{"product_id":"tree-of-smoke-9780312427740","title":"Tree of Smoke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The God I want to believe in has a voice and a sense of humor like Denis Johnson's.\" --\u003ci\u003eJonathan Franzen\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed A Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, The National Book Critics Circle, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor. . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTree of Smoke \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of William \"Skip\" Sands, CIA--engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong--and the disasters that befall him. It is also the story of the Houston brothers, Bill and James, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert and into a war where the line between disinformation and delusion has blurred away. In the words of Michiko Kakutani in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTree of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e is \"bound to become one of the classic works of literature produced by that tragic and uncannily familiar war.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312427740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/12\/2008 pg. 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/21\/2008 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/18\/2009 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/23\/2009 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e119129 \/ Tree of Smoke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 31\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Denis Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44431985836213,"sku":"9780312427740","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f7203276-aa8e-4a2d-8935-627aecb5dbd6.jpg?v=1721139221","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tree-of-smoke-9780312427740","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}