false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167276898m/19691.jpg 19691 54 Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision: the Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on....<p> <I>The Hunt for Red October</I> is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so accurate and convincing that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a runaway top secret Russian missile sub. 1112006 book 1984 The Hunt for Red October total:32310|5:9567|4:10800|3:7698|2:2461|1:1784| 32310 120835 39736 348 0 2 false false Fri Dec 12 11:53:48 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 11:55:59 -0800 2008 Tom Clancy explains just how dangerous it must be to work on a submarine. The better half of this story takes place in the Atlantic Ocean somewhere between North America and Europe, in the 1980s. CIA agent, Jack Ryan finds out just how hard it is to find...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Thu May 22 20:35:34 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 20:48:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Oct 28 08:06:01 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 17:39:44 -0700 2009 Red October. Red October, boasting a revolutionary new propulsion system, allowing it to travel silently, is capable of ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sun Jul 05 08:27:37 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 08:36:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:54:30 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 10:16:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 08:10:14 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 08:10:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jun 26 17:33:12 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 26 17:35:38 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1990 Sat Nov 15 11:23:52 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 11:27:48 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 12:18:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 12:49:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Wed Dec 27 19:47:28 -0800 2006 Wed Dec 27 19:49:38 -0800 2006 3 1 false false Mon Dec 22 01:01:49 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 17:33:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Thu Dec 11 14:50:46 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 15:00:14 -0800 2008 4 Still my very favorite of the Tom Clancy Novels.. I have read it numerous times and when the movie comes on TV, all of life stops so I can watch it (much to the disgust of my poor wife and kids who have come to hate it :).
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My favorite aspect of the book is the transitioning, which lends itself to heighten the action for certain situations. I also appreciate the detailed tangents that...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Dec 07 00:22:25 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 00:22:54 -0800 2007
Ah, one of my favorite authors of all time. The incredible Mr. C...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 01 20:11:08 -0700 2007 Sat Feb 21 13:51:03 -0800 2009 1 so long to finish this book--not exactly a good sign. Mostly, a good book should captivate its reader absolutely, even if they don't understand the endless submarine jargon. I don't blame it entirely on the writing...Red October is definitely something you have to be in the mood for.
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