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John Rain #3

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Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

336 pages, Paperback

First published July 22,2004
Series
John Rain
Literary awards
barry award, 

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Format
336 pages, Paperback
Published
January 1, 2005 by Rocco
ISBN
9788532518835
ASIN
8532518834
Language
Portuguese

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Barry Eisler spent three years in a covert position with the CIA's Directorate of Operations, then worked as a technology lawyer and startup executive in Silicon Valley and Japan, earning his black belt at the Kodokan International Judo Center along the way. Eisler's bestselling thrillers have won the Barry Award and the Gumshoe Award for Best Thriller of the Year, have been included in numerous "Best Of" lists, and have been translated into nearly twenty languages. Eisler lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and, when he's not writing novels, blogs about torture, civil liberties, and the rule of law.
--from the author's website

Series:
* John Rain

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nuhahha
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April 1,2025
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Another exciting John Rain novel where the CIA found him in Brazil and hires him to assassinate an arms dealer. His first attempt is spoiled by a Mossad agent who request he wait a little bit. As time is going by a couple of hit teams come after him, and even part of the CIA are trying to stop him. The finish is an old fashioned shoot out where John needed someone's help. Great reading and plenty of action thanks
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nobody_knows
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April 1,2025
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Another great page turner

Am back to continuing my journey through the Rain series. And what a journey it is. This book takes in 3 cities I've been to and know, which probably added to the enjoyment. But I love the characters and the development between the books.
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Panbimbo12cr
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April 1,2025
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O lectura masculina antrenanta, plina de actiune in genul romanelor de spionaj a la Ian Fleming. Ar fi o carte extraordinara pentru cei interesati de asasinate, spionaj, tehnici de lupta, jocuri politice, tradari si femei frumoase.
Actiunea il are in prim plan pe John Rain un asasin japonez liber-profesionist, asa zis 'hitman' al CIA, care primeste misiunea de a-l lichida pe Belghazi, un versat dealer de arme, inainte ca altii sa o faca. De-a lungul operatiunii din Macao calea sa se va intersecta cu misterioasa Delilah, o spioana care are insa planurile si metodele ei. Daca ea il va trada sau il va ajuta ramane sa aflati citind cartea.
Mie mi-a placut romanul, am apreciat descrierile vibrante, exacte si extrem de vii ale traseului de urmarire a tintei, in special Macao, Hong Kong, Tokyo ori Sao Paolo.
Mi s-a parut simpatic si arsenalul de spion-asasin pus la dispozitie de CIA, de care uziteaza personajul principal si aici as mentiona dispozitivul SoldierVision. Acesta a fost utilizat pentru prima data in razboiul din Golf si "fotografiaza" prin pereti interiorul unei incaperi. Alt gadget ar fi ceasul Traser P5900 in care se pot ascunde capsule care sa contina cocktailuri letale.
Un alt lucru care mi s-a parut interesant este multitudinea de informatii despre luptele corp la corp cum ar fi karate si aici aflam despre pozitia Calaretului de Fier, despre lovitura de picior nr.2 cu rotire spre spate, sau din judo - aruncarea de baza denumita kouchigari. Tot aici am aflat ca sambo este o versiune de lupta ruseasca care poate provoca leziuni atat de grave incat este interzisa in multe competitii de lupte iar Krav Maga este sistemul de auto-aparare inventat si practicat de fortele armate israeliene.
Luptele corp la corp sunt descrise miscare cu miscare si desi le-am citit pe indelete si m-am straduit sa le inteleg totusi nu am reusit sa vizualizez exact cum decurgeau aceste scene.
Pe langa multe alte asemanari cu James Bond, am regasit si scena de la Casino si jocul de Baccara pe care il joaca impotriva lui Belghazi.
La finalul cartii gasim anexat pentru cititori si un mic curs vizand securitatea personala, plin de sfaturi utile in ceea ce priveste auto-apararea.
Ca incheiere, o zicala japoneza care mi s-a parut demna de urmat: "Go ni itte wa, go ni shitagae", ce inseamna: "dupa al locului obicei, sa te porti si tu in orice bordei".
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burningkite
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April 1,2025
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This series is very addictive. It

This series is very addictive. It has intriguing characters and and complex plot lines. This book might stand alone but a reader would have a better understanding of the characters by reading from the beginning of the series.
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Aristotleee
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April 1,2025
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Action packed from the beginning until the end. Keeps the reader engaged at all times. Very entertaining.
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amos4516
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April 1,2025
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John Rain is back, and he is still snapping necks like toothpicks. He took an assignment where the hunter became the hunted. As always, fast-paced, action and suspense from the outset.
John is still John, but Dox is my favourite character. I was so hoping he doesn't get his neck snapped.
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buastete
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April 1,2025
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Un'altra avvincente avventura di John Rain che stavolta si ritrova invischiato con nemici israeliani e dovrà resistere al fascino di una nuova intrigante e scaltra donna...

Una delle scelte più importanti per il suo lavoro, ma anche per la sua stessa sopravvivenza, sarà decidere di fidarsi dell'affascinante Delilah oppure etichettarla come minaccia e combatterla con tutte le sue forze...

Il libro di Barry Eisler, come gli altri già letti della serie John Rain, scorre via bene, si legge con interesse e forse stavolta è un po' meno carico di complotti politici per lasciar spazio all'azione.

Manca un po' di originalità ed innovazione rispetto ai primi capitoli, ma è comunque una piacevole lettura...

Ora si continua con il capitolo successivo: La via del Samurai!
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Soffth
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April 1,2025
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I guess I landed on 2.5 when I finished the book.Multiple times in the first half, I was tempted to just stop even though I really dislike doing that. The issue is that this book is harder work than it should be. Unless you are reading a text book, reading should be enjoyable.

The issue is that Mr. Eisler obviously has a very well formed vocabulary. The problem is that he backs up the truck and dumps it on you in its entirety and unnecessarily.

The plot was fine, the characters fine. If this was a short story, I would have enjoyed it.

While there are certainly redeeming qualities and intelligence to Mr. Eisler's work, I'm thinking it's going to be a long while before I wade into the next book.
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