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21) Dagger and coin
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After the downfall of the monarchy, the former princess Soraya must work with her former enemies and confront her own prejudices to rebuild a city plagued by civil unrest.
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
365 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Irish Century series is the narrative of the epic struggle of the Irish people for independence through the tumultuous twentieth century.
In 1972, Morgan Llywelyn tells the story of Ireland from 1950-1972 as seen through the eyes of young Barry Halloran, son and grandson of Irish revolutionaries. Northern Ireland has become a running sore, poisoning life on both sides of the Irish border. Following family tradition, at eighteen Barry joins the...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
xvii, 716 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Co-Winner of the 2001 Award for Scholarly Distinction, American Historical Association" Arno J. Mayer is Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. He is best known for his last two books: The Persistence of the Old Regime and Why Did the Heavens Not Darken?: The "Final Solution" in History. He is also the author of Political Origins of the New Diplomacy and Politics and Diplomacy of Peacemaking.
The great romance and fear of bloody...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
313 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on first-hand reporting from Syria and Washington, journalist Reese Erlich unravels the complex dynamics underlying the Syrian civil war. Through vivid, on-the-ground accounts and interviews with both rebel leaders and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Erlich gives the reader a better understanding of this momentous power struggle and why it matters. Through his many contacts inside Syria, the author reveals who is supporting Assad and why;...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"A chilling overview of the current threat from domestic terrorism by a former Department of Homeland Security analyst America is a land in which extremism no longer belongs to the country's shadowy fringes, but comfortably exists in the national mainstream. That is the alarming conclusion by intelligence analyst Daryl Johnson, an expert on domestic extremism with more than twenty-five years of experience tracking radicalized groups for the U.S Government....
Author
Series
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
382 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Nine years ago, the bloody conflict in Northern Ireland tore apart two young lovers ... Now, in 1983, Davy McCutcheon and Fiona Kavanagh find themselves worlds apart. Davy, once a bomb-maker for the Provisional IRA, is serving a twenty-five-year sentence in a British prison. Having seen enough of death and violence, he wants nothing more to do with the struggle that cost him his freedom and his love. But old loyalties die hard and, despite himself,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st American ed. 2011
Physical Desc
288 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
After his ex-wife is killed in a bombing at Heathrow airport, David Markham infiltrates the shadowy protest group responsible and finds himself becoming brainwashed by the group's charismatic leader.
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
xviii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This is the first global history of the secret diplomatic and police campaign that was waged against anarchist terrorism from 1878 to the 1920s. Anarchist terrorism was at that time the dominant form of terrorism and for many continued to be synonymous with terrorism as late as the 1930s. Ranging from Europe and the Americas to the Middle East and Asia, Richard Bach Jensen explores how anarchist terrorism emerged as a global phenomenon during the...
Author
Series
American empire volume 2
Publisher
Recorded Bookds
Pub. Date
℗2008, ©2002
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
21 audio discs (24 hr., 45 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this sequel to Blood & Iron by Sidewise Award-winning master of alternate history Harry Turtledove, the Great Depression leaves the USA and CSA vulnerable. Though victors in the War of Secession, the CSA still reels from losing the Great War. Powerful and bloated by prosperity, the USA ignores ominous events nearby.
31) Repentance
Author
Publisher
Agora
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First North American edition.
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"1981. Argentina is in the grip of a brutal military dictatorship. Inspector Joaquín Alzada's work in the Buenos Aires police force exposes him to the many realities of life under a repressive regime: desperate people, terrified people and--worst of all--missing people. Personally, he prefers to stay out of politics, enjoying a simple life with his wife Paula. But when his revolutionary brother Jorge is disappeared, Alzada will stop at nothing to...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2024
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 447 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A storm of illiberalism, building in the United States for years, unleashed its destructive force in the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021. The attack on American democracy and images of mob violence led many to recoil, thinking "That's not us." But now we must think again, for Steven Hahn shows in his startling new history that illiberalism has deep roots in our past. To those who believe that the ideals announced in the Declaration of Independence...
Author
Series
Publisher
Legendary Comics
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence--a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's...
34) No bones
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
359 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
36) Collusion
Author
Publisher
Soho Press
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
356 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Detective Inspector Jack Lennon tries to track down his former lover Marie McKenna and their daughter, his superiors tell him to back off. But now an assassin stalks Belfast, tying up loose ends for a vengeance-driven old man. As Lennon unravels a conspiracy that links his daughter to a killer named Fegan, the line between friend and enemy blurs.
Publisher
Grey House Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
4 volumes (xxi, 1110, I-CIV pages) : illustrations (mostly color), maps (mostly color), portraits ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
A four volume set that provides an up-to-date overview of conflicts around the globe.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xiii, 344 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of "Chucky" Taylor, a young American who lost his soul in Liberia, the country where his African father was a ruthless warlord and dictator.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 538 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A harrowing history of the conflicts that swept Asia during the decade following World War II-and determined the fate of the continent. The end of World War II led to the United States' emergence as a global superpower. For war-ravaged Western Europe it marked the beginning of decades of unprecedented cooperation and prosperity that one historian has labeled "the long peace." Yet half a world away, in China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Korea, and Malaya-the...
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