Mendez, Antonio J.
Summary: An account of the 1979 Iran hostage crisis recalls how six of the intended American hostages escaped from Iranian militants and were rescued by the co-author and his unlikely team of CIA agents and Hollywood insiders during a high-risk mission in Tehran conducted in the guise of a movie scouting expedition.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 955.05 MENMendez, Antonio J.
Summary: A top CIA operative offers an authorized account of his double life as a Department of Defense bureaucrat and a globe-trotting spy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow & Co. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MENSummary: The Iran hostage crisis involved 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civilians held by force at the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. Unfolding like a political thriller, see how hostages' personal lives were torn apart and scrutinized through publicity, correspondents risked their lives to discover the truth about Iran, and military forces attempted to rescue the victims.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TAKMendez, Antonio.
Summary: The true account of the 1979 rescue of six American hostages from Iran On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics still reverberating today. But there's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped. And a midlevel agent named Antonio Mendez...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 2012
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Summary: On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and captured dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escaped and a mid level agent named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2013
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2 available in Thriller DVDs, Call number: DVD THRILLER ARGSummary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROMContents: Girls like you / (Maroon 5) (3:35) -- Psycho / (Post Malone, featuring Ty Dolla $ign) (3:41) -- In my blood / (Shawn Mendes) (3:31) -- Delicate / (Taylor Swift) (3:52) -- IDGAF / (Dua Lipa) (3:36) -- Back to you / (Selena Gomez) (3:25) -- Growing pains / (Alessia Cara) (3:11) -- Boo'd up / (Ella Mai) (4:16) -- Everyday / (Logic & Marshmello) (3:25) -- Sit next to me (edit) / (Foster the People)...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Music Group 2018
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NOWSummary: Where eagles dare: Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should trust nothing -- including their own search-and-rescue orders.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Entertainment Co. 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE ESSMander, Marina
Summary: "An utterly compelling, heartbreaking novel that introduces a revelatory young voice to the U.S. market. Meet Luca, a curious young boy living with his mother, a taciturn woman who "every now and then tries out a new father." Luca keeps to himself, his cat, Blue, and his words--his favorite toys. One February morning his mom doesn't wake up to bring him to school, so Luca--with a father who's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Mander 2014Mander, Jerry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sierra Club Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 MANSummary: The Hollow crown: "New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOLSummary: First permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565. America's Untold Story uncovers the story of America's past that never made it into textbooks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of California Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.07 CLACavern Of Anti-Matter
Contents: Malfunction -- Make out fade out -- Phase modulation shuffle -- Solarised sound -- Outerzone jazz -- Automatic morning -- Feed me magnetic rain -- Motion flow -- Remote confection -- Phantom melodies.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Redeye Distribution 2018
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK CAVSummary: We all use mathematics every day-- but in a world of body counts, multiple criminal masterminds, and percentages involving perpetrators who may act again, figures are especially valuable. This is the world of Numb3rs. Don Eppes is an FBI agent who recruits his mathematically gifted brother Charlie to help the Bureau solve a wide range of challenging crimes in Los Angeles, thus tackling the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD NUMSummary: Death wish 2: "Architect-turned-vigilante Paul Kersey is back, now living in Los Angeles and tracking down five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper while keeping his brand of justice a secret from his newest girlfriend and co-workers"--Packaging.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox 2010
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Contents: Squeeze me / C. Williams, T. Waller -- I'm old fashioned / J. Kern, J. Mercer -- Nuages / D. Reinhardt, J. Larue -- Why shouldn't I? / C. Porter -- Everything I love / C. Porter -- Warm valley / D. Ellington -- Till the clouds roll by / J. Kern, P.G. Wodehouse -- Mean to me / R. Turk, F. Ahlert -- Song from M*A*S*H : suicide is painless / J. Mandel -- Wave / A.C. Jobin.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS 1975
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ DESSummary: After his wife leaves him, a film director finds himself drawn into affairs with two enigmatic women, while at the same time searching for the right subject (and actress) for his next film.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2011
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN IDEArt Institute of Chicago
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Institute 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 748.84 CASSummary: A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but most often having a wicked sense of humor and filled with unexpected twists.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: CBS DVD 2006
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TWIContents: Yorckscher Marsch / Ludwig van Beethoven ; arr. J. Schade (2:32) -- Torgauer Marsch / anonym. (3:09) -- O du mein Österreich / Ferdinand Preis ; nach Franz von Suppé ; arr. L. Doblinger (2:10) -- Unter dem Grillenbanner / Wilhelm Lindemann ; nach Johann Strauß ; arr. K. Schmidt (2:43) -- Des Grossen Kurfürsten Reitermarsch / Cuno Graf von Moltke (3:04) -- Pariser Einzugsmarsch / Johann Heinrich...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Deutsche Grammophon 2001
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD CLASSICAL MARArrington, Leonard J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf : distributed by Random House 1979
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 289.309 ARRScalia, Antonin
Summary: On Faith is an inspiring collection of the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia's reflections on his own faith, on the challenges that religious believers face in modern America, and on the religious freedoms protected by the Constitution. Featuring a personal introduction by Justice Scalia's son Father Paul Scalia, this volume will enrich every reader's understanding of the legendary...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 277.3 SCAScalia, Antonin
Summary: "By any measure, Antonin Scalia lived an extraordinary life. A Supreme Court justice for three decades, he transformed the way that judges and lawyers think about the law. Married to his beloved Wife, Maureen, for more than fifty years, a father to nine children, and a grandfather to dozens, he was devoted to his family and his faith. He was gregarious, energetic, and a friend to people of all...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2017