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"The definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid on Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David"--Book jacket.
"On June 27, 1976, a group of Arab and German terrorists hijacked Air France flight 139 en route from Tel Aviv to Paris. The plane was diverted to Entebbe Airport in Uganda, where the terrorists demanded the release of fifty-three "freedom fighters" in Israeli, Kenyan, and European jails in return...
62) Predator
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Waging an all-out war against an unseen enemy, a force more powerful and deadly than any on Earth - because the predator is not of this Earth.
63) The oracle
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Fargo adventures volume 11
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"The husband-and-wife treasure-hunting team of Sam and Remi Fargo return in a new adventure as they search for an ancient scroll--which carries a deadly curse--in this thrilling addition to Clive Cussler's bestselling series. In 533 A.D., the last Vandal ruler in North Africa consults an oracle on how to defeat the invading Byzantine army. The oracle tells the king that a high priestess cast a curse upon the Vandal Kingdom after a sacred scroll was...
64) Oldboy
Pub. Date
2014
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1 videodisc (approximately 104 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Kidnapped and kept in solitary confinement for 20 years, Joe Doucett has suddenly been set free without a word of explanation. Obsessed with finding those who imprisoned him, Doucett wreaks havoc upon his captors, unaware his freedom is part of a plan and his true punishment's about to begin.
65) Ambulance
Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 videodisc (137 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Needing money to cover his wife's medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that's carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT worker. Caught in a high-speed chase, the two siblings must figure out a way to outrun the law while keeping their hostages alive.
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2019.
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436 pages ; 24 cm
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"At almost six-foot, with a redhead's temper and a shattered hip, Zee has a long list of worries: never-ending bills, her beautiful, gullible sister, her five-year-old nephew, her housebound mother, and her drug-dealing boss. Zee may not be a princess, but Gentry is an actual knight, complete with sword, armor, and a code of honor. Two years ago the voices he hears called him to be Zee's champion. He's barely spoken to her since, but he has kept watch,...
67) The last Noel
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Pub. Date
2007
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When two escaped killers take refuge in their home during a storm on Christmas Eve, Skyler O'Boyle plays a daring psychological game to throw the criminals off guard, while her daughter, Kat, escapes and meets a third felon, who is hiding a secret that could save them all.
69) Ravens
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When Shaw and Romeo pull up at a convenience store off I-95 in Georgia, their only thought is to fix a leaky tire and be on their way again to Florida--away from their dull Ohio tech-support jobs. But this happens to be the store from which a $318,000,000-million jackpot ticket has been sold. When a pretty clerk accidentally reveals to Shaw the identity of the winning family, he hatches a ferociously audacious scheme: he and Romeo will squeeze the...
70) Hijack
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Bodyguard (Chris Bradford) volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 21 cm.
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For his new assignment Connor's been posted to a luxury yacht. His mission: to protect the twin daughters of an Australian media-mogul. It's a watertight operation, more a vacation than a dangerous duty--until the unthinkable happens. Far out at sea, heavily-armed pirates hired by enemies of the twins' father launch a high-powered attack against the yacht in an act fueled by greed and a desire for vengeance. It's up to Connor to push back the pirates...
72) Hostage
Pub. Date
[2005]
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1 videodisc (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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When ex-LAPD officer Jeff Talley became chief of police in a sleepy town, he thought he'd left behind the traumas of his career as a big city hostage negotiator. But when a random crime escalates into a deadly standoff, Talley finds himself thrust into a situation far more volatile and terrifying than anything he could ever imagine.
74) Money monster
Pub. Date
[2016]
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1 videodisc (approximately 99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In the real-time high stakes thriller, financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty, are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor who has lost everything forcefully takes over their studio. During a tense standoff broadcast to millions on live TV, Lee and Patty must work furiously against the clock to unravel the mystery behind a conspiracy at the heart of today's fast-paced, high-tech global markets.
75) The reckoning
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[2014]
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323 pages ; 23 cm
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When the relationship between Lee Coughlin and his nurse daughter-in-law becomes estranged for his role in his Iraq War soldier son's death, the pair must overcome differences to survive their abduction by three escaped convicts.
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Mitch Rapp novels volume 3
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A group of terrorists take one hundred hostages in a raid on the White House. The president is evacuated to his bunker and is assumed safe. Mitch Rapp, a CIA operative, makes a chilling discovery that could rock Washington: Someone within the government is maneuvering the hostage situation.
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Siege volume 3
Pub. Date
2022.
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377 pages ; 21 cm.
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"This is the true story of Aemilius Felix Boioannes the younger, the intended and unintended consequences of his life, the bad stuff he did on purpose, and the good stuff that happened in spite of him. It is, in other words, the tale of a war to end all wars, and the man responsible"--
78) Targeted
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Bob Lee Swagger novels volume 12
Pub. Date
2022.
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368 pages ; 24 cm
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Summoned to court by the United States Congress, Swagger is accused of reckless endangerment by a hardheaded anti-gun congresswoman. What begins as political posturing soon turns deadly when the auditorium where the committee is being held is attacked. Swagger, the congresswoman, and numerous bystanders and reporters are taken hostage by a group of violent operatives. Soon, the very people who had accused him are depending on him to save their lives....
80) Deliverance
Pub. Date
©2007
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1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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They left their troubles at the office. Left the wives and kids behind. Four men bound for the wilderness, for a great adventure--without their golf clubs. Lewis has talked his buddies Ed, Drew, and Bobby into going on a canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River, which is soon to be dammed. It was the weekend they hoped for, but it turns out to be a weekend where the destruction of nature, macho posturing, conflict between city and country folk, and...
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