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Tyrant. by Iggulden, Conn.;
In this second entry of the 'Nero' trilogy, Agrippina is elevated to empress and Claudius is convinced to adopt her 13-year-old son Nero, naming him his new heir. But Rome has always been dangerous. To rise there, as Nero is to discover, others must fall - even emperors.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Historical fiction.; FICTION / Historical / Ancient; FICTION / Thrillers / Historical; FICTION / Thrillers / Political;
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Irresistible [videorecording] / by Carell, Steve,1963-actor.; Byrne, Rose,actor.; Davis, Mackenzie,actor.; Lyonne, Natasha,actor.; Grace, Topher,1978-actor.; Cooper, Chris,actor.; Messing, Debra,1968-actor.; Sasso, Will,1975-actor.; Stewart, Jon,1962-screenwriter,film director,film producer.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Mackenzie Davis, Natasha Lyonne, Topher Grace, Chris Cooper, Debra Messing, Will Sasso.Desperate for a splashy win, Democratic political consultant Gary Zimmer (Steve Carell) was taken with a viral town hall video of plain-speaking Wisconsin farmer/veteran Jack Hastings (Chris Cooper). Gary successfully pitches Jack on a mayoral run in his deep-red community--a task that gets tougher when Zimmer's old Republican nemesis, Faith Brewster (Rose Byrne), lends her savvy to the incumbent.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.66:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0 DVS.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Political films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Political campaigns; Political candidates; Political consultants; Mayors; Veterans;
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Queen Esther : A Novel. by Irving, John.;
After 40 years, John Irving revisits the setting of his classic novel, 'The Cider House Rules' and St. Cloud's, Maine. It is the story of a precocious 14-year-old Jewish girl adopted from the infamous orphanage in St. Clouds to serve as an au pair to their youngest daughter, Honor, and how she became the surrogate biological mother of a child that Honor and the Winslow family will raise as their own. Irving lives in Toronto, ON.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Political; FICTION / World Literature / American / 21st Century;
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The Merge : A Novel. by Walker, Grace.;
'The Merge' is a thrilling and ominously prophetic debut set in a world when Earth and its resources have been pushed to breaking point, giving rise to a revolutionary - and highly controversial - procedure in which two peoples consciousness can be combined to exist in one body.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Dystopian; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Political; FICTION / Science Fiction / Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic; FICTION / Science Fiction / General; FICTION / Women;
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A spell of good things / by Adebayo, Ayobami,1988-author.;
"A dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two people caught in the riptides of wealth, power, poverty, and corruption, by the celebrated author of Stay With Me"--
Subjects: Novels.; Political corruption; Politicians; Social classes;
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Rook / by Cameron, Sharon,1970-;
In the Sunken City that was once Paris the guillotine rules again, while Sophia Bellamy from the Commonwealth across the Channel Sea tries to rescue as many of the revolution's victims as she can smuggle out, and some prisoners disappear from their cells, with a red-tipped rook feather left in their place--but who is the mysterious Red Rook and where does Sophia's wealthy fiancé, René Hasard, fit in?LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Romantic suspense fiction.; Dystopias.; Rescues; Secrecy; Political prisoners;
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Into the gray zone / by Taylor, Brad,1965-author.;
While on a routine security assessment in India, Taskforce operator Pike Logan foils an attempted attack on a meeting between the CIA and India's intelligence service. Both government agencies believe it's nothing more than a minor terrorist attack, but Pike suspects that something much more sinister is at play. After another terrorist operation at the Taj Mahal, he begins to believe that outside powers are attacking India in the gray zone between peace and war, leveraging terrorist groups for nothing more than economic gain. But the separatists conducting the operations have their own agenda. After a massive slaughter and kidnapping of hostages during an elaborate Indian pre-wedding party, two global powers are destabilized, and only Pike Logan and his team can de-escalate the tension by rescuing the captives. What follows is a race against the clock that winds through the bustling markets of Old Delhi, the luxurious resorts of Goa, and the epic halls of the Taj Mahal. It will take everything that Logan and the taskforce have to foil an intricate plot that leaves countless lives in the balance.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Logan, Pike; Hostages; Kidnapping; Political kidnapping; Terrorism; Terrorists;
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Into the gray zone [text (large print)] / by Taylor, Brad,1965-author.;
While on a routine security assessment in India, Taskforce operator Pike Logan foils an attempted attack on a meeting between the CIA and India's intelligence service. Both government agencies believe it's nothing more than a minor terrorist attack, but Pike suspects that something much more sinister is at play. After another terrorist operation at the Taj Mahal, he begins to believe that outside powers are attacking India in the gray zone between peace and war, leveraging terrorist groups for nothing more than economic gain. But the separatists conducting the operations have their own agenda. After a massive slaughter and kidnapping of hostages during an elaborate Indian pre-wedding party, two global powers are destabilized, and only Pike Logan and his team can de-escalate the tension by rescuing the captives. What follows is a race against the clock that winds through the bustling markets of Old Delhi, the luxurious resorts of Goa, and the epic halls of the Taj Mahal. It will take everything that Logan and the taskforce have to foil an intricate plot that leaves countless lives in the balance.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Logan, Pike; Hostages; Kidnapping; Political kidnapping; Terrorism; Terrorists;
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Good Guys : A Novel. by Bala, Sharon.;
Claire Talbot is the publicist at Children of the World, an NGO that funds international aid projects. When a journalist digs into their operations and reveals a shocking crime, Claire and her colleagues must reckon with their complicity and all the ways their work abroad has harmed the very people they set out to save. Sharon Bala lives in St. John's, NL. From the author of 'The Boat People'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Cultural Heritage; FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Political;
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Cut and thrust / by Woods, Stuart.;
"Stone Barrington enters the cutthroat fray of politics in the exceptional new thriller from New York Times--bestselling author Stuart Woods. When Stone Barrington travels to Los Angeles for the biggest political convention of the year, he finds the scene quite shaken up: a dazzling newcomer-and close friend of Stone's-has given the delegates an unexpected choice, crucial alliances are made and broken behind closed doors, and it seems that more than one seat may be up for grabs. And amid the ambitious schemers and hangers-on are a few people who may use the chaotic events as cover for more sinister plans. In this milieu of glad-handing and backroom deals, only the canniest player can come out on top. and it will take all of Stone's discretion and powers of persuasion to arrange a desirable outcome"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Suspense fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Adventure stories.; Barrington, Stone (Fictitious character); Political fiction.;
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