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577 pages, 8 unumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump for 519 days. A seasoned public servant who had previously worked for Presidents Reagan, Bush #41, and Bush #43, Bolton brought to the administration thirty years of experience in international issues and a reputation for tough, blunt talk. In his memoir, he offers a substantive and factual account of his time in the room where it happened." --
22) King and Maxwell
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The teenage son of an U.S. MIA in Afghanistan hires Sean King and Michelle Maxwell--former Secret Service agents turned private investigators--to solve the mystery surrounding his father. But their investigation quickly leads to deeper, more troubling questions. Could Tyler's father really still be alive? What was his true mission? Could Tyler be the next target?
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"The Army is the biggest and oldest branch of the U.S. military. It relies on highly trained soldiers to complete missions around the world. Learn about the roles of soldiers and their training, and get an inside look at the advanced equipment, vehicles, and weapons the Army uses. When duty calls, the Army is always ready to defend"--
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"The Air Force was once a part of the Army. Today, it stands as its own powerful military branch. It relies on highly trained airmen and advanced aircraft to complete missions around the world. Learn about the roles of airmen and their training, and get an inside look at the advanced equipment, aircraft, and weapons the Air Force uses."--
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xxi, 389 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"A sweeping history of the NSA and its codebreaking achievements from World War II through the Cold War shares insights into the challenges faced by cryptanalysts and their role in some of the most complicated events of the twentieth century"--NoveList.
27) 24: Season four
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7 videodiscs (approximately 1055 min.) : anamorphic, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Many familiar faces return for this day of crisis. A fearsome new villain is played with cold-hearted intensity. The threat this time around is much different, and for Jack Bauer there are multiple situations to deal with. Jack has to make some extremely difficult choices, including how to handle a new love in his life who happens to be the daughter of the Secretary of Defense. Their new found love will be put to the ultimate test during the next...
28) Dragnet nation: a quest for privacy, security, and freedom in a world of relentless surveillance
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289 pages ; 25 cm
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Online ads from websites you've visited ... smartphones and cars transmitting your location ... data-gathering surveillance operations across the Internet and on your phone lines. You are being watched .... Angwin offers a revelatory and unsettling look at how the government, private companies, and even criminals use technology to indiscriminately sweep up vast amounts of our personal data. She argues that the greatest long-term danger is that we...
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386 pages ; 25 cm
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"From one of America's preeminent national security journalists, an explosive, news-breaking account of Donald Trump's collision with the American national security establishment, and with the world. It is a simple fact that no president in American history brought less foreign policy experience to the White House than Donald J. Trump. The real estate developer from Queens promised to bring his brash, zero-sum swagger to bear to cut through America's...
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6 videodiscs (916 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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When Scorpion is on the case, saving the world is a no-brainer! Walter, the eccentric leader of a team of brilliant misfits -- a psychiatrist with a gambling addition, a mechanical prodigy with anger issues, and a "human calculator" with social anxiety, who save the world from problems only a genius could solve.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"The U.S. Coast Guard responds to about 20,000 search-and-rescue cases a year. Its members also play an important role in enforcing the nation's laws. Learn about the roles of Coast Guard members and their training, and get an inside look at the different types of ships, aircraft, and equipment this branch uses to complete its important missions around the world"--
33) The fifth domain: defending our country, our companies, and ourselves in the age of cyber threats
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344 pages ; 25 cm
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Presents an urgent assessment of how governments, businesses, and everyday citizens can counter and prevent attacks by criminal hackers determined to create a digital war zone.
"There is much to fear in the dark corners of cyberspace. From well-covered stories like the Stuxnet attack which helped slow Iran's nuclear program, to lesser-known tales like EternalBlue, the 2017 cyber battle that closed hospitals in Britain and froze shipping crates in...
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306 pages ; 25 cm
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Just two months into his presidency, Ronald Reagan lay near death after a gunman's bullet came within inches of his heart. His recovery was nothing short of remarkable -- or so it seemed. But Reagan was grievously injured, forcing him to encounter a challenge that few men ever face. Could he silently overcome his traumatic experience while at the same time carrying out the duties of the most powerful man in the world? Killing Reagan reaches back to...
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475 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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Drawing on fifteen years of firsthand field research, a foreign policy expert describes how extreme violence cripples democracies and discusses how some societies have successfully fought massive violence and reclaimed security.
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xiii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"Every day, a member of the CIA presents to the president a report detailing the most sensitive activities and analysis of world events. These can range from the behavior of America's allies to the maneuvering of its adversaries, from imminent dangers to long-term strategic opportunities, and are often based on the words of highly placed sources or the interceptions of astonishingly nimble technologies. This report -- for the president's eyes only...
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372 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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"Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Fred Kaplan takes us into the White House Situation Room, the Joint Chiefs of Staff's "Tank" in the Pentagon, and the vast chambers of Strategic Command in Omaha to bring us the untold stories -- based on exclusive interviews and previously classified documents -- of how America's presidents and generals have thought about, threatened, broached, and, in some cases, just barely avoided nuclear war from the dawn of...
38) The FBI
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"This photo-illustrated book describes the life of an FBI officer, including their work capturing terrorists, enforcing federal laws, and investigating crimes. Describes real-life cases and what it takes to get a job in the Federal Bureau of Investigation"--
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xi, 319 pages ; 25 cm
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"For more than forty years, the United States has reached out to China, helping it develop a booming economy and take its place on the world stage, in the belief that there is little to fear -- and everything to gain -- from China's rise. But what if the Chinese have had a different plan all along? The Hundred-Year Marathon reveals China's secret strategy to supplant the United States as the world's dominant power, and to do so by 2049, the one hundredth...
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"The U.S. Marine Corps dates back to the American Revolutionary War. Marines are known for being first to arrive at conflicts around the world. Learn about the roles of Marines and their training, and get an inside look at the advanced equipment, aircraft, and weapons the Marines use to complete their tough missions"--
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