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"#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm. What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America's favorite storyteller. It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the center of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications--and once again endangers his colleagues, friends, and family. Mitch has become a master at staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time there's nowhere to hide"--.

In the desert military camp of Bir Hakeim in 1942, with German Nazis surrounding them, Free French Officer Susan Travers spearheads a daring escape, leading her troop across dangerous minefields and enemy territory to reach their British allies.

In the desert military camp of Bir Hakeim in 1942, with German Nazis surrounding them, Free French Officer Susan Travers spearheads a daring escape, leading her troop across dangerous minefields and enemy territory to reach their British allies.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether Libya's human rights record remains poor, whether Libya abandoned WMDs because of the war in Iraq, and whether the United States should intervene in Libya for pragmatic and humanitarian reasons.

Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honor of presenting a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi, "the Guide," on a visit he was making to her school the following week. This one meeting--a presentation of flowers, a pat on the head from Gaddafi--changed Soraya's life forever. Soon afterwards, she was summoned to Bab al-Azizia, Gaddafi's palatial compound near Tripoli, where she joined a number of young women who were violently abused, raped and degraded by Gaddafi. Heartwrenchingly tragic but ultimately redemptive, Soraya's story is the first one of many that are just now beginning to be heard. But sex and rape remain the highest taboo in Libya, and women like Soraya (whose identity is protected by a pseudonym here) risk being disowned or even killed by their dishonored family members. In "Gaddafi's Harem," an instant bestseller on publication in France, where it has already sold more than 100,000 copies in hardcover, "Le Monde" special correspondent Annick Cojean gives a voice to Soraya's story, and supplements her investigation into Gaddafi's abuses of power through interviews with people who knew Soraya, as well as with other women who were abused by Gaddafi.

Discusses the history of the Civil War in Libya and the failures of NATO.

Examines the life and leadership of Muammar Qaddafi, head of Libya since 1970, discussing his past association with terrorism, and the challenges he faces as his country opens up to Western development.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and times of Libian dictator Muammar Qaddafi, discussing how he became ruler of Libya, why he alienated many of his Arab neighbors, how his actions impacted the world as a whole, and other related topics.

An illustrated biography of the Libyan leader.