{"product_id":"dead-or-alive-paperback","title":"Dead or Alive - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Clancy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrant Blackwood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon't Miss the Original Series \u003ci\u003eTom Clancy's Jack Ryan\u003c\/i\u003e Starring John Krasinski \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Clancy delivers a #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Jack Ryan novel that will remind readers why he is the acknowledged master of international intrigue and nonstop military action.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt is The Campus. Secretly created under the administration of President Jack Ryan, its sole purpose is to eliminate terrorists and those who protect them. Officially, it has no connection to the American government--a necessity in a time when those in power consider themselves above such arcane ideals as loyalty, justice, and right or wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow covert intelligence expert Jack Ryan Jr. and his compatriots at The Campus--joined by black ops warriors John Clark and \"Ding\" Chavez--have come up against their greatest foe: a sadistic killer known as the Emir. Mastermind of countless horrific attacks, the Emir has eluded capture by every law enforcement agency in the world. But his greatest devastation is yet to be unleashed as he plans a monumental strike at the heart of America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the trail of the Emir, Jack Ryan Jr. will find himself following in his legendary father's footsteps on a manhunt that will take him and his allies across the globe, into the shadowy arenas of political gamesmanship, and back onto U.S. soil in a race to prevent the possible fall of the West....\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA little more than thirty years ago \u003cb\u003eTom Clancy \u003c\/b\u003ewas a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history. Years before, he had been an English major at Baltimore's Loyola College and had always dreamed of writing a novel. His first effort, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunt for Red October\u003c\/i\u003e--the first of the phenomenally successful Jack Ryan novels--sold briskly as a result of rave reviews, then catapulted onto the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list after President Reagan pronounced it \"the perfect yarn.\" From that day forward, Clancy established himself as an undisputed master at blending exceptional realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. He passed away in October 2013. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrant Blackwood\u003c\/b\u003e, a U.S. Navy veteran, spent three years aboard a guided missile frigate as operations specialist and pilot rescue swimmer. He is coauthor, with Clive Cussler, of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eSpartan Gold \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLost Empire.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the author of the Briggs Tanner series--\u003ci\u003eThe End of Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall of Night\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAn Echo of War\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Colorado.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 6.7 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dead or Alive\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42687293423679,"sku":"9780425263532","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/97780bf4eaffd254e604bab233378ae8.webp?v=1764978118","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/dead-or-alive-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}