Code Name: Summer Jobs Project: (A Novel) - Tapa blanda

Stanley, Gregory

 
9780595325108: Code Name: Summer Jobs Project: (A Novel)
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ISBN 10: 0595325106 ISBN 13: 9780595325108
Editorial: iUniverse, 2004

Sinopsis

On the surface, Lotus Consulting was an advertising consultant to the nation's largest corporations. Secretly, it advises the militaries of England, France, Israel, and eventually the United States. Lotus director, the eccentric and reclusive Alex Miller, believes if the military would select the right people for its elite units, it could save time, resources, and reduce the number of "psychological casualties." Miller recruits college students, gives them crash courses on military tactics, and sends them on covert missions to test his theories. After three years only Thomas Stillcreek and Terrance Trammel, Duke University graduate students, have survived of the original Summer Jobs recruits. Miller submits his data to the Pentagon, receiving rave reviews.Fifteen years later, the Pentagon lures Miller from retirement to help with the growing problem of home-grown terrorism. This time, Stillcreek and Trammel turn the tables on Miller, making him pay for his callous indifference.

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Reseña del editor

On the surface, Lotus Consulting was an advertising consultant to the nation's largest corporations. Secretly, it advises the militaries of England, France, Israel, and eventually the United States. Lotus director, the eccentric and reclusive Alex Miller, believes if the military would select the right people for its elite units, it could save time, resources, and reduce the number of "psychological casualties." Miller recruits college students, gives them crash courses on military tactics, and sends them on covert missions to test his theories. After three years only Thomas Stillcreek and Terrance Trammel, Duke University graduate students, have survived of the original Summer Jobs recruits. Miller submits his data to the Pentagon, receiving rave reviews.

Fifteen years later, the Pentagon lures Miller from retirement to help with the growing problem of home-grown terrorism. This time, Stillcreek and Trammel turn the tables on Miller, making him pay for his callous indifference.

Biografía del autor

Gregory K. Stanley received his doctorate in history from the University of Kentucky and now resides in Georgia. He is the author of numerous academic books and articles. This is his third novel.

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Editorial
iUniverse
Año de publicación
2004
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0595325106
ISBN 13 
9780595325108
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Número de páginas
202
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