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Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"T'Challa attempts to pacify a miners' strike but a mysterious woman named Zenzi turns it into a full-blown riot; a Dora Milaje attempts to break her beloved out of jail and flee the city; and T'Challa continues his efforts to free Shuri's trapped state between life and death."--Amazon.
Author
Series
Beholder volume 2
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"After enduring deception at the hands of one prince, Selah never imagined she'd find love with Torden of Norge. Or that she'd be banished from his court as a traitor and a spy, unsure when or if they'll see each other again. That heartbreak pales in comparison to her crew's--her friends'--betrayal. The Beholder's true mission was a secret they didn't trust Selah to keep: transporting weapons to rebels fighting against the Imperiya Yotne's brutal...
Author
Series
Black Panther (2016) volume 7
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The full truth of the People's revolution - and the power players supporting it - has been revealed! Now, T'Challa must fight like never before for the fate of his nation - and one of his most trusted allies is back to stand by his side. As the final battle begins, the entirety of Wakanda's glorious history may be their most potent weapon. But even if the People fall, can the monarchy still stand? The pieces are all in position, now it's time for...
Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"T'Challa declares war on Tetu's rebels, orchestrates raids on their hideouts, and deals with the aftermath of a leaked counterrevolution council; Shuri's spirit travels through the Djalia with a griot in the form of Ramonda"--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The Midnight Angels face-off against War Dogs under Tetu and Zenzi's control; T'Challa seeks Tony Stark's advice on finding the man behind the city square attack; Shuri learns a lesson from a griot resembling Ramonda in the Djalia"--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Spotlight, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Ayo and Aneka are offered a job; Tetu and Zenzi turn to a weaponeer and biotechnology expert to attack city square; T'Challa puts aside his mission to free Shuri from the Djalia; Shuri is guided by a griot spirit who has taken the visual form of Ramonda"--Amazon.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
This memoir of fourteen months as America's proconsul in Iraq is the only senior insider's perspective on the crucial period following the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime. Bremer describes negotiations with emerging Iraqi leaders as they struggle to forge the democratic institutions vital to Iraq's future; his resistance to the cut-and-run policy that would have quickly delivered governance of Iraq to a handful of unrepresentative anti-Saddam...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived. She awakens from the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell deep inside the bunkered catacombs of District 13. Separated from some of her closest allies and fearing for their safety in the Capitol, Katniss finally agrees to be the Mockingjay, the symbolic leader of the rebellion. Still uncertain as to whom she can trust, Katniss must help 13 rise from the shadows, all the while knowing that President Snow has...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
Author
Series
Black Panther (2016) volume 2
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
T'Challa confronts a dramatic upheaval in Wakanda that will make leading the African nation tougher than ever before. When a superhuman terrorist group calling itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the land famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil. As suicide bombers terrorize the population, T'Challa struggles to unite his citizens, and a familiar villain steps out of the shadows. If Wakanda...
51) En llamas
Author
Publisher
Molino
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Español
Description
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they unwittingly become the faces of an impending rebellion.
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
Black Panther (2016) volume 9
Publisher
Marvel Comics
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Where next for the Black Panther? Long ago - before Black Panthers, before Wakanda, before time itself - there were only the Orishas! The pantheon of gods and goddesses from which the world as we know it was manifested: Thoth. Pt ah. Mujaji. Kokou. And Bast, the Panther Goddess. But now, when Wakanda faces turmoil they are silent. Where have all the gods of Wakanda gone? T'Challa means to find out...
Author
Series
Edens zero volume 8
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"When she finds out that Valkyrie, her beloved mentor, is dead, Homura is shaken to her core. Vowing to avenge this death, Homura sets out--only to learn that the one behind the murder is none other than her own mother, Madame Kurenai. Now the time has come for the labor district, Rebecca, and Shiki to revolt against Kurenai's tyrannical reign. But the leader of Sun Jewel has powerful warriors at her command that may very soon outnumber the rebels......
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The extraordinary story of the women who took on the Islamic State and won In 2014, northeastern Syria might have been the last place you would expect to find a revolution centered on women's rights. And yet that year, an all-female militia faced off against ISIS in a little town few had ever heard of. The Islamic State by then had swept across vast swaths of the country, taking town after town and spreading terror as the civil war burned all around...
57) Sinsajo
Author
Publisher
Molino
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Español
Description
Katniss Everdeen's having survived the Hunger games twice makes her a target of the Capitol and President Snow, as well as a hero to the rebels who will succeed only if Katniss is willing to put aside her personal feelings and serve as their pawn.
Author
Series
Black Panther (2016) volume 8
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"As Zenzi and the people poison Wakanda's citizens against the Black Panther, a cabal of nation-breakers is assembled. And Ayo and Aneka, the Midnight Angels, are courted by Tetu to help raise their land to new glory! His allies dwindling, T'Challa must rely on his elite secret police, the Hatut Zeraze, and fellow Avenger Eden Fesi, a.k.a. Manifold! And with T'Challa's back truly against the wall, he even calls in some old friends to lend a hand:...
59) They want to kill Americans: the militias, terrorists, and deranged ideology of the Trump insurgency
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"New York Times bestselling author, Malcolm Nance, offers a chilling warning on a clear, present and existential threat to our democracy... our fellow Americans "Malcolm Nance is one of the great unsung national security geniuses of the modern era." -Rachel Maddow To varying degrees, as many as 74 million Americans have expressed hostility towards American democracy. Their radicalization is increasingly visible in our day to day life: in neighbor's...
60) Braveheart
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the intersection of history and legend lies the story of William Wallace, who led his nation into battle against the English in the years around 1300. King Edward, popularly known as "Longshanks" has allowed the English barons who hold Scotland for him to claim the 'Prima Nocta.' Wallace and his love Murron marry secretly, but his guerrilla activities bring Murron to the attention of the English. They set a trap for Wallace, and the failure...