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Pretend you don't see her

1998
A dying murder victim entrusts real estate agent Lacey Farrell with her journal, which contains information so damaging that even the government's witness protection program cannot keep Lacey safe.

In the president's secret service

behind the scenes with agents in the line of fire and the presidents they protect
2009
Shares some of the untold stories of the experiences of Secret Service agents, telling of presidents and their families, assassination attempts, and extramarital affairs, and discusses the risks posed by understaffing, lack of training, and other problems within the agency.

Saving endangered birds

ensuring a future in the wild
1993
Text and photographs examine the physical characteristics and habits of various endangered birds and discuss efforts to save them from extinction.

Aztec history and culture

2013
Stunning images help this thoroughly researched, well-written volume bring Aztec history and culture vividly to life for readers. Aztec history is traced from its ancestors' migration to the Valley of Mexico to the lives of their descendants in modern Mexico.

Ojibwe history and culture

2013
Lavishly designed and carefully researched, this well-written volume offers readers a rich introduction to Ojibwe history and culture. Its extensive account of Ojibwe history begins with their life before the arrival of European colonists and concludes with discussion of 21st-century life.

Jack's run

2007
Kidnapped by drug czar Alonzo Asnar and held hostage in Argentina, Jack and his sister Joanne attempt a daring escape while their parents, aided by some old friends, set out to rescue them.

Mrs. Kennedy and me

2012
For four years, from November 1960 until after the election of Lyndon Johnson in 1964, Clint Hill was the Secret Service agent assigned to guard Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. During these four years he went from being a reluctant guardian to a fiercely loyal watchdog, and, in many ways, her closest friend.

The Mob and me

wise guys and the witness protection program
2010
in 1967, U.S. Marshal John Partington was given the task of overseeing the protection of the wife and daughter of a renowned mobster who had become an informant. His program of protection began at the behest of Senator Bobby Kennedy and consumed the next thirty years of his life as it became known as the Witness Protection Program. During his tenure he protected the lives of over five hundred witnesses.

Air Force One

2004
Explores the history and usage of aircraft to transport the president, especially Air Force One, the planes which have been a symbol of the United States for fifty years.

Air Force One

2004
Examines the history of Air Force One, presidents who used air travel beginning with Franklin Roosevelt, who was the first president to fly while in office, and the various aircraft designed for the Commander-in-Chief.

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