Mitch Weiss
Author
Publisher
Hanover Square Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An investigation into the Word of Faith Fellowship, a secretive evangelical cult whose charismatic female leader, Jane Whaley, is a master of manipulation. Starting in 1979 with a small group of followers, the group has expended to include thousands of congregants across three continents. Gives the story of a singular femlae cult leader, a terrifying portrait of life inside the cult, and the harrowing account of one family who escaped after two decades....
3) Countdown 1945: the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, comes an electrifying behind-the-scenes account of the secret meetings and events across the globe during the 116 days leading up to the world's first use of the atomic bomb in wartime, the American attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
4) Countdown Bin Laden: the untold story of the 247-day hunt to bring the mastermind of 9/11 to justice
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following Chris Wallace's "riveting" (The New York Times) and "propulsive" (Time) first book Countdown 1945 comes a deeply reported, revelatory, and thrillingly told account of the final months of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. On August 27, 2010, three CIA officers ask for a private meeting with CIA Director Leon Panetta. During that secret session, they tell Panetta that agents have tracked a courier with deep Al Qaeda ties to a three-story house...
Author
Series
Noodleheads volume 3
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mac and Mac deduce that since fish live in schools, they must be smart. The fish in this funny story are smart enough to outwit Mac and Mac! Cousin Meatball also gets the better of them. He convinces the brothers that if they put their snack into a toy boat, the little boat will grow into a big one. It seems to work. Or does it? Then three fish get the boys to feed them worms while avoiding Mac's and Mac's fish hooks. Oh well. Mac and Mac would rather...
Author
Series
Noodleheads volume 6
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"After hearing Uncle Ziti's unbelievable story about a snake and a frog, brothers Mac and Mac are captivated by the idea of doing something impossible so that perhaps one day people will tell tales about their amazing feats."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Inspired by folktales about fools from around the world, brothers Mac and Mac Noodlehead exasperate Uncle Ziti, are fooled by their friend Meatball, and make a garden for their mother.
Author
Series
Noodleheads volume 4
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Mac and Mac may be noodles with empty heads, but they have big ideas: building a fortress! This vibrantly colorful graphic novel for easy readers hits the nail on the head with comedy. The Noodlehead brothers are back from the library with a joke book, a fantasy novel, and a dream: to build their very own Fortress of Doom. If they can stop bickering for long enough. And if they can defend it from their wily friend Meatball. Jump right in with this...
13) Countdown 1960: the behind-the-scenes story of the 312 days that changed America's politics forever
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
It's January 2, 1960: the day that Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy declared his candidacy; and with this opening scene, Chris Wallace offers readers a front-row seat to history. From the challenge of primary battles in a nation that had never elected a Catholic president, to the intense machinations of the national conventions--where JFK chose Lyndon B. Johnson as his running mate over the impassioned objections of his brother Bobby--this is...