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- Five days in November [sound recording] / by Hill, Clint.; Bobb, Jeremy.; McCubbin, Lisa.;
Read by Jeremy Bobb ; with an introduction by the author."The New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me share the stories behind the five infamous, tragic days surrounding JFK's assassination--alongside revealing and iconic photographs--published in remembrance of the beloved president on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. Clint Hill will forever be remembered as the lone secret service agent who jumped onto the car after President Kennedy was shot, clinging to its sides as it sped toward the hospital. Even now, decades after JFK's presidency, the public continues to be fascinated with the Kennedys--America's royal family. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Hill recounts his indelible memories of those five days leading up to, and after, that tragic day in November 1963. Hill, as Jackie's guard, experienced those days firsthand. Alongside the famous photos everyone is familiar with, Hill provides a moment-to-moment narration evoking the feelings and emotions behind the images--clearing up the persistent conspiracy misconceptions along the way. He also shows us the little-seen photos of Jackie both before and after the terrible event, describing the poignant moments they shared, during that pivotal moment in history. Told movingly by a man who still wishes he could undo it all, Five Days in November is a rare and deeply personal look at the assassination that affected the entire world and changed the United States forever"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994.; United States. Secret Service; Audiobooks.;
- © p2013., Simon & Schuster Audio,
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- Crime in progress : inside the Steele dossier and the Fusion GPS investigation of Donald Trump / by Simpson, Glenn R.,author.; Fritsch, Peter,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-332) and index.Fusion GPS was founded in 2010 by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, two former reporters at The Wall Street Journal who decided to abandon the struggling news business and use their reporting skills to conduct open-source investigations for businesses and law firms-- and opposition research for political candidates. In the fall of 2015, they were hired to look into the finances of Donald Trump. What began as a march through a mind-boggling trove of lawsuits, bankruptcies, and sketchy overseas projects soon took a darker turn: The deeper Fusion dug, the more it began to notice names that Simpson and Fritsch had come across during their days covering Russian corruption-- and the clearer it became that the focus of Fusion's research going forward would be Trump's entanglements with Russia. To help them make sense of what they were seeing, Simpson and Fritsch engaged the services of a former British intelligence agent and Russia expert named Christopher Steele. He would produce a series of memos-- which collectively became known as the Steele dossier-- that raised deeply alarming questions about the nature of Trump's ties to a hostile foreign power. Those memos made their way to U.S. intelligence agencies, and then to President Barack Obama and President-elect Trump. On January 10, 2017, the Steele dossier broke into public view, and the Trump-Russia story reached escape velocity. At the time, Fusion GPS was just a ten-person consulting firm tucked away above a Starbucks near Dupont Circle, but it would soon be thrust into the center of the biggest news story on the planet-- a story that would lead to accusations of witch hunts, a relentless campaign of persecution by congressional Republicans, bizarre conspiracy theories, lawsuits by Russian oligarchs, and the Mueller report. In Crime in Progress, Simpson and Fritsch tell their story for the first time-- a tale of the high-stakes pursuit of one of the biggest, most important stories of our time-- no matter the costs.
- Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-; Simpson, Glenn R.; Fritsch, Peter.; Elections;
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- The hunger games. [videorecording] / by Collins, Suzanne.Mockingjay.Videorecording.; Craig, Peter,1969-screenwriter.; Harrelson, Woody,actor.; Hemsworth, Liam,1990-actor.; Hutcherson, Josh,actor.; Jacobson, Nina,film producer.; Kilik, Jon,film producer.; Lawrence, Francis,film director.; Lawrence, Jennifer,1990-actor.; Strong, Danny,1974-screenwriter.; Sutherland, Donald,actor.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),film distributor.; Lions Gate Films,publisher.;
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Sam Claflin.Katniss realizes the stakes are no longer just for survival; they are for the future. With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends; including Gale, Finnick and Peeta; Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to liberate the citizens of Panem, and stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Dissenters; Dystopias; Feature films.; Insurgency; Revolutions; Survival; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
- For private home use only.
