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|  | WITSEC by Gerald Shur, Pete Earley
When the government was losing the war on organized crime in the early 1960s, Gerald Shur, a young attorney in the Justice Department?s Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, urged the department to entice mobsters into breaking their code of silence with promises of protection and relocation. But as high-ranking mob figures came into the program, Shur discovered that keeping his witnesses alive in the face of death threats involved more than eradicating old identities and creating new ones. It also meant cutting off families from their pasts and giving new identities to wives and children, as well as to mob girlfriends and mistresses. A powerful true story of the inner workings of one of the most effective and controversial weapons in the war against organized crime and the inner workings of organized crime itself--and more recently against Colombian drug dealers, outlaw motorcycle gang members, white-collar con men, and international terrorists--this book takes us into a tense, dangerous twilight world carefully hidden in plain sight: where the family living next door might not be who they say they are. . . AUTHOR: Gerald Shur, Pete Earley
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | My Brother Martin by Chris Soentpiet, Farris King
The older sister of Martin Luther King, Jr. shares memories of their life together and explores how his childhood experiences influenced him into becoming a civil rights activist. Watercolor illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Chris Soentpiet, Farris King
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Guide to Dog Obedience Training by Dan Gentile
Developing the full potential of your dog is one of the most demanding tasks an owner can undertake. It requires time, patience, understanding and the skills of a professional. Dan Gentile, Jr., one of America`s foremost trainers of dogs and dog handlers, can provide you with that expertise. AUTHOR: Dan Gentile
PUBLISHER: T F H Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals
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 | And Not Afraid to Dare by Tonya Bolden
Description not available.Ten inspiring biographies highlight the achievements of African-American women past and present who pursued their dreams in the face of racism and sexism, from Ellen Craft, who dressed as a man to escape slavery, to Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Reprint. AUTHOR: Tonya Bolden
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Outdoor Survival Skills by Larry D. Olsen
Celebrating 30 years in print, this updated classic teaches how to survive in almost any outdoor environment with little or no purchased equipment, by relying on what nature provides. 296 photos, 96 in color. AUTHOR: Larry D. Olsen
PUBLISHER: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Learning Wireless Java
Description not available.Provides a thorough introduction to woking with the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) and the APIs used to create applications to run on wireless and embedded devices, as well as information on the javax.microedition and core classes and the classes specific to diverse wireless platforms supported by J2ME. Original. (Intermediate)
PUBLISHER: O'Reilly & Associates, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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