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	Dirk Pitt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dirk Pitt is a renowned adventurer, a sort of blend of Indiana Jones, MacGyver and James Bond.
		Dirk is the son of Senator George Pitt of California.
		Dirk Pitt went on, in the more recent novels, to become the head of NUMA when Admiral James Sandecker was appointed as Vice President of the United States by President Ward after the Vice President unexpectedly died in office.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dirk_Pitt (1163 words)

	Dirk Pitt Novels
		When NUMA discovers that the world’s oceans are being polluted and the entire population of the Earth is in jeopardy, they naturally call on Dirk Pitt to investigate and save the day.
		As Pitt seeks to solve the mystery of the pollution he finds a gold mine manned by slaves and a hazardous waste disposal facility that may not be what it seems.
		Except for Dirk and Al, the characterization is a bit weak, but the showpiece for this type of novel is clearly the plot.
	www.futurefiction.com /dirk_pitt_novels.htm (471 words)

	- toledoblade.com -
		Dirk Pitt (gosh, parents are cruel) is the hero of the big new action adventure Sahara.
		Dirk Pitt (you've got to say his entire name every time) is the plunderer-archaeologist-explorer-action himbo of those Clive Cussler paperbacks you see crammed into racks at airports - the ones with triple-spaced pages the guy next to you is reading if The Da Vinci Code was sold out.
		Dirk Pitt is, to be glib, an American James Bond without the ice-cold mean streak but with a thicker set of books on his shelves.
	www.toledoblade.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050408/ART09/504080305 (1004 words)

	Black Wind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Someone knows about the subs and what they bore, knows too where they might be, and has an extraordinary plan in store for the prize inside - a scheme that could reshape the world as we know it.
		All that stands in the way are three people: a marine biologist named Summer, a marine engineer named Dirk, and their father, Dirk Pitt, the new head of NUMA.
		Pitt has faced devastating enemies before, and has even teamed up with his children to track them down.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_Wind (277 words)

	Sahara
		But when Dirk is shown a gold coin linked to a mysterious U.S. Civil War battleship thatâs believed to have sunk in the Niger River, of all places, he and Al split from the team and embark on their own mission.
		Dirk and Al race to Eva's aid, giving up their quest for treasure when they discover that she may be in trouble.
		Dirk, Al, Eva and Sandecker all seem to be in on a plan to steal a fortune's worth of gold coins from the U.S. government by never revealing that they exist.
	www.pluggedinonline.com /movies/movies/a0002116.cfm (1209 words)

	The Reader's Advisor
		Tall (6'3"), broad-shouldered, with striking green eyes, Pitt is the son of a Californian senator and a wealthy man thanks to an inheritance from his grandfather, which allows him to indulge his passion for classic cars.
		Pitt must find this ship and salvage it before disaster strikes, but there are deep-sea assassins out to stop him.
		Pitt has his hands full with three events that on the surface seem unrelated-a secret manned space station on the moon, a Soviet plot to overthrow Fidel Castro on the eve of a ground-breaking U.S.-Cuban alliance, and the disappearance of a treasure-hunting Industrialist off the Florida coast.
	sachem.suffolk.lib.ny.us /advisor/dirkpitt.htm (845 words)

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		The story of Dirk Pitt of Dragon is a story of how a older man of the nineteen- hundredths can overcome evil.
		Dirk Pitt used courage in order that he can continue perusing the enemies.
		Dirk Pitt was very experienced in using all the objects he was given to work with during a certain situation.
	www.textfiles.com /reports/ACE/hero.txt (1080 words)

	Clive Cussler - Pasadena City College
		Dirk Pitt, on an expedition to find the source of a deadly plague that is killing dolphins and seals in the Weddell Sea, finds Maeve and the passengers and rescues them from death.
		When Pitt later uncovers the cause of the plague, he discovers that Maeve's father, Arthur Dorsett, and her two sisters are responsible because of their diamond-mining technology.
		Pitt's struggle to foil Dorsett's ruthless plan to destroy the market for diamonds and thus gain a monopoly of his own takes him from harrowing adventures off the west coast of Canadato being cast adrift in the Tasman Sea in a small boat with his good friend Al Giordino and the lovely Maeve Dorsett.
	www.pasadena.edu /about/history/alumni/cussler/cussler.cfm (771 words)

	The Pulp Companion: Dirk Pitt
		And in Dirk Pitt Revealed, a guide to the first 14 Pitt novels, Cussler mentions Doc Savage when he says his intent in creating Dirk Pitt was to write novels of pure adventure as opposed to detective or espionage yarns.
		Pitt lives in a hangar at the Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C., where he keeps his collection of antique autos and airplanes, along with souvenirs from his adventures.
		Pitt sometimes wishes that he worked out more to get in better shape for some of the things he gets himself into.
	thepulp.net /PulpCompanion/03winter/dirkpitt.html (392 words)

