{"id":36035,"date":"2020-01-13T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=36035"},"modified":"2020-01-11T09:03:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T15:03:17","slug":"tom-clancys-jack-ryan-on-dvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/tom-clancys-jack-ryan-on-dvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Clancy&#8217;s Jack Ryan on DVD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1303664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-36040 noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36040\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/tom-clancys-jack-ryan.jpg?resize=280%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>CIA analyst Jack Ryan sits behind a desk, working on a computer. He is not, he repeats, not a field agent. But when he uncovers a terrorist&#8217;s plan for a massive attack on the United States and her allies, he is pushed into action and sent on a dangerous mission to end the threat in season one of <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?ctx=14.1033.0.0.1&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1303664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>Tom Clancy&#8217;s Jack Ryan<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The story is somewhat familiar: Suliman, a high ranking tribal leader in the Middle East has gathered a group of followers and is planning a massive strike on the West. Working as an analyst, Jack discovers a pattern of suspicious bank transactions that lead him to believe Suliman is planning something devastating. Despite the fact that he isn&#8217;t a field agent, Jack&#8217;s boss sends him to the Middle East to investigate and stop whatever the terrorist has planned.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Tom Clancy&#8217;s books about Jack Ryan, this television series delivers with lots of action, intrigue, secrets and close-calls. John Krasinski as Jack Ryan is likable and relate-able, the every man (although one with considerable gun skills) that is pushed into impossible situations but manages to stay-the-course and come out in one piece. Ryan&#8217;s background is hinted out, but never fully explained, we simply know that he served in the Special Forces in the Middle East and was badly injured in battle.<\/p>\n<p>A mature, fast-paced exploration of very complex issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CIA analyst Jack Ryan sits behind a desk, working on a computer. He is not, he repeats, not a field agent. 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