that it suggests that the wounds Joe sustained were so severe that he could possibly succumb to them and die. Similarly, Willis explained in a 1988 interview with KXAS-TV's entertainment reporter Bobbie Wygant that he acted out McClane with enough fear, anxiety, and vulnerability to make audiences believe that he could indeed possibly be killed because of what happened in the story, as Joseph Leland could possibly have died of his injuries in the book. Some of the most famous action sequences taken from the book are: Leland/McClane crawling through HVAC ducts. Leland/McClane dropping a C-4 bomb down an elevator shaft. Leland/McClane jumping off an exploding roof with a fire hose attached to his waist and then shooting through a window to gain re-entry. Leland/McClane taping his gun to his back at the climax. Reception The Los Angeles Times called Nothing Lasts Forever "a ferocious, bloody, raging book so single-mindedly brilliant in concept and execution it should be read at a single sitting". References Sources 1979 American novels American novels adapted into films American thriller novels Die Hard Novels set in Los Angeles W. W. Norton & Company books Christmas books