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Even if you haven't seen Steven Spielberg's "Munich," it's been difficult to avoid all mention of it. But he isn't the only one bringing the 1972 Olympics massacre of Israeli athletes back to life. "Striking Back" offers a drama-filled look at the muders and the Israeli reprisals. Author Aaron J. Klein, a journalist in Time's Jerusalem bureau and military and security analyst for Israeli newpapers, has access to previously tight-lipped Mossad agents and the real story. (Random House, $24.95)
Whatever happened to Osama bin Laden? CIA officer Gary Berntsen was on his trail in the mountains of Tora Bora, in 2001, until Washington changed the rules of engagement and the trail got as cold as the winters in the mountains of Afghanistan. In his book "Jawbreaker," Berntsen details the fight against the Taliban and the hunt for bin Laden. (Crown, $25.95)
If the stories Erich Krauss tells in "Wave of Destruction" were in a novel, they would be terrifying. That they are true, makes them even more so. One year after the tsunami wreaked mass death and destruction across South Asia, Krauss offers a look at four families in Thailand and how they survived. (Rodale, $24.95)
"Missing New Orleans" is heartbreaking. The photo book of a vintage New Orleans which no longer exists was ready to go to press when Hurricane Katrina hit and those working on the book scattered. An epilogue that includes photos of the hurricane's destruction was added and the result is even more powerful. The original printing of 4,000 copies has been sold out, but the nonprofit publisher doesn't have the funding for a second edition. For further info, log onto ogdenmuseum.org. (Ogden Museum of Southern Art, $39.95)
To call "The Da Vinci Code" a literary phenomenon may be an understatement. And in "The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code," by Lisa Rogak, you'll discover some of the secrets of celebrated "Code" author Dan Brown. Among the surprising revelations: He was an aspiring pop singer/songwriter who once made an album of synthesizer animal-sound songs for kids. (Andrew McMeel Publishing, $19.95)
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