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1) The watchmen
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In a CIA safe house, a reluctant interrogator and his subject find that they are the next targets on a ruthless assassin’s hit list
Psychiatrist Louis Finney is still haunted by nightmares stemming from the work in mind control and psychological conditioning he helped to pioneer for the US government years ago. But when he is asked by his dying mentor to help with the questioning of Ali Zattout, an al-Qaeda operative, Finney finds...
Psychiatrist Louis Finney is still haunted by nightmares stemming from the work in mind control and psychological conditioning he helped to pioneer for the US government years ago. But when he is asked by his dying mentor to help with the questioning of Ali Zattout, an al-Qaeda operative, Finney finds...
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Tales of Fayt volume 1
Publisher
David Fickling Books : Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Half-goblin boy Joseph Grubb takes the package he found in the Legless Mermaid tavern and runs away from his abusive human uncle and the shape-shifter who is too interested in something that does not belong to him--but his escape plunges him into Port Fayt's criminal underworld and the assortment of elves, trolls, fairies, and humans who live there, as well as the Demon's Watch who are trying to save the port from a deadly threat.
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FrontLine
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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In this sequel to The harbinger, the reader witnesses the return of Nouriel, Ana Goren, and the mysterious figure known as 'the prophet.'
When Nouriel, Ana Goren, and the Prophet return, they come with mysteries to be unlocked, one by one, through the giving of ancient seals. They also bring dreams, and a little girl as mysterious as the prophet. Is an ancient mystery determining America's future? And what are the keys we need to have for the days...
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DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"The world of Watchmen collides with the DC Universe in a story that rewrites the past, present, and future of comics! Dr. Manhattan, a near-omnipotent being from the Watchmen universe, has been using his powers to rewrite the DC Universe-reshaping some heroes' histories, erasing other heroes altogether, and playing with the fates of the good and evil alike. But why? What does a godlike being from another world stand to gain from the DC Universe?...
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Maureen Coughlin novels volume 4
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Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"The fourth novel in the acclaimed Maureen Coughlin series"--
Just a rookie, New Orleans beat cop Maureen Coughlin has already been suspended from the force. And things are about to get worse. The FBI is in town on the trail of a ruthless anti-government militia group, the Watchmen Brigade. Nobody in the NOPD wants any part of working with them-- but a suspended rookie doesn't have a choice. The city is one big powder keg-- and it looks like Coughlin...
6) Square wave
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Two Dollar Radio
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"Carl Stagg, a writer researching imperial power struggles in 17th century Sri Lanka, ekes out a living as a watchman in a factionalized America where confidence in democracy has eroded. Along his nightly patrol, Stagg finds a beaten prostitute, one in a series of monstrous attacks. Suspicious of his supervisor's intentions, Stagg partners with a fellow part-time watchman, Ravan, to seek the truth. Ravan hails from a family developing storm-dispersal...
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Charisma House
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Best-Selling Book
From the author that brought you 6 New York Times best-selling books including The Harbinger, The Book of Mysteries, and The Oracle
From the author that brought you 6 New York Times best-selling books including The Harbinger, The Book of Mysteries, and The Oracle
Is America heading to judgment? What lies ahead? Discover what no book has ever revealed . . . until now!
Are the unprecedented crises of our times, the signs and warnings of coming judgment?
10) Watchmen
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DC Comics
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English
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This stunning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of superheroes plagued by all too human failings. The concept of the super hero is dissected and inverted as strangely realistic characters are stalked by an unknown assassin. Originally published as a 12 issue series in 1986 and 1987, Watchmen remains one of DC Comics' most popular graphic novels.
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Pub. Date
2006
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English
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After coming to the aid of Vianello's old friend, Ribetti, arrested during an environmental protest, Commissario Brunetti becomes concerned about Ribetti's father-in-law, Giovanni De Cal, a nasty factory owner heard making threats against his son-in law.
13) Jingo
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Discworld volume 21
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English
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It isn't much of an island that rises up one moonless night from the depths of the Circle Sea just a few square miles of silt and some old ruins. Unfortunately, the historically disputed lump of land called Leshp is once again floating directly between Ankh-Morpork and the city of Al-Khali on the coast of Klatch which is spark enough to ignite that glorious international pastime called "war." Pressed into patriotic service, Commander Sam Vimes thinks...
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linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Learn about production designer Alex McDowell, his work on films such as Minority Report, his World Building Institute at USC, and his thoughts on the future of media.
Minority Report changed production designer Alex McDowell's career. The film didn't begin with a script. Instead, director Steven Spielberg wanted a world that would jump-start the narrative. So with the help of a transmedia "think tank," Alex created a detailed digital environment...
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Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"Many extremist groups have emerged in recent years. Moreover, many individuals harbor extremist viewpoints and have taken action on their own. They do this to call attention to their beliefs, cause chaos, and very often commit acts of violence under the misguided notions that their causes are justified and would find widespread acceptance by the American people. Very often, though, these extremists ultimately find themselves sharing prison cells"--...
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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"The sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their century-long hold on the American imagination. Starting with the Civil War and cartoonist Thomas Nast, creator of the lasting images of Uncle Sam and Santa Claus, author Jeremy Dauber whizzes readers through comics' progress in the twentieth century and beyond: from the golden age of newspaper comic strips (Krazy Kat, Yellow Kid, Dick Tracy) to the midcentury superhero boom...
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Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Joseph, a literature student at Berkeley, is the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father. One day, a mysterious package arrives on his doorstep, pulling him into a mesmerizing adventure to uncover the tangled history that binds the two sides of his family"--Amazon.com.
"A spellbinding journey from California to Cairo to unravel centuries-old family secrets. Joseph, a literature student at Berkeley, is the son of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father....
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HELVETIQ
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Gladiators fought for glory. Ice harvesters chopped up lakes. In the USA, human computers, called rocket women, calculated the paths of spaceships with pen and paper. All these jobs really existed. Now they are gone. This is a book of extraordinary periods in history on six continents. It spans the centuries of the professional fartists and the walking toilets, of the brave riders of the Pony Express, and the lazy ornamental hermits. Marvel at Germany's...
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In an alternate history world where masked vigilantes are treated as outlaws, Detective Angela Abar investigates the reawakening of an extremist terrorist group as they plan to start a mutiny against government agencies.
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