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[2014], c2007
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English
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A group of Serbian nationalists were determined to kill the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Two of the assassins had bombs and one, a student named Gavril Princep, had a pistol. When the bombs failed, the Archduke's car took another route and almost stopped outside the café where Princep was sitting. Within seconds, the Archduke and his wife were mortally wounded. The events of that day on Sunday 28 June led to the outbreak of World War I. This...
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In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Lincoln's generous terms for General Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill his dream of healing a divided nation, with the former Confederates being allowed to reintegrate into society. But not everyone is appeased, and in the midst of patriotic celebrations a charismatic ladies man and impenitent racist...
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2015.
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English
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Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Killing Reagan reaches back to...
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[2017]
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English
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It's time for second term, and the classroom is ready for a semester filled with intense training, studying, and new ways to kill their teacher. But even their most creative plans are falling flatter than a two-ton pudding. That is, until a powerful student decides to come back to class. Koro Sensei's days may finally be numbered.
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[2011]
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English
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North demystifies the most infamous crime of the twentieth century, arguing that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas by Mafia contract killers hired by Louisiana mob boss Carlos Marcello. Critical characters emerge in the plot to murder JFK: Henry Wade, the long-time district attorney turned corrupt; Lyndon B. Johnson himself, who, while a senator in the 1950s, accepted bribes from the mob; corrupt FBI director J. Edgar Hoover; and...
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2020.
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English
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The bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy, which covers the secret plot against George Washington, now turn their attention to a little-known, but true story about a failed assassination attempt on President Lincoln. Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865, but few are aware of the original conspiracy to kill him four years earlier in 1861, literally on his way to Washington, D.C., for his first inauguration. The...
13) Assassin's orbit
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2021.
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English
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Golden Girls meets The Expanse with a side of Babylon Five Murder makes unlikely allies. On the eve of the planet Ileri's historic vote to join the Commonwealth, the assassination of a government minister threatens to shatter everything. Private investigator Noo Okereke and spy Meiko Ogawa join forces with police chief Toiwa to investigate and discover clues that point disturbingly toward a threat humanity thought they had escaped.
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[2024]
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English
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The internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner speaks out for the first time about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, when an attempt was made on his life, in this deeply personal meditation on violence, art, loss, love and finding the strength to stand up again.
15) Royal flush
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Royal Spyness mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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To avoid scandal, Lady Georgiana is shipped home to Castle Rannoch where her summer plans include honoring a promise to Her Majesty to keep Castle Rannoch's divorceé houseguest from seducing the Prince of Wales. She's also been coerced into helping Scotland Yard with a top-secret mission--namely keeping an eye on the shooting party at Balmoral and preventing someone from shooting the Prince. And Georgie must manage all this without strangling her...
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[1968]
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English
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Robert F. Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy's younger brother, served as Attorney General from 1960 to 1964, when he resigned to run for the Senate. In March 1968 Robert announced his candidacy for President. His candidacy was cut short on June 5 when, having won the California Democratic primary, he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian angered by Kennedy's pro-Israeli politics. Kennedy died the next day....
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[1968]
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English
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Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles following a speech celebrating his victory in the crucial California Democratic primary. His death came only a few months after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., and left the Democratic Party - and the public - in a state of disarray and disillusionment.
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[2021]
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English
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"Carol Leonnig has been covering the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the gaffes and scandals that plague the agency today--from a toxic work culture to outdated equipment and training to the deep resentment among the ranks with the agency's leadership. But the Secret Service wasn't always so troubled. The Secret Service was born in 1865, in the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but...
20) Red rabbit
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 3
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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