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Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports, Second Edition 36 reviews Howard M. Schilit
McGraw-Hill, 2002
Learn about accounting legerdemain
+ good book + Excellent primer on accounting fraud + Great summary of earnings manipulation tactics
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All the President's Men 96 reviews Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein
Simon & Schuster, 1994
More than a B-plus
+ Must Read for all Americans + All The President's men + A Classic + A Masterpiece of Journalism!
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Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit 175 reviews John Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Pocket Books, 1996
Good read
+ Analyzing Criminal Behavior + Another great J. Douglas book!
this is well written, and worth your time to read.
gives you insight about the reasons why men do
such wicked things.
It's good to know the FBI has figured these guys out, and
are able to track them down more easily.
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Guide to Computer Forensics and Investigations, Second Edition 7 reviews Amelia Phillips, Bill Nelson, ...
Course Technology, 2005
Great book.
The book explains in good detail about computer forensics and investigations. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to look into this field of study.
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Kill Phil: The Fast Track to Success in No-Limit Hold 'em Poker Tournaments 40 reviews Blair Rodman, Lee Nelson
Huntington Pres, 2005
Can't complain
+ Push or Fold! + Very good for amauter players + help in the wsop
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Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One 23 reviews Edward O. Thorp
Vintage, 1966
The Book that Started the Blackjack Revolution
+ Blackjack for dummies! + A Classic + This book and your own brain are all you need....well...a team... + The Grandfather of Blackjack Strategy
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Homicide 62 reviews David Simon
Ballantine Books, 1993
Well written and very accessible, highly recommended
+ Great Book + Great book + Like You Were There + Homicide
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The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Private Investigating 39 reviews Steven Kerry Brown
Alpha, 2002
A "must have" book for novice Private Investigators
+ A must have for anyone in the PI industry + One of the best self-help books ever! + intro to private investigating + Very good book for the price
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One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player 46 reviews Nolan Dalla, Peter Alson
Atria, 2006
What Bobby Fisher was to chess, Stu Unger was to poker.
+ Intense, exciting and sad + The Painful Demise of a Poker Genuis + I could not put it down.
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Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation into Civilization's End 50 reviews Lawrence E. Joseph
Morgan Road Books, 2007
Disparate sources, cultures, and disciplines all predict doom. How can we intellectually ignore it?
+ Interesting + A Very Compelling Read
I won't say that I'm a total believer in the 2012 Apocalypse, but Lawrence Joseph paints a picture that extremely well researched, comprehensive, and incredibly convincing. There are multiple levels of research, but for the most part they fall into three categories: scientific, prophetic, and ...
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Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic Science (College Edition) (9th Edition) 15 reviews Richard Saferstein
Prentice Hall, 2006
I loved it!
+ Great book, great price!! + Books + Expensive, but worth it + Forensic Evidence
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The Anatomy of Motive : The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent ... 62 reviews John Douglas, Mark Olshaker
Pocket, 2000
The Best in the Series
+ Well Done + A trip to a very dark place
Real info and facts on serial killers. The behind the scenes look at the killers that we don't get from the news. An excellent and well-written book. Also check out Robert Ressler's books.
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Criminal Profiling: An Introduction to Behavioral Evidence Analysis (2nd Edition) 26 reviews Brent E. Turvey
Academic Press, 2002
Decent criminal justice book
+ Informative Text book
No, it's not a perfect book on the subject but so does other books. I think this is still a must-read, but not the only reading material, for anyone interested in the criminal justice field.
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Thank God I Had a Gun: True Accounts of Self-Defense 37 reviews Chris Bird
Privateer Publications, 2006
Very interesting read. Very educational. Highly recommend.
+ Well Written Stories + Protect Yourself! + Thank God they had guns + Detailed True Stories
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September ... 142 reviews Steve Coll
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Thank you Steve Coll!!!
+ Execellent Book - + Fascinating and well-researched history
Very well written and keeps your attention. Very detailed and fact based. The author is as unbiased as they come. I came into this book embarassingly ignorant about international politics, especially the events leading up to September 11, 2001. I feel thankful toward the author for putting ...
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Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, 2nd edition 6 reviews
CRC, 2005
Great Introduction to Forensic Science
+ One of the best forensic books out there. + Excellent core text for any forensic science course
As a graduate student in Forensic Anthropology I found this book to include nearly all of the information I needed in my undergraduate classes. If I had only had this book before I could have saved a lot of money with all of the other books I have purchased. Not only does it provide information on ...
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Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History That Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons, and the Great ... 171 reviews Jim Marrs
Harper Paperbacks, 2001
All I can say is,"WOW"
+ Interesting and thought-provoking + Bogged down by documentation... + Substance and Enigma
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Disclosure : Military and Government Witnesses Reveal the Greatest Secrets in Modern History 51 reviews Steven M. Greer
Not Avail, 2001
"It could be well beyond our imagination"
+ Full Disclosure Under Threat of Death + Monumental work of testimony + The new George Adamski + Points a way forward in an utterly compelling and unexpected way.
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The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes 38 reviews Colin Evans
Wiley, 1998
Kept my daughter interested
+ Entertaining if disturbing... + The Evaluation
I bought this one along with another forensics book when she first started showing an interest in forensics. The other book failed where this one succeeded. The material was written well enough to catch her interest, and the stories were well told. As far as forensic detail, she said it was a ...
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Internet Texas Hold'em: Winning Strategies from an Internet Pro 42 reviews Matthew Hilger
Dimat Enterprises, Inc., 2003
good book, even better starting chart
+ Excellent book- NOT a beginners book.
Teaches the ins and outs of poker and will help any beginer improve his game. The flop chart is the best asset,follow it and it will help eliminate alot of beginer mistakes. not for advanced readers, but if you are an advanced player Middle limit poker by ciaffane is the best book out i feel for ...
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