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The battle of blood and ink

a fable of the flying city
A one-sheet called "The Lurker, " written, edited, and printed by Ashe, a girl raised on the streets of the flying city Amperstam, is dedicated to revealing the city's hidden treasures and deepest secrets--including many the government would prefer stayed hidden. When Ashe discovers the horror of how Amperstam travels the skies, she goes on the run and must decide between continuing to publish at the risk of her life or dropping her work and keeping living.
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ISAN

International Sensory Assassin Network
2018
"Meteors devastated the Earth. World Governments developed plans to help surviving citizens. The United States disbanded and salvageable land was divided into four quadrants...governed by The Remnant Council. Struggling to survive, seventeen-year-old Ava ends up in juvenile detention, until she is selected for a new life-with a catch. She must be injected with an experimental serum. The results will be life changing. To receive the serum, Ava agrees to join a program controlled by ISAN, the International Sensory Assassin Network"--Back cover.

Chelsea Manning

intelligence analyst
A biography of Chelsea Manning a controversial figure who leaked thousands of classified and sensitive military and diplomatic documents. Discusses Manning's actions and the culture and events surrounding them.

Julian Assange

founder of WikiLeaks
2018
Looks at the life of Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks.
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Classified intelligence and leaks

"Experts often disagree about how much and what kind of intelligence should be considered classified. In addition, there can be benefits to leaking intelligence, a practice that is done by insiders with some regularity. Do citizens have a right to know about all government activities, or is security of higher value? What happens when leaks affect the safety of journalists and diplomats around the world? Who decides when a leaker is a "whistleblower" or a "traitor"? Readers of this . . . volume will learn about the issue from a diverse array of viewpoints"--Provided by publisher.
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Point Omega

a novel
2010
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Hitler's secret

a novel
In June 1941, Otto and Leni, two young refugees from the Nazis living in England, are sent on a secret mission to Bavaria, to extract a young girl attending a summer camp who may hold the key to the war.

Top secret government archives

missing files and conspiracy paper trails
2015
Explores the topic of the classified files that government agencies choose not to release under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

The Lincoln Myth

A Novel
2014
"September 1861: all is not as it seems. With these cryptic words, a shocking secret passed down from president to president comes to rest in Abraham Lincoln's hands. And must make a fateful choice: save thousands of American lives or sacrifice the nation's future. The present: in Utah, the remains of a nineteenth century Mormon expedition that ended in murder have been uncovered. In Washington, D.C., the investigation of an international entrepreneur and Mormon elder has sparked a heated conflict between the White House and a powerful senator. In Denmark, a missing Magellan Billet agent is at the mercy of a zealot driven by divine visions. And Cotton Malone has suddenly gone from selling books to dodging bullets, plunged into a secret war set in motion more than two hundred years ago by America's Founding Fathers. From the streets of Copenhagen to the catacombs of Salzburg to the rugged mountains of Utah, a dangerous conspiracy is gathering power. And Cotton Malone must risk life, liberty, and his greatest love to uncover the stunning truth that could tear the United States apart."--from back cover.

Truth or die

2015
When his journalist girlfriend's latest scoop leads to a violent confrontation, attorney Trevor Mann discovers a shocking secret that governments and terrorist organizations would do anything to possess.

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