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"A childhood spent in a dangerous cult left Sunday Night never with a bone-deep instinct for survival that's kept her alive into adulthood but left her mostly friendless. Forced into early retirement from the police force due to an injury, Sunnie retreats from an outside world she doesn't trust and sees little use for, until a wealthy woman contacts her with a plea: her teenage granddaughter has been missing since the day of a bombing near a Jewish...
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For a generation, Muslim extremists have targeted Americans in an escalation of terror that culminated in the September 11 attacks. Updated with new chapters on Afghanistan and the broader Islamic movement, this book explains the roots, the motives, and the goals of the Islamic resurgence. The author talked to terrorists, militant religious leaders, and fighters from Beirut to Islamabad and Kabul. Their voices of rage reverberate right up to the attacks...
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[2014]
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The author outlines his belief in "the driving forces behind the jihadists operating now in the US: their beliefs, their associations, and the international jihad network that is working for the same goals around the globe--including in the Arab spring uprisings"--Amazon.com.
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2018.
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The Islamic State, or ISIS, has become one of the most deadly terrorist organizations in the world. ISIS made headlines with their use of violence and intimidation in Syria and Iraq and are credited with carrying out attacks in Europe and inspiring attacks in the United States. This book discusses the rise of ISIS in the Middle East, their international reach, the distinction between attacks inspired by and coordinated by ISIS, and how countries are...
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2015.
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Takes you "behind the scenes to ISIS's cities, training camps, and prisons. You will explore the battles that have defined the rise of this terrorist army, and see the recruitment process that keeps it thriving, and uncover the money that funds its survival. By reading this book, you will be able to understand the challenges America faces-- and how this dangerous group could irreparably damage the world"--Back cover.
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In the End of Faith, Sam Harris delivers a startling analysis of the clash between reason and religion in the modern world. He offers a vivid, historical tour of our willingness to suspend reason in favor of religious beliefs -- even when these beliefs inspire the worst of human atrocities. Harris argues that in the presence of weapons of mass destruction we cannot expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely. Most controversially, he...
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c. 2003
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IL: MG+ - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 2
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Traces the history of the conflict between fundamentalist Islam and the West, discussing how misunderstanding, fear, and hatred have helped to foster fundamentalist terrorist groups committed to expelling Western governments from the Islamic world.
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[2018]
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As a terrorism network, ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) has attacked Westerners and non-supportive Muslims worldwide, killing and wounding thousands. Explore the roots of ISIS, how it plans attacks and recruits adherents, and global efforts to stop the group.
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[2014]
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Rise of ISIS gives a better understanding of the modern face of terror, and provides an overview of the laws of war and war crimes. These laws differentiate between the guilty and innocent, and explain why the US military and the Israeli Defense Forces are often limited in their defensive measures.
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[2016]
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"America's fight against radical Islam could soon be over, and a top secret plan from the Cold War is the key to our victory. Dr. Sebastian Gorka, counterinsurgency expert and Distinguished Chair of Military Theory at Marine Corps University, explains how America can win the war on terror quickly and decisively by delegitimizing the enemy in the eyes of its followers-a strategy that won the Cold War and would end the era of Jihad forever"--
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[2015]
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"Terrorism expert Erick Stakelbeck pulls back the curtain on ISIS, the violent terrorist organization spreading death and hate in the Middle East. The rise of ISIS took the White House by complete surprise: President Obama called the group "JV," then was forced to reassess when ISIS began executing innocent American journalists. Now radicalized Americans and Europeans are joining ISIS' ranks. So who is ISIS? How powerful are they, and are they a threat...
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c2011
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The threat of terrorism in America, the Obama administration assures us, is contained and controlled. Recent attempted attacks were all isolated plots that failed anyway. In the words of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano, "The system worked." Don't believe it. Here, investigative reporter Erick Stakelbeck exposes the truth about our national security: the administration is whitewashing the terrorist threat growing within America's borders....
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[2015]
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"ISIS is on a campaign to destroy the Western world of "infidels." Who is ISIS? What do its leaders believe? And why exactly do they hate us? New York Times bestselling author Robert Spencer, author of The Complete Infidel's Guide to the Koran, takes on the Islamic State in The Complete Infidel's Guide to ISIS"--
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