"The Middle East for Dummies"
by Jr. Davis Craig
A no-nonsense guide to the politics and people of the Middle East
International relations between the Middle East and the West, as well as among the nations of the Middle East itself, profoundly affect the political climate of the entire world. The Middle East For Dummies relates in common-sense terms the rich history of this diverse region, helping readers appreciate the deeper cultural, economic, and political consequences of current events. The author, a Middle East expert, delivers information about the individual countries that comprise the Middle East, including their economies, religion, law, regional politics, ethnicity, and armed conflicts, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 
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"Human Traffic: Sex, Slaves and Immigration"
by Craig McGill
People smuggling is now more lucrative than drug smuggling. Human Traffic examines this phenomenon and takes a global overview of this criminal activity. There are more than five million illegal aliens residing in the USA. How did they get here? And who helped them? Human Traffic investigates these questions. It contains interviews from the individuals and criminal gangs that mastermind the unlawful movement of people across international borders. Investigative journalist Craig McGill also examines the people who are willing to risk their life savings, and sometimes even their lives, in order to escape poverty by moving to the West. 
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"The New Face of War: How War Will Be Fought in the 21st Century"
by Bruce Berkowitz 
As American and coalition troops fight the first battles of this new century -- from Afghanistan to Yemen to the Philippines to Iraq -- they do so in ways never before seen. Until recently, information war was but one piece of a puzzle, more than a sideshow in war but far less than the sum total of the game. Today, however, we find information war revolutionizing combat, from top to bottom. Gone are the advantages of fortified positions -- nothing is impregnable any longer. Gone is the reason to create an overwhelming mass of troops -- now, troop concentrations merely present easier targets. Instead, stealth, swarming, and "zapping" (precision strikes on individuals or equipment) are the order of the day, based on superior information and lightning-fast decision-making. In many ways, modern warfare is information warfare.
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"Security: Policing Your Homeland, Your City"
by Howard Safir, Ellis Whitman
Reading alternately like an official itemized report and a puffed-up resume, this muddled book by former NYPD commissioner Safir sets out to offer an insider's tour of the cutting-edge law enforcement techniques that impressively reduced the crime rate in New York City. Although Safir covers a lot of ground, from the history of fingerprinting to computerized tracking of criminal patterns and the many applications of DNA analysis, his account is marred by cursory examination and sloppy writing.
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"Funding Evil: How Terrorism Is Financed and How to Stop It"
by Rachel Ehrenfeld
"Funding Evil" reveals how Muslim and Arab groups and states use political corruption to facilitate, and in turn feed, the most vital and venomous sources of terrorists' funds--specifically, state sponsorship and illegal drugs. It also reveals their international fundraising methods. It draws a parallel between terrorists and organized crime and drug trafficking organizations, and describes their common activities: money laundering, fraud, market manipulation, smuggling, counterfeiting, trafficking in children, and prostitution.
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