the key to understanding the nation as a whole.This is the story of a Black woman and native Alabaman returning to the region she has always called home and considering it with fresh eyes. Her journey is full of detours, deep dives, and surprising encounters with places and people. She renders Southerners from all walks of life with sensitivity and honesty, sharing her thoughts about a troubling history and the ritual humiliations and joys that characterize so much of Southern life.Weaving together stories of immigrant communities, contemporary artists, exploitative opportunists, enslaved peoples, unsung heroes, her own ancestors, and her lived experiences, Imani Perry crafts a tapestry unlike any other. With uncommon insight and breathtaking clarity, South to America offers an assertion that if we want to build a more humane future for the United States, we must center our concern below the Mason-Dixon Line. A Recommended Read from: The New Yorker • The New York Times • TIME • Oprah Daily • USA Today • Vulture • Essence • Esquire • W Magazine • Atlanta Journal-Constitution • PopSugar • Book Riot • Chicago Review of Books • Electric Literature • Lit Hub

Early Australian policing had its roots on the streets of Dublin and London, where many of Australia's first law and order enforcers hailed from. Intrigued by this connection, historian Anastasia Dukova has researched and recreated the lives of colonial police officers and criminals in her adopted home city of Brisbane. Through exploring their personal stories, Dukova highlights how biography and history are inextricably linked and reveals the differences between metropolitan aspirations and colonial reality. To Preserve and Protect exposes political power abuse, corruption, mismanagement, professional burnout, and gendered justice, issues which continue to challenge police forces.

The Fire Protection Specialist Passbook(R) prepares you for your test by allowing you to take practice exams in the subjects you need to study.

Politiet er en af de samfundsinstitutioner, der fylder allermest i den offentlige debat. Debatten handler ofte om, hvorvidt politiet er effektivt og løser sin opgave godt nok. Men politiet er først og fremmest rygraden i statens magtudøvelse og helt afgørende for kvaliteten af vores demokrati. Demokrati handler nemlig ikke kun om, hvem vi regeres af, men også om, hvordan vi regeres. Det, at vi lever i et demokrati, må have konsekvenser for politiets organisering og arbejdsmetoder. Og omvendt: Den måde, vi organiserer politiet på, har konsekvenser for, hvilket demokrati vi i praksis kommer til at leve i. Netop derfor er det problematisk, at dansk politis udvikling i de senere årtier er blevet bestemt af effektivitetsbetragtninger snarere end hensynet til demokratiet. Denne bog undersøger udviklingen og argumenterer for, at vi må møde demokratiets aktuelle krise med et offensivt svar i form af en øget demokratisering af statsmagten og et politi, der ikke kun er statens, men samfundets. Når borgeren møder politiet, står pågældende over for statsmagten i dens på én gang reneste og mest symbolske form. Politiet er politiske værdier i konkret og uniformeret form. Det er grunden til, at det er så vigtigt, at politiet er tæt på borgerne: Et borgernært politi er først og fremmest borgernes politi. Bogen skitserer et program for en demokratisk re-orientering af politiet henimod et egentligt samfundspoliti. Den er skrevet til politifolk, der vil have en dybere forståelse af, hvad borgernært politiarbejde vil sige, såvel som samfundsforskere med interesse for politiforhold. Mest af alt er den dog skrevet til borgere, der bekymrer sig om og gerne vil drage omsorg for kvaliteten af vores demokrati.

From the author of The Life Insurance Game comes a revealing and astonishing look at how Russian operatives have repeatedly penetrated the CIA by giving readers a glance inside the deadly world of espionage and counter-espionage. Acclaimed journalist Ronald Kessler has penned another exposé that gives readers all of the information they long for regarding the secretive and dangerous relationship between Russia and the United States. Revealing how Russian agents operate in the United States and how they can often walk away free, Spy vs. Spy discusses the severity of security breaches over the years between the two agencies. Complete with details on the activities of Pollard, Pelton, and Walker, as well as a look at how greedy Americans often betray top military secrets with astonishing ease, Kessler opens the eyes of those interested in the undercover operations of KBG and the CIA in this thrilling account of international espionage and politics.

A man of God . . . driven by the devilTo his parishioners, minister Matt Baker seemed a pious and good man. To his wife, Kari, he was a devoted husband and caring father. Always sunny and vivacious, Kari never questioned their frequent relocations from one small Texas Baptist church to another. Even when tragedy struck, Kari remained strong?until one day, inexplicably, she took her own life.To friends and family, Kari's suicide made no sense?and they struggled with questions they couldn't answer. Why couldn't Matt hold a job with any one church? Why did he cut off all contact with Kari's devastated parents soon after her death? And who was the blond companion he began appearing with just days after the funeral? But it would take a team of investigators and dogged determination to bring Matt Baker's dark secrets to light?revealing a shocking history of lies, infidelity, cruelty, and sexual obsession that may have led a serial predator cloaked in God's word to commit murder.

