Executive Orders (A Jack Ryan Novel)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0449806936 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 361 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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But that's not all. How will he tackle his greatest challenge ever?. Debt of Honor ends as Jack Ryan is confirmed vice president minutes before a mammoth act of terrorism kills the President, most of his cabinet, all but a few members of Congress, the entire Supreme Court and all of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Suddenly Ryan is President, which is where Executive Orders begins.Ryan's responsibilities crush in on him. Enemies abroad and at home see opportunities, and they'll soon present President Ryan with an unimaginable crisis. Where should he begin? He must calm a nation, pacify world leaders, arrange a massive funeral -- while he rebuilds a government as quickly as possible
Tom Clancy goes to the White House in this thriller of political terror and global disaster. . The American political situation takes a disturbing turn as the President, Congress, and Supreme Court are obliterated when a Japanese terrorist lands a 747 on the Capitol. He goes after the Iranians and then tries to piece together the country and his life the only way he knows how--with a fury that we've grown accustomed to in Clancy's intricate, detailed, and accurate stories of warfare and intrigue. Jack Ryan, CIA agent, is cast in the middle of this maelstrom. Because of a recent sex scandal, Ryan was appointed vice president, a slot he doesn't hold for long when he lands in the Chief Executive's chair. Meanwhile the Iranians are unleashing an
Glenn Chambers said Jack Ryan, POTUS, rebuilds our country. This book has a lot of interesting discussion of what it takes to make our country work and, in particular, what our President has to deal with. The setup for addressing those questions is Jack Ryan suddenly becoming President after the capitol - and most of our national elected leaders - are killed. To find out how th. jackieB said The world like you would want it to be. The world like you would want it to be, where the common little guy gets to do huge things, where good work pays off, where bad guys get punished, all told with a relentless pace, a plot that thickens very smoothly, and of course the right men in the right place at the right time. Most Clancy's books (written alone) ar. Good plot overall. Painfully tedious read. Horrible Kindle version filled with typos. SE I love the plotlines and suspense and action, but the pages and pages of internal monologue were painful. Even flipping through the pages to skip those sections on my Kindle was tiring. This book could lose 100+ pages and nothing of significance would be missed.As others have noted, the Kindle version of this book is l