The Ottoman Empire

DeCarlo, Carolyn. The Ottoman Empire. Part of the Empires in the Middle Ages series. 2018. 48p. ISBN 978-1-68048-785-5. Available at 956.01 on the library shelves.

Pushed westward by the Mongol expansion in the 1200s, various tribes of nomad horsemen from an area then known as Turkistan, in Central Asia, spread through the Middle East and came into contact with the Byzantine Empire. One of these tribes, the Seljuks, established a small kingdom in what is now central Turkey, called it the Sultanate of Rome, and proceeded, through military conquests, to seize large portions of the area, including Syria, Jerusalem, and even Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Named after Osman, by the time of the Empire’s fall, the Ottomans had spread far and wide, conquering as far as North Africa and reaching the gates of Vienna.

For over two hundred years, from the mid 1300s to the mid 1500s, the Ottoman Empire expanded rapidly and imposed its law and culture. A period of consolidation followed, where the Ottomans’ accomplishments in literature, public works, and good governance ushered a golden age. The Renaissance in Europe, however, led to European expansion, and undermined the Ottoman Empire by bypassing its control of land routes to Asia through the establishment of maritime commerce. In parallel, European armies pushed the Ottomans slowly back, until the Hapsburg Monarchy had regained many of the lands it had lost.

As the speed and spread of innovation drove much of European economies, the Ottoman Empire found itself falling behind. Many of the lands it controlled in theory became European colonies. For many decades the Empire became known as the Sick Man of Europe, and remained in place due to conflicting views among the European powers, many of whom were keen on dismembering it but did not want their rivals to benefit. As Europe moved towards war, the Ottomans’ leadership found itself closer ideologically to Germany and Austria-Hungary and joined the Triple Entente. On the losing end of the First World War, the Ottoman Empire was amputated of many of its remaining territories, while nationalistic fervor struck inside its core, leading to the establishment of modern Turkey.

Titles in the Empires in the Middle Ages series include:

• The Byzantine Empire
• The Crusades
• The Holy Roman Empire
• The Islamic Caliphate
• The Mongol Empire

Krista Kim-Bap

Ahn, Angela. Krista Kim-Bap. 2018. 183p. ISBN 978-1-77260-063-6. Available at FIC AHN on the library shelves.

Krista is Korean-Canadian, but the extent of her Korean identity is wrapped in the foods that her grandmother brings to their house. Neither her mother nor her father taught her and Tori, her older sister, much about Korea, and Krista is not sure whether this is a good or bad thing. Life at home can sometimes be tense, with Tori actively avoiding all things Korean, especially kimchi. Krista’s best friend, Jason, loves kimchi, however, along with all Korean foods.

The two of them have been best friends since they first met in preschool, and their friendship has always been solid, and it didn’t matter that he was a boy and she was a girl. However, growing up can often cause frictions among friends of the same gender, let alone when their genders are different. As their class begins preparing for Heritage Month, where every student has to portray all of the ethnic groups that makes them who they are today, Krista finds herself noticed by popular Madison and her friends for a great new outfit Tori made using grandma’s traditional Korean dress. Now asked to sit at the popular table, she finds herself pulled away from Jason.

With these tensions threatening their friendship, and with needing to work with her grandmother to complete her project, Krista’s life is about to get more complicated. Can she finds her way back to her friend before it is too late?

Filled with references to Korean food and culture, this book does a tremendous job of exploring what it means to come from a culture that’s different than that of the dominant group. Fans of light reads and sweet friendship will appreciate the frictions between Krista and Jason and the steps they take to reconcile.

Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961

Brimner, Larry Dane. Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961. 2017. 111p. ISBN 978-1-62979-917-9. Available as an eBook from Overdrive.

The dawn of the Civil Rights era was ushered by the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown vs. Board of Education to desegregate schools on the basis that separate but equal was nothing but. Further decision broadened the rights that African-Americans could in theory enjoy and benefit from. One of these decisions, Boynton vs. Virginia desegregated interstate busing services between states. In the South, however, these decisions were viewed with hostility in Southern states, who openly opposed these changes to their highly segregated society. Despite these decisions, things were very slow to change in the South, as laws were selectively enforced to keep African-Americans as second-class citizens.

