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Dream Room
Chet Nicholson
Oakley Publishing Company
140 Broadway, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10005
9780981840024, $17.95, www.oakleypublishingcompany.com
Southern hospitality with a bit of northern hostility. "Dream Room:
Tales of the Dixie Mafia" is Chet Nicholson telling the story of the
mafia of the southern United States, operating out of the former
states of the Confederacy. A unique take on organized crime in a
region that usually isn't associated with it, "Dream Room" is an
informative and intriguing read.
Spirit of the Badge
Ingird P. Dean
Topaz Heart Publishing
4836 N. Indian Lake Rd., Traverse City, MI 49686
9780982082409, $17.95, www.spiritof thebadge.com
They have been called professional heroes. "Spirit of the Badge: 60
True Police Stories of Divine Guidance, Miracles, & Intuition" is a
collection of true stories and anecdotes about officers on the beat
and the challenges they face in their days on the job. With a
spiritual slant, it presents these officers as what they really are -
human beings who are just trying to get through the day. "Spirit of
the Badge" is worth considering for any who want to better understand
the life of a police officer.
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