cters whom have no real personality with which to identify them, all jumbled into books that are over 800 pages most times. Don't get me wrong, I still have a strong respect for Tom Clancy the person, but I do have a revised view on his work as an author. Who knows, maybe so would the rest of his fans if they had done the same research as I have.So far in this paper, I have discussed Tom Clancy the author, family man, and business man, now I want to discuss Clancy and his extracurricular involvement. In Tom Clancy's basement, he has a gun range, "my favorite gun is the Smith & Wesson .45-caliber revolver"(Cohen, 114). Clancy's love for guns is strong and is seen in his work very continuously. A friend of his commented on a time when he and Clancy visited the White House, "He really liked the CIA guys. Clancy kept asking to see their guns" (Schindette 2). Though he is a huge fan of firearms, Clancy also like to watch wildlife, but never kills them (Cohen 114). Another hobby of Tom Clancy's is being a owning major league sports franchises. Right now, he is the owner of 23% of the Baltimore Orioles. Clancy also made a $60,000,000 bid to buy the Minnesota Vikings, but at the last minute pulled out for unknown reasons (Schindette 3). Clancy also purchase a summer camp called Camp Kaufman. Camp Kaufman is a summer Camp for poor Jewish kids, and when asked about the camp, Clancy simply answered, "It is a place I want to protect"(Cohen 115). This is Clancy's way of giving all that he has earned back to those less fortunate. Tom Clancy, the American master of international techno-thrillers, uses experiences from his own life and his dreams to write successful books. Unfortunately, despite my attempt in contacting Tom Clancy, I was unable to receive any information back from him. By writing this paper, I learned a lot about Tom Clancy. I found that Tom Clancy is a man whose success lies only in the event that his real dreams had ...