	Inherit the word
		Dirk continued to read the Pitt series, first as one of its few fans (his dad's first two books sold barely into the thousands) and then as one of the many (there are now an estimated 90 million Cussler readers worldwide, a number steadily growing since the author's breakout hit Raise the Titanic!
		The former adman knew the importance of the Dirk Pitt franchise.
		Dirk planted the seeds (World War II Japanese sub carrying deadly cargo) and over the next few hours the framework took shape, just like the days gone by when the two worked to restore old cars.
	www.numa.net /press/112704.html (1441 words)

	CNN.com - Book review - 'Atlantis Found' - February 11, 2000
		Dirk Pitt, the secret agent in scuba gear, is the hero of fourteen previous Cussler novels.
		Dirk Pitt is attached to the National Marine and Underwater Agency.
		Dirk Pitt strides through it all with his granite jaw set and his fists flying.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/books/reviews/02/11/clive.cussler (728 words)

	Clive Cussler - Penguin Books Ltd
		Dirk Eric Pitt was born at Hoag Hospital,
		Pitt was a quarterback on his high school football team.
		Pitt served 10 years active duty in the Air Force, attaining the rank of Major and in the year 2000 he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
	www.penguin.co.uk /static/cs/uk/0/minisites/clivecussler/dirkpitt/characters.html (650 words)

	Sahara by Clive Cussler
		Dirk Pitt, on a mission to find the remains of a Pharaoh's funeral barge buried in the bottom of the Nile, rescues an attractive young woman, Dr. Eva Rojas, a biochemist with the UN World Health Organization, from being murdered by thugs on a beach near Alexandria...
		Making his way across the trackless desert to alert the world to the source of the threat, Pitt uncovers in the process the truth about Kitty Mannock's death, as well as the incredible secret behind Lincoln's assassination that lies concealed, in the middle of the Sahara, aboard the old Confederate iron-clad...
		Dirk and his partner, Al Giordino, infiltrate Mali determined to find both Eva and the source of the toxin.
	www.cusslermen.com /sahara.htm (783 words)

	Memorable Quotes from Sahara (2005) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dirk Pitt: Not as mad when Rudi tells him it was attached to the boat.
		Dirk Pitt: He is going to blow it up.
		Dirk Pitt: I thought it was 600 pounds.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0318649/quotes (1023 words)

	Amazon.ca: Flood Tide : A Dirk Pitt Novel: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pitt's worthy adversary is Qin Shang, a Chinese shipping tycoon who is definitely from the Fu Manchu school of management.
		Up til' now, I'd always assumed that Dirk Pitt as a character was fighting for the freedom of everyone around the world, regardless of their race.
		Pitt saves the day by fouling and exposing his smuggling operation and beating the rich, evil scumbag to the location of the lost ship.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0671577190 (836 words)

	Bookreporter.com - CLIVE CUSSLER AND DIRK PITT REVEALED by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo
		Cussler tells a good story whether it is writing a Pitt adventure or relating the tale of how he was first published.
		And then there's the core of the book, a synopsis of every Pitt novel, as well as a concordance complete with A-Z listing of every major character, car, ship, weapon and so much more that can be found in every novel.
		This is the kind of book which can inspire a reader to discover a new author as much as it can take a devoted fan down a road of fond memories.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews/0671026224.asp (362 words)

	Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo
		Also, "With nearly 100 million copies of his best-selling books in print, Clive Cussler is an extraordinary author whose life parallels that of his fictional hero, Dirk Pitt.
		Whether searching for famous shipwrecks or cruising in classic cars from his private collection, Cussler's spirit feeds the soul of Dirk Pitt - a hero whose adventures race along at supersonic speed.
		An exclusive interview with Clive Cussler - including the evolution of the Dirk Pitt novels and the close ties between Cussler and his hero.
	www.cusslermen.com /ccdirkpittrevealed.htm (506 words)

	Clive Cussler
		DIRK PITT, intrepid hero of Clive Cussler's smash bestsellers Dragon, Sahara, and Inca Gold, is hot on the trail of a mammoth drug conspiracy controlled by a missing Nazi war criminal.
		From the ocean depths to the discovery of cache of lost Nazi loot, DIRK PITT is untangling a savage conspiracy and igniting a daring counterattack.
		Pitt knows that somehow all these incidents are connected, and his investigations soon land him deep into an ancient mystery with very modern consequences, up against a diabolical enemy unlike any he has ever known, and racing to save not only his own life but the future of the world itself.
	www.vectornut.com /authors/CliveCussler.html (4122 words)

	Sahara review from BBCi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Let's face it: Dirk Pitt is a damn silly name, sounding more like a genital condition than an action hero.
		But then, Dirk Pitt is a silly character, a throwback from the days when men were men and women were chicks.
		Lining up against Dirk the berk, we get two excellent villains: Lennie James as tinpot director Kazim ("the man who put the 'war' into warlord," the script breezily assures us) and Lambert Wilson as an evil industrialist, still sporting that absurd headwaiter sneer he wore in The Matrix Reloaded.
	www.ivillage.co.uk /feeds/bbc/review/0,,sahara_2005_review,00.html?cinema-08/04/2005 (286 words)

