{"product_id":"the-assassins-gate-america-in-iraq-9780374530556","title":"The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed One of the 10 Best Books of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius Ryan Award for Best Nonfiction Book on International Affairs \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq \u003c\/i\u003erecounts how the United States set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerrilla war in Iraq. It brings to life the people and ideas that created the Bush administration's war policy and led America to the Assassins' Gate--the main point of entry into the American zone in Baghdad. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Assassins' Gate \u003c\/i\u003ealso describes the place of the war in American life: the ideological battles in Washington that led to chaos in Iraq, the ordeal of a fallen soldier's family, and the political culture of a country too bitterly polarized to realize such a vast and morally complex undertaking. George Packer's best-selling first-person narrative combines the scope of an epic history with the depth and intimacy of a novel, creating a masterful account of America's most controversial foreign venture since Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374530556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2006 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"George Packer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924845990069,"sku":"9780374530556","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d6513f58-9d1b-493f-8d12-823847c218e1.jpg?v=1687839635","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-assassins-gate-america-in-iraq-9780374530556","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}