To force the issues, an organization named the Congress of Racial Equality decided to promote a trip on buses through the South to commemorate a similar trip in 1947 called the Journey of Reconciliation and the 1954’s Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Using non-violence techniques learned from Gandhi, thirteen Black and White, men and women civil rights activists booked bus tickets from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans in May 1961, and headed out on May 4 to challenge the injustices they still saw taking place in the South in bus terminals and on buses, where Blacks were still expected to sit at the back of the bus.

Over the course of the next twelve days, these civil rights leaders confronted attitudes and tested local laws that defied Supreme Court decisions. Despite violent opposition and the destruction of one of the buses, the riders successfully reached New Orleans and spread an awareness of these issues throughout the United States.

Filled with pictures of the trip, this book retells what happened on each of the twelve days and present information on each of the riders. Readers who like history will appreciate the details provided on this stormy period in race relations in the United States. If you enjoy this book or would like to learn more about Civil Rights in the United States, take a look at A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919.

Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling

Cliff, Tony. Delilah Dirk and the King's Shilling. Book 2 of the Delilah Dirk series.  2016. 263p. ISBN 978-1-62672-155-5. Available in the graphic novels section of the library.

Delilah and Selim have been traveling for two years since we last saw them in Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant. They participated in many adventures, but at the moment they find themselves in Portugal, helping a friend of Delilah's family retrieve their grandson from the deadly obsessions of the boy's father. Bent on defending his estate against French and British invaders during the Napoleonic Wars, he has lost the sight that his child is not interested in war.

With this mission accomplished, Delilah plans on heading down to Southern Spain to explore some recently discovered ruins. Selim, however, wishes they could visit London, the mighty city he has heard so much about. These plans are quashed when the two of them encounter Red Coats, led by Major Merrick. Convinced he captured a French spy, he bring Delilah to his father, Colonel Merrick, who recognizes Delilah, and determines she's not a spy. Major Merrick decides to implicate her anyway, and he plants some evidence.

Forced to arrest Delilah and send her back to England, Colonel Merrick entrusts her to his son, who's heading back to London to recruit more soldiers for his regiment. Major Merrick has other ideas, however, and plans on executing her. Delilah and Selim manage to escape, but Merrick swears to ruin Delilah's hero reputation back in England. Delilah and Selim have no choice. They must head to England so our heroine can avenge herself. However, not only will she have to contend with the Major, she will also need to deal with ... her fierce mother!

The Dollar Kids

Jacobson, Jennifer Richard. The Dollar Kids. 2018. 403p. ISBN 978-0-7636-9474-6. Available at FIC JAC on the library shelves.

Lowen Grover and his family are starting a new adventure in the small town of Millville. His family applied for the town’s Dollar Program and was granted a dilapidated house owned by the town for the symbolic price of $1, provided that within a year they fix it up and become part of the community. His mother will open a restaurant serving Cornish pasties, while his father hopes to start his own medical clinic under supervision of a local doctor. As the youngest of his family, Lowen will be attending Millville’s school with his brother Clem and his sister Anneth.

The town is not giving away houses out of the goodness of its heart. Since the paper mill closed, more than half of its population has moved away, and the number of kids left in school has reached such a low number that authorities are now considering closing it down and shipping students elsewhere. By welcoming the Grovers and three other families with three or more kids, the town authorities hope to stop Millville’s decline.

Twelve-year-old Lowen is especially keep to leave the city of Flintlock, because everything reminds him of his friend, nine-year-old Abe, who was shot and killed during a convenience store robbery. Lowen, a developing comic-book illustrator, wanted Abe out of his hair that day and had given him money to go to the store, buy candy, and come back, thinking that this would provide him with a few minutes of peace to finish the comic he was working on. Instead, it has gotten him unceasing suffering as the one responsible for sending Abe to his death. Moving to a new town might just allow him to escape this painful memory.

Not everyone in Millville is behind the Dollar Program, however, and the arrival of so many new faces ruffles some feathers, especially as the town’s new residents begin opening businesses that compete directly with established concerns. As the year progresses, and as more and more problems appear with the house, can the Grover family regroup and work together to fix their house, and at the same time overcome their new neighbors’ reticence and help Millville rebound?

