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The Better Angels (Hardcover)

by Charles McCarry (Author)

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Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Arrow (A Division of Random House Group) (July 1979)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0091344409
ISBN-13: 978-0091344405

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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When Charles McCarry's The Better Angels was first published almost thirty years ago, one reviewer lamented that his premise-that terrorists would use passenger-filled airliners as tools of terror-was so incredible as to be an obstacle to the reader's suspension of disbelief. In retrospect, this was to be just one of many of the novel's facets that would prove to be prophetic. The novel takes place in an election year, close to the turn of the century, in a deeply polarized America. The presidential race matches a tall, lantern-jawed liberal against a far-right former businessman with deep ties to the energy industry. The principal threat to the country comes from Islamic terrorists who are almost impossible to track down, are led by an Arab prince made rich by oil, and are desperate to acquire nuclear bombs to use against Israel or major American cities. And the similarities don't end there. Written at the height of the Cold War, McCarry's foresight and crisp language produced a masterpiece perhaps more applicable to the world today as it was when first written. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Chillingly predicts the events of 9/11, Feb 9 2004

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It's been awhile sice I read this book, but after 9/11, I thought about how shockingly close to the actual events The Better Angels becomes. Especially note worthy is the Islamic cleric hiding in caves and the rigged election using what was then very ahead-of-its time computer technology. This book along with all of McCarry's work is excellent fiction. He writes so well, its a shame his books never became best-sellers. Very recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Did Osama bin Laden /Al Qaeda read this book?, Jan 13 2002

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This review is from: Better Angels (Paperback)

This spy/government thriller was written in 1979 but it is frighteningly similar to what has happened since the 9/11 terrorist bombings. It has so many similarties that one has to wonder if bin Laden himself may have read this book years ago before it went out of print. Read as US government officials, spy agencies and TV news personalties grudgingly work together to solve a world terroist threat. My wife came across this book at a yard sale and I had it for the whole summer before reading it in November of 2001. I was shocked at what I was reading because of the very things the terriosts were doing in the book were the same things happening in the world today. The methods that the mastermind desert dweller bad guy Middle Eastern terrorist leader uses are very close to what we hear about today, that is, fully fueled jets used as bombs, acquiring small nuke devices, suicide bombers, cave shelters and others. There is also a presidential election with controversial results, a la Bush/Gore. It is somewhat dated and has a Cold War feel, but in 1979 that is what the reality was. An interesting read in light of todays events.

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