Welcome to THE COUCH Book Club.
Through Doc Blogstein we were able to get a
signed, Advanced Uncorrected Proof of the newest
BRAD THOR novel...
Through Doc Blogstein we were able to get a
signed, Advanced Uncorrected Proof of the newest
BRAD THOR novel...
His latest, "THE FIRST COMMANDMENT" is due July 17th.
We have to tell you, this is the first BRAD THOR we have read.
It will not be the last.
We are planning on going back to read the first five of the series as soon as we can make that happen.
We have promised, NO SPOILERS, so in general terms...
Thor's lead character, Scott Harvath is an ex-Navy Seal, who works for the US Government in the battle against the world's terrorists.
Thor does a good job of throwing in a reference or four throughout this book to past incidents (obviously taking place in the earlier adventures) in Harvath's career, which shape the dynamics of the power play being waged in "THE FIRST COMMANDMENT."
Mr. Thor does not go overboard with weapons and gadgets, as he paints a believable picture of our world today and the things that could be happening. Sure, we said "could be"...because do we really know for sure that there are not incidents everyday that we never hear about?
"THE FIRST COMMANDMENT" sends Scott Harvath around the globe in the hopes of finding out who has targeted those close to him, while being shut out of the investigation by his employer. He is confronted with his past, while worrying about his future and the future of those around him.
As a regular reader of Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn and Nelson DeMille, who feels their respective heroes; Jack Ryan, Mitch Rapp and John Corey (though he is a cop and not a spy-hunter), have been made human by their writers, not a super-heroes, but men who bleed and have real lives and cares.
Scott Harvath is as good a character as the Ryan, Rapp or Corey. If you are a fan of the above three authors and have not read Brad Thor before, run on out and start reading now...(In order of publication and storyline...)
"THE LIONS OF LUCERNE"
"PATH OF THE ASSASSIN"
"STATE OF THE UNION"
"BLOWBACK"
"TAKEDOWN"
If you have read and enjoyed Mr. Thor previously, we think you will enjoy his latest thriller.
"THE FIRST COMMANDMENT"
"PATH OF THE ASSASSIN"
"STATE OF THE UNION"
"BLOWBACK"
"TAKEDOWN"
If you have read and enjoyed Mr. Thor previously, we think you will enjoy his latest thriller.
"THE FIRST COMMANDMENT"
July 17th
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Last year the Richard Brodhead, President of Duke University reacted to the public outcry, anger from many on the faculty and pressure from various organizations and fired their head Lacrosse Coach Mike Pressler.
They also suspended the entire lacrosse season.
Funny thing happened in the end, the accuser totally recanted, the DA ended up looking like a fool in front of the entire country and now, Duke has asked the NCAA to say "oopsie - do over" and has allowed Duke the opportunity to give the players another year of eligibility.
Unfortunately. last year's seniors lost out on their last year of playing college sports...Mike Pressler lost one of the top jobs in his profession and went through a period of time when no one would talk to him.
Luckily in Smithfield, RI, the men and women who are in charge of Bryant College looked at Mike and saw a Coach who stood up for his players and could actually coach and lead young men.
For 16 seasons at Duke, Pressler compiled a 153-82 record at Duke, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference championship three times, while leading his team to 10 NCAA tournament appearances as well as the Division I men's national championship game in 2005. Pressler was voted ACC Coach of the Year three times and also was honored as the U.S.I.L.A. National Coach of the Year in 2005.
This year at Bryant College? Pressler led the Bulldogs to an 11-4 record. Has Duke reached out to Coach Pressler in public to apologize? Not that we have heard of...they were too busy celebrating second place in the NCAA D-1 championship.
Now, did the players step over the line with the party and the strippers? That is a hard question to answer. Obviously there was alcohol and not everyone at the party was of "legal drinking age."
But it happened in college all over, not just with the jocks. Soon after the allegations were made, 88 Duke professors (commonly referred to as the "Group of 88" or "Gang of 88") from the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences placed an ad in The Chronicle referring to the circumstances surrounding the allegations as a "social disaster" and quoting individuals citing racism and sexism in the Duke community. In three departments, more than half of faculty signed the statement.
DO we judge way to freaking quickly on these types of stories? Abso-freakin-lutely...The members of the faculty that took out newspaper ads attacking the players (in clouded words) should be ashamed of themselves...
Not today....in too many cases, not today...
See ya tomorrow kiddies....
CREDITS:
SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
Otis Redding
Composers: Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
They also suspended the entire lacrosse season.
Funny thing happened in the end, the accuser totally recanted, the DA ended up looking like a fool in front of the entire country and now, Duke has asked the NCAA to say "oopsie - do over" and has allowed Duke the opportunity to give the players another year of eligibility.
Unfortunately. last year's seniors lost out on their last year of playing college sports...Mike Pressler lost one of the top jobs in his profession and went through a period of time when no one would talk to him.
Luckily in Smithfield, RI, the men and women who are in charge of Bryant College looked at Mike and saw a Coach who stood up for his players and could actually coach and lead young men.
For 16 seasons at Duke, Pressler compiled a 153-82 record at Duke, winning the Atlantic Coast Conference championship three times, while leading his team to 10 NCAA tournament appearances as well as the Division I men's national championship game in 2005. Pressler was voted ACC Coach of the Year three times and also was honored as the U.S.I.L.A. National Coach of the Year in 2005.
This year at Bryant College? Pressler led the Bulldogs to an 11-4 record. Has Duke reached out to Coach Pressler in public to apologize? Not that we have heard of...they were too busy celebrating second place in the NCAA D-1 championship.
Now, did the players step over the line with the party and the strippers? That is a hard question to answer. Obviously there was alcohol and not everyone at the party was of "legal drinking age."
But it happened in college all over, not just with the jocks. Soon after the allegations were made, 88 Duke professors (commonly referred to as the "Group of 88" or "Gang of 88") from the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences placed an ad in The Chronicle referring to the circumstances surrounding the allegations as a "social disaster" and quoting individuals citing racism and sexism in the Duke community. In three departments, more than half of faculty signed the statement.
DO we judge way to freaking quickly on these types of stories? Abso-freakin-lutely...The members of the faculty that took out newspaper ads attacking the players (in clouded words) should be ashamed of themselves...
INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!
Not today....in too many cases, not today...
See ya tomorrow kiddies....
CREDITS:
SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY
Otis Redding
Composers: Otis Redding & Steve Cropper