A great coming of age story, Lowen’s guilt at the death of Abe follows him throughout the book, but his new friends and surrounding help him understand that he ultimately was not responsible for Abe’s demise and that sharing his memories of him is the best way to honor his friend. Readers who appreciate realistic fiction with social and familial conflict will enjoy Lowen’s tale of woes and redemption.

The Truth Behind Snack Foods

Quinlan, Julia J. and Adam Furgang. The Truth Behind Snack Foods. Part of the From Factory to Table: What You’re Really Eating series. 2018. 48p. ISBN 978-1-49943936-6. Available at 664.07 QUI on the library shelves.

Everyone enjoys a good snack during a sporting event or at a cookout. Snack foods are delicious, but the industrial processes involved in fabricating these have involved reducing costs while tricking the body to think these are delicious. Snack foods contain too much sugar and too much salt, often exceeding the daily recommended amount for a man’s diet, but most of us have no idea of the true health impact snacks have on our body.

The Truth Behind Snack Foods present how snack foods are created and why they taste so yummy, but how they are not healthy for you. Items such as chips and candy bars are obvious candidates, but so are fruit bars and other items that contain salt and corn syrup. Short and long-term health consequences, such as diabetes and hypertension, are examined. Techniques for better eating and healthy ideas are also reviewed.

Anyone interested in our food and how we eat will appreciate this book and will never look at snack food the same way.

Other books in this series include:

• The Truth Behind Manufactured Foods
• The Truth Behind GMOs
• The Truth Behind Soft Drinks
• The Truth Behind Antibiotics, Pesticides, and Hormones
• The Truth Behind Factory Foods

These Shallow Graves

Donnelly, Jennifer. These Shallow Graves. 2015. 487p. ISBN 978-0-385-73765-4. Available at FIC DON on the library shelves.

Jo Montfort, a member of New York City’s social elite, is soon to be married to a wealthy young man from an upstanding family. Jo, however, has ambitions that don’t fit very well with her family’s desire for this perfect union. She wishes to become a writer, and joins the rank of upstanding reporters like Nellie Bly, making a difference in the lives of poor and unfortunate people. There is no way, however, that her family will allow her this choice.

Tragedy strikes with the death of Jo’s father, Charles Montfort, partner in a shipping company. When the death is ruled a suicide, more questions arise than are answered. Jo decides to investigate her father’s death. Digging and uncovering clues, she runs into Eddie Gallagher, a young reporter at her father’s newspaper. Igniting an infuriating friendship, the two of them expose a conspiracy aimed to protect a family secret. As they get closer to this buried secret, however, they have to dig deeper and the stakes get deadlier. With a killer on the loose and the city’s criminal underbelly involved, Jo and Eddie’s quest to discover the truth could cost them everything.

A great mystery taking place during the height of investigative journalism, fans of suspenseful novels will appreciate Jo Montfort’s tale that begins with her and Eddie digging up a grave at New York’s insane asylum, and then flashes back to how they got there. A great page turner that will have the reader worried for Jo’s sanity and for her very life!

The Gold Rush

Shoup, Kate. The Gold Rush. Part of the Primary Sources of Westward Expansion. 2018. 64p. ISBN 978-1-5026-2640-0. Available at 979.4 SHO on the library shelves.

In the early 1800s, as the United States was expanding westward, Mexico was freeing itself from Spanish rule. Seeking to add population to sparsely developed territory in the country’s north, Mexico actively encouraged Americans to move in, provided they followed Mexican law. In practice , this influx of people who then demanded rights and civil society similar to those of the United States led first to the independence of Texas, then to the Mexican-American War. As a result of this war a large area of Mexico was added to the United States as the territories of New Mexico, Arizona, California, and parts of Nevada and Colorado in the peace settlement that followed.

However, nine days before the peace treaty was signed, and unknown to both signatories, gold had been discovered in California. The news spread like wildfire, and triggered a massive population shift from the eastern United States to California, with the population of the area growing a hundred-fold from about one thousand non-Native people in 1848 to over 100,000 in 1849. Traveling by boat to San Francisco from New York or Boston took six months. Crossing the continental United States by wagon was faster, but it was also more dangerous.

