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IC814 hijacked! IC814 hijacked! Anil K. Jaggia,Jaggia a.K.,Saurabh Shukla Account of the hijacking of Indian Airlines aircraft from Delhi to Kathmandu and back, Dec. 1999. OL1074862W
Let's roll! Let's roll! Lisa Beamer,Ken Abraham Lisa Beamer was thrust into the national spotlight after her husband, Todd, led a counterattack against terrorists on United Flight 93. He -- and all the other passenger heroes -- lost their lives i… OL15144836W
Because we are Americans Because we are Americans Jessica Papin,Jesse Kornbluth This is a book for all of us who need to remember and be inspired anew by our response to that terrible day. This collection--made up of postings on the Internet, words from our leaders and the media… OL16059371W
Cross roads Cross roads Fern Michaels It's been a year and a half since the women of the Sisterhood received their presidential pardons, but the freedom they craved has come at a high price. The impossibly lucrative positions handed out … OL17731535W
Burning Sky (Codename Quicksilver #3) Burning Sky (Codename Quicksilver #3) Allan Frewin Jones Zak Archer is a spy. He works for Project 17 -- a government agency so secret, it officially doesn’t exist. To protect national security, Zak must pose as teen piano prodigy, Alexi Roman. It sho… OL17904653W
Wilderness Peril Wilderness Peril Thomas J. Dygard Two teenage boys camping in the Minnesota woods encounter a desperate airplane hijacker attempting to escape with three-quarters of a million dollars. OL1845959W
Hostage Hostage Kristina Ohlsson "HOSTAGE: Shortly after a crowded New York-bound Boeing 747 takes off from Stockholm, a bomb threat is found in one of the aircraft's lavatories. The demands are directed at both the Swedish and US g… OL20015515W
Airliner Down Airliner Down John Etzil 146 pages : 22 cm OL24218200W
The girl who wrote the New York Times bestseller The girl who wrote the New York Times bestseller John Ellsworth This legal thriller begins with a skyjacking, and continues in Moscow, where attorney Thaddeus Murfee and aspiring author Angelina Sosa become unwilling guests of the Russian president. OL27062888W
Ākāśīya apaharaṇa Ākāśīya apaharaṇa Śaraṇa Pāṇḍeya Novel based on the hijacking of airplane. OL27273659W
Living life beyond ourselves Living life beyond ourselves Deena, L. Burnett,Anthony, F. Giombetti In this book, Deena Burnett (widow of Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett) tells the story of how she fought back to find purpose and joy in her life again, after her husband was killed on that fateful day. H… OL29229475W
Boundary waters Boundary waters James Nichols Working for distant relatives at a camp among the lakes of northern Minnesota, Dave finds their search for loot from a hijacked airplane drawing him into danger. OL4480093W
The Satanic Verses The Satanic Verses Salman Rushdie The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published September 26, 1988 and inspired in part by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magi… OL457175W
Queen Victoria's revenge Queen Victoria's revenge Luis Moreno,Harry Harrison ony Hawkin wasn't really made for the FBI. He rarely hit what he aimed at, forgot his own code name, and had a tendency to panic at the slightest hint of trouble. Now he's gotten himself handcuffed t… OL467243W
90 minutes at Entebbe 90 minutes at Entebbe William Stevenson The crisis that ended when Israeli commandos freed the hijacked Jewish passengers as well as the crew of an Air France flight from Arab and German-born terrorists of the Popular Front for the Liberat… OL5267323W
Among the Heroes Among the Heroes Jere Longman "On the evening of September 14, as the sun set over the flag-draped county courthouse in Somerset, Pennsylvania, fifteen hundred mourners gathered together as Governor Tom Ridge presided over a memo… OL5801029W
Hijacked! Hijacked! James M. Marks On his return to school in Thailand, Jason's plane is hijacked by a Japanese terrorist group working for Arab interests. OL6669105W
Due preparations for the plague Due preparations for the plague Janette Turner Hospital Haunted by the memory of the hijacked Paris-New York flight on which his mother was killed when he was a teenager, Lowell has been receiving calls from a stranger obsessed with learning the whole tru… OL805140W
Wild Justice Wild Justice Wilbur Smith Wild Justice contains in full measure all the elements that the name of Wilbur Smith promises: pace, tension, complex but satisfying plotting, strong love interest, vivid scenes of action and a compl… OL8108345W
Over the Edge Over the Edge Suzanne Brockmann Suzanne Brockmann has taken romantic suspense by storm with her action-packed thrillers. Now she has written the most gripping novel of her career--an unforgettable story of an explosive hostage situ… OL84177W
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