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 enlarge | Author: Brad Thor
Publisher: Atria Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  131 reviews
Sales Rank: 3760
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 141654383X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9781416543831
ASIN: 141654383X
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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 Engages the Brain September 16, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I heard about this book while watching Glen Beck on TV. He praised it so much I had to order it. I am glad I did. It is not often enough that we get a book which actually engages our brains with real eye-openers. I appreciate the author for not falling into that dismal ditch of political correctness, and instead, opting to tell truth. I read this book about a month ago, and it still takes up space in my head. If you want a book that will give lots of gooey romance, a stupid story where you know the ending by reading the back cover, and will wind up in the Good Will bag, this book is not for you. If instead you want to think and accept certain facts about some secular groups, by all means, read this. Of course, the author has taken liberty with history in order to formulate a story, but that's okay with me. It's about time someone wrote sensibly about the Muslim beliefs and goals. My hat's off to you, Mr. Thor!
A Stay Up All Night Thriller September 11, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I heard Brad Thor being interviewed on the radio, taking about how George Bush wasn't the first president to go to war against Islam, Thomas Jefferson was when he went to war against the Barbary Pirates. I was intrigued. Needless to say, by the time the interview was over, I wanted to read the book. Sadly it's Scot Harvath's seventh outing and I hadn't read the first six. However, Mr. Thor said in the interview that even though the character is reoccurring, his books are all really written as stand alone novels.
Taking Mr. Thor at his word, I decided to give his book a try and I found I could indeed identify with the characters, though I thought I might have been missing something, knowing those other books were out there. I'd have liked to see Scot's development and I'd've especially liked to have seen how his relationship with President Rutledge had begun, deteriorated then warmed again. But that being said, I enjoyed this book immensely. I bought it the day it came out, finished it during the night.
Thirty-seven-year old, ex-navy seal, ex-presidential protector Scot Harvath is now working for a secret anti-terrorist outfit and is pretty upset the president has let some some bad guys go from Gitmo. He's in Paris with his girlfriend at an outdoor café when he saves Professor Anthony Nichols from being blown to smithereens. It seems Iraq isn't the only place bad guys blow up cars these days and now Scot is sucked right into the thick of it.
Way back when, Mohammed had one final revelation for the Koran, but was assassinated before it was revealed. If it gets out the course of history will be changed and maybe not for the better, at least that's what some really bad people think. Scot's job, of course, find the secret. Bad guys job, of course again, stop Scot.
And where is this secret? Well there's clues out there. One buried in Thomas Jefferson's copy of DON QUOXITE. It seems Cervantes once had been a prisoner of the Barbary pirates. So we read along as Scot races along to find the clues and find the secret and while we're immersed in Scot's world we learn a bit of history, like why the Marines are called leathernecks, why they have that verse in their song "To the shores of Tripoli." Having a husband who'd served in the Marine Corps, I knew the answer to that last one, but you know, I never did know about that leathernecks thing. The Marines in 1815 had collars made of leather on their uniforms to protect themselves from the scimitars the Muslim's used, seems they wanted to keep their heads and if you want to fill your head with a some good escapist reading, you won't be sorry you picked up this book.
Reviewed by Vesta Irene
 Very Over Rated September 9, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
yet another lousy story makes the best seller list...
very simplistic writing, predicatable story..makess me yearn for Luldlums and Clancys early days..
also a direct rip off of the Da Vinci code
Exciting, Thrilling, Historical Fictional Treasure Hunt September 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I chose this book for our book club and I was thrilled that it turned out to be an exciting and interesting book. I read it in two days and couldn't put it down. The chapters are short so I kept reading "just one more chapter" until I had finished the book. I learned so much about Thomas Jefferson that I ended up buying a book called,"Jefferson Writings" and I might even venture to say that he just may be my favorite President now that I know more about him. I also bought two books on Niccolo Machiavelli. I was constantly checking the internet to read up on some of the inventions mentioned in the book. The writing style of this book reminded me of DiVinci Code. I was a little apprehensive at first that it would be anti Muslim, but it described the difference between being Muslim and being Islamic. If you want a fast paced book to read on the plane, vacation, or just to inspire your intrigue, Brad Thor's, "The Last Patriot" is the book for you.
 Ugh.... August 31, 2008
5 out of 14 found this review helpful
Horrible, unreadable, jingoist propaganda. I certainly didn't expect Faulkner when I bought this book, but what I got was so subpar that I quickly arrived at the point where I continued reading just to see if it was possible for the plot, characters, or dialogue to become any more contrived. In this way, at least, this book never failed to disappoint.
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