This speedy growth led to the state entering the Union as a free state, and ultimately led to the Civil War. Local Native populations were dislodged and decimated to allow for the exploration and exploitation of the land. The free-for-all of the first year was replaced by an organized process, but the depletion of the gold vein was so thorough that by 1855 no gold remained but an ecological mess had been created. Over 300,000 people moved to California during this period, seeking to strike it rich. Though most didn’t and many left when the gold ran out, the majority stayed behind and helped the state grow.

Fans of history will appreciate how the gold rush shaped California and altered the history of the United States.

Books in the Primary Sources of Westward Expansion series include Native American Resistance, Homesteading and Settling the Frontier, The Gold Rush, The Transcontinental Railroad, Lewis and Clark and Exploring the Louisiana Purchase, and Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War.

The Stone Heart

Hicks, Faith Erin. The Stone Heart. Book 2 of the Nameless City series. 2017. 245p. ISBN 978-1-62672-158-6. Available in the graphic novels section of the library.

In The Nameless City, Kaidu and Rat became fast friends even though they are from opposite ethnic heritage. Having successfully stopped an assassination plot against the General of All Blades, leader of the Dao, Kaidu is now allowed to explore the city, but he must continue his training to become a Dao soldier. Rat, meanwhile, heals the foot she injured, and she looks forward to racing Kaidu again.

Kaidu's father, General Andren, has proposed that the city be governed by an alliance of all tribes, including individuals from the Named, those who were born in the city. The General of All Blades now agrees, but his son, Ezri, is opposed. He has been groomed all of his life to take over the Dao empire and govern the city, and as the first Dao born inside the walls he feels he's the best person to unite the Dao and the Named people. His father's move, however threatens everything Ezri has worked for.

When Rat shares with Kaidu that the monks may know the secret to how the founders of the city carved the hole in the sky linking the city to the ocean beyond, Ezri's bodyguard, who also lived with the monks before being turned out when she was ten, realizes that this secret can become the weapon that will support Ezri in his bid. Armed with this knowledge, she supports Ezri when he assassinates his father, and she leads the troops that attack the monastery.

With a price on their head, Andren, Kaidu and Rat try to escape, but they witness the destruction of the monastery and its vast stores of knowledge, as well as the seizing of the book of the ancients. All seems lost, yet Kaidu and Rat are not willing to give up. Can they find a way to prevent Ezri from getting his hands on knowledge so powerful it could carve a hole in mountains?

The story concludes in The Divided Earth.

The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. 2004. 544p. 1123 mins. Available on the library shelves at 821 COH as well as eBook and audiobook versions from Overdrive.

In the Middle Ages, people traveled throughout the country to visit holy sites. In England, one of these pilgrimages was to the Canterbury Cathedral. For some, this was the trip of a lifetime. For others, this was one of many holy sites they would visit. When a group of thirty pilgrims find themselves traveling to Canterbury, they agree to tell stories to each other to pass the time and be entertained during the long trip, with the teller of the best story winning a free meal.

Coming from all walks of life, from nobles to priests, from merchants to laborers, men and women, each of the travelers in turn tells a tale meant to entertain and teach. Each of these stories offer a glimpse of life in the 14th century in England through romances, folktales, legends, and racy anecdotes, and show a world changing, from the old feudal system that governed the country to one where towns and cities are becoming richer and more powerful.

A classic of English literature, Chaucer’s tales continue to both entertain and educate, showing us what it was like to live in England in the 1300s, and at the same time addressing universal themes such as spirituality, hope, love, and rivalry.

The Transcontinental Railroad

Bailey, Budd. The Transcontinental Railroad. Part of the Primary Sources of Westward Expansion series. 2018. 64p. ISBN 978-1-5026-2642-4. Available at 385.09 BAI on the library shelves.

Born on the Atlantic, the young American nation slowly spread across the Appalachians and reached the Mississippi river. The Louisiana Purchase, negotiated with France under Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, led to a massive territory being added. Further explorations and conflicts completed the addition of land to the United States. The distances involved in settling the West were enormous and traveling from one coast to the next could take up to eight months by ship or six weeks in a wagon, assuming there were no delays or violence along the way.

This large amount of land, coupled with rising tensions between the North and the South over the issue of slavery, led the government to explore chartering companies to build a railroad to link both coasts. It wasn’t until 1862, however, during the Civil War, that Congress mandated two companies, starting from opposite ends, to build the first transcontinental railroad. By the time the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific had connected their tracks in Utah in 1869, traveling times had been cut down to a week, with some trains able to make the trip in three and a half days.

