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    <body><![CDATA[This is the umpteenth Dirk Pitt novel I have read. The first one was Raise the Titanic, which was actually the third in the series. I liked it so much I went to the first one, The Mediterranean Caper, and started with the series as they were published.<br/>The books are beginning to be tedious and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41337305">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I pulled a mental ‘uh-oh’ when the preface to this novel retold the story of Franklin’s 1848 Arctic expedition in the ships ‘Terror’ and ‘Erebus.’ I had just finished Dan Simmons “The Terror” and not sure I wanted to revisit this subject right away. I should have known Clive wouldn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61764142">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Arctic Drift by Clive and Dirk Cussler (Book Review)<br/><br/>                Now in paperback Artic Drift by the Cusslers is the 20th Dirk Pitt novel in the series. It is published by Michael Joseph and its ISBN is 0718154703. This quick and exciting James Bond type of thriller is a well research...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56030510">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In Clive Cussler's newest Dirk Pitt novel, <u> Arctic Drift </u>, Global Warming is happening all over. Gas prices have hit ten dollars a gallon and the year is 2011. It seems a cure to global warming is impossible. But when a breakthrough to reverse global warming has been found, the lab that holds the ke...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55275372">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[As with all Clive Cussler’s dazzling Dirk Pitt novels, critics said Treasure of Khan “amazes, informs and entertains” (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>), “the action zipping along until a final powerhouse showdown” (<em>Entertainment Weekly</em>). “What’s not to like?” proclaimed the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>—and hundreds of thousands of readers agreed.<br/><br/> In his new novel, however—the twentieth Dirk Pitt adventure— Cussler may have topped even himself.<br/><br/> A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming . . . a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia . . . a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war . . . NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children, Dirk. Jr. and Summer, have reason to believe there’s a connection here somewhere, but they also know they have very little time to find it before events escalate out of control. Their only real clue might just be a mysterious silvery mineral traced to a long-ago expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. But no one survived from that doomed mission, captain and crew perished to a man—and if Pitt and his colleague Al Giordino aren’t careful, the very same fate may await them.<br/><br/> Filled with the breathtaking suspense and audacious imagination that have become his hallmarks, this is a tour de force— further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ahhhh. Good ole Dirk Pitt. Nothing like a Dirk Pitt novel at the end of a day to escape to. It's the typical Dirk Pitt book - some crisis affects the world (or part of the world), Dirk Pitt figures things out, escapes death a few times, a few fights, etc. The - he always gets the hot girl part - is ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60835903">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[As with all Clive Cussler’s dazzling Dirk Pitt novels, critics said Treasure of Khan “amazes, informs and entertains” (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>), “the action zipping along until a final powerhouse showdown” (<em>Entertainment Weekly</em>). “What’s not to like?” proclaimed the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>—and hundreds of thousands of readers agreed.<br/><br/> In his new novel, however—the twentieth Dirk Pitt adventure— Cussler may have topped even himself.<br/><br/> A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming . . . a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia . . . a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war . . . NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children, Dirk. Jr. and Summer, have reason to believe there’s a connection here somewhere, but they also know they have very little time to find it before events escalate out of control. Their only real clue might just be a mysterious silvery mineral traced to a long-ago expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. But no one survived from that doomed mission, captain and crew perished to a man—and if Pitt and his colleague Al Giordino aren’t careful, the very same fate may await them.<br/><br/> Filled with the breathtaking suspense and audacious imagination that have become his hallmarks, this is a tour de force— further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoy the Dirk Pitt character and how Clive inserts himself.  It's set in reality but the plot progresses in a kind of fantastical way.  I've only read this and Sahara and at times it can be slow to pass, and there can be a lot explanations that don't move along the plot.  Those are just general a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64249949">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my first Clive Cussler book and I picked it up mainly because the story revolves around the Franklin expedition (somewhat). I hadn't heard of Cussler or his &quot;Dirk Pitt&quot; series of books.<br/><br/>The book is very well written and the story pulls the reader along nicely. The overal...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43557425">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[By giving this book 3 stars I don't mean to say that I didn't enjoy it.  It was a fun quick read that no doubt has a lot of real information and technoligy in it.  I won't go into the plot except to say the bad guy is just a greedy capitalist masqurading as a canadian enviromentalist.  Need I say mo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40449604">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read and enjoyed every book Clive's written, however the &quot;Dirk Pitt&quot; series has taken a slight drop in quality since Clive entered semi-retirement and his son, Dirk, has taken over. No where is that more evident than with &quot;Arctic Drift.&quot; It isn't a bad novel, but when you st...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53160334">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This review will be biased as I am a fan of the Dirk Pitt series and read each one as they come out.  That said, I found this one to be just OK in relation to some of the other adventures.<br/><br/>The story's mysteries are set up well in the beginning of the book, but the Cusslers' just did not s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42099063">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Arctic Drift (Dirk Pitt, #20)]]>
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    <![CDATA[As with all Clive Cussler’s dazzling Dirk Pitt novels, critics said Treasure of Khan “amazes, informs and entertains” (<em>Publishers Weekly</em>), “the action zipping along until a final powerhouse showdown” (<em>Entertainment Weekly</em>). “What’s not to like?” proclaimed the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>—and hundreds of thousands of readers agreed.<br/><br/> In his new novel, however—the twentieth Dirk Pitt adventure— Cussler may have topped even himself.<br/><br/> A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming . . . a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia . . . a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war . . . NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children, Dirk. Jr. and Summer, have reason to believe there’s a connection here somewhere, but they also know they have very little time to find it before events escalate out of control. Their only real clue might just be a mysterious silvery mineral traced to a long-ago expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage. But no one survived from that doomed mission, captain and crew perished to a man—and if Pitt and his colleague Al Giordino aren’t careful, the very same fate may await them.<br/><br/> Filled with the breathtaking suspense and audacious imagination that have become his hallmarks, this is a tour de force— further proof that when it comes to adventure writing, nobody beats Clive Cussler.]]>
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