	MPR: The Movie Maven with Stephanie Curtis: Is Dirk Pitt the dumbest name ever for a movie hero?
		Granted, the movie is based on a Clive Cussler book which I haven't read and Dirk Pitt is the lead character in a series of books which I also haven't read...but it is still a dumb name for a character.
		Matthew McConaughey was cast well in the role of Pitt, and while Steve Zahn looks nothing like the Al Giordino of the novels, he was a good fit.
		Matthew McConaughey did a good job as Dirk Pitt and Steve Zahn did well as Al Giordino though he didn't fit the image the novel paints of the big burly Italion.
	www.publicradio.org /columns/minnesota/stephanie_curtis/archive/2005/04/is_dirk_pitt_th.php (1219 words)

	Premiere Magazine - Sahara
		A registered trademark of Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt is the hero of a bestselling series of adventure novels just begging to be adapted to the big screen.
		From what I gather, Pitt is basically the Indiana Jones of the sea, a treasure hunter whose missions take him around the world underwater.
		For one, Pitt is fanatically hunting for a Civil War ironclad rumored to have shipwrecked deep in the heart of Africa.
	www.premiere.com /article.asp?section_id=2&article_id=2074 (493 words)

	Around The Lakes - Diver Magazine
		After 23 years of chronicling the adventures of superspy, diving guy, Dirk Pitt, apparently the reality between character and writer has begun to blur somewhat.
		Despite Dirk's name in my review copy of this 365 page hardcover book, there is precious little mention made in it of the scuba hero who made, albeit in novel form, the first dive on the wreck of the Titanic (Raise the Titanic).
		At 63 years of age, he is willing to talk about his weaknesses (he cried when no one at the National Geographic Magazine would come to their front lobby and talk to him about his successful expedition to find John Paul Jones' lost ship) and his detractors.
	divermag.com /archives/dec96/around_lks_Dec96.html (1756 words)

	Dirk Pitt - The CHUD.COM Message Boards
		It was a Disney film where Dirk Pitt gets 3 mins of screen time, replaced by a small blond kid.
		I had heard that Matthew McCoungaghgyyayay was being courted by (or perhaps courting) the franchise for a while.
		Dirk Pitt is half indiana jones, half james bond.
	www.chud.com /forums/showthread.php?t=5364 (665 words)

	Bookreporter.com - BLACK WIND by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler
		Cussler is now working with his son Dirk on this series, which has seen the introduction of Dirk Jr.
		Pitt the Younger begins to get wind of the plot, and does his level best to get in the way.
		Cussler has made a practice of interjecting himself, however momentarily, into the Pitt novels, and while such a practice would be irritating or contrived when carried out by lesser hands, it's always a pleasure here.
	www.bookreporter.com /reviews2/0399152598.asp (420 words)

	Borders - Store Inventory - Title Detail - Pacific Vortex, Dirk Pitt Adventure Ser.
		Dirk Pitt, death-defying adventurer and deep-sea expert, is out to the ultimate test as he plunges into the perilous waters of the Pacific Vortex -- a fog-shrouded sea zone where dozens of ships have vanished without a trace.
		Pitt's job is to find it, salvage it, before the sea explodes.
		In a furious race against time, Pitt's mission swirls him into a battle with underwater assassins-and traps him in the arms of Summer Moran, the most stunningly exotic and dangerous toward disaster, Clive Cussler plummets his hero onto an ancient sunken island-the astonishing setting for the explosive climax of Pacific Vortex!
	www.bordersstores.com /search/title_detail.jsp?id=2933147&srchTerms=0553276328&mediaType=1&srchType=ISBN (298 words)

	USATODAY.com - McConaughey finds an alter ego in Dirk Pitt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dirk Pitt is "a senator's son, but a scavenger of the deep," McConaughey says.
		If he wants to return as Dirk Pitt, McConaughey will have to hope that Sahara warms a frosty relationship with Cussler.
		The author, who also was displeased with Hollywood's 1980 adaptation of his Raise the Titanic, went along with plans to make Sahara but filed suit in January to block production of future Dirk Pitt movies after he was unhappy with script changes to his story.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2005-04-13-mcconaughey_x.htm?csp=34 (667 words)

	Graham Glass, etc.: Dirk Pitt Movie: Sahara
		Dirk Pitt works for NUMA (National Underwater Marine Agency) and is essentially "James Bond at sea." I was excited to hear that one of the best books, Sahara, is going to be released as a movie on April 8th, and will star Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz.
		Pitt was always an older type of hero...McConaughey seems to portray him as more of a Sinbad/surf bum character who's much too energetic for the part.
		I agree with Dave's comments that my mental picture of Dirk and Al were way different from the actual cast members, which will make it hard for me to truly experience Sahara as a Dirk Pitt movie.
	grahamglass.blogs.com /main/2005/02/dirk_pitt_movie.html (1290 words)

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