Along the way, Native Americans were pushed out and bison and buffaloes, principal sources of food, were eliminated. Settlers grabbed more and more of the land, pushing Native Americans into reservations. A lack of labor encouraged the arrival of thousands of Chinese workers, but the local population resented them. Camps of fortunes evolved into villages and towns, before growing into massive railroad hubs like Chicago and Kansas City. Thus, speedier travel also led to the destruction of a way of life.

Fans of history will appreciate the thoroughness of this book and its heavily researched information. Pictures appropriately compliment the text, providing an excellent historical read.

Books in the Primary Sources of Westward Expansion series include Native American Resistance, Homesteading and Settling the Frontier, The Gold Rush, The Transcontinental Railroad, Lewis and Clark and Exploring the Louisiana Purchase, and Manifest Destiny and the Mexican-American War.

One of Us is Lying

McManus, Karen. One of Us is Lying. 2017. 360p. ISBN 978-1-52471468-0. Available at FIC MCM on the library shelves.

When five seniors show up to My. Avery’s detention room at Bayview High School on a Monday afternoon, they have almost nothing in common. All of them are here because they were found in possession of a cellphone, a clear violation of Mr. Avery’s rules. Even though they all protest that these are not their phones, Mr. Avery is inflexible, and so they must spend their afternoon together writing an essay.

Bronwyn is the soon-to-be class valedictorian, and she is working hard for early admission to Yale, her parents’ alma mater. Addy is the beautiful and popular one, with the perfect boyfriend and a great circle of friends. Cooper is the school’s premier athlete, with a real shot at a Major League Baseball pitching position right out of high school. Simon is the creator of an app where all of Bayview’s juicy (and true) gossip is posted. Nate is the school’s drug dealer who’s currently on probation for a previous offence.

After drinking water from a cup, Simon goes into shock and is taken by ambulance. Someone has stolen his Epipen, and all of the Epipens in the nurse’s office. Simon dies that night of an allergic reaction to peanut oil, which was smeared all over his glass, and now the four students in the classroom are the prime suspects in Simon’s murder. As police investigate, the lives of these four students take a turn for the worse, and secrets they hoped to keep are suddenly in the open. Simon planned to release true gossip spilling the beans on each of them Tuesday. Would that be motive enough to kill Simon?

With lives spiralling out of control and secrets to protect, to what extent will the Bayview Four be ready to go to save themselves

Living and Working in Ancient Greece

Randolph, Joanne. Living and Working in Ancient Greece. Part of the Back in Time series. 2018. 48p. ISBN 978-0-7660-8971-6. Available at 938 LIV on the library shelves.

Despite all of our technology and advanced materials, the lives of ancient Greeks was remarkably similar to ours today. They actively participated in politics, attended sporting events, and went to entertainment venues to enjoy the latest plays and musical acts. Growing up in Ancient Greece, children would play cooperative and competitive games as well as with toys. They helped with household chores and received some education, more for boys than for girls. Home life was centered on the family, with dwellings featurings an indoor courtyard and rooms with different functions.

Life could also be hard in Ancient Greece. Slavery was accepted, and the area was controlled by multiple city-states whose power didn’t reach much beyond their borders. Only freeborn males could become citizens and participate in the political life of their city. Women’s roles were limited to their house.

Many famous Greek philosophers influenced Western thought and Western society, from Plato to Aristotle. Greek science remained cutting edge until it was forgotten in the Middle Ages, but spurred on a renaissance in Europe when this information once again became available, this time through Islam and Arabic preservation of ancient knowledge.

Readers interested in the impact had on our world today will appreciate the research and the descriptions that went into making this book a vivid reminder of the past.

Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 7

Asagiri, Kafka. Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 7. 2018. 192 p. ISBN 978-0-316-46819-0. Available in the graphic novels section of the library.

Determined to eliminate its competition and acquire Atsushi, the Guild has declared war against both the Detective Agency and the Port Mafia. Sensing a threat to its very existence, the Port Mafia releases its most feared weapon, Q, a boy who curses his targets, causing them to go crazy and violently attack each other. Tasked with protecting two of the Agency's employees who returned from captivity, Atsushi is instead ambushed by Q, and he uses his animal strength to inflict damage to those he should have protected.

