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Hostage Nation
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Author : Victoria Bruce
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2010-08-10
Hostage Nation written by Victoria Bruce and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-10 with History categories.
A blistering journalistic exposé: an account of government negligence, corporate malfeasance, familial struggle, drugs, politics, murder, and a daring rescue operation in the Colombian jungle. On July 2, 2008, when three American private contractors and Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt were rescued after being held for more than five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the world was captivated by their personal narratives. But between the headlines a major story was lost: Who exactly are the FARC? How had a drug-funded revolutionary army managed to hold so many hostages for so long? Had our costly War on Drugs failed completely? Hostage Nation answers these questions by exploring the complex and corrupt political and socioeconomic situations that enabled the FARC to gain unprecedented strength, influence, and impunity. It takes us behind the news stories to profile a young revolutionary in the making, an elite Colombian banker-turned-guerrilla and the hard-driven American federal prosecutor determined to convict him on American soil, and a former FBI boss who worked tirelessly to end the hostage crisis while the U.S. government disregarded his most important tool—negotiation. With unprecedented access to the FARC’s hidden camps, exceptional research, and lucid and keen insight, the authors have produced a revelatory work of current history.
Save Your Prayers
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Author : Jules HEARTLY
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-10-16
Save Your Prayers written by Jules HEARTLY and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-16 with categories.
"The feelings are real in each one of the 430 pages of the novel" -- El Tiempo, Colombian Newspaper "The book is a tale of love, suspense, shared emotions, and unstoppable hope. A must-read Thriller" "This book opened a horizon that I did not suspect, that of the relatives of the victims of violence....it narrates their immense pain, courage, endless love and faith." --Isabella Vernaza, NotiPacifico 90-Minutes TV News Manager, Ex-Hostage of the ELN guerrilla "A very emotionally intense story never told about the crisis that mass violence brings to its unnamed victims ... very well written and easy to follow" -- Fabio A. Andrade, Director Americas Community Center Throughout the novel, Save Your Prayers readers experience the previously untold stories of those who are left behind in the aftermath of tragedies, the pain they endure and the LOVE that guides them to preserve life as they once knew it. Myla always thought bad things could happen to other people but never to them, never to her. Head bowed, and eyes closed, the patriarch of the Vasquez family relied on Sunday morning mass to bring him peace and guidance in the week ahead. But when guerrilla soldiers stormed La Maria church with their machine guns at the ready, he knew it was not God's mercy he needed. Ignoring their prayers, Luis and all the other 180 congregants are whisked away. Luis's only hope for survival from the mountainous-jungle prison where he and others are held is his wife, Myla, who must negotiate with the guerrilla soldiers to secure his freedom while also ensuring the bills are paid and their now-fatherless children are cared for. But when Myla is the target of blackmail and her family betrays her trust, she is seemingly left without options. Only after connecting with other victims does Myla learn what she must do: go straight to the source and confront the guerrilla commander face-to-face. But will she have what he wants? Is she too late?
Hostage At The Table
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Author : George Kohlrieser
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-01-06
Hostage At The Table written by George Kohlrieser and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-06 with Business & Economics categories.
George Kohlrieser—an international leadership professor, consultant, and veteran hostage negotiator—explains that it is only by openly facing conflict that we can truly progress through the most difficult business challenges. In this provocative book, he reveals how the proven techniques and psychological insights used in hostage negotiation can be applied successfully to any personal or business relationship. Step by step, he outlines the seven key factors that anyone can use to remove the blocks that stand in the way of resolving tough problems and shows how business leaders, in particular, can develop and access the skills they need to create trust and a positive mind-set in their companies.
Namibia A Nation Held Hostage
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Author : Action on Namibia
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Namibia A Nation Held Hostage written by Action on Namibia and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Human rights categories.
The Hostage S Daughter
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Author : Sulome Anderson
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2016-10-04
The Hostage S Daughter written by Sulome Anderson and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In this gripping blend of reportage, memoir, and analysis, a journalist and daughter of one of the world’s most famous hostages, Terry Anderson, takes an intimate look at her father’s captivity during the Lebanese Hostage Crisis and the ensuing political firestorm on both her family and the United States—as well as the far-reaching implications of those events on Middle Eastern politics today. In 1991, seven-year-old Sulome Anderson met her father, Terry, for the first time. While working as the Middle East bureau chief for the Associated Press covering the long and bloody civil war in Lebanon, Terry had been kidnapped in Beirut and held for more than six years by a Shiite Muslim militia associated by most with the Hezbollah movement. As the nation celebrated, the media captured a smiling Anderson family joyously reunited. But the truth was far darker. Plagued by PTSD, Terry was a moody, aloof, and distant figure to the young daughter who had long dreamed of his return—and while she smiled for the cameras all the same, she absorbed his trauma as her own. Years later, after long battles with drug abuse and mental illness, Sulome would travel to the Middle East as a reporter, seeking to understand her father, the men who had kidnapped him, and ultimately, herself. What she discovered was shocking—not just about Terry, but about the international political machinations that occurred during the years of his captivity. The Hostage’s Daughter is an intimate look at the effect of the Lebanese Hostage Crisis on Anderson’s family, the United States, and the Middle East today. Sulome tells moving stories from her experiences as a reporter in the region and challenges our understanding of global politics, the forces that spawn terrorism and especially Lebanon, the beautiful, devastated, and vitally important country she came to love. Powerful and eye-opening The Hostage’s Daughter is essential reading for anyone interested in international relations, this violent, haunted region, and America's role in its fate.
