Tom Clancy

The Hunt for Red October (Bound for Schools & Libraries) Tom Clancy

Brief Description: Gripping military thriller about the chase after a top-secret Russian missile submarine. Brief Description: For use in schools and libraries only. Both the Americans and the Soviets commence an intense naval search when a trusted and skilled Soviet naval officer defects, using the USSR's most valuable nuclear submarine as his escape vehicle. Publisher Marketing: Here is the runaway bestseller that launched Tom Clancy's phenomenal career. A military thriller so gripping in its action and so convincing in its accuracy that the author was rumored to have been debriefed by the White House. Its theme: the greatest espionage coup in history. Its story: the chase for a top secret Russian missile sub. Lauded by the Washington Post as "breathlessly exciting." The Hunt for Red October remains a masterpiece of military fiction by one of the world's most popular authors, a man whose shockingly realistic scenarios continue to hold us in thrall. Somewhere under the Atlantic, a Soviet sub commander has just made a fateful decision. The Red October is heading west. The Americans want her. The Russians want her back. And the most incredible chase in history is on... Review Citations:

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1992 pg. 675 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/1997 pg. 626 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/1995 pg. 125 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2000 pg. 122 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2002 pg. 596 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 172 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 735 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 103 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

People Weekly 10/21/2013 pg. 62 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Entertainment Weekly 10/18/2013 pg. 23 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 139 (EAN 9780870212857, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Clancy, Tom Tom Clancy is America s, and the world s, favorite international thriller author. Starting with The Hunt for Red October, all thirteen of his previous books have hit #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. His books, The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears have been made into major motion pictures. He lives in Maryland where he is a co-owner of the Baltimore Orioles.