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Library trilogy volume 1
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The boy has lived his whole life trapped within a book-choked chamber older than empires and larger than cities. The girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust, where nightmares stalk and no one goes. The world has never even noticed them. That's about to change. Their stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time. This is a tale of truth and lies and hearts, and the blurring of one into another. A journey on which knowledge...
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Jack Nicholson returns as private eye Jake Gittes in this atmospheric Chinatown follow-up that's hit upon "the elusive sequel formula for somehow enhancing a great original" (Mike Clark, USA Today).Much has changed since we last saw Jake. The war has come and gone; 1948 Los Angeles teems with optimism and fast bucks. But there's one thing Jake knows hasn't changed: "Nine times out of ten, if you follow the money you will get to the truth." And that's...
3) Collision
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Sean Falcone novels volume 2
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"Former Secretary of State William S. Cohen provides a Washington insider point of view in this new political thriller, Collision. Sean Falcone, former National Security Adviser to the president of the United States, attacks a gunman during a mass killing at an elite Washington law firm. A second shooter flees with a laptop containing vital information about an asteroid being mined by an American billionaire and his secret Russian partner. The incident...
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Paramount Home Entertainment
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[2009]
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Leverage follows a team of expert thieves that take down corrupt corporations in elaborate high-tech schemes. Insurance investigator Nate Ford exposed scams and recovered stolen items worth millions. But his life hit the skids when his insurance company allowed his ailing 8-year-old son to die. Years later, Nate gets even as the leader of a specialized team of thieves, computer experts and con artists that right corporate and governmental injustices...
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When a job spins out of control and a man gets killed, smalltime criminal Shannon goes on the run, receives an enigmatic text message, is captured and taken to a laboratory where he's given a new face, a new name, and a new life, courtesy of the mysterious "identity man," and finds work as a carpenter. Just as Shannon feels within sight of redemption, all hell breaks loose. It seems that lots of crooked people--including cops, politicians, and gangsters--want...
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For years, the police commissioner and the mayor of New York City have duked it out for publicity, credit, and power. Some have translated their stardom into success after leaving office, while others have been hung out to dry. In the battle for control of the country's most powerful police force, these high-status government officials have often chosen political expediency over public honesty. The result is a legacy of systemic corruption and cover-ups...
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A drug hustler who is set up for robbery while trying to escape her desperate life and an alcoholic cop seeking to claim the money she is accused of stealing confront Russian drug dealers, Chinese black market traders, and other adversaries in San Francisco's underworld.
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"Führung bedeutet, den Mitarbeiter so über den Tisch zu ziehen, dass er die Reibung als Nestwärme empfindet", so lautet ein humoriger Spruch aus der Wirtschaft. Das scheint auch das Prinzip heutiger Politik zu sein.
Deshalb enthüllt dieses Buch, wie Politiker Macht erlangen, festhalten, Konkurrenten ausbremsen und vor allem die Bürger derart dreist über den Tisch ziehen, dass diese es meist nicht einmal bemerken. Dieses Buch ist Pflichtlektüre...
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In 2021 the Prather Point was viewed almost two million times on https://JeffreyPrather.com alone. Global podcast service Buzz Sprout, placed me in in their top five percent for 2022.
Folks fell in love with my no nonsense, fact-filled, analytical, information intelligence.
They loved that my talks were based upon my faith, and my long years in special operations, psychological operations, Army Special Forces, military intelligence, and as a...
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In this comprehensive and riveting account, "Political Fallout and Resignations" delves into the intricate world of high-stakes financial impropriety within the corridors of power. Drawing on extensive research, this tome explores some of the most shocking financial scandals that have rocked governments worldwide, leading to political upheaval, resignations, and lasting impacts on national governance.From shadowy offshore accounts to brazen embezzlement...
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Description: In Unveiling Power, author Xilis delivers a bold and unflinching examination of a major political figure or institution. Drawing on their expertise in investigative journalism and political analysis, Xilis reveals the inner workings of this powerful entity, exposing the hidden agendas, corrupt practices, and abuses of power that have been allowed to go unchecked for far too long. Through a meticulous and thorough investigation, Xilis...
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"Comparative Autocrats" delves deep into the tumultuous era of the 1950s and 1960s in Latin America, a period marked by political upheavals, revolutions, and the rise of several prominent dictators. The book offers a comparative study, examining the regimes of these autocrats, their ideologies, governance methods, and the lasting impact they had on their respective nations and the continent as a whole.Key facets of the book include:Historical Backdrop:...
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Terminal list volume 1
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"A Navy SEAL has nothing left to live for and everything to kill for after he discovers that the American government is behind the deaths of his team in this ripped-from-the-headlines political thriller. On his last combat deployment, Lieutenant Commander James Reece's entire team was killed in a catastrophic ambush that also claimed the lives of the aircrew sent in to rescue them. But when those dearest to him are murdered on the day of his homecoming,...
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When it comes to politics, the journey from the ballot box to public office is often perceived as a noble path, driven by a desire to serve the public and make a positive impact on society. However, lurking behind the scenes is a darker side of politics, rife with corruption, crime, and their far-reaching consequences. From Ballots to Mugshots: A Study of Political Corruption, Crime, and Consequences in the U.S. peels back the curtain on the insidious...
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Darktown novels volume 1
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"Responding to orders from on high, the Atlanta Police Department is forced to hire its first black officers, including war veterans Lucius Boggs and Tommy Smith. The newly minted policemen are met with deep hostility by their white peers: they aren't allowed to arrest white suspects, drive squad cars, or set foot in the police headquarters. When a black woman who was last seen in a car driven by a white man turns up dead, Boggs and Smith suspect...
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This is a collection of eight short essays, in which the author expresses his political and philosophical view of the American foreign policy of the last one hundred years. It is a deep psychological analysis and synthesis of the US government approach to foreign countries in the light of imperial hegemony and global domination and control of the planet. Since the author, Carlos B. Camacho, was born and grew up in Argentina, it is the philosophical...
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A wide-ranging investigation of how supposedly transformative technologies adopted by law enforcement have actually made policing worse-lazier, more reckless, and more discriminatory.
American law enforcement is a system in crisis. After explosive protests responding to police brutality and discrimination in Baltimore, Ferguson, and a long list of other cities, the vexing question of how to reform the police and curb misconduct stokes tempers and...
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The federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending,...
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From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller CRISIS OF CHARACTER comes an explosive new exposé of the Secret Service.
The United States Secret Service is tasked with protecting our Presidents, their families, and the complex in which they live and work. Given this important mission, world stability rests upon the shoulders of its agents.
In his new book, former Secret Service officer Gary Byrne takes readers behind the scenes to understand...
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