ULTIMATUM

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Format:Hardcover

Dimensions:6 x 9 x 0 in

Published:April 6, 2009

Publisher:HarperCollins Canada

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10:1554683521
ISBN - 13:9781554683529

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When Democrat Joe Benton becomes the 48th president of the United States, four years of Republican apathy are succeeded by an agenda of dynamic social reform. But within weeks, Benton is forced to set aside his radical housekeeping campaign to address the threat of environmental devastation posed by accelerated global warming. Chinawith its appalling record of pollution and refusal to do anything about itbecomes Americas enemy, and as the two superpowers lock horns, the ensuing battle of wits becomes a race against time. As the world edges toward a tragedy that can end only in nuclear war, Benton struggles to make sense and good judgment prevail.

Taking over where Primary Colors and The West Wing left off, Matthew Glasss visionary and deeply unsettling thriller steers us into the dark heart of political intrigue as President Bentons first year in office becomes the most crucial twelve months of his entire life.

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Ultimatum by Matthew Glass

3 months ago

Matthew Glass has given us a thriller that is all too possible, drawing the reader in from page one. The book begins innocuously enough in the year 2032 in a mood of energy and optimism for rebuilding the nation’s basic foundation. The bright and popular newly-elected U.S. president has won his seat with an unprecedented majority on a platform of honesty, decisiveness, and trust. The excitement is contagious as the population celebrates their president-elect, but hidden clouds are on the… + read more
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Jeff Kluckner
A fun political thriller

3 months ago

In Ultimatum, Matthew Glass has taken the situation in the world today (emissions affecting the environment, countries vowing to control their emissions but not actually doing anything) and extended it to the year 2032 where the situation has further deteriorated. The environmental conditions have become so bad that plans are already in place for Relocation (moving citizens away from the soon-to-be uninhabitable coastal areas.) The newly elected president finds out from his predecessor that… + read more
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Dana
Fantastic Political Thriller

6 months ago

Democrat Joe Benton has just taken office after a Republican administration in the year 2032. Benton has promised domestic housekeeping by reforming education and health programs. What Benton does not know is that global warming is accelerating at a rate unpredicted. Relocation along the coastal areas will have to be massive. Benton must now change his priorities and try to work with China at really reducing both their emissions. Each country views the other as an enemy and wants no change… + read more
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A must read for thriller fans!

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Democrat Joe Benton has just been elected in 2032, a world that has seen global warning truly start to erode the coast line. One of his policy promises is a Relocation package that involves moving citizens from cities on the coast that have been wiped out due to the climate change. Benton believes he has the potential to be one of few presidents that changes his country, and possibly the world, for the better. When the previous president calls Benton in to a meeting and tells him that the… + read more
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