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Self-styled physicist Dr. Abdul Abdan is an expert in flattery. He cons Chairman Bud Lightfoot of the powerful Fuels Agency to gamble for "your date with destiny." The gamble hits the jackpot: captivity in the Alps, ruined romance, murder - tangled in a true tale of government deception. The public doesn't win. "Ruthless federal bureaucrats stop at nothing to fire underlings and revive the zeppelin industry in this farcical thriller. "One harebrained scheme after another moves the lurching narrative forward.... "There's a splash of dirigible lore, but it's the novel's stagy, anachronistic prose and dialogue--'Fearlessness has brought us to these heights, madam, and fealessness shall sustain us'--that most evoke the Hindenburg era." -- Kirkus Reviews
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"A superb embarrassment you performed for America last night!I'm Mr. Peters of the U.S. Consulate." Angus sprang from his cot and grabbed the iron bars. "Forget that, Peters. The Hindenburg dirigible rises from Churchill Downs in minutes--filled with gas certain to explode!" "Absurd!" Peters said. "The Fuels Agency and the CIA both approved that gas and sent the report to the President." "Then tell your Secretary Colin Powell to make a speech about it to the United Nations." Consul Peters turned to the Swiss guard. "Yes, we do have amental case." --From THE ACCURST TOWER ------------------------------------------------------- Self-styled physicist Dr. Abdul Abdan knows more about flattery than physics. He cons Chairman Bud Lightfoot of the powerful Fuels Agency togamble for "your date with destiny." The gamble pays off: captivity in the Alps, ruined romance, murder--tangled in a true tale of government deception.The public doesn't win.
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