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Carregando... Balance of Power: A Novel (edição: 1998)de James Huston
Informações da ObraBalance of Power de James W. Huston
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Huston is always readable and interesting. This is no exception. Narrator is clear and enjoyable. ( ) When I entered this book into LibraryThing, probably back in 2009, I did not remember it. I put 2 stars on the book, as that was my SOP for this type of novel. In April of this year, 2018, I noticed the average rating was 3.78. I thought I'd try it again. I bumped the rating to three stars. I recall the "President is a pacifist" material. I wish the book listed the date and time when it switched from DC to the Java Sea. I tried to keep track of the day, but when it was finally mentioned I thought it was Sunday. Nope - Friday. Too bad this was a thriller, not a time-traveling science fiction story. 206 members; 3.78 average rating; 4/10/2018 This book is an excellent mix of politcal intrigue, legal conundrums and tactical action--it's an excellent thriller. The author uses the constitution to drive action--I'm glad it wasn't me on the pointy end of that stick. It's partisan politics on steroids. The tactical battle scenes, usually boring, were interesting to me. The book poses some constitutional questions that get your attention. I don't pass out five stars often, this one deserves it. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Pertence à sérieJim Dillon (book 1)
Off the coast of Indonesia, an American cargo ship has been seized by terrorists, its captain kidnapped and its crew mercilessly slaughtered. In Washington, a peace-loving President's refusal to punish the transgressors has enraged the sitting Congress, led by a wrathful Speaker of the House. An ambitious young congressional assistant, Jim Dillon has discovered a time bomb hidden away in America's Constitution--a provision that could be used to wrest power from the Chief Executive, a long-forgotten law that could incite a devastating constitutional crisis . . . and plunge the country into chaos. Now, as a battle group steams toward a fateful confrontation in the Java Sea--commissioned by Congress and opposed by the President--Dillon finds himself in the center of a firestorm that rages from the highest court in the land to the killing fields half a world away. Suddenly there is much more at stake than the life of a single surviving hostage and a superpower's military credibility--as a great nation prepares for war . . . against itself. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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