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1) Zero day
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Military investigator John Puller is called out to a remote, rural area far from any military outpost to investigate the brutal murder of a family in their home. The dead husband was in the army and the wife worked for a Pentagon contractor. The local homicide detective, a woman with personal demons of her own, clashes with Puller over the investigation. What neither of them knows is what is waiting for them across the street from the murdered family's...
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Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Numerous books have attempted to assess the generational threat from Jihadist-inspired terrorism but few offer any positive advice on solutions. Islamist terrorism is today a fact of life and its potency is vividly illustrated by outrages in otherwise secure Western democracies not to mention overt ISIL aggression in the Middle East and many African States. Without a far better understanding of the Islamic religion, its beliefs, value, hierarchy (or...
3) Red Chaos
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Beaufort Books / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The Arctic ice is melting, the waters are warming, and Russian President Nicolai Gorshkov is one step closer to monopolizing the oil industry and funding his expansionism plans past Ukraine and Latvia. Russian-backed attacks have shut down the Suez Canal and other key shipping routes, making it nearly impossible for the West and the Middle East to transport oil.
With nothing less than oil futures and the global economy at stake, one man slips out...
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Publisher
Pitchstone Publishing / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this timely multidimensional study, historian Jouni Suistola and psychoanalyst Vamik D. Volkan draw on their respective disciplines and their own personal and professional experiences to investigate the historical and psychological roots of terrorism. Specifically, what is it in human nature that allows people to terrorize and kill the other, and what societal factorswhether political, economic, or religiouslead to terrorism? And, in turn, how...
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Publisher
Beaufort Books / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Intelligence experts and thriller authors concur: RED DECEPTION is ';A page-turner by authors who might as well sit on the National Security Council.'; When terrorists bomb bridges across the country and threaten the Hoover Dam, the vulnerability of America's infrastructure becomes a matter of national security. But Dan Reilly, a former Army intelligence officer, predicted the attacks in a secret State Department report written years earlier -- a...
Author
Publisher
Elm Hill
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When American computer executive Peter Barrett's multi-million-dollar business deal backfires, his life is turned upside down as he becomes the most hunted man in the United States. He is accused of embezzling money from his father-in-law's firm to be used by terrorists intending to fire missiles at South Florida and major cities on the East Coast. With the help of an old friend, he manages to outsmart the FBI, the CIA, the local police in California...
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Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The most sinister terrorists won't be sneaking through our borders from the Middle East. They're already here. This is the untold story about the silent, yet extremely dangerous threat from the Muslim establishment in America?an alarming exposé of how Muslims have for years been secretly infiltrating American society, government, and culture, pretending to be peace-loving and patriotic, while supporting violent jihad and working to turn America into...
Publisher
Worth Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS tells you what you need to know--before or after you read Joby Warrick's book. Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader. This short summary and analysis of Black Flags includes: Historical context Chapter-by-chapter overviews Profiles of the main characters Detailed timeline...
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Series
Pike Logan volume 14
Language
English
Description
"Pike Logan tracks highly-trained Russian assassins to Brazil in this blistering, action-packed thriller from New York Times bestselling author and former Special Forces Officer Brad Taylor"--
11) Dead spy running
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Series
Language
English
Description
Daniel Marchant, a suspended MI6 officer, tries to prevent a terrorist from blowing up the US Ambassador to London and pursues his own quest to prove the innocence of his late father, the former head of M16 who was removed from his position by the CIA and suspected of treachery.
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Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A bullet in the right place can change the world ... Rebecca da Silva, former crack sniper in the British Special Forces stationed in Afghanistan, is languishing in a dead-end job. Stephen Holm, an intelligence analyst, gambles his position upon the capture of the ruthless Taher, a terrorist so elusive that MI5 are not convinced he exists. But then a deadly terror attack in Tunisia changes everything, setting them on two interconnected paths, one...
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The marines have landed (finally) in the genre...a roller-coaster story that genuinely evokes the colorful character of the Corps." -- Captain Dale Dye, USMC (Ret) Marine, author, actor, filmmaker From New York Times -bestselling author, Peter Telep, comes the fast-paced thriller where corruption within the U.S. intelligence agencies are uncovered by those with the ultimate courage, honor, and commitment to our great nation -- The Marines. When a...
14) Zero Days
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Language
English
Description
In the arsenal of cyber weapons out there, these zero days are the most deadly. Like nukes...
A new and dangerous computer bug is sweeping the internet. But this bug is different. Smart, quick, sophisticated, and developed by elite hackers working for a cybercrime syndicate, it can break through an unknown flaw in the world's most secure computer chips and cripple any system within seconds - the ultimate cyber weapon.
Reluctant American cyber...
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Publisher
Head of Zeus / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
For over eighty years the SBS have sailed into the face of danger. Responsible for quick strikes, reconnaissance, and counter-terrorism, they are the world's foremost marine special forces unit. The SBS risk their lives at sea and on land, undertaking the most dangerous missions. 1995, Spain. The Princess of Wales is enjoying a holiday in Catalonia when she becomes the target of an international terrorist's vengeance. With the Princess kidnapped,...
16) Fahrenheit 451
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English
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NOW AN HBO FILM STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND MICHAEL SHANNON Sixty years after its originally publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 stands as a classic of world literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Today its message has grown more relevant than ever before.Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden....
17) Critical Mass
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English
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What would we do if a nuclear weapon was detonated in Washington, and the US government suddenly disappeared? What would we do if a terrorist organization announced that it had concealed nuclear weapons in every major western city and then demanded that the entire planet embrace its twisted brand of Muslin fundamentalism?
In Critcal Mass, nuclear interdiction expert James Deutsh and his tormented Muslim wife, Nabila, struggle to stop an impending...
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English
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Al Qaeda is the most dangerous terrorist movement in history. Yet most people in the West know very little about it, or their view is clouded by misperceptions and half-truths. This widely acclaimed book fills this gap with a comprehensive analysis of al Qaeda-the origins, leadership, ideology, and strategy of the terrorist network that brought down the Twin Towers and continues to threaten us today.
Bruce Riedel draws on decades of insider experience-he...
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English
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He just saved his son. Together, can they save their country?Lawson Holland has returned from rescuing his son Tony in Afghanistan, hoping to finally live a normal life. But when war breaks out close to home, Holland, Tony and company are caught up in it. The resulting fight will decide the future of their country, but it may cost them everything.The Tree of Liberty is the third book in the fast-paced Lawson Holland thriller series. This high-intensity,...
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English
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Though it defies consensus, between 1900 and 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts. Attracting impressive support from citizens that helps separate regimes from their main sources of power, these campaigns have produced remarkable results, even in the contexts of Iran, the Palestinian Territories, the Philippines, and Burma. Combining statistical analysis with case studies of these...
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