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MARC Record from Library of Congress

Record ID marc_loc_updates/v39.i09.records.utf8:12953072:1483
Source Library of Congress
Download Link /show-records/marc_loc_updates/v39.i09.records.utf8:12953072:1483?format=raw

LEADER: 01483cam a22003018a 4500
001 2011004296
003 DLC
005 20110222111034.0
008 110207s2012 mnu j 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011004296
020 $a9781599203980 (library binding)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aG535$b.H79 2012
082 00 $a364.16/4$222
100 1 $aHumphries, John
245 10 $aKidnapping and piracy /$cJohn Humphries.
260 $aMankato, Minn. :$bSmart Apple Media,$c2012.
263 $a1201
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aInside crime
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aInside picture -- In the past -- Piracy at sea -- Somalia -- Case study : MV Sirius Star -- Policing the pirates -- Prosecution and detention -- Kidnapping for ransom -- Abducting children -- Taken hostage -- Case study : Lebanon -- Hijacking -- Case study : 9/11 -- Negotiation -- Armed response -- Training and support -- Surviving a kidnapping.
520 $a"Delves into the criminal world of modern-day shipping piracy, along with hostage taking. Also describes motives of kidnapping in general. Explains tactics of law enforcement agencies to recover victims and prevent the crime"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 $aPirates$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aPiracy$vCase studies$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aPolitical kidnapping$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aHijacking of ships$xPrevention$vJuvenile literature.
650 0 $aKidnapping$vJuvenile literature.