State of Emergency

by Steve Pieczenik

Book Overview

Steve Pieczenik brings his extensive experience inside the halls of power at the U.S. State Department to create a frighteningly authentic novel of the ultimate crisis--an American civil war. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399143238
• ISBN13: 9780399143236
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Brilliant, prescient, enlightening and entertaining book.

This book opened up and explored ideas and trends that are happening all around the United States in a provocative and challenging plot. It made me think hard about the trends toward gated communities, suburbs becoming cities, everyone seeking autonomy and separatism. I applaud Pieczenik for having the courage to grapple with this crises of commmunity. It is frighteningly relevant to the current events in Servia, Macedonia and Kosovo. Critics have been so shortsighted as to have missed the insights in the thesis that illuminates the path we are taking toward not only to a divided U.S., but to a possible World War III.

Way to go Steve!

I have read this book and can honestly say that it is a quality read. I think the premise for the book is a winner. After reading it, I believe the actual book is a winner too. The story kept my attention throughout. The opening scene in the dam grabbed my attention and held on throughout the book. The seemingly improbable situation always manages too nag the reader with the question "What if this really happened?" After reading Mr. Pieczenik's credentials, I have the fear that he might know something about the future that we don't. I thought this was a great book to sit down and read for hours on end. The book flowed well and had a page-turning story. What else can you want from a book? I hope to see more from Mr. Pieczenik in the future.

Prescient, thrilling, well-researched

Pieczenik is uncannily prescient, a tribute to his years as a successful, high-level government official. The other reviews on this page have mentioned inaccurate minute detail; clearly, they're missing the much bigger picture. Regardless of whether or not the dam has x gallons of water or not, Pieczenik delivers chilling insight into a very likely future for America. He presents a possibility that is politically and psychologically grounded in today's state of affairs. I finally found a book refreshing enough to keep me turning its pages until the wee hours of the morning!

OUTSTANDING,SIMPLY OUTSTANDING.

DR PIECZENIK IS A WORLD FAMOUS CRISIS PSYCHOLOGIST.HE BRINGS THIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE TABLE IN THIS OUTSTANDING THRILLER.THE PACE OF THE BOOK IS FAST AND EXCITING.ALSO,IN A TWIST FROM MOST THRILLERS, FOR ONCE THE WOMAN IN NOT THE VICTIM SHE`S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE HEROES. I READ SOME OF THE SOCALLED CRITICAL REVIEWS ON THIS BOOK AND AS USUAL THESE CRITICS FORGET THE BOOK IS ABOUT FUN AND ENJOYMENT.IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOK. ENJOY!!!!!!!!

Action-Packed Political Thriller.

Even though this book is fiction, the possibility of secession is real. Dr. Pieczenik has exposed some frightening details that make the whole concept very feasible. The "core" of the novel focuses on some pretty scarey political possibilities! Riveting!