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Americans have long been defined by how they face adversity. This is perhaps nowhere more evident than in how the nation's chief executive has tackled myriad issues upon entering the White House. The ways that U.S. presidents handle the vast responsibilities of the Oval Office determine the fate of the nation--and, in many cases, the fate of the world.
In this fascinating narrative, presidential historian, Mark Updegrove looks at eight U.S. presidents...
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Tom Clancy's Op-Center volume 6
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English
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Op-Center chief Paul Hood was going to retire. But that's about as likely as a gun shooting flowers. A bunch of rogue U.N. peacekeepers, or "Keepers," has decided to cross over to the wrong side of the law. Armed with stolen U.N. weapons and ammo, they devise a shocking plan to gain the world's attention. Demanding one hundred million dollars in ransom, the assassins take over the U.N.—where ambassadors from ten nations have gathered for a gala...
3) Raven Rock: the story of the U.S. Government's secret plan to save itself-while the rest of us die
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[2017]
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English
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"The eye-opening truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil--even if the rest of us die--a roadmap that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today"--Provided by publisher.
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"The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed that governments matter again, that competent leadership is the difference between living and dying. A few governments proved adept at handling the crisis while many others failed. Are Western governments healthy and strong enough to keep their citizens safe from another virulent virus - and protect their economies from collapse? Is global leadership passing from the United States to Asia - and particularly China?...
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"Governor Andrew Cuomo, scion of Mario Cuomo, is today as famous as his father, also a governor of New York state for three terms. Like Robert Moses, he is one of New York's great and infamous power brokers. Though initially lavishly celebrated for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, not least by himself, it is now apparent that Cuomo's management of the crisis was a juddering and fatal failure. Thousands died because, ignoring the advice of...
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Tom Clancy's Op-Center volume 8
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Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 17
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English
8) Sea of fire
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Tom Clancy's Op-Center volume 10
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Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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Tom Clancy's Op-Center volume 1
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2014
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English
11) Point of impact
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Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Tom Clancy's Op-Center volume 9
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Berkley Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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The kidnapping of a Catholic priest by a group of African militiamen, who order all Catholic missionaries out of Botswanna, sends the Op-Center, with their own military team, Striker, out of commission, into the middle of a dangerous civil war in Africa as they discover a plot by outside forces to destabilize the local government.
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The University of Chicago Press
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2022.
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English
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"Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, over 400,000 Americans have died in under a year, millions have lost their jobs, and industries have been devastated by the need to shut down much of society. Much of this could have been avoided if the US government had been prepared to undertake early uniform and comprehensive policies to hinder and stop the spread of the disease. In Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus, Danielle Allen looks at the US government's...
17) Cobra: Season 2
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PBS
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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In times of national emergency, a team of Britain's leading experts, crisis contingency planners and most senior politicians from the corridors of Whitehall to the salons of No. 10 Downing St. assemble under the name COBRA to coordinate the response.