Whirlwind

''James Clavell does more than entertain. He transports us into worlds we''ve not known, stimulating, educating, questioning . . . a wonder of detail'' Washington Post

''The author handles the plot with all the confident authority of a ring-master, keeping a half-dozen themes and a formidable cast of characters moving along at a cracking pace. By the end I was breathless and lost in admiration at t...