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- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan. [videorecording] / by Krasinski, John,1979-actor.; Cornish, Abbie,1982-actor.; Pierce, Wendell,actor.; Shihabi, Dina,actor.; Suliman, Ali,actor.; Cuse, Carlton,creator,television producer.; Roland, Graham,1979-creator,television producer.; Clancy, Tom,1947-2013,creator.; Amazon Studios,production company.; Skydance Productions,production company.; Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
John Krasinski, Abbie Cornish, Wendell Pierce, Dina Shihabi, Ali Suliman.In the second season of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, after tracking a potentially suspicious shipment of illegal arms in the Venezuelan jungle, CIA Officer Jack Ryan, portrayed by John Krasinski (A Quiet Place), heads down to South America to investigate. As Jack's investigation threatens to uncover a far-reaching conspiracy, the President of Venezuela launches a counter-attack that hits home for Jack, leading him and his fellow operatives on a global mission spanning the United States, UK, Russia, and Venezuela to unravel the President's nefarious plot and bring stability to a country on the brink of chaos.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 DVS.
- Subjects: Action and adventure television programs.; Television programs.; Spy television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Ryan, Jack, Sr. (Fictitious character); United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Intelligence service; Terrorism; International relations; World politics;
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- I alone can fix it : Donald J. Trump's catastrophic final year / by Leonnig, Carol,author.; Rucker, Philip,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The true story of what took place in Donald Trump's White House during a disastrous 2020 has never before been told in full. What was really going on around the president, as the government failed to contain the coronavirus and over half a million Americans perished? Who was influencing Trump after he refused to concede an election he had clearly lost and spread lies about election fraud? To answer these questions, Phil Rucker and Carol Leonnig reveal a dysfunctional and bumbling presidency's inner workings in unprecedented, stunning detail"--
- Subjects: Trump, Donald, 1946-;
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- State of terror : a novel / by Clinton, Hillary Rodham,author.; Penny, Louise,author.;
After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and to everyone's surprise the president chooses a political enemy for the vital position of Secretary of State. There is no love lost between the president of the United States and Ellen Adams, his new Secretary of State. But it's a canny move on the part of the president. With this appointment, he silences one of his harshest critics, since taking the job means Adams must step down as head of her multinational media conglomerate. As the new president addresses Congress for the first time, with Secretary Adams in attendance, Anahita Dahir, a young foreign service officer (FSO) on the Pakistan desk at the State Department, receives a baffling text from an anonymous source. Too late, she realizes the message was a hastily coded warning. What begins as a series of apparent terrorist attacks is revealed to be the beginning of an international chess game involving the volatile and Byzantine politics of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran; the race to develop nuclear weapons in the region; the Russian mob; a burgeoning rogue terrorist organization; and an American government set back on its heels in the international arena. As the horrifying scale of the threat becomes clear, Secretary Adams and her team realize it has been carefully planned to take advantage of four years of an American government out of touch with international affairs, out of practice with diplomacy, and out of power in the places where it counts the most. To defeat such an intricate, carefully constructed conspiracy, it will take the skills of a unique team: a passionate young FSO; a dedicated journalist; and a smart, determined, but as yet untested new Secretary of State.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; United States. Department of State; Conspiracies; Female friendship; International relations; Terrorism; Terrorists; Women cabinet officers;
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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;
