Jamie Bartlett
Author
Language
English
Description
"An Independent and New Statesman Book of the Year Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit--a world of Google, Facebook, and Twitter--lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, communities, and cultures where freedom is pushed to its limits, and where people can be anyone, or do anything, they want. This is the world of Bitcoin and Silk Road, of radicalism and pornography. This is the Dark Net. In this important and revealing...
2) The missing crypto queen: the billion dollar cryptocurrency con and the woman who got away with it
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"An acclaimed tech journalist, through a globe-crossing investigation into criminal underworlds, corrupt governments, and the super-rich, presents the inside story of the smartest and biggest cryptocurrency scam of the twenty-first century--and the genius behind it who is still on the run."--
3) Prey
Publisher
Weinstein Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A family on an African adventure becomes lost in the jungle and are stalked by savage lions who will not quit until they have dinner.
Series
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on South African President Nelson Mandela's autobiography of the same name, it chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President and working to rebuild the country's once segregated society.
5) White lion
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young African boy named Gisani finds himself destined to protect a rare and magnificent white lion cub named Letsatsi who is cast from his pride and is forced to survive on his own. After many perilous adventures young Letsatsi befriends Nkulu, an older lion who teaches him how to survive in the harsh African wilderness. With Nkulu's help, Letsatsi grows from a young and naive lion cub into a magnificent adult. But before he can take his rightful...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ernest Goes to Africa -- "Trouble always seems to find our buddy Ernest P. Worrell, with him losing his job at the gas station due to his bungled repair attempts. Looking to impress the waitress he has a crush on, Ernest comes into possession of two diamonds stolen from an African tribe. With the thieves thinking he's a secret agent, Ernest and the waitress find themselves kidnapped and taken to Africa, facing all kinds of interesting misadventures."...
7) Red dust
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"A political thriller set in a small South African town during the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. Human rights lawyer Sarah Barcant must represent Alex Mpondo, a former political activist, who was held captive and sadistically tortured by a police officer under the apartheid regime in South Africa." --
Publisher
Dimension Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
This is based on the true story of an SAS patrol behind enemy lines in Iraq during the Gulf War. An eight-man British SAS team is dropped behind enemy lines with the mission to take out scud missle sight systems. Finding themselves surrounded and their communications cut off, the team heads toward the Syrian border. Four of the eight soldiers are captured and tortured. Out of an eight-man crew, only five returned alive.