Stumbling away, Atsushi loses confidence in his abilities. Shortly thereafter, he is captured by two Guild agents, Fitzgerald and Mark Twain, who operate on a plan prepared by Alcott and imprisoned in Moby Dick, the Guild's new headquarters. Meanwhile, Q wanders Yokohoma and decides to sow a little chaos, but he is stopped by guild member Lovecraft, who uses his abilities to twist Q's murderous intent to destroy the city and eliminate both the Port Mafia and the Agency.

While a prisoner, Atsushi becomes privy to the Guild's plan, and he decides to make an escape. Dazai returns from a meeting with the Port Mafia with a most interesting proposition. Perhaps it is time for the Mafia and the Agency to unite their forces and fight off the Guild, before it is too late ...

The story continues in Bungo Stray Dogs, Vol. 8.

Winterhouse

Gutterson, Ben. Winterhouse. 2018. 370p. ISBN 978-1-250-12388-6. Available at FIC GUT on the library shelves.

Elizabeth Somers has been living with her aunt and uncle ever since her parents died in a fiery explosion when she was very little. Now eleven, Elizabeth has spent a lifetime dealing with two people who really don’t want her there and would rather not spend any money or energy dealing with her. When an anonymous benefactor pays to send Elizabeth to the Winterhouse Hotel for three weeks during Christmas vacation, her aunt and uncle are thrilled. Elizabeth is concerned, but at the same time she looks forward to time away from her mean-spirited aunt and her lazy uncle.

Traveling to Winterhouse on a bus, Elizabeth finds herself attracting the unwanted attention of two strange passengers, a thin man and his equally thin wife. Shaking it off, Elizabeth returns to reading her book, one of the seven she owns. Arriving at Winterhouse, Elizabeth discovers that the hotel possesses a massive library with more books than she could ever read. There are large puzzles, skating, sledding, swimming, lectures and concerts after dinner, and a myriad of other activities. The owner, Norbridge Falls, is peculiar, and Winterhouse contains memories from three generations of Falls. Finally, there’s Freddy, another teen spending his vacation at the hotel. The two hit it off immediately.

Searching the reference section of the library for a book to read, Elizabeth discovers a book called A Guide for Children: Games, Secrets, Pastimes, and More, and on impulse she steals it from the library. Soon she discovers that this book is The Book, a legendary volume left behind by Norbridge’s grandfather that can be used to solve a mystery that has plagued the hotel since its construction. Connected to the Falls family somehow, Elizabeth is eager to discover the solution to this mystery, but malevolent forces have other plans for her in mind. As Elizabeth gets closer, the stakes get higher, and Winterhouse will never be the same.

A grand setting and a fast-moving plot keep the reader engrossed in Elizabeth’s adventure. The cast of characters is unique, and illustrations help provide context to the story. Fans of mystery and light magic will enjoy and cheer Elizabeth on as she takes necessary risks to solve the curse of Winterhouse.

The Spy Game: International and Military Intelligence

Pender, Lionel. The Spy Game: International and Military Intelligence. Part of the Law Enforcement and Intelligence Gathering series. 104p ISBN 978-1-5081-0370-7. Available at 327.12 SPY on the library shelves.

When we think of intelligence gathering operations, what comes to mind are movies like James Bond or Mission Impossible. The reality of spying, however, is rather more mundane and relies more on satellites, communication interceptions, and analysis of open sources than deep infiltration in enemy organizations. That is not to say that spying is not essential to secure a nation’s secrets and discover what others are up to. The vast trove of information available necessitate a committed and dedicated organization that is also subject to oversight to ensure that it does not exceeds its mandate.

This book explores how intelligence operations are conducted, who conducts them, and what technologies they use to achieve their objectives. The history of spy organizations is reviewed, and the variety of types and sources of intelligence is explored. Three of the world’s most extensive intelligence systems are also discussed. Readers interested in the secretive world of intelligence gathering will appreciate the level of details provided in this book.

Titles in this series include:

• To Serve and Protect: The History of Policing
• Police Technology: 21st Century Crime-Fighting Tools
• The Spy Game: International and Military Intelligence
• Working the Case: Law Enforcement, Police Work and Police Organizations