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- The magnificent lives of Marjorie Post : a novel / by Pataki, Allison,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Mrs. Post, the President and First Lady are here to see you. Such is Marjorie Merriweather Post's average evening. Presidents have come and gone, but she has hosted them all. Covered in diamonds and deemed American royalty, Marjorie nevertheless remains the product of her hardscrabble Midwestern roots and an insatiable drive to live, love, and give. A woman who has crawled through Moscow warehouses to rescue the Tsar's treasures, who has outrun the Nazis in London, and who has sat down to dinner with everyone from the homeless during the Great Depression to Kremlin leaders, from European royalty to Hollywood stars, Marjorie lived a grand life that defies imagination. Marjorie's was a journey that began on the Great Plains, where she glued cereal boxes in her father's barn as a young girl. None could have predicted that C. W. Post's homegrown Postum Cereal Company would fundamentally reshape the American way of life and grow into the vast General Foods empire, with Marjorie as its glittering heiress and leading lady. Not content to stay in her prescribed roles of coddled wife, mother, and hostess, Marjorie dared to demand more, making history as a leader in her family's business and a trailblazer in philanthropy and high society. Marjorie lived like an empress, worked like a titan of industry, and shaped a century. And yet Marjorie's story, though full of beauty and lived in her palatial homes like Mar-a-Lago, was equally marked by heartbreak. A wife four times over in vastly different, dramatic marriages, Marjorie sought her happily-ever-after with the blue-blooded playboy who could not outrun his demons, the charismatic financier whose charm could not conceal his betrayal, the diplomat with a dark side, and the bon vivant whose shocking secrets would shake their circles. Marjorie did everything on a grand scale, especially when it came to love"--
- Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Post, Marjorie Merriweather; Heiresses;
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- State of terror [sound recording] : a novel / by Clinton, Hillary Rodham,author.; Allen, Joan,1956-narrator.; Penny, Louise,author.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Joan Allen.After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and to everyone's surprise the president chooses a political enemy for the vital position of Secretary of State. There is no love lost between the president of the United States and Ellen Adams, his new Secretary of State. But it's a canny move on the part of the president. With this appointment, he silences one of his harshest critics, since taking the job means Adams must step down as head of her multinational media conglomerate. As the new president addresses Congress for the first time, with Secretary Adams in attendance, Anahita Dahir, a young foreign service officer (FSO) on the Pakistan desk at the State Department, receives a baffling text from an anonymous source. Too late, she realizes the message was a hastily coded warning. What begins as a series of apparent terrorist attacks is revealed to be the beginning of an international chess game involving the volatile and Byzantine politics of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran; the race to develop nuclear weapons in the region; the Russian mob; a burgeoning rogue terrorist organization; and an American government set back on its heels in the international arena. As the horrifying scale of the threat becomes clear, Secretary Adams and her team realize it has been carefully planned to take advantage of four years of an American government out of touch with international affairs, out of practice with diplomacy, and out of power in the places where it counts the most. To defeat such an intricate, carefully constructed conspiracy, it will take the skills of a unique team: a passionate young FSO; a dedicated journalist; and a smart, determined, but as yet untested new Secretary of State.
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Political fiction.; United States. Department of State; Conspiracies; Female friendship; International relations; Terrorism; Terrorists; Women cabinet officers;
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- Point break [videorecording] / by Bracey, Luke,1989-; Core, Ericson.; Lindo, Delroy,1952-; Palmer, Teresa,1986-; Ramírez, Édgar,1977-; Santelmann, Tobias,1980-; Varela, Matias Padin,1980-; Winstone, Ray,1957-; Warner Bros. Entertainment,publisher.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Ray Winstone, Delroy Lindo, Tobias Santelmann, Matias Varela, Teresa Palmer.The FBI sends one of their young agents, Johnny, into the field undercover to break up a ring of thieves who use their skills as extreme sports enthusiasts to pull off heists wherever they go. The thieves, known as the "Ex-Presidents" because of the masks they wear, accept the agent as one of their own and soon show him their ways while enjoying the high adrenaline thrills of various extreme sports activities, including snowboarding, free-climbing, wingsuiting, motocross and surfing. After quickly becoming friends with the gang's charismatic leader, Johnny finds himself conflicted. Will he do his duty or join them?Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, dual layer, widescreen; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
- Subjects: United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Action and adventure films.; Bank robberies; Feature films.; Surfers; Thieves; Undercover operations; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.;
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