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Author
Publisher
Arcade Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First North American edition.
Language
English
Description
For readers of The Goldfinch and classic le Carré, a propulsive tale of espionage, betrayal, loyalty, and love, set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Marty Ransom, son of the Captain and heir to a hilltop estate near Waterford in independent Ireland, lives a comfortable, boring life with his tennis-playing, Anglican wife, Sugar, and a job in the Department of External Affairs. Among their closest friends are an Anglo-Irish couple, a banker...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"A sweeping tale of conspiracy theories, assassinations, and twisted obsessions -- the much anticipated masterpiece from Juan Gabriel Vasquez. The Shape of the Ruins is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary investigation. A man is arrested at a museum in Colombia for attempting to steal the bullet-ridden suit of an assassin. The incident barely makes the news though the political murder this assassin committed years before...
3) Cambodia
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A collection of essays offering a multitude of perspectives on acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, and instances of extreme persecution in Cambodia.
Publisher
IFC in Theaters
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
In 1975, 17-year-old Alistair Little, a member of the UVF, murdered 19-year-old Catholic Jim Griffin. The murder was witnessed by his 11-year-old brother, Joe Griffin. Twenty-five years later the media arranges for the two men to meet again.
Author
Series
Sword and verse volume 2
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
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
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"As the reporter who has known Donald Trump longer than any other White House correspondent, Karl told the story of Trump's rise in ... Front Row at the Trump Show. Now he tells the story of Trump's downfall, complete with ... behind-the-scenes accounts of some of the darkest days in the history of the American presidency and packed with original reporting and on-the-record interviews with central figures in this drama who are telling their stories...
7) Afghanistan
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale CENGAGE learning
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Readers are presented different viewpoints on the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and its effect on the country and its people.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A pathbreaking account of the continuing ethnic and state violence after the end of WWI--conflicts that more than anything else set the stage for WWII"--Provided by publisher.
"An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War I--conflicts that would shape the course of the twentieth century. For the Western allies, November 11, 1918 has always been a solemn date--the end of fighting that had destroyed...
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