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"Galva - Galvicha to her three brothers, two of whom the goblins will kill - has defied her family's wishes and joined the army's untested new unit, the Raven Knights. They march toward a once-beautiful city overrun by the goblin horde, accompanied by scores of giant war corvids. Made with the darkest magics, these fearsome black birds may hold the key to stopping the goblins in their war to make cattle of mankind. The road to victory is bloody, and...
2) Civil War
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An adrenaline-fueled thrill ride through a near-future fractured America balanced on the razor's edge.
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As the United States and its allies engage in a continuing battle to free Afghanistan of its ties to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda, many journalists from around the world cover the ongoing conflict.
"***...compelling and timely...Recommended."--Video Librarian
"...a portrait of a war-torn country and its people...Recommended."--Library Journal
"Poignant and engaging."--Booklist
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"Although not able to fight on the front lines of the Civil War, many brave women worked behind the scenes, engaged in daring acts of espionage and concealment. On the Union side, these covert operatives included actress Pauline Cushman, and abolitionist Elizabeth Van Lew, who used her considerable resources to create and operate a spy ring. Readers learn of the famed Underground Railroad operator Harriet Tubman. This . . . book spotlights seven of...
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"A battle is brewing in Gotham between the Bat and the Cat, but crime is down in Gotham City...could that be a bad thing? A coordinated effort in Gotham City has led to a reduction in violent crime, but at what cost? Villains scatter as their lives begin to crumble under a new regime. And as Batman recovers from his epic battle through the Multiverse, one name runs through his mind. One name at the heart of this new, safer Gotham: Catwoman"--
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"Barred from fighting for their beliefs on the battlefield, though many tried, Southern women served the Confederacy in other ways, like through the timeless art of espionage. Confederate women used their wits, charm, and beauty to discover Union secrets and carry out covert operations for the war efforts. This . . . book highlights these little-discussed Confederate figures, including the famously persuasive Rose O'Neal. Readers will meet the Moon...
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In the remains of the Buddha statue destroyed by the Taliban, thousands of families struggle to survive. Baktay, a 6-year-old Afghan girl, wants to go to school after hearing her neighbor's son read. Along the way, she is harassed by a band of children playing and imitating the horrible violence that is part of their daily lives. Includes forced Spanish subtitles
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"The new age of monsters continues! Bruce Banner's new friend Charlie reminds him he's more than a man on the run: He's an Avenger. A hero. And heroes help people. So when their travels lead them to a Texas town under attack by dreaded monstrosities known as war devils, Bruce decides it's time for the Hulk to step in! But in doing so, he rouses an undead Spirit of Vengeance from his eternal slumber - summoning a hundred-year-old Ghost Rider who intends...
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Master Chief John-117 leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant. In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe that the Covenant are preparing to attack humanity's greatest stronghold. With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind's salvation,...
14) Iraq Uncovered
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Examine the forces vying for control in the places where ISIS has been pushed out.
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The epic story of Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of an Afghan warrior and independent filmmakers, some who lived and one who died covering the story. For over twenty years they filmed the Soviet occupation, the exile of two million refugees maimed by Soviet mines, a violent civil war, the fatal alliance of the Taliban with al-Qaeda, invasion by the United States forces, and a people still determined to survive. An important film for the Muslim...