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A man named Mohammed sits in a café in Vienna, about to propose a deal to a Colombian. Mohammed has a strong network of agents and sympathizers throughout Europe and the Middle East, and the Colombian has an equally strong drug network throughout America. What if they were to form an alliance,... read more
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This book was the most amazing book about a dog I have ever read
Characters edit
- Jack Ryan Jr.: Son of John "Jack" and Cathy Ryan.
- Brian Caruso: Marine captain just back from his first combat action in Afghanistan, Dominic's brother
- Gerald Paul Hendley: Add a description of this character.
- Mustafa
- Miss Rosalie Parker: A prostitute that works at gathering intelligence with Scotland Yard.
- Sam Granger
- Aldo Cella
- Dominic Caruso: rookie FBI agent, Brian's brother
- Enzo Ferrari
- Smith
- Pete Alexander
- Mohammed Hassan al-Din
- John "Jack" Patrick Ryan: President of the United States, Jack Ryan Jr's father
- Rick Bell
- Abdullah
- Tony Wills
- Tom Davis
- Pablo
- Roger
- Anas Ali Atef
- Rafi
- David Greengold: Mossad Station Chief - Rome
- Juan Sandoval
- Mike Brennan
- Augustus Ernst Werner
- Ricardo
- Dave Cunningham
- Jerry Rounds
- Ernesto
- Cunningham
- Mandy Davis
- Ward Cleaver
- Pat O'Day
- Ibrahim Salih al-Adel
- John Clark
- Pete Randall
- Percival Nutter
- Edward Kealty
- Rick Pasternak
- Ingram
- Ernie Chambers
- Mahmoud Mohamed Fadhil
- Saeed
- Terry Broughton
- Joe Muller
- Michelle Peters
- Gunny Sullivan
- Paul Turner
- Sabawi
- Franz Josef
- Peter
- Uda bin Sali
- Penelope Davidson
- Rahman Yasin
- Max Weber
- Rich Richards
- Prince Ali bin Sultan
- Richard Gregory
- Kyle
- Mr. Hoover
- Mary Pat Foley
- Ristorante Giovanni
- Langley
- Jack Sr.
- Maria
- Daniel E. Murray
- Zuhayr
- Belk
- James Hardesty
- Mr. Nigel Hawkins
- Otto Weber
- John Kennedy
- George Winston
- Sally
- David Prentiss
- Vitello Francese
- Katie Ryan
- Robby Jackson
- Ben Harding
- Mehdi
- Pedro
- Pat Martin
- Bert Willow
- Sandy Ellis
- Arnold van Damm
- Ed Foley
- Emil
- Ayman Ghailani
- Frances Mary
- God Himself
- Nikolay Borissovich Gerasimov
- Aston Martin
Quotes edit
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“"Airports are the same all over the world."”
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“Sir, you’d better not kick a tiger in the ass unless you have a plan for dealing with his teeth.”
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of all manifestations of power, that which most impresses men is restraint.
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if you found yourself in a fair fight, then you hadn’t planned it very well beforehand.
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Oderint dum metuant, Jack thought. One of the few things he remembered from Latin. Supposedly the personal motto of the Emperor Gaius Caligula: Let them hate so long as they fear.
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“There’s an old saying: ‘If you’re not confused, you’re misinformed.’”
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Colleges typically did not tell you that ninety percent of your education came after you hung the parchment on the wall. People might ask for a rebate.
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Real life, even at this level, is full of petty bullshit and egos. It isn’t love that makes the world go ’round. It isn’t even money. It’s bullshit.”
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I guess the news business is pretty much the same as women trading gossip over the phone or the card table. Less a matter of hard facts than sniping at people you don’t care for.”
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“I turn fifty next week. Too soon old and too late smart.
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Gerald Paul Hendley, Jr.,
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Setting & Locations edit
- United States Of America
- London
- Hardesty
- Rome
- Europe
- Islam
- Virginia
- New York
- Afghanistan
- Vienna
- White House
- The Campus
- Alabama
- Italy
- Munich
- New Mexico
- Germany
- Washington
- Fort Meade
- Maryland
- Colombia
- Saudi Arabia
- England
- Israel
- Austria
- Quantico
- Charlottesville
- Bahrain
- Cia
- Mexico City
- Columbia
- Iowa
- Liechtenstein
- Greece
- Birmingham
- Seattle
- Bristol
- France
- Hollywood
- D.c.
- Paris
- Tennessee
First Sentence edit
THE TOWN of West Odenton, Maryland, isn't much of a town at all, just a post office for people who live in the general area, a few gas stations and a 7-Eleven, plus the usual fast-food places for people who need a fat-filled breakfast on the drive from Columbia, Maryland, to their jobs in Washington, D.C. And half a mile from the modest post office building was a mid-rise office building of government-undistinguished architecture.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Jack Ryan, Jr.. (standard series)
Followed by Dead or Alive.
This is book 12 of 14 in Jack Ryan. (universe)
Preceded by The Bear and the Dragon, and followed by Dead or Alive.
This is book 6 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels of 2003. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Armageddon, and followed by The Big Bad Wolf.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tom Clancy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 11, 2003
ISBN: 978-0399150791
Page Count: 431
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Country: USA
Publication Date: August 11, 2003
ISBN: 978-0399150791
Page Count: 431
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 818'.54
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