false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167278001m/19707.jpg 19707 38 Long before he was President or head of the CIA, before he fought terrorist attacks on the Super Bowl or the White House, even before a submarine named Red October made its perilous way across the Atlantic, Jack Ryan was an historian, teacher, and recent ex-Marine temporarily living in England while researching a book. A series of deadly encounters with an IRA splinter group had brought him to the attention of the CIA's Deputy Director, Vice Admiral James Greer-as well as his counterpart with the British SIS, Sir Basil Charleston-and when Greer asked him if he wanted to come aboard as a freelance analyst, Jack was quick to accept. The opportunity was irresistible, and he was sure he could fit it in with the rest of his work. <br><br> And then Jack forgot all about the rest of his work, because one of his first assignments was to help debrief a high-level Soviet defector, and the defector told an amazing tale: Top Soviet officials, including Yuri Andropov, were planning to assassinate the Pope, John Paul II. <br><br> Could it be true? As the days and weeks go by, Ryan must battle, first to try to confirm the plot, and then to prevent it, but this is a brave new world, and nothing he has done up to now has prepared him for the lethal game of cat-and-mouse that is the Soviet Union versus the United States. In the end, it will be not just the Pope's life but the stability of the Western world that is at stake. . . and it may already be too late for a novice CIA analyst to do anything about it. <br><br> "Clancy creates not only compelling characters but frighteningly topical situations and heart-stopping action," wrote <i>The Washington Post</i> about <i>The Bear and the Dragon</i>. "Among the handful of superstars, Clancy still reigns, and he is not likely to be dethroned any time soon." These words were never truer than about the remarkable pages of his breathtaking new novel. This is Clancy at his best-and there is none better. 5054714 5 8 2002 Red Rabbit total:2083|5:311|4:616|3:762|2:290|1:104| 2083 6989 2599 76 1 2 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu May 22 12:28:19 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 12:39:43 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Thu May 21 17:59:19 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 17:59:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 15:33:27 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 15:40:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun May 11 18:40:01 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 06 10:29:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 16:43:27 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 19:42:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Apr 20 15:19:36 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 15:33:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 09:43:41 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 11:05:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 11:51:29 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 10:39:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 20 09:24:49 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 10:04:16 -0800 2009 1 Red Rabbit is repetitive (actual lines repeated) and long, dull sections that slow (and at times stop) the progression of the story. I read it because I generally like Clancy's books and ha...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 15 19:20:27 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 09:15:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 13:04:43 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 13:08:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 12 02:41:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 02:43:31 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Thu Dec 11 20:24:20 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 20:28:55 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jun 24 18:09:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 19:57:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 18:09:14 -0700 2009 twice
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