Bear and the Dragon [Paperback]

Tom Clancy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 2001

President Jack Ryan faces a world crisis unlike any he has ever known, in Tom Clancy's extraordinary new novel. Being President isn't getting any easier. Domestic pitfalls await him at every turn and in Moscow someone may have tried to take out the chairman of the SVR with a rocket-propelled grenade. Even more disturbing may be the identities of the potential assassins. Were they the Russian Mafia, disaffected former KGB or something far more dangerous at work? Even while Ryan dispatches his most trusted eyes and ears to find out the truth, forces in China are moving ahead with a plan of audacious proportions. If they succeed, the world will never look the same. If they fail...the consequences will be unspeakable.

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About the Author

Tom Clancy is the world's number one author of political thrillers. He lives in Maryland.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1152 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books (May 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140274065
• ISBN-13: 978-0140274066
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,365,019 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the reason I love the millitary... and hate politics, May 14, 2007

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Pam Fox (La Mesa, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bear and the Dragon (Paperback)

Tom Clancy's "The Bear and the Dragon" is greatly based on political issues surrounding two mayor lands: Russia, with a struggle to come up as the new democratic republic after their sudden political revolution. China, the other, seeking to return to his old glory and might.

This realistic fition novel comes telling the plot in three perspectives: America's, Russia's and China's. At the end, you come to question to yourself what could the masses would be able to do when they come to know the truth of their country, and what would we be capable of.

Understanding the whole plot using these three perspectives comes pretty clear, except for some side stories between the leader of these countries. Sometimes, if you're not careful enough, you may need to use paper and pencil to come through all the names and places in the story.

I can highly recommend this work for its ability to make you think and remember. The plot its so compeling and interesting you would not like to leave it for a moment. If you dont have the patience or the memory to remember all the minor details, you will come up to actually grow bored. This book is only for harcore readers. I'm hardcore, and I love it.

4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars terrible book, April 24, 2006

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K. howe (columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bear and the Dragon (Paperback)

I've enjoyed clancy's books in the past, and I generally thought his grasp of geopolitics and history to be adequate discounting the usual american bias and superficialness for a non-academic writer. At least, he gave the appearance of doing some research into the subject matter on which he was writing. But after reading the bear and the dragon, I was nothing short of outraged by clancy's apparent lack of knowledge on the subject of modern chinese society. His descriptions were cliche and out of touch. I am particularly disturbed by the rampant use of racial slurs, the repetitive use of the same metaphors and allusions and clancy's using of the characters to further his personal preachy neo-con perspective. It showed me that clancy did not bother to do any recent or indepth research into china's governmental/social structure, customs or its people for this book, and just plagiarized some fourth tier hollywood script writer's one size fits all chinese characterization model from the 1960's. Furthermore, this book has me start doubting the research clancy did on any of his past books and his supposed authority on any subject matter. i will never buy another clancy book again.