{"product_id":"9781935712329","title":"The Rock","description":"*****Updated September 2011*****\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating, imaginative and nerve-wracking.\"  Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A crackling science thriller in the vein of Crichton that mixes action with science fiction.\"  Kirkus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The best combination of science fiction and technothriller this year.\"  Publishers Weekly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Australia...a U.S. Air Force computer operator receives a terrifying radio transmission out of Ayers Rock that knocks out the world's communications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn New Mexico...a boozy college engineering professor is suddenly escorted into a waiting car by two armed military men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn New York...a tall, slender woman leaves her husband a note on the refrigerator saying that she's leaving -- but can't tell him where she's going.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Colombia...a Special Forces officer breaks into a drug kinpin's bedroom and puts a bullet into a woman's brain before running to a waiting helicopter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd in England...a beautiful twenty-three-year-old mathematician prepares for a journey that will change her life forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe team \u003cbr\u003eassembles in Australia on a mission that can save the world.  But first, they must figure out who is the message coming from?  What are they trying to tell mankind?  And can it be deciphered in time before Armageddon overtakes the world?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's about a bomb, it's about a world about to be shattered.  It's about the last few days they have to save us all.","brand":"Cool Gus (Random House)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141435343088,"sku":"9781935712329","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935712329_p0.jpg?v=1763657495","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935712329","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}