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Beirut [videorecording] / by Anderson, Brad,1964-film director.; Gilroy, Tony,screenwriter.; Hamm, Jon,1971-actor.; Norris, Dean,actor.; Pike, Rosamund,1979-actor.; Weber, Mike,film producer.; Bleecker Street (Firm),presenter.; Radar Pictures,production company.; Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Rosamund Pike, Jon Hamm, Dean Norris, Larry Pine, Shea Whigham.A U.S. diplomat (Jon Hamm) flees Lebanon in 1972 after a tragic incident at his home. Ten years later, he is called back to war-torn Beirut by a CIA operative (Rosamund Pike) to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language, some violence and a brief nude image.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, 2.0.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Spy films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes; Kidnapping;
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The wide world : a novel / by Lemaitre, Pierre,author.; Wynne, Frank,translator.; translation of:Lemaitre, Pierre.Grand monde.English.;
"The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in Beirut. The patriarch, Louis, has built a successful business that he hopes to pass on to his eldest son. With no head for management, Jean nearly runs the company into the ground, then marries a materialistic young woman who insists they emigrate to Paris and join high society. But there's another reason Jean must leave-he has committed a terrible crime ... Youngest son Etienne is sent to make his fortune in Saigon. Soon, he begins investigating a covert scheme to channel smuggled goods and cash to the Viet Minh. But the evidence he amasses presents a real threat to his own life. François, the middle brother, arrives in Paris and tries his hand at journalism. His career begins to take off when he starts covering the brutal murder of an actress that seems part of a pattern of killings. But the killer he's chasing is closer to him than he realizes. Epic in scope, and a vivid depiction of French life in the booming postwar years, The Great World is a riveting saga at once gripping and classic"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Avarice; Corruption; Families; Family secrets; Family-owned business enterprises; French; Interpersonal relations; Serial murderers; Travel;
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Bad soldier / by Ryan, Chris,1961-author.;
A migrant boat battles through the rough Mediterranean. Its passengers are desperate, starving and scared. They are also being ruthlessly targeted by the SAS. Islamic State militants are smuggling themselves into Europe using these boats. Only by locating such men before they make it into the UK can the Regiment stop them committing their acts of terror on British soil. When one of these migrants reveals plans for a sickening Christmas Day atrocity in London, SAS operative Danny Black is tasked with infiltrating the most dangerous theatre of war in the world: Islamic State heartland. There, he and his team must lift a brutal IS commander - the only man who knows all the details of the London attack.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Black, Danny (Fictitious character); Great Britain. Army. Special Air Service; Terrorists;
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Man of war / by Parnell, Sean,1981-author.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Spies; Soldiers; Espionage; Special forces (Military science); Nuclear weapons; Deception; Treason;
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Drone strike : a sniper novel / by Irving, Nicholas,author.; Tata, A. J.(Anthony J.),1959-author.;
"Nicholas Irving's Reaper: Drone Strike is the next book in the explosive thriller series by the former special operations sniper and New York Times bestselling author of The Reaper. On a classified mission to help the Israeli Defense Forces stop a Syrian and Hezbollah invasion to seize the Golan Heights, Ranger sniper Vick Harwood and his spotter go deep undercover. Operating with limited support from the American and Israeli governments, Vick is out on the edge. Alessandra Cavezza, Director of Operations in Syria for the Italian UN Commission for Refugees, is moving families out of an embattled neighborhood. The nearly vacant suburb has been a haven for anti-Assad forces, ISIS militants, and Russian private military contractors. As she crawls into the basement of a home to help find a young girl's doll, she finds a secret room that has detailed descriptions of unthinkable attacks on the United States, and falls into the hands of a madman: Jasar Tankian, Lebanese mastermind behind the plots. As Syrian tanks attempt to push through Israeli defenses at the border, Team Reaper picks off Syrian tank commanders as they battle Israeli tanks, jets, and infantrymen. Combat intensifies as Vick goes black on ammunition. Commandeering a cargo drone to deliver Team Reaper to a landing zone near the coordinates, Vick becomes Alessandra's-and America's-only hope for survival"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Snipers; Commando troops; Special operations (Military science); Sniping (Military science); Terrorists;
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Trumpets in the Sky. by Mayasi, Rakan,film director.; Al, Azra,actor.; Matar, Boushra,actor.; Ali, Hussein,actor.; Shlash, Yasser,actor.; Salaud Morisset (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Azra Al Nazzal, Boushra Matar, Hussein Ali, Yasser ShlashOriginally produced by Salaud Morisset in 2021.Boushra, one of the Syrian potato-picking girls in Lebanon, returns from a long day of work in the field only to learn that today her childhood will come to an end.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Short films.;
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Taste & Flavors
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Food & Drinks ;
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Executive Magazine
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Business & Current Affairs;
© , Executive Magazine
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Tuesday nights Mediterranean / by Kimball, Christopher,author.; Hirsch, J. M.,author,editor.; Locke, Michelle,author,editor.; Card, Matthew,author.; Borges, Bianca,author.; Unger, Diane,author.; Miller, Connie(Photographer),photographer.; Christopher Kimball's Milk Street (Firm);
"From Italy, Spain, and Morocco to Tunisia, Israel, and Lebanon, the simple home cooking of the Mediterranean is bold, honest, and naturally healthy. These Tuesday Nights recipes are designed for any night of the week--every meal is ready in 45 minutes or less."--Back cover.
Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Cooking, Mediterranean.; Quick and easy cooking.;
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The refugee ocean / by Toutonghi, Pauls,author.;
Moving from Aleppo on the brink of civil war, to Lebanon in the late 1940s, to Havana during the Cuban Revolution, to the suburbs of Washington, DC, 'The Refugee Ocean' follows two refugees in America who find that their lives are inextricably linked -- over time and distance -- by the perils of history and a single haunting song.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Refugees; Immigrants;
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