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1) Toxin
Author
Language
English
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Description
Newly divorced surgeon Dr. Kim Regis is determined to remain a good father to his only son, Selden. On a special night out, Kim takes Seldon to his favorite fast-food restaurant for a feast of burgers and fries. But the good time turns to tragedy: the young boy becomes gravely ill and dies as a result of poisoning by E. coli. bacteria found in the meat.Was Seldon's death a result of shoddy food-handling practices? Or was it a sophisticated...
Author
Series
Troubleshooters volume 5
Language
English
Description
Beloved and bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann writes terrific edge-of-your-seat novels of romantic suspense set in the world’s exciting danger zones and exotic hotspots. Now she comes stateside in this sensational, action-packed novel.
It was supposed to be a “dog and pony show”—an elaborate demonstration of SEAL rescue techniques—to celebrate a presidential visit to a California naval base. Professional,...
It was supposed to be a “dog and pony show”—an elaborate demonstration of SEAL rescue techniques—to celebrate a presidential visit to a California naval base. Professional,...
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Series
Language
English
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Description
When a terrorist bomb explodes in Boston’s Logan Airport, Admiral Arnold Morgan, the President’s most trusted advisor, moves quickly to break the cell in the United States and ship the Islamic fanatics to Guantanamo Bay. In response, the Hamas high command, meeting in a terrorist cell in Gaza, hatches a vicious plan to assassinate the Admiral the minute he leaves the United States. Morgan’s old nemesis, Ravi Rashood, leads this international...
Author
Publisher
Brookings Institution Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
xii, 450 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Opens a window onto the closely guarded Oval Office turf: the operations, offices, and people of the complete White House team. Describes its organizational structure, recent innovations made in the face of changing events, what people do, while revealing the total size and cost of the contemporary White House team"--Provided by publisher.
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Language
English
Description
"The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous -- and absolutely mesmerizing. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive book, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office. Among the revelations : What President Trump's staff really thinks of him...
6) Enough
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Cassidy Hutchinson's desk was mere steps from the most controversial president in recent American history. Now, she provides a riveting account of her extraordinary experiences as an idealistic young woman thrust into the middle of a national crisis, where she risked everything to tell the truth about some of the most powerful people in Washington"--
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Language
English
Description
"The first in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the White House Chiefs of Staff, whose actions--and inactions--have defined the course of our country. Since George Washington, presidents have depended on the advice of key confidants. But it wasn't until the twentieth century that the White House chief of staff became the second most powerful job in government. Unelected and unconfirmed, the chief serves at the whim of the president, hired and fired...
11) Spinning Dixie
Author
Series
Jonah Eastman novels volume 5
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 323 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
6 DVDs (approximately 946 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follow the drama when the government is temporarily passed from a Democratic administration to the Republican Speaker of the House, as President Bartlet copes with the kidnapping of his youngest daughter Zoey.
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 330 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was just scraping by in DC when a posting on Craigslist landed her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama's stenographers. For five years, Beck was a part of the elite team that accompanied the president wherever he went, recorder and mic in hand. She got to know everyone--from the White House butler to the secret servicemen, advance team, speechwriters, photographers, and press secretaries--and on whirlwind...
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
viii, 531 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief"--
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (954 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The 22-episode third season whose storylines include the investigation into the alleged cover-up of President Barlet's illness, the early bid for a second term and confrontations with global terrorism. Reel- and real-life events profoundly intersect in the historic Isaac and Ishmael episode made in the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. And must-see bonus features include a special The West Wing look at the executive branch featuring...
18) The butler
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story about Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served eight Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America.
Author
Series
Report volume no. 144
Publisher
Center for Creative Leadership
Pub. Date
[1990]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language
English
20) Breaking cover
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[1980]
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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