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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.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Ambler Warning, agent Hal Ambler escapes a psychiatric facility, discovering his identity erased.
Jesus Culture's 2009 live album is long-form, hunger-driven worship led by Kim Walker-Smith's soaring voice.
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.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Janson Directive, ex-agent Paul Janson rescues philanthropist Peter Novak from terrorists, only for the mission to fail spectacularly.
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.
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.
Michael W. Smith's 1995 release, craft and polish in every chorus. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
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.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Cassandra Compact, co-authored with Philip Shelby, Covert-One agent Jon Smith pursues a stolen smallpox sample from Russia.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Prometheus Deception, retired Directorate agent Nick Bryson learns his covert career was a lie, manipulated by a rogue agency.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, follows the zoo animals as they leave Madagascar and crash land on the African mainland. Ben Stiller voices Alex the lion, who finds the pride he was taken from as a cub.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Hades Factor, a gripping medical thriller co-authored with Gayle Lynds, a deadly virus threatens global catastrophe.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Matarese Countdown, retired CIA agent Brandon Scofield is drawn back into action when the deadly Matarese organisation resurfaces, aiming for global economic domination through mergers and assassinations.
Chris Tomlin's 2008 worship album turns plain songs of praise outward, toward the city and the wider world.
Kutless return to a harder rock sound on their 2008 album, with loud guitars and songs about doubt and rescue.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Apocalypse Watch, American agent Harry Latham infiltrates a neo-Nazi organisation plotting to revive the Fourth Reich.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), directed by Paul Greengrass, ends the chase for Jason Bourne. Matt Damon plays Bourne with steel will and split-second moves. He jumps from London to Madrid. Joan Allen acts as Pamela Landy, the agent who shifts sides.
In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Scorpio Illusion, set in the early 1990s, Amaya Bajaratt, a brilliant but ruthless terrorist known as the Baj, seeks revenge against the world’s superpowers for personal and political betrayals.
The Bourne Supremacy (2004), directed by Paul Greengrass, picks up with Jason Bourne in hiding. Matt Damon plays Bourne with quiet rage and fast hands. He lives in India with Marie. Franka Potente acts as Marie, his light that burns short.
Seinfeld is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 5 July 1989 to 14 May 1998. Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld created it. Jerry Seinfeld plays a version of himself, a stand-up comedian in New York City, surrounded by three friends who make everything harder than it needs to be.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Road to Omaha, the hilarious sequel to The Road to Gandolfo, General MacKenzie Hawkins, the wild and wacky “Hawk,” is back with another crazy plan.
The Bourne Identity (2002), directed by Doug Liman, follows a man pulled from the sea with no name. Matt Damon plays Jason Bourne with sharp eyes and quick moves. He wakes on a boat. Two bullets sit in his back.
In Robert Ludlum’s The Icarus Agenda, a heart-pounding political thriller, Colorado congressman Evan Kendrick goes undercover in Oman to infiltrate a terrorist hideout and rescue American hostages during a chaotic 1980s Middle East crisis.
Iron Man (2008), directed by Jon Favreau, follows a billionaire weapons maker who builds a suit of armour to escape captivity and decides to use it to protect the world. Robert Downey Jr. plays Tony Stark, a genius with more charm than sense.