101 Interesting Facts on Bodyguards and Bodyguarding

Robin Barratt

Description

Do you know what is involved in the role of a bodyguard? Could you have what it takes to protect the rich and famous? Would you like to learn more about the people who watch over high-profile individuals and celebrities? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are sure to enjoy 101 Interesting Facts about Bodyguards and Bodyguarding. Did you know that in the UK bodyguards require a Security Industry Authority (SIA) license to work as a Close Protection Officer? Were you aware that hundreds of bodyguards are killed in the line of duty every year but only a small number of these deaths are reported, or that more than one famous person, including a Princess, has married their bodyguard? These are just some of the facts inside this fascinating new book. Assassination attempts, attacks on celebrities, bodyguarding in other countries, Royal bodyguards, the origins and traditions of bodyguarding and all the facts and figures associated with the profession can all be found inside this book. This is a must-have for anyone with an interest bodyguards and the people they protect.

Sujets

• Droit et juridique

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 29 avril 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781910295380
• Langue: English

Extrait

Title Page
101 INTERESTING FACTS ON BODYGUARDS AND BODYGUARDING
Find out about bodyguards
By Robin Barratt



Publisher Information
First published in 2014 by Apex Publishing Ltd
12A St. John’s Road, Clacton on Sea
Essex, CO15 4BP, United Kingdom
www.apexpublishing.co.uk
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Andrews UK Limited
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Copyright © 2014 Robin Barratt
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About the Author
As a writer, Robin Barratt has written a large number of articles and editorials for a huge range of commercial, mainstream and business publications worldwide; from luxury lifestyle to banking and rural life, and was recently Bahrain Country Editor for Sur la Terre magazine. As an author Robin has developed a strong readership profile within the non-fiction, true crime genre specialising in books about security, nightclubs, bouncers, bodyguards, gangsters and other tough guys! Robin was once a nightclub doorman and bodyguard himself and lived a difficult life in an often violent and troubled world. However, since giving up this lifestyle and studying the effects that good energy has on people and things, his life has completely changed. Aside from writing he now gives lectures, classes and courses around the world on good energy and the effects that good energy has on people and their environment.



The Facts A bodyguard can also be known in the UK as a Close Protection Officer (CPO), and internationally by various other names including Personal Protection Officer (PPO), Executive Protection Officer (EPO), Executive Protection Specialist (EPS), Protective Security Specialist (PSS) and Protection Agent.