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2021) The ghost writer
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Hired by Britain's controversial former Prime Minister Adam Lang to write his memoir, an acclaimed writer knows it's a once in a lifetime gig. Flown to Lang's secluded Martha's Vinyard estate, the writer starts his work. However, when he discovers some of Lang's shady dealings, and that Lang's last writer met an early death, the writer becomes embroiled in a cat-and-mouse game to expose his employer.
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Fast five: After Brian and Mia break Dom out of jail, they find themselves trapped in Rio de Janeiro and on the run from the law. Now one last job stands between them and freedom, but will they make it before the corrupt businessmen, or the feds, catch up to them?
Fast & furious 6: Following their successful Rio heist, Dom and his crew of professional criminals have retired around the world. But their inability to return home and living forever on...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Two massive ships are on a dual path to destruction. One is a freighter carrying nuclear materials to Japan; the other, a cruise ship heading for the Mediterranean. Japanese eco-terrorists and Middle East extremists have joined forces to infiltrate the ships, incapacitate the crew, and change course toward the United States. In Washington, Charlie Dean and a team of commandos are dispatched to blow the hijackers' plot out of the water.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 started as just another beautiful day. At 8:47am, the city would be jolted into its worst nightmare as a chain of tragic events unfolded, changing the lives of New Yorkers and Americans forever. People from 115 different countries died at the World Trade Center. Film features still photographs and video from 118 individuals and 16 news agencies, much of it never-before seen, from in and around New York City. The attack...
2027) Age of anger
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
Modernity, secularism, development, and progress have long been viewed by the powerful few as benign ideals for the many. Today, however, botched experiments in nation-building, democracy, industrialization, and urbanization visibly scar much of the world. It was from among the ranks of the disaffected and the spiritually disorientated, that the militants of the nineteenth century arose. Many more people today, unable to fulfill the promises of a...
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In Guantánamo Voices, journalist Sarah Mirk and her team of diverse, talented graphic novel artists tell the stories of ten people whose lives have been shaped and affected by the prison, including former prisoners, lawyers, social workers, and service members. This collection of illustrated interviews explores the history of Guantánamo and the world post-9/11, presenting this complicated partisan issue through a new lens"--
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The devastating terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 sent the United States reeling and sparked a nearly decade-long hunt for the man behind the attacks. Follow U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six as on their dangerous mission to capture Osama bin Laden in this graphic depiction. Then, learn more about the SEALs and their gear"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"On December 9, 2014, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a report that strongly condemned the CIA for its secret and brutal use of torture in the treatment of prisoners captured in the 'war on terror' during the George W. Bush administration. This deeply researched and fully documented investigation caused monumental controversy, interest, and concern, and starkly highlighted both how ineffective the program was as well as the lengths...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Saudi Arabia offers few prospects for the bright young Mohammed El-Gharani. With roots in Chad, Mohammed is treated like a second-class citizen. His access to healthcare and education are restricted; nor can he make the most of his entrepreneurial spirit. At the age of 14, having scraped together some money as a street trader, Mohammed seizes an opportunity to study in Pakistan. One Friday in Karachi, Mohammed is detained during a raid on his local...
2034) The operator
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
A stirringly evocative, thought-provoking, and often jaw-dropping account of SEAL Team Operator Robert O'Neill's awe-inspiring 400-mission career. O'Neill describes his idyllic childhood in Butte, Montana; his impulsive decision to join the SEALs; the arduous evaluation and training process; and the even tougher gauntlet he had to run to join the SEALs' most elite unit. After officially becoming a SEAL, O'Neill would spend more than a decade in the...
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