"This real-life tale, as dramatic as any movie, of Stacey Lannert and her struggle to survive violent sexual assault and the devastating aftermath raises intense issues of crime, culpability and the nature of violence and families. It's a devastating and important subject, beautifully told."--Naomi WolfOn July 4, 1990, eighteen-year-old Stacey Lannert shot and killed her father, who had been sexually abusing her since she was eight. Missouri state law, a disbelieving prosecutor, and Stacey's own fragile psyche conspired against her: She was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. Redemption is Stacey's candid memoir of her harrowing childhood and the pain and protective love of her sister that led her to that horrifying night. It is also an extraordinary portrait of what happened after she found herself in prison and how she grew determined to live positively, even triumphantly, despite her circumstances. Ultimately, and most profoundly, she learned the healing power of forgiveness. After spending as many years in prison as she had out of it, on January 10, 2009, outgoing Missouri governor Matt Blunt commuted Stacey's life sentence. Six days later she walked out of the gates a free woman. Redemption is the story of how Stacey learned to be free while living behind bars. It is a coming-of-age story set in a parallel universe of a maximum-security prison. And, it is a story of sisterhood, courage, and justice finally served.

The Wall Street Journal called him "a living legend." The London Times dubbed him "the most famous art detective in the world." In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI's Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time, offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair. Rising from humble roots as the son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a twenty-year career that was nothing short of extraordinary. He went undercover, usually unarmed, to catch art thieves, scammers, and black market traders in Paris and Philadelphia, Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid. In this page-turning memoir, Wittman fascinates with the stories behind his recoveries of priceless art and antiquities: The golden armor of an ancient Peruvian warrior king. The Rodin sculpture that inspired the Impressionist movement. The headdress Geronimo wore at his final Pow-Wow. The rare Civil War battle flag carried into battle by one of the nation's first African-American regiments. The breadth of Wittman's exploits is unmatched: He traveled the world to rescue paintings by Rockwell and Rembrandt, Pissarro, Monet and Picasso, often working undercover overseas at the whim of foreign governments. Closer to home, he recovered an original copy of the Bill of Rights and cracked the scam that rocked the PBS series Antiques Roadshow. By the FBI's accounting, Wittman saved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art and antiquities. He says the statistic isn't important. After all, who's to say what is worth more --a Rembrandt self-portrait or an American flag carried into battle? They're both priceless. The art thieves and scammers Wittman caught run the gamut from rich to poor, smart to foolish, organized criminals to desperate loners. The smuggler who brought him a looted 6th-century treasure turned out to be a high-ranking diplomat. The appraiser who stole countless heirlooms from war heroes' descendants was a slick, aristocratic con man. The museum janitor who made off with locks of George Washington's hair just wanted to make a few extra bucks, figuring no one would miss what he'd filched. In his final case, Wittman called on every bit of knowledge and experience in his arsenal to take on his greatest challenge: working undercover to track the vicious criminals behind what might be the most audacious art theft of all.

Get a glimpse into the life of a career firefighter.With over thirty years on the job, this retired fire department captain has tons of stories he could tell-and tell them, he does!The Memories from the Firehouse Years trilogy has hundreds of short, easy-to-read stories. Some are funny, some are sad, and some just make you stop and think. There are tales of fires and rescues, side jobs and station life. This third book has all of that, plus some bonus stories from his early life. Although these events happened in a suburban town, they could have happened anywhere and to anybody. People are the same, no matter where you go.So sit back, relax, and enjoy being a fly on the wall as you get a peek into his life, from his early years growing up in a small suburb through his long career in the fire service.

In his effort of further stressing the need for today's law enforcement, the author of Rocks and Bottles has continued in the same vein by writing Always Remembered, Never Forgotten. It is a compilation of situations that he and other officers faced while working in law enforcement over a period of thirty years. When reading each of the incidents, it is hoped that you, the reader, will better appreciate the responsibilities shouldered by the men and women who represent their communities by wearing the badge.He hopes to convey that while those in law enforcement have each accepted the responsibilities that accompany the job, they elected to do so freely as others have done before them. Each one of them recognize that each day they go to work, there will be perils, and for some, it could be the day that they're asked to make the ultimate sacrifice. They must always be remembered and never forgotten.Sadly, though, a culture has developed within today's society that when hearing of an officer being killed in the line of duty, nothing is felt at all-no remorse, no sense of loss, nothing. Many identify the news as part of our everyday life and an accepted part of our culture-something that's simply another news item.The time has come for our society to come to its senses and realize that the only thing separating our civilization as we know it from falling into a state of anarchy is our law enforcement. We must never forget that these individuals who are willing to give their lives for us are people too. They're not only numbers, but they're also that segment of our society that, when needed in times of trouble, always responds to the call.

"Many stressors face First Responders and their families every day. These are the embedded Chaplains who serve them. Includes Embedded First Responder Chaplaincy program's history, development, staffing and training."--

This fascinating work offers the untold true story of the highly decorated FBI agent who goes deep undercover to bring down one of La Cosa Nostra's most notorious crime families.

Drawing from the author's fieldwork and his personal experiences in law enforcement, The Militarization of the Police? Ideology Versus Reality employs social science analysis to refute claims that the police in the United States have become militarized. Readers are exposed to research, analysis, and personal narratives that provide insight into the public perception of law enforcement and the behind-the-scenes realities that few experience outside of police work.

A silent killer stalks the city, targeting those home alone at night killing without pity or remorse. As panic spreads, D.I. Helen Grace leads the investigation, but is herself a hunted woman, her every step dogged by a ruthless killer bent on revenge. As she tracks the murderer, Grace begins to suspect there is a truly shocking home truth that connects these brutal crimes.