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Most Americans think of the Taliban and al-Qaeda as a bunch of bearded fanatics fighting an Islamic crusade from caves in Afghanistan. But that doesn't explain their astonishing comeback along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Why is it that eight years after we invaded Afghanistan, the CIA says that these groups are better armed and better funded than ever?Seeds of Terror will reshape the way you think about America's enemies, revealing them less...
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Angelo DiNoto is the most powerful crime lord in New Jersey, his empire sustained by pure heroin from the poppies of an old Turkish farmer. That is, until a five million dollar shipment goes missing. A shady developer and his daughter, a postal clerk dying of cancer, a private investigator, two of DiNoto's enforcers, and a collections agent all have designs on finding the shipment, which leads to an unforgettable showdown over the old Turk's load....
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The book is based on true events, reimagining the dark chronicles of a notorious drug kingpin's death, and the unfortunate events that followed. The young heroine Draya lives paycheck to paycheck, laboring as a maid in a luxurious white house. One day, in the course of performing her duties, she is presented with an irresistible opportunity for a quick--and risky--payday. What unfolds in the white house changes the course of her life. Kidnapping,...
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It's a dog eat dog world. Especially, when all the dogs involved are hungry! For a sheltered mama's boy like Demarcus, everything was all roses until a life changing experience showed him that every rose has thorns. After a well-orchestrated set up, Demarcus' plans to go to college are derailed by a trip to state prison. It is while in the belly of the beast, that the mama's boy has to make the choice between being a man, or being a victim. Upon his...
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Marseille. 1975. Pierre Michel, a young magistrate with a wife and children, has just been transferred to help in the crack-down on organized crime. He decides to take on French Connection, a Mafia-run operation that exports heroin the world over. Paying heed to no one's warnings, he leads a one-man campaign against Mafia kingpin Gaetan Zampa, the most untouchable godfather of them all. But Pierre Michel will soon understand that to get results, he...
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"In his first true crime memoir, undercover operator Norm Boucher recounts eight months spent infiltrating Vancouver's heroin scene, a world of paranoia, ripoffs, and violence. It is 1983 and the War on Drugs is intensifying. From his observer's seat in barrooms, Boucher candidly reveals the lives of heroin addicts who spend each day looking for their next hit. Their dangerous subculture, centred around three gritty hotels on the Granville Strip,...
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When 007 James Bond travels to New York City to investigate the murders of three fellow agents and soon finds himself a target. He has to evade vicious assassins as he closes in on the powerful Kananga. Known as 'Mr. Big, ' Kananga is coordinating a globally threatening scheme using tons of self-produced heroin. As Bond tries to unravel the mastermind's ultimate plan, he meets Solitaire, the beautiful Tarot card reader whose magical gifts are crucial...
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Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia, and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his...
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Based on a true story, American Gangster is the story of two men: Frank Lucas, former driver, bouncer, and collector for Bumpy Johnson, the so-called Robin Hood of Harlem; and Richie Roberts, night-school lawyer, detective, and honest cop. Frank is importing heroin direct from Bangkok--by-passing the Italian and Sicilian mafia--undercutting their prices, delivering superior product, and making a fortune. Richie, loathed by cops on the take for turning...
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Ace works at a laundromat, struggling to get by, while his friend Mitch lives the high life selling heroin. Out delivering laundry one day, Ace meets Lulu, a big time coke dealer, who lives better than anyone Ace has ever known. When Lulu leaves some coke in the pocket of a coat he's having cleaned, Ace returns it to him, and Lulu rewards him for his honesty by letting him keep the drugs. The drugs and money flow, and Ace tries to keep everyone happy,...
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American Gangster: "Harlem crime boss Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) and outcast cop Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) are plunged into a legendary confrontation when Roberts sets out to bring down Lucas's multimillion-dollar empire."--Back of case.
The hurricane: "Denzel Washington plays Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a man who, in the prime of his boxing career, finds himself wrongfully convicted of murder and later joins forces with activists to prove...
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"Pasta, goma, caballo, dama blanca, reina, chiva, potro, h, smack, junk, skag, black tar... son algunos de los muchos nombres con los que se designa a la heroina, la droga ilicita mas importante y peligrosa en Mexico: genera al menos diecisiete mil millones de dolares anuales en ganancias y ha suscitado un parque jurasico de las peores practicas criminales. Los maximos responsables de la desaparicion de los 43 normalistas de Ayotzinapa son los tres...
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"The state of Minnesota is in a world of hurt. Drug kingpins and their minions secretly established their networks. The entire state-- flooded with heroin. The violent crime rate--sky rocketed. ERs and morgue-- crammed with heroin lovers. Bullets are flying. Innocent bystanders-- killed on the streets, and even in their own back yards. No one feels safe. The media catches the scent and reacts with a vengeance. With the heat on, the DEA sits squarely...
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The kitchen: Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but an ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands, proving surprisingly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition, literally.
American gangster: Based on a true story, American Gangster is the story of...
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