2007

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The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity, a heart-pounding spy thriller, a man is pulled from the Mediterranean Sea with no memory, bullet wounds, and a microfilm in his hip pointing to a Swiss bank account.

Books

Monthly update #0211 • November 2007

Monthly update 211 • November 2007 • 2007-11-01 - 2007-11-30

Monthly Updates

Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child

In Bad Luck and Trouble, Reacher reunites his old Army MP unit after a member’s murder, uncovering a plot targeting them over a past case.

Books

A Story of Surveillance

He said the NSA built a special room to receive data streamed through an AT&T Internet room containing “peering links,” or major connections to other telecom providers.

Gems

The Matarese Circle by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Holcroft Covenant, set in the late 1970s, a New York architect named Noel Holcroft stumbles upon a shocking secret. He’s the heir to a massive fortune linked to a clandestine agreement made by his Nazi officer father and two others during World War II.

Books

Monthly update #0210 • October 2007

Monthly update 210 • October 2007 • 2007-10-01 - 2007-10-31

Monthly Updates

The Hard Way by Lee Child

The Hard Way begins with Reacher witnessing a ransom drop in New York, hired to recover a kidnapped wife from a mercenary crew.

Books

The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling novel, The Holcroft Covenant, set in the late 1970s, a New York architect named Noel Holcroft stumbles upon a shocking secret. He’s the heir to a massive fortune linked to a clandestine agreement made by his Nazi officer father and two others during World War II.

Books

Monthly update #0209 • September 2007

Monthly update 209 • September 2007 • 2007-09-01 - 2007-09-30

Monthly Updates

One Shot by Lee Child

In One Shot, a sniper kills five in an Indiana city, but Reacher doubts the accused's guilt and investigates a frame job tied to local corruption.

Books

Ratatouille

Ratatouille (2007), directed by Brad Bird, follows Remy, a rat who dreams of cooking. Patton Oswalt voices Remy with keen nose and big heart. He lives in Paris. Lou Romano acts as Linguini, the clumsy kitchen boy who teams with Remy.

Movies

iPhone orientation detection

Here is the most basic JavaScript to get the iPhone orientation detection going...

Development

The Chancellor Manuscript by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s The Chancellor Manuscript, a heart-pounding conspiracy thriller, novelist Peter Chancellor, mourning the loss of his family, uncovers a terrifying rumor: FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s death was no accident...

Books

Monthly update #0208 • August 2007

Monthly update 208 • August 2007 • 2007-08-01 - 2007-08-31

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The Enemy by Lee Child

The Enemy flashes back to 1990, with Reacher as an Army MP investigating a general's death that uncovers a conspiracy threatening national security.

Books

Validating email addresses is hard

Validating email addresses is hard...

Development

The Gemini Contenders by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s epic World War II thriller, The Gemini Contenders, a secret vault filled with ancient documents that could shake the very core of Christianity is smuggled out of a Greek monastery in 1939.

Books

Monthly update #0207 • July 2007

Monthly update 207 • July 2007 • 2007-07-01 - 2007-07-31

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Persuader by Lee Child

In Persuader, Jack Reacher goes undercover in a Maine arms dealer's fortress to rescue a kidnapped agent and settle a decade-old score from his Army days.

Books

The Road to Gandolfo by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s hilarious satirical thriller, The Road to Gandolfo, written under the pseudonym Michael Shepherd, U.S. Army General MacKenzie Hawkins, a decorated but disgraced war hero, comes up with a crazy plan to kidnap Pope Francesco I and demand a billion dollars for his release.

Books

Monthly update #0206 • June 2007

Monthly update 206 • June 2007 • 2007-06-01 - 2007-06-30

Monthly Updates

Without Fail by Lee Child

Lee Child's Without Fail sees Reacher hired to test Secret Service security for the Vice President-elect after credible assassination threats surface.

Books

The Rhinemann Exchange by Robert Ludlum

In Robert Ludlum’s thrilling World War II espionage novel, The Rhinemann Exchange, U.S. intelligence officer David Spaulding embarks on a secret mission in 1943 Buenos Aires.

Books

Monthly update #0205 • May 2007

Monthly update 205 • May 2007 • 2007-05-01 - 2007-05-31

Monthly Updates

Echo Burning by Lee Child

In Echo Burning, Reacher hitches a ride in Texas with a woman who claims her abusive husband plans to kill her upon his prison release.

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