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1) Countdown
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Amy Cornwall novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Agent Amy Cornwall excels at working from the shadows--until a botched field operation reveals dark dealings between her bosses and an informant. And a hidden plot by a terrorist genius that could kill thousands of Americans. Among them: her husband and daughter. She has to go dark. The Division wants to erase her. And they know every detail about her identity, her history, and her family. Agent Cornwall's countdown has begun."--
2) Countdown
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Eve Duncan novels volume 6
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
When it reaches zero, you die.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen sets her readers’ pulses racing once again in this relentless psychological thriller of a young woman caught in a maze of secrets and stalked by a merciless killer. The countdown begins the moment you open this riveting novel that only grows more electrifying as the pages turn, more exciting as time runs out. . . .
“Don’t kill her. She’s...
#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen sets her readers’ pulses racing once again in this relentless psychological thriller of a young woman caught in a maze of secrets and stalked by a merciless killer. The countdown begins the moment you open this riveting novel that only grows more electrifying as the pages turn, more exciting as time runs out. . . .
“Don’t kill her. She’s...
3) Countdown
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
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English
Description
With Amy and Dan still in pursuit of Pierce, Amy does something unthinkable that sends shockwaves through her family.
4) Countdown
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Sixties trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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English
Description
"Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, everyone is walking around just waiting for a bomb to fall. It's 1962, and it seems the whole country is living in fear..."--Dust jacket flap.
5) Countdown
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Extreme measures volume 4
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English
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"Flight paramedic Raina Price's past has marched back into her present-and it wants to kill her. With a stalker who knows her well determined to end what he started, US Marshal Vince Correlli vows to protect her at all costs-even if ends his career"--
6) Countdown
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The story of a formative year in 12-year-old Franny Chapman's life, and the life of a nation facing the threat of nuclear war.
Franny Chapman just wants some peace. But that's hard to get when her best friend is feuding with her, her sister has disappeared, and her uncle is fighting an old war in his head. Her saintly younger brother is no help, and the cute boy across the street only complicates things. Worst of all, everyone is walking around just...
7) Countdown
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The final countdown has begun for John Rourke, and the fate of the entire world hangs in the balance. As the all the pieces for the endgame are put into place, Rourke and his hated enemy, Dietrich Zimmer, will do battle on an epic scale. But just as John Rourke finally manages to back his rival into a corner, an attack from an unforeseen enemy may cost him his very life.
8) Countdown
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At long last, an extraterrestrial civilization reached out and made the First Contact. However, no one on Earth took their communique for the genuine article. In a similar vein, very few people appreciated just how little time our new suzerains had promised to keep our planet safe. Regardless, the end of their message showed humankind how to access a mysterious game. The objective of this game is unclear. No one can say where its servers are located,...
9) Countdown
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Fourteen-year-olds Elliot and Vincent live worlds apart, but both dream of a better life. Learning to run the Montana ranch that he will some day inherit, Elliot dreams of being an astronaut. In Africa, Vincent must deny his thirst for knowledge of the world beyond his village in order to become a Masai warrior. Forced to quit school, his only link to the outside world is a short wave radio. The boys find each other when NASA chooses Elliot to be...
10) Countdown
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Digital Series. Episode 2: 12:04 AM, New York. An American Airlines flight making its approach to landing. The descent is stopped and the aircraft begins to circle over Manhattan as if it were guided by an invisible hand. - 1:00 AM, G-Team HQ. Agents Jeremiah Cotton and Philippa Decker learn that terrorists have hacked the onboard systems and taken control of the airplane. They are demanding the release of Seif al-Bakkay, a high-level terrorist. The...
11) Countdown
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Deutsch
Description
Digitale Romanserie. Folge 2 - 00:04 Uhr, New York. Eine Maschine der American Airlines im Landeanflug. Der Sinkflug stoppt, und die Maschine beginnt wie von Geisterhand gesteuert über Manhattan zu kreisen. 01:00 Uhr, HQ des G-Teams. Jeremiah Cotton und Philippa Decker erfahren, dass Terroristen die Bordsysteme des Flugzeugs gehackt und die Kontrolle übernommen haben. Sie fordern die Freilassung von Seif al-Bakkay, einem Top-Terroristen. Als Cotton...
12) Countdown
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“I didn't plan to kill anyone. I wasn't totally against the idea, either. Sometimes things just fall that way, and either you roll with it or it rolls over you. Letting the bad guys win isn't how I roll.” Meet Joe Ledger, Baltimore PD, attached to a Homeland task force … who's about to get a serious promotion.
13) Countdown
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Set in 2040, the Mars Diaries feature 14-year-old Tyce Sanders, the only child ever born on Mars. He lives under a dome on the red planet with 200 scientists and techies, including his mother, Kristy Sanders, a biologist and a believer. Tyce is confined to a wheelchair, but virtual reality and robotics allow him to experience life beyond his physical boundaries. Kids ages 10-14 will love the cool, high-tech gadgets, space travel, and great plot twists...
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Nick Flynn novels volume 2
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English
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"In this sequel to Dale Brown's New York Times bestselling Arctic Storm Rising, former U.S. Air Force officer Nick Flynn is caught up in a shadow war against allied Russia and Iran--a duo wielding a terrifying new weapon. Nick Flynn is back in action, and he has a new employer--a shadowy intelligence outfit whose roots go back to the very beginning of the Cold War. But his first mission for them almost becomes his last. While meeting with a high-ranking...
15) Countdown 1945: the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world
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English
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A Fox News Sunday anchor and a Pulitzer Prize-winning AP investigative journalist present a behind-the-scenes account of the secret meetings, global events, leadership decisions, and civilian realities that led to the Hiroshima bombing.
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Russian trilogy (Noel Nynd) volume 3
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English
Description
When federal agent Alexandra LaDuca travels to Egypt to investigate the possible sighting of a former mentor, she is thrown into the deadliest game of double cross in her career. An American woman working alone, she must rely on her wits, her training, and her skill with lethal weapons not just to succeed, but also to survive. A CIA agent whom she believed to be dead appears to be alive; and why is he dressing like an Arab and speaking Russian? Tough,...
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In this timely work, Alan Weisman examines how we can shrink our collective human footprint so that we don't stomp any more species -- including our own -- out of existence. The answer: reducing gradually and non-violently the number of humans on the planet whose activities, industries and lifestyles are damaging the Earth.
"A powerful investigation into the chances for humanity's future from the author of the bestseller The World Without Us. In...
19) Countdown Bin Laden: the untold story of the 247-day hunt to bring the mastermind of 9/11 to justice
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Following Chris Wallace's "riveting" (The New York Times) and "propulsive" (Time) first book Countdown 1945 comes a deeply reported, revelatory, and thrillingly told account of the final months of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. On August 27, 2010, three CIA officers ask for a private meeting with CIA Director Leon Panetta. During that secret session, they tell Panetta that agents have tracked a courier with deep Al Qaeda ties to a three-story house...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Uh-oh! Molly's parents have a secret. They want to move to a new house--maybe even a new town. But Molly can't leave her best friends Rosie and Simon behind! Now the trio from Table 5 only have three days to come up with a scavenger hunt that will remind Molly's parents of all the things they love about their house and neighborhood ... before the moving vans come and Molly has to go"--Provided by publisher.