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Below is a list of recommended reading for aviation security, airport management, and terrorism.

 

Aviation Security
  1. Violence in the Skies, a history of aircraft hijacking and bombing, Philip Baum, 2016
  2. Airport Warnings: An Airport Policeman Speaks: Herrin, William R., Worden, Nathan, Mueller, Scott T.: 9780692953877: AmazonSmile: Books
  3. Are we safe enough? Measuring and assessing aviation security, John Mueller and Mark Stewart, 2016
  4. Permanent Emergency, inside the TSA and the fight for the future of American security, 2012
  5. Bombers, hijackers, body scanners and jihadists, by Billie H. Vincent, former security director for the FAA, 2012.
  6. General aviation security, aircraft, hangars, fixed-base operations, flight schools and airports, Daniel J. Benney Ph.D., 2013
  7. Practical Airport Operations, Safety and Emergency Management: Protocols for Today and the Future, Jeff Price
  8. Practical Aviation Security – 3rd Edition, Jeff Price

 

Terrorism 
1. Chasing ghosts, the policing of terrorism, John Mueller and Mark Stewart, 2016
2. Drones and Terrorism, asymmetric warfare and the threat to global security, Nicholas Grossman, 2018
3. The threat matrix, The FBI at war in the global age of terror, by Garrett M. Graff, 2011.
4. How to be a Super Hero: How to Recognize, Avoid, and Survive Violent Encounters, Assault, and Getting Shot in an Active Shooting, by James Hiromasa, 2017

 

Emergency Management
1. The Unthinkable, who survives disaster and why, Amanda Ripley, 2009
2. Situational Awareness for Emergency Response, Richard Gasaway, 2013
3. America the Vulnerable, Stephen Flynn, 2004
4. Edge of Disaster, Stephen Flynn, 2007
5. Mission Improbable, using fantasy documents to tame disaster, Lee Clark 1999

 

AvGeek Books
1. Images of Aviation – Denver Airports From Stapleton To DIA, Jeff Price co-author, 2018

 

Inspiration
1. Learn to Love The Turbulence, Amelia Rose Earhart – July 2023

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