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Slough house volume 1
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English
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London, England: Slough House is where the washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their failed careers. The "slow horses," as they're called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated here. Maybe they messed up an op badly and can't be trusted anymore. Maybe they got in the way of an ambitious colleague and had the rug yanked out from under them. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle--not unusual in this line...
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Slough house volume 4
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English
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"What happens when an old spook starts to lose his mind? Do the Services have a retirement home for people who know too many secrets but don't remember they're secrets? Or does someone come to take care of the senile spy for good? These are the questions River Cartwright must ask himself as his grandfather--David Cartwright, a Cold War-era operative--starts to forget to wear pants, and starts believing everyone in his life is someone sent by Services...
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Slough house volume 5
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English
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"London Rules might not be written down, but everyone knows rule one: Cover your arse. At MI5 headquarters Regent's Park, First Desk Claude Whelan is learning this the hard way. Tasked with protecting a beleaguered prime minister, he's facing attack from all directions himself: from the showboating MP who orchestrated the Brexit vote, and now has his sights set on Number Ten; from the showboat's wife, a tabloid columnist, who's crucifying Whelan in...
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Tom Clancy's Op-Center volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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The Op-Center's crack team of crisis management operatives uncovers a harrowing power play that threatens American defense and intelligence.
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Oregon files volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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Jungles come in many forms. There are the steamy rain forests of the Burmese highlands. There are the lies and betrayals of the world of covert operations. And there are the dark and twisted thoughts of a man bent on near-global domination. To pull off their latest mission, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon must survive them all. A devastating new weapon unleashed in thirteenth-century China...a daring rescue in the snowbound mountains along...
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 31
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English
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Jack Ryan, historian, ex-Marine, and CIA analyst, summons all his skills and knowledge to battle against international terrorism.
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 8
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English
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Jack Ryan must prepare the President to meet the challenge of new enemies striking not only U.S. territory but, also the heart of the U.S. economy.
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 33
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English
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Jack Ryan, CIA analyst, must rescue Colonel Filitov, America's highest agent in the Kremlin, from the KGB as the race to build the first Star Wars missile defense system continues.
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Tom Clancy's Op-Center volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Op-Center, an American crisis management team, tries to tame the chaos that is settling over Russia as the new president struggles to create a democratic regime, but their work is hindered by the discovery of a Russian counterpart to Op-Center which is controlled by hardliners opposed to democracy.
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Oregon files volume 13
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English
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Nearly two thousand years ago, an Eastern emperor charged a small group with safeguarding a body of knowledge and secrets powerful enough to change the history of mankind. They went down in legend as the Nine Unknown Men -- and now two rival factions of the descendants are fighting a mighty battle. Both sides think they are saving the world, but their tactics could very well bring about the end of humankind. Cabrillo and the team must divide and conquer...
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Oregon files volume 12
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English
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Hired to search for a collection of paintings worth half a billion dollars, Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon soon find themselves in much deeper waters. The vicious leader of a Filipino insurgency is not only using them to finance his attacks, he has stumbled upon one of the most lethal secrets of World War II: a Japanese-developed drug, designed, but never used, to turn soldiers into super-warriors. To stop him, the Oregon must not only take...
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Shaw and Katie James volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission. He heads up the world's largest defense contractor, The Ares Corporation. Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to "perception manage" his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts. But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind. Shaw, a man with no first name and a truly unique past, has a different agenda. Reluctantly doing the bidding of a secret multi-national intelligence agency,...
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A gripping narrative that spans five decades, The Looming Tower explains in unprecedented detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center. Lawrence Wright re-creates firsthand the transformation of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri from incompetent and idealistic soldiers in Afghanistan to leaders of the most successful terrorist group in...
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 6
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English
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Armed men prepare to take the fight to the enemy after three American officials are killed by Colombian drug lords to make their message clear: Leave us alone.
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 53
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English
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CIA Deputy Director Jack Ryan returns to the screen in Paramount Pictures' film adaptation of this novel of intrigue, set for release in May and starring Ben Affleck as Ryan. The Gulf War is over and an Israeli nuclear weapon is missing. The balance of power in the Mideast--and the world--is about to change forever. Jack Ryan returns to face the challenge of his career when his proposal for a Middle Eastern peace plan erupts into chaos.
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Slough house volume 2
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
London's Slough House is where disgraced MI5 spies go to while away what's left of their washed-up careers. Maybe they messed up an op badly and can't be trusted anymore. Maybe they got in the way of an ambitious colleague and had the rug yanked out from under them. Maybe they just got too dependent on the bottle--not unusual in this line of work. But they have one thing in common: they all want to be back in the action. And they'll do anything to...
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Oregon files volume 11
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English
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Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon face their toughest challenge yet when a violent bank heist during the Monaco Grand Prix decimates the Corporation's accounts. To get the money back, Juan joins forces with an old friend from his days in the CIA, so they can track down a rogue hacker and a ruthless former Ukrainian naval officer. It is only after the hunt begins that the enormity of the plan comes into focus: the bank theft is just the first...
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Oregon files volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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On December 7, 1941, five brothers exploring a shaft on a small island off the coast of Washington State make an extraordinary discovery, only to be interrupted by news of Pearl Harbor. In the present, Cabrillo, chasing the remnants of a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle, stumbles upon a shocking revelation of his own. His search to untangle the mystery leads him, first, to that small island and its secret, and then much farther back, to an...
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Jack Ryan and John Clark novels volume 4
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English
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The Soviets' new ballistic-missile submarine is attempting to defect to the United States, but the Soviet Atlantic fleet has been ordered to find and destroy her at all costs. Can Red October reach the U.S. safely?
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