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"Berlin, Germany, 1930--When the Nazis rise to power, Jürgen Rhodes is offered a high-level position in their burgeoning rocket program. Jürgen and his wife Sofie fiercely oppose Hitler's radical views, and joining his ranks is unthinkable. Yet it soon becomes clear that if Jürgen does not accept the job, their income would be put on the line, and so would their lives. Huntsville, Alabama, 1950--Jürgen is one of many German scientists pardoned...
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"A captivating study of US state secrecy that examines how officials use it to hoard power and prevent meaningful public oversight The United States was founded on the promise of a transparent government, but time and again we have abandoned the ideals of our open republic. In recent history, we have permitted ourselves to engage in costly wars, opened ourselves to preventable attacks, and ceded unaccountable power to officials both elected and unelected....
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"Worlds collide in this true story of weather control in the Cold War era and the making of Kurt Vonnegut In the mid-1950s, Kurt Vonnegut takes a job in the PR department at General Electric in Schenectady, where his older brother, Bernard, is a leading scientist in its research lab--or "House of Magic." Kurt has ambitions as a novelist, and Bernard is working on a series of cutting-edge weather-control experiments meant to make deserts bloom and...
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2015
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Escape is impossible, but it's his only chance.
Held prisoner in Stalag-X, Joe Human is hated by all, branded a coward and a traitor. He thinks he has entered a madhouse . . . but he has no idea of what's in store.
For Joe has attracted the attention of the camp's sadistic alien researcher, Mengele, who finds Joe "interesting." The alien doctor's research will take Joe to the edge of madness and beyond.
5) Crossbreed
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[2019]
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In the near future, the President of the United States of America hires a team of military veterans to retrieve an alien bio-weapon from a top-secret research facility orbiting the Earth. These highly trained mercenaries must infiltrate the space station and recover the deadly experimental alien cargo located onboard. All is going according to the plan until the cargo escapes.
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[2020]
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In the wake of stunning terrorist attacks around the world, Net Force jumps into action. The president's new cybersecurity agency homes in on a dangerous figure operating in the shadows of the Carpathian mountains. And he's ready to strike again, using the digital space to advance his destructive goals.But before Net Force can get boots on the ground, the master hacker and his cadre mount a devastating high-tech assault against the agency's military...
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[2013]
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"There are a lot of textbooks that describe how to find your ancestors; this new one by Richard Hite clarifies how not to. In short, Sustainable Genealogy explains how to avoid the traps many family historians can fall into. Whether it's a proud family legend, a venerable publication or the claims of an Internet family tree, the unsubstantiated genealogical source is like a house of sticks before the Big Bad Wolf -- it won't stand up. As Mr. Hite...
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2019
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Bettie Page and the Red Menace
When youre undercover, make the lie as close to the truth as possible.
Its 1955. In the aftermath of World War II, peace is subjective. The Red Scare casts a shadow on the free world.
A rogue military faction from the Soviet Union has discovered an alien object of incalculable destructive power buried in an underground Nazi research lab that could transform the Cold War into World War III. The United States...
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