| A Thing of State Contributor(s): Drury, Allen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1614754683 ISBN-13: 9781614754688 Publisher: Wordfire Press OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage - Fiction | Political |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 360 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the conduct of foreign policy, a President must never utter threats he can't-or won't-enforce, make promises he can't-or won't-keep, or renege on commitments to his allies. This classic political thriller by Pulitzer Prize-winning master Allen Drury is as insightful and relevant today as when it was first published. Secretary of State Raymond Cass Stanley struggles to help the U.S. President avoid a potentially disastrous head-on collision with Sidi bin Sidi bin Sidi, President for Life of All the Peoples of Lol m , a tiny Middle Eastern country. Sidi has recently acquired several nuclear weapons and threatens to deploy them against his even tinier neighbor, Lesser Lol m , and the President is determined to take him down. This clash among proud and defiant leaders, and the repercussions worldwide among US allies and enemies, forms a sophisticated and fascinating novel of present-day politics and international tensions. No author has ever portrayed American and world politics with more vivid reality and understanding than Allen Drury. |