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When the president is kidnapped by a terrorist who seizes control of the White House (Secret Service Code: Olympus), disgraced former presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team rushes to respond, they must rely on Banning's insider knowledge to save the president and prevent an even greater catastrophe.
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Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his loss to a...
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One morning, a busy London market is decimated by an explosion. In the manhunt that follows, only one member of the suspected terrorist cell survives: Farroukh Erdogan, who is arrested and jailed. Martin and Claudia are lawyers and ex-lovers who find themselves bound together again and put at risk after they join the defense team for an international terrorist's trial.
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With two professional assassinations in quick succession, James Bond is quickly elevated to '00' status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, the Bahamas and Montenegro to face Le Chiffre, who is attempting to restore his funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale.
7) Body of lies
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CIA operative Roger Ferris is on a covert mission. He is working in Jordan and searching for terrorists who have been bombing civilian targets. Ferris uncovers information on the Islamist mastermind Al-Saleem. He devises a plan to infiltrate Al-Saleem's terrorist network with the help of his Langley boss, Ed Hoffman. Ferris enlists the help of the Chief of Jordanian Intelligence, Hani Salaam on this operation, but what he is not certain of is how...
Pub. Date
2013
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4 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 629 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Lewis) is now a U.S. congressman, and former CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Danes) has returned to civilian life. But when a new and potentially devastating terrorist threat emerges, Brody and Carrie's lives become intertwined once again and they resume their delicate dance of suspicion, deceit and desire"--Container.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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525 pages ; 23 cm.
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Español
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Después de un período tumultuoso en la política estadounidense, una nueva administración acaba de prestar juramento y, para sorpresa de todos, el presidente elige a un enemigo político para el puesto vital de Secretario de Estado. No hay amor perdido entre el Presidente de los Estados Unidos y Ellen Adams, su nueva Secretaria de Estado. Pero es un movimiento astuto por parte del presidente. Con este nombramiento, silencia a uno de sus más duros...
10) Die hard
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Pub. Date
[2004]
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1 videodisc (DVD) (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A team of terrorists has seized a building in L.A. and taken hostages. A New York cop, in town to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, is the only hope for the people held by the savage criminals.
11) Iron Man 3
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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When Tony Stark/Iron Man finds his entire world reduced to rubble, he must use all his ingenuity to survive, destroy his enemy, and somehow protect those he loves. But a soul-searching question haunts him: Does the man make the suit, or does the suit make the man?
12) Body of lies
Pub. Date
[2009]
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1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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CIA operative Roger Ferris is on a covert mission. He is working in Jordan and searching for terrorists who have been bombing civilian targets. Ferris uncovers information on the Islamist mastermind Al-Saleem. He devises a plan to infiltrate Al-Saleem's terrorist network with the help of his Langley boss, Ed Hoffman. Ferris enlists the help of the Chief of Jordanian Intelligence, Hani Salaam on this operation, but what he is not certain of is how...
13) Face/off
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[1998]
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1 videodisc (ca. 140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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FBI agent Sean Archer (John Travolta) must go undercover to investigate the location of a lethal biological weapon planted by his arch rival, terrorist-for-hire Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage). After undergoing a radical surgical procedure, Archer literally "borrows" Troy's face and identity to carry out his mission. But things go awry when Troy, emerging from a coma, is transformed into Archer and wreaks havoc upon his life, both at work and at home.
14) Body of lies
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray disc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 digital copy.
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English
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CIA operative Roger Ferris is on a covert mission. He is working in Jordan and searching for terrorists who have been bombing civilian targets. Ferris uncovers information on the Islamist mastermind Al-Saleem. He devises a plan to infiltrate Al-Saleem's terrorist network with the help of his Langley boss, Ed Hoffman. Ferris enlists the help of the Chief of Jordanian Intelligence, Hani Salaam on this operation, but what he is not certain of is how...
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[2009]
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507 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
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After rescuing the son of crime lord Gordon Burns from an assassin, private detective Ric Alvarado and his assistant, Annie Dugan, get the chance to infiltrate Burns's inner sanctum to investigate rumors that he has been smuggling terrorists into the United States.
"Ric Alvarado todavía no se acostumbra a tener a Annie Dugan rondando por la oficina. El detective privado la ha contratado como secretaria, pero la inteligente y hermosa hermana de su...
16) Passenger 57
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Air travel is safest, the FAA says. But the FAA never figured the risk with Charles Rane on board. "The Rane of terror" has masterminded four terrorist attacks. Soon there will be a fifth, and that's bad news for passengers on flight 163. But there's good news too: the man in seat 57! John Cutter, an undercover security operative who enters the lavatory and exits to find Rane and his gang have taken over. Cutter's next move is clear. Do or be done...
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Books4pocket. Narrativa volume 424
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
570 pages ; 19 cm.
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Español
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"Jason Bourne vuelve a la Universidad de Georgetown con la esperanza de la normalidad. Pero después de tantos años de adrenalina arriesgando su vida, Bourne se encuentra molesto por la vida tranquila del profesor de lingüística. Consciente de sus frustraciones, su consejero académico, el profesor Specter, le pide ayuda para investigar el asesinato de un ex alumno por un extremista musulmán de una secta previamente desconocida. El jóven murió...
18) Jonah Hex
Pub. Date
[2010]
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1 videodisc (DVD) (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Having survived death, Jonah's violent history is steeped in myth and legend and has left him with one foot in the natural world and one on the 'other side.' His one human connection is with Lilah, whose life in a brothel has left her with scars of her own. But Jonah's past catches up with him when the U.S. military makes him an offer he can't refuse: to wipe out the warrants on his head, he must hunt and stop dangerous terrorist Quentin Turnbull....
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2010.
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IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 30 cm
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Español
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Maasai tribal members, after hearing the story of the September 11th attacks from a young Maasai who was in New York on that day, decide to present the American people with fourteen sacred cows as a healing gift.
Al oír contar la historia de los atentados del 11 de septiembre por un joven Maasai que estaba en Nueva York en aquel día, los miembros de la tribu deciden de donar al pueblo estadounidense catorce vacas sagradas como regalo curativo.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Oskar is convinced that his father, who died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, has left a message for him hidden in the city. Feeling disconnected from his grieving mother and driven by an active mind that refuses to believe in things that can't be observed, Oskar begins searching New York City for the lock that fits a mysterious key he found in his father's closet. His journey through the five boroughs takes him beyond his loss to a...
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