{"product_id":"soldier-the-life-of-colin-powell-9781400075645","title":"Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - The definitive biography of Colin Powell, from his Bronx childhood to his military career to his controversial tenure as secretary of state, with an updated afterword detailing his life after the Bush White House.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of a lifetime of service to his country, Colin Powell became a national hero, a beacon of wise leadership and one of the most trusted political figures in America. In \u003ci\u003eSoldier\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e editor Karen DeYoung takes us from Powell's humble roots as the son of Jamaican immigrants to his meteoric rise through the military ranks during the Cold War and Desert Storm to his agonizing deliberations over whether to run for president. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Culminating in his stint as Secretary of State in the Bush Administration and his role in making the case for war with Iraq, this is a sympathetic but objective portrait of a great but fallible man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400075645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.36w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2007 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karen DeYoung","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917121392821,"sku":"9781400075645","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_45fe2e03-cd7f-4019-b932-4fe8523e04be.jpg?v=1687278075","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/soldier-the-life-of-colin-powell-9781400075645","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}