Within Arm's Length
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Within Arm's Length

by Dan Emmett

2012•Biography•254 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryactionslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is moving, weighty and slow-burning. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

"Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The events surrounding the President's death shaped the course of young Emmett's life as he set a goal of becoming a US Secret Service agent--one of a special group of people willing to trade their lives for that of the President, if necessary.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryActionEmpowerment/personal growthHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Officials and employeesEmployeesUnited States. Secret ServiceLaw Enforcement21st CenturyHISTORY / United States / 21st CenturyUnited StatesProtection

Details

Author
Dan Emmett
Published
2012
Pages
254
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