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Author
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh is nanny to John and Abigail Adams' children and witnesses firsthand how tension builds in the feisty New England town in the two years before it erupts into the Boston Massacre. Friends become foes and families divide as British troops arrive in 1768 to force the out spoken Bostonians to toe the line and obey the British government.
87) The Hades factor
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Description
People are horribly and painfully dying from the effects of a hitherto unknown viral agent. Lt. Col. Jonathan Smith is assigned to solve the mystery of the virus's abrupt appearance. An old friend from the FBI, who may or may not be on the same side, warns him off. Smith begins to take the warnings seriously when his fight against the virus becomes deeply personal-- the disease strikes too close to home.
88) The Vietnam War
Series
Pub. Date
2013
Description
NPR looks back at one of America's most controversial wars with a collection featuring accounts from the various players including soldiers, government officials, protesters, and those who lived in Vietnam during the war.
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Oliver North delivers a powerful, riveting firsthand account of the extraordinary young American volunteers defending America against Islamic terror. It gives a unique perspective on the qualities of those who protect us, as well as the true impact of their sacrifices on their families and loved ones. It also offers a close-up of this generation's "citizen-soldiers" who have chosen a patriot's path and placed themselves in the line of fire for the...
90) Civil rights
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Description
A compilation of talks on civil rights in American history from National Public Radio, featuring personal recollections along with historical accounts with segments of "All Things Considered," "Morning Edition," "Weekend Edition Saturday," Weekend Edition Sunday," "Talk of the Nation," "News & Notes," and "Tell Me More."
98) Thor
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Description
Once just a powerful and arrogant royal from another realm, Thor became one of Earth's finest defenders.Join the action as this Super Hero battles for mankind in this complete origin story.
100) Christopher's ghosts
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Description
It is 1959, and CIA agent Paul Christopher has to confront the ghost from his past when SS officer Stutzer is the enemy he has to face.