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"For the first time, John Sampson is on his own. The brilliant crime-solving duo of Washington, DC's, Metro PD and the FBI has a proven MO: Detective Alex Cross makes his own rules. Detective John Sampson enforces them. When military-style attacks erupt,brutally sidelining Cross, Sampson is sent reeling. The patterns are too random--Sampson's friend, his partner, his brother--have told him. Don't trust anyone. As a shadow force advances on the nation's...

On Callie's seventeenth birthday, she receives her vision of the future--a memory sent back in time to sculpt each citizen into the person they're meant to be. But Callie's vision shows her murdering her younger sister, and she is arrested and sent to a prison for those destined to break the law. Callie escapes and, on the run from the government and from her future, hoping to change her fate and protect her sister.

Exposes the roots of the gang problem in locations around the world, looks at the appeal of gangs, especially to the young and poor, and offers ideas for reforms.

Presents the world of today's crime-fighters, and examines how and why different divisions of law enforcement were created.

Draws on government recommendations to outline practical steps for surviving a range of threatening situations, from natural disasters and biochemical hazards to nuclear terrorism and radiological dangers.

"Weekly, there are major threats, mass killings, terrorist attacks, and even weather-related disasters--the list goes on. And this increasingly dangerous world includes more violent and deadly threats that are specifically targeting everyday civilians ... [Via this safety bible], ... you can make educated predictions using the new key questions of who, why, where, when, and how from the attacker's point of view"--Amazon.com.

If you are one of the millions of Americans who chooses to exercise your Second Amendment Right but haven't quite mastered the proper technique with guns, then this is the essential manual for you. It is your right to carry a firearm to protect yourself and your family. However, it is your responsibility to know how to operate that gun correctly and safely. Don't wait to be placed in a dangerous setting faced with an armed attacker. The updated second...

This debut novel by the star of TV's "Walker: Texas Ranger" introduces men of simple faith, unsung Civil War heroes who have ventured to the open plains of Texas to bring justice to places that have none.

Inspired by the legendary real-life murder of Kitty Genovese, "Good Neighbors" calls to mind the Oscar-winning movie "Crash," and its suspense and profound sense of urban menace rank it with Hitchcock's "Rear Window" and the gritty crime novels of Dennis Lehane, Richard Price, and James Ellroy.