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{ Monthly Archives } November 2009

They call me Hottentot Venus by Monica Clarke

Saartjie was 18 years old when put on display in London as “a piece of erotic meat”. How did she, a S.African aboriginee, become a sex symbol in Europe in 1810?

Nov 30 2009 Biography
Historical
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Understanding International Counter Terrorism: A Professional’s Guide to the Operational Art by A. Hunsicker

Understanding International Counter Terrorism is one serious effort to lay out a comprehensive strategy of how to deal with a whole gamut of possible terrorist incidents by using a language that any person or first responders like policemen, security personnel, firemen, paramedics, etc. can understand.

Nov 21 2009 International Affairs
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The Fine Art of Executive Protection: Handbook for the Executive Protection Officer by A. Hunsicker

The number of incidents and crimes carried out by terrorists and criminals, such as physical threats, violent attacks, assassinations, kidnapping and hostage situations are increasing by the minute worldwide. Each incident is a constant and ever demanding challenge to the law enforcement and the personal security professionals in particular. A detailed, but understandable manual for [...]

Nov 20 2009 International Affairs
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I Never Looked for My Mother and Other Regrets of a Journalist by Joseph P. Ritz

Story of how a bastard child became an award-winning journalist; told with humor.

Nov 14 2009 Autobiography Comments (0)

Will and Dena: Love and Life in World War II by Bob Rogers

Will, a baseball phenom and Buffalo Soldier, and his lover defy classism before he joins with the US Army and Italian Partisans to fight Nazism.

Nov 14 2009 Fiction
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Sweet Dreams by Jo Anne Valle

Sweet Dreams is a captivating story with several themes: of family bonds, a young girl and her grandmother; of the preservation of cultural attachments and traditions; of a special paradise.

Nov 14 2009 Children
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