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Explores the life and career of William Egan Colby, one of the most controversial figures of the postwar period: World War II commando, Cold War spy, Saigon CIA station chief, and eventual CIA director under Nixon and Ford, he played a critical role in some of the most pivotal events in 20th-century history.
1064) Show me the gold
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"Staking out a country graveyard to catch vandals ex-spy Phoenix Smith and Acting Sheriff Annalynn Keyser respond to a neighboring county's urgent call. The old friends block an exit from an abandoned farmhouse where four bank robbers were spotted. The women engage in a fatal shootout but two gang members escape. Achilles Phoenix's K-9 dropout can't sniff out a trail but smells a trap set to kill pursuers. The FBI takes over the case but fails to...
1066) Pasożyt
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"Maj 1936. W sztabie polskiego wywiadu i kontrwywiadu odkryto ślady podwójnego agenta. Każdy jego ruch to wyrok śmierci na kolejnego polskiego szpiega działającego w Związku Sowieckim. Nie wiadomo, kim jest "Pasożyt", a wytropienie go to misja z gatunku niemożliwych. Zadania może się podjąć tylko jeden człowiek: kapitan Edward "Łyssy" Popielski. Ma zgładzić "Pasożyta", sprawić, by zniknął bez śladu. Popielski ze swoimi najlepszymi...
1069) Scorpio
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In the heyday of the Cold War an aging C.I.A. agent suspected of selling secrets to the Russians becomes the target of a C.I.A.-hired assassin, code named Scorpio. The two men follow each other in a deadly duel that takes both of them half way around the globe.
1070) Sub-zero survival
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Ripley's bureau of investigation volume 6
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"The RBI team begin to link together the hidden clues that they have found on their last few missions, and the results point them toward Antarctica and an ancient ice station. However, terrible blizzards, floating pack ice, and a creature that swins with the seals make their hunt for a lost artifact anything but easy!"--P. [4] of cover.
1071) Fidelity
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Kay Malloy novel volume 1
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"Kay Malloy always knew hers would be a life of service. Following the tragic death of her humanitarian parents, Kay and her brother, Christopher, were raised in a world of wealth and culture by their godparents. With ambition and selflessness, Kay joins the FBI to honor her parent's legacy, even while Christopher's life grows increasingly aimless. Paramilitary and male-dominated, the FBI could be an intimidating employer to anyone less confident,...
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Based on John Ehrlichman's post-Watergate novel The Company, set against the backdrop of a war in Southeast Asia, this award-winning miniseries tells the story of a paranoid president, an administration under siege, and a reckless group of White House aides desperate to hold onto power.
1074) Ultimatum: a thriller
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David Sarac of the Stockholm Police Force's Intelligence Unit, weeks after his violent encounter with the enigmatic high-level informant, Janus, is recuperating from his gunshot wounds. While the hunt for the elusive Janus has ended, the secrets and lies linger. The mysteries of that night deepen when David's nurse slips him an anonymous letter; the writer wants to swap secrets with David to bring someone powerful to justice after a betrayal at the...
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"Case officer Victor Caro is back, and he's brought the whole family along this time. On assignment in South America with his wife and young son, Victor must break up an alliance between one country's charismatic autocrat and a narco-trafficking revolutionary group in the country next door. As the group's support for the increasingly dictatorial leader grows, Victor enlists the help of a colorful group of CYA colleagues, along with his own family,...
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"Though resolute and driven by nature, dedicated spymaster Langdon Bourne has lost his way. Even his passion for his secret organization, the Young Corinthians, has waned--until he is assigned a mission with the potential to finally bring about the peace that has eluded him for nearly two decades. But to eliminate a brilliant, dangerous nemesis, Langdon needs the help of a woman whose loyalties are most uncertain. Grace Crowther ignores the rumors...
1080) Still broken: a recruit's inside account of intelligence failures, from Baghdad to the Pentagon
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