{"product_id":"9780979215483","title":"Pulse","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWhat do you do when the whole world... stops?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen everything--transportation, grocery shopping, cell phones, the internet--comes to a sudden, crashing halt?\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree teenage girls and their families must survive after an electromagnetic pulse takes down America's power grid.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo outsiders, \u003cb\u003eAndrea Patterson\u003c\/b\u003e has the American dream house and family. But when the unthinkable happens, the dream looks more like a nightmare--one from which she and her family may not survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLexie Martin's\u003c\/b\u003e homesteading family has never been cool like Andrea's, but they've been prepping for disaster for years. For them, the world didn't stop; it just slowed down. The one thing they didn't prepare for? A desperate school bus driver who wants what they've got.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Weaver\u003c\/b\u003e, friend of Andrea and Lexie, lives on the top floor of a ten-story apartment building. When things went black, she thought it could be romantic, like in the time of Jane Austen.\u003cbr\u003eShe was wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas the world collapsed forever?\u003cbr\u003eWho will survive when technology fails? Perhaps even more important,\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt what cost?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold in journal-style prose by three 16 year old girls, PULSE takes readers into a chilling possible future for Americans while hitting right in the gut with heartbreakingly honest detail. \u003cbr\u003eAndrea, Lexie and Sarah bare heart and soul as they share what they encounter after the pulse. As even the U.S. government is concerned about the possibility of a catastrophic EMP, this book is not only timely but compelling. I wrote it as a warning and a wake-up call. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS SAY:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREALLY ENJOYED IT!\u003cbr\u003e\"Really enjoyed PULSE! It's a unique twist to the post-apocalyptic genre. Burkard does a fantastic job depicting what life might be like for those that are prepared--and those that are anything but. (If you wonder why some people bother \"prepping\" read this book!) I also enjoyed the strong emphasis on faith and how focused on Christ some of the characters were.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Ray, PreparedChristian.NET\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHEART POUNDING!\u003cbr\u003eLoved it! Loved it! Loved it! My heart pounded at the first sight of the marauding gang and didn't stop till...! (spoiler). Holy cow, guess I better invest in a rifle! Great book. (I just finished reading it at 1:30am!)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine K., Reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA PAGE TURNER!\u003cbr\u003e\"PULSE is a page turner!... The world has become increasingly dependent on technology for just about everything. What if all of that technology failed? How would we survive, what things would it impact? PULSE is a fascinating answer to that question... You won't find all happy endings in this book but you will find a storyline that makes you think and consider... what your own response to such a disaster would be.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy Bice, Author, Pastor's Wife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHAD MY WIFE READ IT\u003cbr\u003e\"Just finished the book and had my wife read it as well. Definitely a page turner to pick up as soon as you can! Characters are really well developed and draw you into the story. Some might classify it as 'prepper fiction.' We just classify it as a good story.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian B., The SouthernPreppers.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRIVETING!\u003cbr\u003eL.R. Burkard's PULSE is a riveting story of the effects of an EMP in the U.S. Chock-full of clever and ingenious ways of dealing with the disaster, blended with loss and hope, PULSE is full of surprises... Considering the times we are in, I find it a \u003ci\u003emust read\u003c\/i\u003e for the church.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGina Groeger, Ordained Minister of Music\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREALISTIC AND FRIGHTENING!\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved this book! L.R. Burkard takes a realistic and frightening look at what would happen if an electromagnetic pulse hit the U.S. ...Carefully researched details make you really feel what it would be like to go through this!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Riffle, High School Science Teacher\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lilliput Press, Limited, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49964170248432,"sku":"9780979215483","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780979215483","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}