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I was not carried away by deception point as anticipated. Bob lee swagger, a veteran sharpshooter with a vietnam past, is seen to have fired on the american president at a new orleans speech. It starts with blue whales beaching themselves and dying. The book was better than the movie and ended differently. But to the halfdozen agents and personnel working for it, its known as firestorm, a black ops group so dark that the us president doesnt even know about them yet. Why a biography of paramhansa yogananda, when he himself wrote a worldfamous account of his own life in the book, autobiography of a yogi. Mar 19, 2015 she published a book and her fanbase is very large. Point of impact revolves around a former vietnam war sniper named bob lee swagger or bob the nailer. Point of impact is an apocalyptic survival thriller exploring what could happen if terrorists successfully executed a coordinated nuclear attack on the united states, told from the perspectives of regular people determined to survive. Stephen hunter born march 25, 1946 is an american novelist, essayist, and film critic life and career.
Then to add further insult, they used bridges, a gun control advocate, in a book about shooters and shooting. Chicago tribune the inspiration for the usa network series shooter he was one the best marine snipers in vietnam. Stephen hunters epic national bestsellers, point of impact and black light, introduced millions of readers to bob lee swagger, called bob the nailer, a heroic but flawed vietnam war veteran forced twice to. Deception point by dan brown audio book simply audiobooks. The terminal list book by jack carr official publisher. Jan 30, 2007 listen to point of impact audiobook by stephen hunter. An oral history of the zombie war is a 2006 zombie apocalyptic horror novel. Sep 06, 2018 e ven for people who love books, finding the opportunity to read can be a challenge. Marko kloos points of impact frontlines audiobook duration.
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A completely gripping military thriller and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. For some reason, audible produced an abridged version of the book and wasted memory by using needless sound effects. But to the halfdozen agents and personnel working for it, its known as firestorm, a black. Hunters point of impact is a flawlessly constructed thriller, filled with tension, cast with variety, and packed with a convincing amount of esoteric detail on rifle shooting. For those, who like me, came to this book because they liked or loved the movie shooter, the book is better, much better. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook. Just like the da vinci code, and like disciples of fortune. Stephen hunter audiobooks collection 20 unabridged books.
Whitney otto tried listening to the audio version of her book how to make. About point of impact a harsh, visceral, novel of conspiracy and betrayal. This is the kind of book i love and there arent enough of them. Beau bridges ramdyne security, a shadowy organization with ties to military intelligence and the cia, seduces former marine sniper bob lee. Death is a subject that few of us talk about, but many think about and more than a few of us dread. In the year 2010, computers are the new superpowers. Buy point of impact by nichol, john from amazons fiction books store. Many, then, rely on audiobooks, a convenient alternative to oldfashioned reading. Chicago tribune the inspiration for the usa network series shooter he was one. But the best was the characters in the book, especially the hard working stoic mainers. An abridged audiobook is a shortened version of the book. A harsh, visceral, novel of conspiracy and betrayal.
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The movie shooter with mark wahlberg was based on this book. The answer is, quite simply, that he wrote his book in a spirit of such humility that the reader could only intuit the authors spiritual greatness from his perfect attitude toward every life situation. What is the difference between abridged and unabridged audiobooks. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Buy point of impact book online at low prices in india. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer. Its the rich mans drug of choiceand its being sold on the internet for.
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