title: Navy Seals: Elite Operations (Military Special Ops)
author:  Patricia Newman 
description: Gr 3-7-These eye-catching titles, each written in five short chapters, will be attractive to reluctant readers. All begin dramatically with an exotic setting, an emergency situation, and/or figures exhibiting daring military skills. The second chapter places the special unit in a historical context, and the following sections flesh out the roles the unit members play within their branch and in the military as a whole. The books conclude with a chapter on training and education. The risks and destructive nature of the jobs aren't sugarcoated, but the texts are not graphic. Transitions between chapters are smooth, though the language is sometimes stilted. The writing is filled with acronyms that are, unfortunately, often not included in the glossary. Sprinkled throughout the chapters are text boxes with definitions and additional information, quotations, and anecdotes about real operations. The clear photos are well captioned. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journal. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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  # SURPRISE!
  
  
  # From CEOs to Navy SEALs:  
  How a Select Group of Professionals Prepare  
  for and Respond to the Unexpected
  
  
  Dave Baiocchi • D. Steven Fox
  
  
  
  
  
  Prepared for the United States Army
  
  
  Approved for public release; distribution unlimited
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The research described in this report was prepared for the National
  Reconnaissance Office. The research was conducted within the RAND National
  Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center
  sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the
  Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies,
  and the defense Intelligence Community under Contract NRO-000-12-C-0187.
  
  
  
  
  
  **Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data**
  
  
  Baiocchi, Dave.  
  Surprise! : from CEOs to Navy Seals : how a select group of professionals
  prepare for and respond t