{"product_id":"tomas-youngs-war-9781608465910","title":"Tomas Young's War","description":"\u003ci\u003eTomas Young's War\u003c\/i\u003e is the tragic yet life affirming story of a paralyzed Iraq War veteran who spent his last ten years battling heroically with his injuries, while courageously speaking against America's wars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on hours of interviews with Young and those close to him, the book puts the reader alongside Young as he struggles with life as a paralyzed veteran, suffering frustration and humiliation as he attempts to reenter society and resume as normal an existence as possible. It shows his fight to balance his precarious health with his drive to speak out for veterans care and against the war, and the impact his catastrophic injuries had on his family and his relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis emotional and powerful book sheds light on many crucial but often overlooked issues such as veterans' care, public attitudes toward the disabled, medical marijuana, and the terminally ill. \u003ci\u003eTomas Young's War\u003c\/i\u003e shares everything, as unflinchingly honest as Tomas himself: the depression, the pain, the love, and laughter...the \u003ci\u003elife\u003c\/i\u003e of this man whose world was turned upside down by an Iraqi bullet more than ten years ago. Throughout, it serves as a powerful testament to the true cost of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608465910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Mark Wilkerson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38014429626549,"sku":"9781608465910","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_88b756a2-ae35-490e-84ef-6b290ac6d6c6.jpg?v=1609147794","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tomas-youngs-war-9781608465910","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}