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In the Name of Honor
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Richard North Patterson |
"An Iraq veteran shoots his commanding officer, who was married to a family friend." (From NY Times.) |
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Bleeding Kansas
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Sara Paretsky |
Set in the Kaw River Valley where Paretsky grew up,Bleeding Kansas is the story of the Schapens and the Grelliers, two farm families whose histories have been entwined since the 1850s, when their anc… |
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Alice Bliss
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Laura Harrington |
When Alice Bliss learns that her father is being deployed to Iraq, she's heartbroken. Alice idolizes her father, loves working beside him in their garden, accompanying him on the occasional roofing j… |
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Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
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Marc Rubió Rodon,Ben Fountain |
A satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq that explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad. Follows the surviving members of the heroic Bravo Squad thr… |
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Bleeding Kansas
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Sara Paretsky |
The late-twentieth-century descendants of anti-slavery emigrants worry about maintaining religious superiority over a rival family while launching a harassment campaign against a Wiccan newcomer, an … |
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Winter break
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Merry Bloch Jones |
Surely Harper Jennings can survive a visit from her mother and her new boyfriend while Hank's on his first business trip since his accident? But she has more on her mind when she glimpses a nude youn… |
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Summer session
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Merry Bloch Jones |
Iraqi War veteran Harper Jenning's life changes forever after her husband suffers brain damage when he falls off a roof, which triggers horrific war memories for Harper, and a series of suicides and … |
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Fives and twenty-fives
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Michael Pitre |
"It's the rule--always watch your fives and twenty-fives. When a convoy halts to investigate a possible roadside bomb, stay in the vehicle and scan five meters in every direction. A bomb inside five … |
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Kill the heroes
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David Thurlo |
"Charlie Henry, co-owner of a pawnshop and Iraq war veteran, has, for the most part, settled into his somewhat quieter life in Albuquerque. He is invited to attend the dedication of a memorial in a p… |
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Six seconds
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Rick Mofina |
Mountie Dan Graham tracks down a washed-up conspiracy theorist reporter who has stumbled on the real thing. Meanwhile California bookseller Maggie Collin searches for her son, kidnapped by her husban… |
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Free fall
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Chris Grabenstein |
"It's the start of another action-packed summer for the wise-cracking Boyle and straight-arrow cop (now Chief of Detectives) John Ceepak down the Jersey Shore as they do their best to help Danny's fr… |
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Blue stars
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Emily Gray Tedrowe |
"Emily Gray Tedrowe has written an extraordinary novel about ordinary people, a graceful and gritty portrayal of what it's like for the women whose husbands and sons are deployed in Iraq. BLUE STARS … |
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War porn
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Roy Scranton |
""War porn," n. Videos, images, and narratives featuring graphic violence, often brought back from combat zones, viewed voyeuristically or for emotional gratification. Such media are often presented … |
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The sheriff of Babylon
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Tom King |
"Baghdad, 2003. The War on Terror has been raging for two years. Iraq's capital city has been devastated, and without a police force to keep its citizens safe. In an effort to establish some semblanc… |
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The road ahead
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Roxana Robinson,Brian Castner,Adrian Bonenberger |
xvii, 349 pages : 24 cm |
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Spoils
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Brian Van Reet |
It is April 2003. American forces have taken Baghdad and are now charged with winning hearts and minds. But this vital tipping point is barely recognized for what it is, as a series of miscalculation… |
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Fobbit
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David Abrams |
Fobbit: 'fä-bit, noun. Definition: A U.S. soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2011). Pejorative. In the… |
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Home for Christmas
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Andrew M. Greeley |
xv, 202 pages ; 17 cm |
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The sirens of Baghdad
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Yasmina Khadra |
Forced to leave the University of Baghdad when the Americans invade Iraq, a young man from a small desert village returns home, where he witnesses three events that transform him. First, American sol… |
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Last One In
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Nicholas Kulish |
Jimmy Stephens makes the worst mistake of his career as a gossip columnist when he wrongly accuses a big star of cheating on his wife. With lawsuits pending, Jimmy's imperious new editor blackmails h… |
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