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Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
1988
Physical Desc
xx, 215 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's a trooper's worst nightmare. What begins as a routine patrol suddenly turns violent when someone pulls a weapon. Moments later, the trooper is down-wounded or dead. Then, like a swarm of angry bees, every other trooper on the force mobilizes to catch the suspect. Whether they're issuing a ticket for speeding "just a little" over the limit or conducting an all-out manhunt, the people who have chosen this perilous and demanding profession are rarely...
Author
Publisher
Distributed in Canada by H.B. Fenn and Company, Ltd
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xv, 300 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the efforts of NYPD detective Vincent Armanti to infiltrate the mafia family responsible for a fireman's death, during which he discovered that those he was investigating had access to classified police information.
5) Filthy Rich
Author
Language
English
Description
Filthy Rich endeavors to examine all sides of the case that appalled one of America's richest communities and captivated the world.
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 257 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Taking readers deep inside three unusual police departments in California, Colorado, and Georgia, this book, informed by research and by turns gripping, tragic, and inspirational, follows the chiefs--and their officers and detectives--as they worked to replace aggressive culture with something better.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
On July 7, 2016, hundreds of protesters gathered in Dallas after the shooting of two black men-Philando Castile and Alton Sterling-by white policemen. One hundred Dallas police officers stood guard. At around nine p.m., a gunman opened fire into the line of officers from behind. Five were killed and a dozen more injured. Senior Cpl. Larry Gordon, a black twenty-one year department veteran, managed to keep the shooter talking, in part by bonding with...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
xiv,219 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
n 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the U.S. national anthem. By &;taking a knee,&; Kaepernick bravely joined a long tradition of American athletes making powerful political statements. This time, however, Kaepernick&;s simple act spread like wildfire throughout American society, becoming the preeminent...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
236 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Dog Man overcomes the Supa Buddies only to be confronted by a new problem that tests the limits of the entire pack to avoid barking up the wrong tree.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
236 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Dog Man has been working hard to overcome his bad habits, but when his obsessions turn to fears, he finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain, while Petey the Cat, who was just released from jail, starts a new life with Li'l Petey.
14) Fetch-22
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
237 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While Petey the Cat has reevaluated what matters most in his life, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the good in the world.
Author
Series
Dog Man volume 10
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A latest entry in the best-selling series by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of the Captain Underpants adventures finds Dog Man tapping the strength of kindness and persistence when he is embroiled in a howling dilemma.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
329 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Father and daughter, Cylin and John Busby, share their memories of the challenges they faced after their family was forced to go into hiding in order to protect themselves from a killer who had already shot John, a police officer, once and was determined to finish the job.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 308 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"New Jack City meets Serpico in this provocative memoir of a crack dealer-turned-decorated NYPD officer--a timely reflection on the complex relationship between the police and the communities they are meant to protect. Corey Pegues has lived on both sides of the law. At the height of the 1980s crack epidemic, he was a teenager hugging the street corner, selling dope for the notorious Supreme Team gang and watching drugs decimate his stable, working-class...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier. In turbulent 1870s Texas, the revered and fearless Ranger Leander McNelly led his men in one dramatic campaign after another, throwing cattle thieves, desperadoes, border ruffians, and other dangerous criminals into jail or, if that's how they wanted it, six feet under. They would stop at nothing...