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1) Bad city
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Well Go USA Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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"In a city plagued with rampant poverty, violence and crime, a corrupt mafia-connected businessman runs for mayor and starts eliminating his opponents. A former police captain in jail for murder is secretly released and put in charge of a special task force in a desperate, last-ditch effort to take down the corrupt tycoon"--
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Description: In Unveiling Power, author Xilis delivers a bold and unflinching examination of a major political figure or institution. Drawing on their expertise in investigative journalism and political analysis, Xilis reveals the inner workings of this powerful entity, exposing the hidden agendas, corrupt practices, and abuses of power that have been allowed to go unchecked for far too long. Through a meticulous and thorough investigation, Xilis...
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Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2022.
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260 pages ; 24 cm.
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"1971. The small American town of Camel City is shaken when the heiress to a billionaire empire disappears from her room in an exclusive boarding school for young girls. Her neighbor down the hall, a Mexican named Rosario Navarro, could be involved. While the political climate rarefies, the police follow clues increasingly ominous. 1973. In Sinaloa, law professor Bernardo Ayala tries to dissuade his students from enlisting in the ranks of the Liga...
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Mitch Rapp novels volume 22
Pub. Date
2023.
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Mitch Rapp hates owing anyone a favor-especially when it's the world's most powerful crime lord. But when Damian Losa calls, Mitch is honor-bound to answer. The Syrian government appears to have created a highly addictive new narcotic that it plans to distribute throughout Europe. It's a major threat to Losa's business and he's determined to send someone to keep him on top by any means necessary. Rapp is the perfect choice for the mission. Not only...
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This is a collection of eight short essays, in which the author expresses his political and philosophical view of the American foreign policy of the last one hundred years. It is a deep psychological analysis and synthesis of the US government approach to foreign countries in the light of imperial hegemony and global domination and control of the planet. Since the author, Carlos B. Camacho, was born and grew up in Argentina, it is the philosophical...
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Mira
Pub. Date
[2024]
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407 pages ; 24 cm.
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"Framed for the murder of an FBI agent after testifying against David Chen and his illegal businesses, Kara Quinn goes on the run, determined to clear her name without putting her partner, Matt Costa, in danger"--
7) Prophet song
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Pub. Date
2023.
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"On a dark, wet evening in Dublin, scientist and mother-of-four Eilish Stack answers her front door to find two officers from Ireland's newly formed secret police on her step. They have arrived to interrogate her husband, a trade unionist. Ireland is falling apart, caught in the grip of a government turning toward tyranny. As the life she knows and the ones she loves disappear before her eyes, Eilish must contend with the dystopian logic of her new,...
9) Dark blue
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MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Two LAPD detectives investigate a high-profile quadruple-homicide in April 1992, a few weeks before the Los Angeles Riots.
10) Traitors gate
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William Warwick novels volume 6
Pub. Date
2023
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"Impenetrable. Well protected. Secure. Home to the most valuable jewels on earth. But once a year, when the Queen attends the State Opening of Parliament, the Metropolitan Police must execute the most secret operation in their armory as they transport the Crown Jewels across London. For decades, the elite squad at Scotland Yard have been in charge of the operation. And for decades, it's run like clockwork. But this year, everything is about to change....
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Amid the numerous challenges the United States faces, possibly the greatest of all is overcoming the tremendous swamp of corruption that lines the streets and chambers of Washington D.C.
With pointed wisdom, army veteran Homer W. Worrell, author of Culture Shock, writes this incredibly important book that exposes the mechanics of political lobbying. When officials are elected, their continued success depends on their relationships with wealthy donors....
12) L'impopulaire
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Ahmed Ouyahia a grimpé rapidement les échelons du pouvoir, atteignant presque le sommet, avant de connaître une descente précipitée. Depuis la révolte de février 2019, il est en chute libre, cloîtré et en attente d'un meilleur avenir, loin de la lumière du jour.
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Chroniqueur de presse, traducteur et auteur, Slemnia Bendaoud est une plume très critique dont l'intérêt est chevillé à la cause nationale. Il dresse...
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
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1 DVD (99 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A Chinese police officer travels to Paris to stop a drug-trafficker, but is betrayed by his French partner. To survive, he teams up with an American prostitute whose daughter has been kidnapped by the same man.
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Unearth the Dark Side of American Politics
When it comes to politics, the journey from the ballot box to public office is often perceived as a noble path, driven by a desire to serve the public and make a positive impact on society. However, lurking behind the scenes is a darker side of politics, rife with corruption, crime, and their far-reaching consequences. From Ballots to Mugshots: A Study of Political Corruption, Crime, and Consequences in...
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Christian Basano was born on July 12, 1957 in Nice. He is a professional accountant. "Like everyone else, my life, in front of the mirror, seemed to be systematic. My curiosity will push me to go behind this mirror. Against the backdrop of the Gulf War and burning oil wells, after sending a $22 billion quote, I find myself in Kuwait to present an industrial settlement. A few years later, two notaries tell me that the 22 billion dollars have been found...
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Examiner le paradoxe de la persistance de la corruption dans la vie publique en Cte d'Ivoire malgré les efforts de l'État pour la combattre, telle est la mission de cet ouvrage. Dans le but de renforcer la légalité dans la sphère publique ivoirienne, l'auteur a étudié la législation anticorruption en Cte d'Ivoire afin de proposer une loi plus efficace pour prévenir et combattre activement les formes de corruption active, passive et protégée.
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On Inauguration Day 2017, no one knew the depths of depravity to which the White House would descend. Traditional Republicans made a deal with the devil and hoped Donald would mature into the job. The devil had other plans. In the last months of the 2016 campaign, Norma canvassed for the Democratic Party. She always has paid attention to current events, but what motivated her to volunteer this election cycle was the threat of a Trump administration....
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Singing out of tune, revolution and angerDear reader:You must read this book before they issue a decree to shed my bloodThey are poems that break everything and rebel against everythingA collection of my revolutionary and out-of-the-ordinary poetic works, bleeding with tears and anger, which I wrote between 2009 and 2016.This book is translated from Arabic by mekhalil altahhan
19) Lone star
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Criterion collection volume 1202
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
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"When a skeleton is discovered in the desert, lawman Sam Deeds, son of a legendary local sheriff, begins an investigation that will have profound implications both for him personally and for all of Rio County, a place still reckoning with its history of racial violence"--
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