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Written by Herman Wouk - Audio book performed by Jonathan Davis - 6 CASSETTES - 10 hours

Publisher, Time Warner Audiobooks (April 2004)

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Guy Carpenter is a physicist with a quiet, settled life: a prestigious job at NASA, a devoted wife and new baby. But he is about to get mixed up in an international scandal of enormous proportions. Years ago, Guy worked on the Superconducting Super Collider, a giant scientific project dedicated to detecting a tiny, elusive particle, the Higgs Boson. Congress killed the project, but now the Chinese claim to have the Boson, which has thrown the government leaders into a panic. Before he knows it, Carpenter is being called on to assess the threat to national security. Thrown into a media blitz, and old love with a Chinese physicist resurfaces, a new romance with a beautiful Congresswoman beckons, and the breakup of his happy marriage threatens. Needless to say, it's going to be anything but a typical few weeks. Once again, Herman Wouk exercises his deep insight and considerable comic powers to give listeners a witty and keen satire about Washington, the media, and science.

About the Author: Herman Wouk's bestselling novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Caine Mutiny; Marjorie Morningstar; Youngblood Hawke; The Winds of War; War and Remembrance; Inside, Outside; The Hope; and The Glory.

About the Performer: Jonathan Davis is a New York based actor and writer whose work on stage includes La Bete, Saint Joan, and Three Sisters.