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The only plane in the sky

an oral history of 9/11
2019
The author presents a comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001, using interviews with government officials, first responders, survivors, friends, and family members.
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The Boston Marathon bombing

running for their lives
Vivid storytelling and authentic dialogue bring an incredible story to life and place readers in the shoes of people who experienced one of the most frightening terrorist attacks on U.S. soil - the bombing of the Boston Marathon in 2013.
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The American terrorist

2019
Jared is a battle tested Marine who makes a decision that no one could have seen coming. Due to unforeseen circumstances that occurred in his life, Jared decides to join an organization that is well known across the globe. Known for their hatred, their unthinkable acts of destruction and mayhem, their horrendous war crimes that destroy families, The Army of Islam is the most feared terrorist organization throughout the globe.
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Long shadow

Shadow squadron ;
2016
When a video surfaces of a man making terrorist demands, an ex-teammate of the Shadow Squadron recognizes the man as a former SEAL, lost in an operation nine years before--but something is strange about the video, and it is up to Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross and his team to locate and capture the apparent traitor in Afghanistan.
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Dragon teeth

Shadow squadron ;
2016
Lieutenant Commander Ryan Cross and his Shadow Squadron are assigned to extract a rogue CIA agent from Iran, but the agent claims he had to sever communications in order to complete his mission to create discord between two separate terrorist groups--and he wants the Shadow Squardron to help him.
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Scorpia

Alex Rider adventure ;
2004
After being told that his father was an assassin for a criminal organization, fourteen-year-old Alex goes to Italy to find out more and becomes involved in a plan to kill thousands of English schoolchildren.
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Life undercover

coming of age in the CIA
"Amaryllis Fox's riveting memoir tells the story of her ten years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting the world's most dangerous terrorists in sixteen countries while marrying and giving birth to a daughter"--Provided by the publisher.
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Mother tongue

"On the day she brings her sweet little sister, Nika, to school for the first time, eighteen-year-old Darya has already been taking care of her family for years. But a joyous September morning shifts in an instant when Darya's rural Russian town is attacked by terrorists. While Darya manages to escape, Nika is one of hundreds of children taken hostage in the school in what stretches to a three-day siege and ends in violence. In the confusion and horror that follow, Darya and her family frantically scour hospitals and survivor lists in hopes that Nika has somehow survived. And as journalists and foreign aid workers descend on her small town, Darya is caught in the grip of grief and trauma, trying to recover her life and wondering if there is any hope for her future"--Provided by publisher.
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The threat

how the FBI protects America in the age of terror and Trump
"The former deputy director of the FBI recounts his career; discusses how law enforcement battles terror threats, Russian crime, and attacks by the White House itself on the U.S. Constitution; and offers details of the events leading up to his firing by Donald Trump"--OCLC.
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True teen stories from Iraq

surviving ISIS
Looks at the reality of daily life in the ongoing consequences of ISIS's presence in Iraq.
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