{"product_id":"satori-9780446561914","title":"Satori","description":"\u003cb\u003eNicholai Hel-genius, mystic, and the perfect, formidable assassin-was first introduced to readers in \u003ci\u003eShibumi\u003c\/i\u003e, the classic #1 bestseller by master storyteller Trevanian. Now critically acclaimed author Don Winslow continues Hel's story for the first time in this all-new, blockbuster thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrepare to meet the world's most dangerous man . . . \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is the fall of 1951, and the Korean War is raging. Twenty-six-year-old Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in solitary confinement at the hands of the Americans. Hel is a master of \u003ci\u003ehoda korosu\u003c\/i\u003e, or \"naked kill,\" is fluent in seven languages, and has honed extraordinary \"proximity sense\"-an extra-awareness of the presence of danger. He has the skills to be the world's most fearsome assassin and now the CIA needs him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Americans offer Hel freedom, money, and a neutral passport in exchange for one small service: to go to Beijing and kill the Soviet Union's commissioner to China. It's almost certainly a suicide mission, but Hel accepts. Now he must survive chaos, violence, suspicion, and betrayal while trying to achieve his ultimate goal of \u003ci\u003esatori\u003c\/i\u003e-the possibility of true understanding and harmony with the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grand Central Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780446561914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.40d","brand":"Don Winslow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096057053365,"sku":"9780446561914","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9744e3f5-79b1-47be-ae66-df74c8738dfc.jpg?v=1692801495","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/satori-9780446561914","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}