{"product_id":"one-second-after-hardcover","title":"One Second After - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Forstchen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA post-apocalyptic thriller of the after effects in the United States after a terrifying terrorist attack using electromagnetic pulse weapons. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNew York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMonths before publication, \u003ci\u003eOne Second After\u003c\/i\u003e has already been cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book already being discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at a weapon and its awesome power to destroy the entire United States, literally within one second. It is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. In the tradition of \u003ci\u003eOn the Beach\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFail Safe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTestament\u003c\/i\u003e, this book, set in a typical American town, is a dire warning of what might be our future...and our end. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe John Matherson Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eOne Second After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#2 \u003ci\u003eOne Year After\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e#3 \u003ci\u003eThe Final Day\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePillar to the Sky\u003cbr\u003e48 Hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam R. Forstchen\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Look Like Men of War\u003c\/i\u003e, among numerous other books in diverse subjects ranging from history to science fiction. He has co-authored several books with Newt Gingrich, including \u003ci\u003eGettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDays of Infamy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Try Men's Souls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eValley Forge\u003c\/i\u003e. Forstchen holds a Ph.D. in History from Purdue University, with specializations in military history and the history of technology. He is currently a Faculty Fellow and Professor of History at Montreat College, near Asheville North Carolina. He is a pilot and flies an original WWII recon warbird. He resides near Asheville with his daughter Meghan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2009\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 One Second After\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 5.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42688969539647,"sku":"9780765317582","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/703dccab1301a423a312b90b94795f31.webp?v=1764983994","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/one-second-after-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}