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Red line : the unraveling of Syria and America's race to destroy the most dangerous arsenal in the world / by Warrick, Joby,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Black Flags, the harrowing story of America's mission in Syria: to find and destroy Syria's chemical weapons and defeat ISIS--only to lose control of both In August 2012, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was clinging to power in a vicious civil war. Concerned that Assad might resort to chemical weapons, President Obama warned that any such use would cross "a red line," warranting an American military response. When a year later Assad bombed the Damascus suburb of Ghouta with sarin gas, killing hundreds, Obama was torn between living up to America's word and becoming mired in another unpopular Middle Eastern war. So when Russia offered to store Syria's chemical weapons, Obama leaped at the out. So begins a race to find, remove, and destroy 1,300 tons of chemical weapons in the middle of Syria's civil war. Told in harrowing detail, the effort is a tactical triumph for the Americans, but soon Russia's long game becomes clear: it has UN cover to assist a close ally, Assad. As the Russians block attempts to check for chemical weapons that might have been missed, American realizes that ISIS seeks to secure them for itself. Red Line is a classic Joby Warrick true-life thriller: a character-driven narrative with a cast of heroes and villains, including weapons hunters, politicians, commandos, diplomats, and spies. Through original reporting and eyewitness accounts from direct participants, Joby Warrick reveals how a well-intentioned effort to save Syrian lives touched off a chain of events that would rescue a dictator, sustain a terrorist movement, unleash torrents of refugees, humiliate two U.S. presidents, and empower Russia and Iran"--
Subjects: IS (Organization); Chemical weapons disposal; Chemical weapons; Terrorism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Glass [videorecording] / by Clark, Spencer Treat,1987-actor.; Jackson, Samuel L.,actor.; Shyamalan, M. Night,film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Kirby, Luke,1978-actor.; McAvoy, James,1979-actor.; Paulson, Sarah,1974-actor.; Taylor-Joy, Anya,1996-actor.; Willis, Bruce,1955-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Sarah Paulson, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy, James Mcavoy, Luke Kirby, Spencer Treat Clark.M. Night Shyamalan's cleverly conjoined follow-up to "Unbreakable" and "Split" finds invulnerable vigilante David Dunn (Bruce Willis) in pursuit of superhuman schizophrenic Kevin Crumb (James McAvoy). However, their conflict culminates in their arrest and commitment to an asylum, where a smug psychiatrist (Sarah Paulson) tries to convince both they're delusional ... and puts Crumb in perilous proximity to Dunn's brittle nemesis, Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson).Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Multiple personality; Dangerously mentally ill; Supervillains; Superheroes; Psychotherapist and patient; Good and evil;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The enemy of the people : a dangerous time to tell the truth in America / by Acosta, Jim,author.;
"From CNN's veteran Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta, an explosive, first-hand account of the dangers he faces reporting on the current White House while fighting on the front lines in President Trump's war on truth"--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Acosta, Jim.; Cable News Network.; Television journalists; Freedom of the press; Press and politics;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Heretic [videorecording] / by East, Chloe,actor.; Grant, Hugh,actor.; Lavigne, Stéphanie,actor.; McKinnon, Elle,actor.; Thatcher, Sophie,actor.; Young, Elle,actor.; Beck, Scott,1984-screenwriter,film director.; Woods, Bryan,1984-screenwriter,film director.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Elle McKinnon, Stephanie Lavigne, Elle Young.Two young missionaries are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed, becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Horror films.; Feature films.; Faith; Latter Day Saint missionaries; Dangerously mentally ill; Imprisonment; Man-woman relationships; Control (Psychology);
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Code name Blue Wren : the true story of America's most dangerous female spy-and the sister she betrayed / by Popkin, Jim,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Like spies Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen before her, Ana Montes blindsided her colleagues with brazen acts of treason. For nearly 17 years, Montes succeeded in two high-stress jobs. By day, she was one of the government's top Cuba experts, a buttoned-down GS-14 with shockingly easy access to classified documents. By night, she was on the clock for Fidel Castro, listening to coded messages over shortwave radio, passing US secrets to handlers in local restaurants, and slipping into Havana wearing a wig. In Code Name Blue Wren, investigative journalist Jim Popkin weaves the tale of two sisters who chose two very different paths, plus the unsung heroes who had to fight to bring Ana to justice"--
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Montes, Ana Belen.; United States. Defense Intelligence Agency; United States. Defense Intelligence Agency.; Espionage, Cuban; Espionage, Cuban; Moles (Spies); Spies;
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Queen of all mayhem : the blood-soaked life and mysterious death of Belle Starr, the most dangerous woman in the West / by Huckelbridge, Dane,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A riveting, deeply researched, blood-on-the-spurs biography of Belle Starr, the most legendary female outlaw of the American West"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Starr, Belle, 1848-1889.; Starr family.; Frontier and pioneer life; Outlaws; Women outlaws; Cherokee;
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Survive like a spy : real CIA operatives reveal how they stay safe in a dangerous world and how you can too / by Hanson, Jason(Security specialist);
Includes bibliographical references.Reveals high-stakes techniques and survival tactics from intelligence officers who have employed the same measures in life-or-death situations throughout the world.LSC
Subjects: Survival.; Emergency management.; Safety education.; Disasters.;
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The patient / by DeWitt, Jasper,author.;
"In a series of online posts, Parker H., a young psychiatrist, chronicles the harrowing account of his time working at a dreary mental hospital in New England. Through this internet message board, Parker hopes to communicate with the world his effort to cure one bewildering patient. We learn, as Parker did on his first day at the hospital, of the facility's most difficult, profoundly dangerous case-a 40-year-old man who was originally admitted to the hospital at age six. This patient has no known diagnosis. His symptoms seem to evolve over time. Every person who has attempted to treat him has been driven to madness or suicide. Desperate and fearful, the hospital's directors keep him strictly confined and allow minimal contact with staff for their own safety, convinced that releasing him would unleash catastrophe on the outside world. Parker, brilliant and overconfident, takes it upon himself to discover what ails this mystery patient and finally cure him. But from his first encounter with the mystery patient, things spiral out of control and, facing a possibility beyond his wildest imaginings, Parker is forced to question everything he thought he knew. Fans of Sarah Pinborough's Behind Her Eyes and Paul Tremblay's The Cabin at the End of the World will be riveted by Jasper DeWitt's astonishing debut"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Psychiatrists; Dangerously mentally ill; Psychiatric hospital patients; Psychiatric hospitals;
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T is for trespass / by Grafton, Sue;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; Caregivers; Millhone, Kinsey (Fictitious character); Insane, Criminal and dangerous; Women private investigators; Mystery fiction;
© c2007., G. P. Putnam's Sons,
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Death by video game : danger, pleasure, and obsession on the virtual frontline / by Parkin, Simon,author.;
Subjects: Video game addiction.; Video games; Video games;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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