{"product_id":"rising-sun-9780345538970","title":"Rising Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - From the author of \u003ci\u003eJurassic Park, Timeline\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSphere\u003c\/i\u003e comes this riveting thriller of corporate intrigue and cutthroat competition between American and Japanese business interests.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"As well built a thrill machine as a suspense novel can be.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the forty-fifth floor of the Nakamoto tower in downtown Los Angeles--the new American headquarters of the immense Japanese conglomerate--a grand opening celebration is in full swing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the forty-sixth floor, in an empty conference room, the corpse of a beautiful young woman is discovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The investigation immediately becomes a headlong chase through a twisting maze of industrial intrigue, a no-holds-barred conflict in which control of a vital American technology is the fiercely coveted prize--and in which the Japanese saying \"Business is war\" takes on a terrifying reality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A grand maze of plot twists . . . Crichton's gift for spinning a timely yarn is going to be enough, once again, to serve a current tenant of the bestseller list with an eviction notice.\"--New York \u003ci\u003eDaily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"The action in \u003ci\u003eRising Sun\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds at a breathless pace.\"--\u003ci\u003eBusiness Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345538970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.53h x 4.34w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e69028 \/ Rising Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 15\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael Crichton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067611873461,"sku":"9780345538970","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f888f1e9-f968-488b-b7c0-f975d0c7540b.jpg?v=1690861394","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rising-sun-9780345538970","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}