{"product_id":"9781466806498","title":"The Jack Ryan Agenda: Policy and Politics in the Novels of Tom Clancy: An Unauthorized Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho is Jack Ryan?\u003cbr\u003eLowly analyst, James Bondian secret agent, President of the United States?\u003cbr\u003eAll of the above?\u003cbr\u003eOr is he just Tom Clancy's mouthpiece for what is right and wrong with politics and policy today?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat impact did Red Storm Rising have on Ronald Reagan's policy for dealing with the Soviet Union?  Was A Clear and Present Danger a trial balloon for the administration's international war on drugs?  Did the climax of Debt of Honor  foreshadow the actual  terrorist plans for  9\/11?... And how did Jack Ryan, a lowly analyst, wind up becoming the President of the United States? Was it wishful thinking or a choreographed roadmap for the time when the defense of America was placed firmly in the hands of backroom strategists? \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jack Ryan Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e  places each of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels ( from his bestselling debute of The Hunt for the Red October to his latest The Teeth of the Tiger) within the historical context of the U.S.\/International situation at the time each book was published.  \u003cbr\u003eThe Clinton years are examined as well; during this time, Clancy occasionally embraced a \"by any means necessary\" modus operandi that included Special Forces assassins taking on rogue environmentalists.\u003cbr\u003eTurning to film, The Jack Ryan Agenda explores how the movie versions differ from the Clancy's canon-and notes the author's displeasure with the way Hollywood liberals took liberties with his story lines.\u003cbr\u003eIn the bestselling tradition of \u003ci\u003eThe Magic of Harry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Biology of Star Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Superman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Jack Ryan Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e explores this brand name dynamo's work in the context of the real world where patriot games are a clear and present danger and the sum of all fears are executive orders without remorse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135407014128,"sku":"9781466806498","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466806498_p0.jpg?v=1769890950","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466806498","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}