The First Hostage
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Author : Joel C. Rosenberg
language : en
Publisher: NavPress
Release Date : 2015-12-29
The First Hostage written by Joel C. Rosenberg and has been published by NavPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-29 with Fiction categories.
Book 2 in the bestselling 3-book international political thriller series that has sold over 475,000 copies! “One of the most entertaining and intriguing authors of international political thrillers in the country. . . . His novels are un-put-downable!” —Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, Forbes magazine The president of the United States is missing. Three years before Clinton and Patterson, another New York Times bestselling author of thirteen international thrillers, Joel C. Rosenberg, posed this chilling scenario: What if the Islamic State captured the most valuable hostage in history? Award-winning journalist J. B. Collins, reporting from the scene of a devastating attack by ISIS terrorists in Amman, Jordan, puts the entire world on high alert—the U.S. president is missing and presumed captured. With Israeli and Palestinian leaders critically injured and Jordan’s king fighting for his life, the allies are reeling and hopes for the peace process are dashed. As the U.S. government faces a constitutional crisis and Jordan battles for its very existence, Collins must do his best to keep the world informed while working to convince the FBI that his stories are not responsible for the terror attack on the Jordanian capital. And ISIS still has chemical weapons. Struggling to clear his name, Collins works frantically with the Secret Service to locate and rescue the leader of the free world before ISIS’s threats become a catastrophic reality.
90 Minutes At Entebbe
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Author : William Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-01-06
90 Minutes At Entebbe written by William Stevenson and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-06 with History categories.
The incredible story of an Israeli mission that rescued 103 hostages from a hijacked jetliner. On June 27, 1976, Air France Flight 139 was hijacked by terrorists and flown to Entebbe Airport in Uganda. In the following agonizing days, Israeli passengers were singled out and held hostage. A week later on July 4, one hundred Israeli commandos raced 2,500 miles from Israel to Entebbe, landed in the middle of the night, and in a heart-stopping mission that lasted ninety minutes, killed all guerillas and freed 103 hostages. In captivating detail, Stevenson provides a fast-paced hour-by-hour narration from the hijacking to the final ninety-minute mission. In addition to discussing the incredible rescue itself, Stevenson also covers the political backdrop behind the hijacking, especially Ugandan President Idi Amin’s support for the hijackers, which marked one of the first times a leader of a nation had backed terrorist activities. An illustration of one nation’s undying spirit, heroism, and commitment to its people in the face of threat, Operation Thunderbolt has become a legendary antiterrorist tale. Although first written in 1976 (and published within weeks of the event), Stevenson’s account presents this act of terrorism in a way that is still relevant in our modern-day political climate. A factual account of what could easily be read as sensational fiction, 90 Minutes at Entebbe will inspire, encourage, and instill hope in all readers. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Even Silence Has An End
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Author : Ingrid Betancourt
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2010-09-21
Even Silence Has An End written by Ingrid Betancourt and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-21 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Betancourt's riveting account...is an unforgettable epic of moral courage and human endurance." -Los Angeles Times In the midst of her campaign for the Colombian presidency in 2002, Ingrid Betancourt traveled into a military-controlled region, where she was abducted by the FARC, a brutal terrorist guerrilla organization in conflict with the government. She would spend the next six and a half years captive in the depths of the Colombian jungle. Even Silence Has an End is her deeply moving and personal account of that time. The facts of her story are astounding, but it is Betancourt's indomitable spirit that drives this very special narrative-an intensely intelligent, thoughtful, and compassionate reflection on what it really means to be human.
Zaire
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Author : Washington Office on Africa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Zaire written by Washington Office on Africa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Congo (Democratic Republic) categories.
Rescuing Hostages
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Author : Brenda Ralph Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Defending Our Nation
Release Date : 2018
Rescuing Hostages written by Brenda Ralph Lewis and has been published by Defending Our Nation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Rescuing hostages from captors, who are frequently violent, is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Kidnapping is nothing new. It's been a fact of life since before recorded history, but kidnapping has a different face today as both domestic and foreign terrorists with political aims use it as a means of blackmailing governments and publicizing their causes worldwide. This book tells the story of the extraordinary men and women who with courage, patience, ingenuity, and psychological insight handle high-stakes hostage-rescue situations. Hostage rescuers regularly risk their lives to save the lives of victims. Rescuing Hostages explores this difficult, stressful world in which innocent people are ruthlessly used as bargaining tools. These highly trained agents are often a hostage's best and only hope. Book jacket.