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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
a"President Kirkman faces the political reality of campaigning as well as the tribulations of political advertising tactics used by the opposition. The season follows the President's fight to secure the interest of the public opinion and ultimately, the chances of his administration being elected for another term."--Wikipedia (viewed October 10, 2019)
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Experience every breathless, jaw-dropping moment as Olivia Pope and her team of "gladiators in suits" turn up the heat and raise the stakes in Scandal: The Complete Second Season. For Olivia Pope and Associates, cleaning up other people's messes takes a shattering personal toll. Season two blows the lid off Quinn's identity, exposes Huck's dark past, and uncovers Olivia's darkest secret--something so shocking and enormous that it threatens the entire...
4) 24: Season 7
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Set in Washington, D.C. for the first time. The CTU has been dismantled and Jack is on trial for all his 'misconduct' at the department. Jack's day takes an unexpected turn when someone threatens the government and his expertise is needed again.
5) 24: Season 8
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Hang on for the adrenaline rush of a lifetime as Jack Bauer unveils darker secrets, faces deadlier conspiracies, and is thrust into more extreme action than ever before! As Day Eight unfolds, Bauer races against the clock to prevent the assassination of a Middle Eastern leader on a vital peace-making mission. Meanwhile, a deadly terrorist threat against New York City intensifies and builds toward an explosive climax.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Now, seemingly invincible "fixer" Olivia Pope must confront the ultimate challenge: fixing herself. After sifting through her mysterious father's labyrinth of lies, Olivia's search for answers about her mother threatens not just national security, but the entire world. Meanwhile, the lives of her "gladiators", as well as those of the president, his wife and key White House staffers, take sinister, unexpected turns.
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After the shocking events surrounding President Grant's re-election, a newly fragile Olivia has gone off the grid. But her plan to "stand in the sun" with Jake is derailed when Quinn tracks her down with news of Harrison's death. Once back in D.C., Olivia struggles to reconnect with her embittered "gladiators". There, she's finally forced to confront the unspeakable evil her father has wrought. And once she chooses sides against him, there's no turning...
10) 24: Season 1
Language
English
Description
Jack Bauer, head of the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit, is thrust into a 24-hour marathon of death, deception, and terror as he struggles to prevent the assassination of a presidential candidate, find the traitor within his own organization, and save his kidnapped wife and daughter.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A new era begins as Mellie Grant becomes President, but the real authority lies with the new, self-appointed head of B613: Olivia Pope. Unfortunately, the more power Olivia gains, the more of her soul she loses, until a battle of wills with Rowan leads to a shattering betrayal.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Despite Olivia Pope's best efforts, Mellie's presidential hopes are crushed when Frankie Vargas wins the election. However, all bets are off when Vargas is assassinated and Cyrus become the chief suspect. The line between predator and prey subsequently dissolves into a struggle for absolute power as mysterious new enemies exploit Rowan's lone vulnerability - his daughter - to ensure their control of the Oval. As these murderous conspirators escalate...
Series
Designated survivor volume Season 2
Language
English
Description
A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
15) The state within
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A conspiracy thriller about the limits of diplomacy in a world where government has abdicated responsibility for war.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jump aboard the high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker as he investigates the disappearance of his would-be fiancée Leila, unwittingly exposing a cover-up so big it could change the fate of all mankind. Sean's quest sends ripples through the lives of an eclectic band of strangers, including newly-elected U.S. President Elias Martinez and Sophia Maguire, the leader of a mysterious group of detainees.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Behind the curtain of power, sex, ambition, love, greed and corruption in modern Washington D.C., the Underwoods must battle threats past and present to avoid losing everything. As new alliances form and old ones succumb to deception and betrayal, they will stop at nothing to ensure their ascendancy.
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