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Him is rambo, a young kid who had been trained as a green beret to survive, no matter how. He has been trained in defense and offensive driving, assuming identities, firearms, executive protection, and hostage negotiation, among many other action skills that he writes about in his. Morrell is best known as the creator of john rambo, the hero of his first novel, first blood. Morrell worked on the book during the late 1960 s, and it was first published in 1972 becoming a best seller. Called the father of the modern action novel, first blood changed the genre. David morrell is one of americas most popular and acclaimed storytellers, with more than eighteen million copies of his books in print. This special edition of the novel includes essays by david morrell and by new york times bestselling author steve berry as well as the neverbeforepublished outline for the novel and the original first chapter. Then came the legend, as john rambo sprang from the pages of first blood to take his place in the american cultural landscape.
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