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1) Masked prey
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Lucas Davenport investigates a vitriolic blog that seems to be targeting the children of U.S. politicians in the latest thriller by #1 New York Times-bestselling author John Sandford. The daughter of a U.S. Senator is monitoring her social media presence when she finds a picture of herself on a strange blog. And there are other pictures . . . of the children of other influential Washington politicians, walking or standing outside their schools, each...
2) Turbulence
Author
Series
Stone Barrington volume 46
Language
English
Description
Stone Barrington and several friends are vacationing in Florida when an extreme weather event puts a damper on their trip. Even worse, the hurricane-force winds blow a powerful, noxious politician straight onto Stone's doorstep. Though they part ways before long, Stone soon learns that he hasn't seen the last of his new acquaintance. It turns out that this official has some shady associates who may have destructive plans afoot, and Stone needs an...
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Cleo McDougal is a born politician. From congresswoman to senator, the magnetic, ambitious single mother now has her eye on the White House--always looking forward, never back. Until an estranged childhood friend shreds her in an op-ed hit piece gone viral. With seven words--'Cleo McDougal is not a good person'--the presidential hopeful has gone from in control to damage control, and not just in Washington but in life. Enter Cleo's 'regrets list'...
5) Raw power
Author
Series
11th hour volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
"To find the people lost in the shadows, you need the men who lie in them. The former soldiers of 11th Hour are unaffiliated, unacknowledged, and definitely illegal. They protect the innocent, destroy the guilty - and capture hearts along the way... Rugged, skilled and hard-bodied, Jack King's whole life was the Marines until an injury left him discharged from active duty. But he finds a new purpose when he's recruited by a special unit that employs...
6) The means
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Part Primary Colors, part House of Cards, The Means takes you deep into high-stakes politics where everyone has something to hide. Tom Pauley is a conservative trial attorney in Durham, NC, who is tapped by GOP leaders to campaign for the Governor's mansion. His bold style makes him a favorite for a run at the White House. Mitchell Mason is the president-elect of the United States, pushed into politics by a father determined to create a political...
Author
Series
Gunsmith volume 366
Publisher
Jove Publications
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
While constructing a gun for Governor John Ireland, Clint Adams comes to the rescue of the lovely Adrienne who is searching for her missing sister and finds himself in a world of danger when both jobs turn deadly.
8) Term limits
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
In one bloody night, three of Washington's most powerful politicians are executed with surgical precision. Their assassins then deliver a shocking ultimatum to the American government: set aside partisan politics and restore power to the people. No one, they warn, is out of their reach-not even the president. A joint FBI-CIA task force reveals the killers are elite military commandos, but no one knows exactly who they are or when they will strike...
Author
Series
Gunsmith volume 365
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When he teams up with his old friend Tyrone Crapface Jones for one last buffalo hunt, Clint Adams finds himself stuck in the settlement of Woodsdale and in the middle of a bloody political rivalry.
10) Honor bound
Author
Series
Montana Hamiltons volume 6
Publisher
HQN Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
Ainsley Hamilton has always been the responsible one in the family. As the oldest daughter of presidential candidate Buckmaster Hamilton, she's also a potential target. For months she's sensed someone following her. When an expedition to scout locations for a commercial takes a terrifying turn, she's rescued by a natural-born cowboy who tempts the good girl to finally let loose. Sawyer Nash knows just how reckless it is to fall for someone he's gone...
11) Stacey Abrams
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Young readers will find out about Abram's childhood and her early career as a city attorney and as minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives. The reader also explores her run in Georgia as the first Black woman to be nominated by a major party for governor, and how losing that race inspired her to devote her life to making elections and the voting process more equitable for everyone. The level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging...
12) Rodham: a novel
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In 1971, Hillary Rodham is a young woman full of promise: Life magazine has covered her Wellesley commencement speech, she's attending Yale Law School, and she's on the forefront of student activism and the women's rights movement. And then she meets Bill Clinton. A handsome, charismatic southerner and fellow law student, Bill is already planning his political career. In each other, the two find a profound intellectual, emotional, and physical connection...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In the wake of an environmental catastrophe, January, once a principal in London's Royal Ballet, has become a refugee in Tharsis, the terraformed colony on Mars. There, January's life is dictated by his status as an Earthstronger-a person whose body is not adjusted to lower gravity and so poses a danger to those born on, or naturalized to, Mars. January's job choices, housing, and even transportation are dictated by this second-class status, and now...
15) The shadow box
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After artist Claire Beaudry Chase is attacked and left for dead in her home on the Connecticut coast, she doesn't know who she can trust. But her well-connected husband, Griffin-who is running for governor-is her prime suspect. Just before the attack, Claire was preparing for an exhibit of her shadow boxes, one of which clearly accuses Griffin of a violent crime committed twenty-five years ago. If the public were to find out who her husband is, his...
Author
Language
English
Description
"When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In Churchill, Andrew Roberts...
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Hamilton, the musical, is igniting American history fever in adults and kids--especially about the central figures of the play. Kids clearly want to know more, and this companion to early reader Alexander Hamilton: From Orphan to Founding Father will fill the void. Eliza Hamilton was so much more than just Alexander Hamilton's wife. She was a spirited girl who grew up to be a strong woman with a big heart and amazing strength of character. She rescued...
Author
Language
English
Description
Kate Chase Sprague father, Salmon P. Chase, was appointed secretary of the treasury in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet, while aspiring to even greater heights. Kate stepped into the role of establishing her father in Washington society. None outshone her. None, that is, but Mary Todd Lincoln.
19) Double crossfire
Author
Series
(Anthony J.),Jake Mahegan volume 6
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"How do you overturn an election?" It's a question that has obsessed presidential candidate Jamie Carter ever since her loss to businessman and political neophyte President Jack Smart. In spite of the election results, she's determined to take what she sees as her rightful place in the White House - through any means possible. First, she establishes residency in North Carolina. Then, when the state's Pro Tem of the US Senate is found dead, she is...
20) Invincible
Author
Series
Long tall Texans volume 41
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
When her photographic memory makes her the target of a criminal who will do anything to make her forget, Carlie Blair entrusts her life--and her heart--to a Lakota Sioux named Carson, a man she once despised.
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