Showing results for "The Terrorists" in Literature & Fiction

Riley Taylor is on a mission. She has escaped the dreaded burning plants along with a new faction of Volunteers. Now, she must fight to rid the country of the oppressive control the government has over its people. The first step in doing this is to free the citizens of the lens system and the castes it designates for each person. But when she suffers a major injury and winds up in the hospital, she is shocked to find out the next role the rich benefactors, who fund the activities of the Volunteers, have in store for her.

Dangerous Minds will delve into the complex and intricate lives of some of the most talked-about terrorists of the country. Dr Jalees Ansari, a doctor from Malegaon involved in eighty blasts, including some on railway tracks, was supposed to be a quiet, peace-loving medical professional. Fahmida...

The Terrorist, Some Politician , A Coward is an audio film and novel about a bunch of horrible people who, because of their world view, cause so much death but change the world for the better.

Samuel var 11 år, da hans mor forlod ham. Tyve år efter er hun pludselig på alles læber efter at have kastet sten efter en republikansk præsidentkandidat. Medierne beskriver Faye som en radikal hippie med en broget fortid i Chicagos protestbevægelse i 1968, men så vidt Samuel ved, var hans mor en helt almindelig pige fra Iowa, der giftede sig med sin ungdomskæreste. Hvem er hun egentlig - og hvorfor forsvandt hun ud af hans liv?

"Woher du kommst, interessiert nicht, viel wichtiger ist die Frage, wohin du gehst", brummte Kapitän Lesd. "Wie ... wie meinen Sie das?", fragte Martin völlig verwirrt. "Na ja, ganz einfach, alles, was du bis jetzt gelernt hast, steht vor mir. Das bist du. Aber was du noch lernen wirst, was du werden wirst, das entscheidet sich mit dem Weg, den du wählst." Dieser Roman ist eine atemberaubende und verwirrende Reise, die ein ahnungs- sowie mittelloses Gnu über mehrere Landesgrenzen und Kontinente führt und die es immer wieder auf mysteriöse Charaktere stoßen lässt.

Ana and Nan are lost after the death of their mother, a renowned author who seemingly killed herself by jumping out of a window. Everyone knows who drove Elena to suicide - her long-time literary critic, Eben. But the twins need proof if they're going to get their revenge. When Eben requests access to Elena's diaries at the National Library where the twins work, desperate to clear his name, they see an opportunity. With careful planning and just a little outside help, the twins lock down the labyrinthine building, trapping their colleagues, the public and most importantly Eben inside.

David Brenner draws on highlights from his "Laughter to the People" tour's stand-up material to show how humor can give us the power to transcend personal and world problems, from the unavoidable, like aging, to the uncontrollable, like war. His observations cover a wide range of issues, including fear of flying, going bald, marriage and divorce, pets, politics, terrorism, losing and gaining weight, money problems, and religion.

Una mañana cualquiera en una ciudad indeterminada del norte del país, la Finis de casi todas las novelas de Juana Salabert. Hay turistas, viajeros, abuelos paseando a sus nietos, desempleados "al sol", trabajadores, ciudadanos de toda clase y edad. Y de pronto irrumpe lo innombrable, el terror que no se identifica de inmediato, pero del que ya hemos acumulado demasiadas experiencias directas e indirectas. Un grupo de islamistas radicales toma rehenes en el teatro de Finis. El teatro es una obra arquitectónica singular coronada por un fresco en el que predominan una gran sirena y un hipocampo.

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Australië in de greep van een terrorist. Een vader riskeert alles om zijn zoon te redden. Een warme zomerse dag. Een jong gezin geniet van een picknick. Het lijkt zo mooi, totdat er iets vreselijks gebeurt. De huid van de vrouw begint te smeulen, er komt rook uit haar mond, vlammen schieten uit haar buik omhoog. Haar man probeert haar te redden, maar het vuur is sterker. De vrouw sterft een gruwelijke dood. Een jaar later wordt haar man, Jake, gevraagd toe te treden tot een eliteteam van de brandweer.

The Black Palm called themselves a nation, though their own people had cast them out. They called themselves an army, but made war on unarmed men, women and children. And in their fanatical crusade, they might strike anywhere. Even in the tiny Caribbean republic of New Neuzen. The only thing that stood between New Neuzen and a terrorist bloodbath were five American tourists.

The United States is under siege, and the enemy has help from the White House! Scott Stiletto is one of the CIA's toughest assets, a veteran of numerous missions, an operative with compassion and ruthlessness in equal parts. His enemy is the New World Revolutionary Front, a terrorist organization seeking to overthrow the government of the United States and install their own puppet who is already very close to the president he wishes to replace. With freedom and justice hanging in the balance, Scott Stiletto will give the enemy a one-way ticket to hell!