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2) Old boys
Author
Series
Paul Christopher novels volume 6
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Author
Series
John Wells novels volume 6
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
John Wells, an undercover operative for the CIA, travels to Kabul to investigate a drug trafficking operation that involves the agency, the military, and the Taliban.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning author charts the poignant journeys of African Americans abroad as she explores her own transatlantic family odyssey in this powerful global history of traveling while Black. Part historical exploration, part travel memoir, Beyond the Shores reveals poignant histories of a diverse group of African Americans who have left the United States over the course of the past century. Tying these tales together is Dr. Tamara J. Walker's personal...
Author
Publisher
Dreamspinner Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Jaxon Powers has what most only dream of. Fame. Fortune. Gold records and Grammy awards. Lavish hotel suites and an endless parade of eager bedmates. He's adored all over the world--even in the remote, repressive country of Vasnytsia, where the tyrannical dictator is a big fan. The State Department hopes a performance might improve US relations with a dangerous enemy. But it means Jaxon's going in alone... with one exception. Secret agent Reid Stanfill...
Author
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Counsels readers who have suffered retirement savings setbacks on how to explore affordable options abroad, outlining practical steps while revealing how unconventional destinations in foreign cultures may cost less than traditional American retirements.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The unbelievable true story of Harrison Post -- the enigmatic lover of one of the richest men in 1920s Hollywood -- and the battle for a family fortune. In the booming 1920s, William Andrews Clark Jr. was one of the richest, most respected men in Los Angeles. The son of the mining tycoon known as "The Copper King of Montana," Clark launched the Los Angeles Philharmonic and helped create the Hollywood Bowl. He was also a man with secrets, including...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Brittney Griner, Danny Fenster, Otto Warmbier, Trevor Reed, Paul Whelan, Kenneth Bae...When an American citizen is unjustly imprisoned overseas, that's when Mickey Bergman's phone starts to ring. Who else are their desperate loved ones supposed to call?Mickey and his tight team of savvy negotiators at the Richardson Center for Global Engagement are the go-to rescuers of last resort, carrying on the high-stakes, round-the-world mission of master negotiator...
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