Icon by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s Icon, a political thriller set in a chaotic 1999 Russia, a group of Western powerbrokers stumbles upon a dangerous plot.
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Blog
Monthly update #0232 • August 2009
Monthly update 232 • August 2009 • 2009-08-01 - 2009-08-31
Monthly Updates
Monthly update #0231 • July 2009
Monthly update 231 • July 2009 • 2009-07-01 - 2009-07-31
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The Fist of God by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s thrilling Gulf War movie, The Fist of God, things get intense when British and American spies find out about Saddam Hussein’s secret weapon, a super powerful device that could change the whole war.
Books
Monthly update #0230 • June 2009
Monthly update 230 • June 2009 • 2009-06-01 - 2009-06-30
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The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Bancroft Strategy, agent Todd Belknap seeks kidnapped friend Jared Rinehart, intersecting with Andrea Bancroft's probe into her family's foundation and enigmatic Genesis, unveiling a utilitarian cabal.
Books
Monthly update #0229 • May 2009
Monthly update 229 • May 2009 • 2009-05-01 - 2009-05-31
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The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s epic espionage novel, “The Deceiver,” seasoned British SIS officer Sam McCready, known for his cunning, is forced to retire as the Cold War ends in 1989.
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The Ambler Warning by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Ambler Warning, agent Hal Ambler escapes a psychiatric facility, discovering his identity erased.
Books
Monthly update #0228 • April 2009
Monthly update 228 • April 2009 • 2009-04-01 - 2009-04-30
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The Tristan Betrayal by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Tristan Betrayal, agent Stephen Metcalfe infiltrates WWII Moscow to sway a German general against invading Russia, rekindling a romance with ballerina Lana amid Nazi pursuits and betrayals.
Books
Monthly update #0227 • March 2009
Monthly update 227 • March 2009 • 2009-03-01 - 2009-03-31
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The Negotiator by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s The Negotiator, a high-stakes thriller set in the late 1980s, master negotiator Quinn, a battle-hardened American with a mysterious past, gets entangled in a deadly conspiracy when the U.S. President’s son is kidnapped by ruthless mercenaries.
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The Janson Directive by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Directive, ex-agent Paul Janson rescues philanthropist Peter Novak from terrorists, only for the mission to fail spectacularly.
Books
Monthly update #0226 • February 2009
Monthly update 226 • February 2009 • 2009-02-01 - 2009-02-28
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The Paris Option by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Paris Option, co-authored with Gayle Lynds, Covert-One's Jon Smith hunts a DNA computer after a lab explosion in Paris.
Books
Monthly update #0225 • January 2009
Monthly update 225 • January 2009 • 2009-01-01 - 2009-01-31
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The $300 Million Button
The number of customers purchasing went up by 45%. The extra purchases resulted in an extra $15 million the first month. For the first year, the site saw an additional $300,000,000.
Development
The Sigma Protocol by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Sigma Protocol, banker Ben Hartman and agent Anna Navarro uncover a WWII-era cabal, Sigma, manipulating world events through assassinations and age-reversal tech.
Books
The Fourth Protocol by Frederick Forsyth
In Frederick Forsyth’s The Fourth Protocol, a gripping Cold War thriller, a Soviet agent named Valeri Petrofsky is sent to Britain to carry out a sneaky mission to blow up a nuclear device.
Books
Monthly update #0224 • December 2008
Monthly update 224 • December 2008 • 2008-12-01 - 2008-12-31
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Reflecting on the year 2008
Reflection on the year 2008, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
WALL·E
WALL·E (2008), directed by Andrew Stanton, follows a small robot left on Earth. Ben Burtt voices WALL·E with beeps and charm. He stacks trash and collects odd things. Elissa Knight acts as EVE, the sleek probe who drops from space.
Movies
Monthly update #0223 • November 2008
Monthly update 223 • November 2008 • 2008-11-01 - 2008-11-30
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The Cassandra Compact by Robert Ludlum
In Robert Ludlum’s The Cassandra Compact, co-authored with Philip Shelby, Covert-One agent Jon Smith pursues a stolen smallpox sample from Russia.
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