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Library trilogy volume 1
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The boy has lived his whole life trapped within a book-choked chamber older than empires and larger than cities. The girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust, where nightmares stalk and no one goes. The world has never even noticed them. That's about to change. Their stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time. This is a tale of truth and lies and hearts, and the blurring of one into another. A journey on which knowledge...
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2023.
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"After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus Crown returns home to Charon County, land of moonshine and cornbread, fist fights and honeysuckle. Seeing his hometown struggling with a bigoted police force inspires him to run for sheriff. He wins, and becomes the first Black sheriff in the history of the county. Then a year to the day after his election, a young Black man is fatally shot by Titus's deputies. Titus pledges to follow the truth wherever...
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Born Gallant returns to Salvation Creek on a whim, but this leads to a bloody saga he could never have foreseen. Word from the elderly Frank Lake leads Gallant on a quest to rescue a young lawyer, who has been kidnapped to prevent her from blocking a corrupt Kansas City politician's chance of fame. Now Gallant must confront his old enemy Chet Eagan in a clawing fight to a bloody finish.
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Detective Kara Quinn is back in Los Angeles to testify against a notorious human trafficker, finally moving past the case that upended her life. But when the accused is shot in broad daylight, the chaotic scene of the crime turns up few reliable bystanders. And one witness, a whistleblower who might be the key to everything, has disappeared. After another person close to the case is killed, it's clear that anyone who knows too much is in danger, and...
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Jack Nicholson returns as private eye Jake Gittes in this atmospheric Chinatown follow-up that's hit upon "the elusive sequel formula for somehow enhancing a great original" (Mike Clark, USA Today).Much has changed since we last saw Jake. The war has come and gone; 1948 Los Angeles teems with optimism and fast bucks. But there's one thing Jake knows hasn't changed: "Nine times out of ten, if you follow the money you will get to the truth." And that's...
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"Führung bedeutet, den Mitarbeiter so über den Tisch zu ziehen, dass er die Reibung als Nestwärme empfindet", so lautet ein humoriger Spruch aus der Wirtschaft. Das scheint auch das Prinzip heutiger Politik zu sein.
Deshalb enthüllt dieses Buch, wie Politiker Macht erlangen, festhalten, Konkurrenten ausbremsen und vor allem die Bürger derart dreist über den Tisch ziehen, dass diese es meist nicht einmal bemerken. Dieses Buch ist Pflichtlektüre...
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In 2021 the Prather Point was viewed almost two million times on https://JeffreyPrather.com alone. Global podcast service Buzz Sprout, placed me in in their top five percent for 2022.
Folks fell in love with my no nonsense, fact-filled, analytical, information intelligence.
They loved that my talks were based upon my faith, and my long years in special operations, psychological operations, Army Special Forces, military intelligence, and as a...
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In this comprehensive and riveting account, "Political Fallout and Resignations" delves into the intricate world of high-stakes financial impropriety within the corridors of power. Drawing on extensive research, this tome explores some of the most shocking financial scandals that have rocked governments worldwide, leading to political upheaval, resignations, and lasting impacts on national governance.From shadowy offshore accounts to brazen embezzlement...
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Description: In Unveiling Power, author Xilis delivers a bold and unflinching examination of a major political figure or institution. Drawing on their expertise in investigative journalism and political analysis, Xilis reveals the inner workings of this powerful entity, exposing the hidden agendas, corrupt practices, and abuses of power that have been allowed to go unchecked for far too long. Through a meticulous and thorough investigation, Xilis...
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"Comparative Autocrats" delves deep into the tumultuous era of the 1950s and 1960s in Latin America, a period marked by political upheavals, revolutions, and the rise of several prominent dictators. The book offers a comparative study, examining the regimes of these autocrats, their ideologies, governance methods, and the lasting impact they had on their respective nations and the continent as a whole.Key facets of the book include:Historical Backdrop:...
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When it comes to politics, the journey from the ballot box to public office is often perceived as a noble path, driven by a desire to serve the public and make a positive impact on society. However, lurking behind the scenes is a darker side of politics, rife with corruption, crime, and their far-reaching consequences. From Ballots to Mugshots: A Study of Political Corruption, Crime, and Consequences in the U.S. peels back the curtain on the insidious...
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"Deadly secrets lie beneath the murky waters of the Louisiana bayou in this pulse-pounding new romantic suspense novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose. There's no safe place for a child to hide when the danger comes from every direction. Public prosecutor J.P. "Kaj" Cardozo has lived in New Orleans for only six months, and he's already working on a high-profile celebrity sexual assault case that has made headlines all...
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From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller CRISIS OF CHARACTER comes an explosive new exposé of the Secret Service.
The United States Secret Service is tasked with protecting our Presidents, their families, and the complex in which they live and work. Given this important mission, world stability rests upon the shoulders of its agents.
In his new book, former Secret Service officer Gary Byrne takes readers behind the scenes to understand...
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This is a collection of eight short essays, in which the author expresses his political and philosophical view of the American foreign policy of the last one hundred years. It is a deep psychological analysis and synthesis of the US government approach to foreign countries in the light of imperial hegemony and global domination and control of the planet. Since the author, Carlos B. Camacho, was born and grew up in Argentina, it is the philosophical...
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A wide-ranging investigation of how supposedly transformative technologies adopted by law enforcement have actually made policing worse-lazier, more reckless, and more discriminatory.
American law enforcement is a system in crisis. After explosive protests responding to police brutality and discrimination in Baltimore, Ferguson, and a long list of other cities, the vexing question of how to reform the police and curb misconduct stokes tempers and...
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The federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending,...
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The bloody story of the rise of paramilitaries in Colombia, told through three characters--a fearless activist, a dogged journalist, and a relentless investigator--whose lives intersected in the midst of unspeakable terror.
Colombia's drug-fueled cycle of terror, corruption, and tragedy did not end with Pablo Escobar's death in 1993. Just when Colombians were ready to move past the murderous legacy of the country's cartels, a new, bloody chapter...
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El control y utilización de los secretos sobre los represores y colaboradores de la dictadura (los archivos de la policía política del franquismo y las actividades de sus informantes) han sido clave durante décadas para que las elites del régimen consolidasen y perpetuasen su enorme poder.
De hecho, la rocambolesca trayectoria policial y empresarial de José Manuel Villarejo Pérez constituye el hilo conductor y el mejor largometraje documental...