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"Steve Martini ranks among the top authors of legal thrillers."
—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"You like Law & Order? Or even a John Grisham novel? Well, Steve Martini is one of the best of the best when it comes to crime thrillers."
—Asbury Park Press
The reasons why Steve Martini is one of the most popular thriller writers around are abundantly clear in Trader of Secrets: an ingenious plot, great characters, gripping
...3) Odessa Sea
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A desperate attempt in 1917 to preserve the wealth and power of the Romanov Empire. A Cold War bomber lost with a deadly cargo. Mysterious deaths on the Black Sea linked to modern day smugglers of nuclear materials. At the center of it all is Dirk Pitt and his team from NUMA. As the danger escalates, there's only one man who can avert catastrophe. From London to Washington, from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, the action never stops, as Pitt...
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From a series of declassified historical films on the U.S. nuclear weapons program. This film is about preparation for the nuclear tests of Operation Sandstone conducted at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Proving Grounds. (This film is listed on archive.org as "EC and G", but it is actually "EG and G".) Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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From a series of declassified historical films on the U.S. nuclear weapons program. This film is about the underwater nuclear test of Operation Wigwam. Note: This historical recording may contain variations in audio and video quality based on the limitations of the original source material.
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The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal.
“A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine
“Perilous...
“A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine
“Perilous...
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The introduction of nuclear weapons to the U.S. arsenal dramatically changed military strategy. Instead of a conventional war, military leaders faced the possibility of deploying and defending against weapons capable of mass destruction. In preparation the U.S. government tested numerous atomic devices in the Nevada desert.
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"In a tiny shack in the largest township in South Africa, Nombeko Mayeki is born. Put to work at five years old and orphaned at ten, she quickly learns that the world expects nothing more from her than to die young, be it from drugs, alcohol, or just plain despair. But Nombeko has grander plans. She learns to read and write, and at just fifteen, using her cunning and fearlessness, she makes it out of Soweto with millions of smuggled diamonds in her...