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    <extent>383 p. ; 25 cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>A Middle East dictator acquires the atom bomb and threatens to use it if anyone prevents his takeover of an oil-rich neighbor. The novel follows the world's reaction--from the vacillations of the UN secretary-general to the wiles of the U.S. president who spots an opportunity for re-election.</abstract>
  <note type="statement of responsibility">Allen Drury.</note>
  <note>"A Lisa Drew book."</note>
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  <classification authority="lcc">PS 3554 D796t 1995</classification>
  <classification authority="ddc" edition="20">813/.54</classification>
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