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OverviewA riveting memoir of years of living dangerously.--Kirkus Reviews For the countless readers who have admired Philip Caputo's classic memoir of Vietnam, A Rumor of War, here is his powerful recounting of his life and adventures, updated with a foreword that assesses the state of the world and the journalist's art. As a journalist, Caputo has covered many of the world's troubles, and in Means of Escape, he tells the reader in moving and clear-eyed prose how he made himself into a writer, traveler, and observer with the nerve to put himself at the center of the world's conflicts. As a young reporter he investigated the Mafia in Chicago, earning acclaim as well as threats against his safety. Later, he rode camels through the desert and enjoyed Bedouin hospitality, was kidnapped and held captive by Islamic extremists, and was targeted and hit by sniper fire in Beirut, with memories of Vietnam never far from the surface. And after it all, he went into Afghanistan. Caputo's goal has always been to bear witness to the crimes, ambitions, fears, ferocities, and hopes of humanity. With Means of Escape, he has done so. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Philip CaputoPublisher: St Martin's Press Imprint: St Martin's Press Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 20.50cm Weight: 0.327kg ISBN: 9780805089639ISBN 10: 0805089632 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 31 March 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsA frequently riveting memoir of years of living dangerously. <br>-- Kirkus Reviews <br> An episodic, impressionistic, and dead-honest narrative that affords memorable as well as consequential insights into a chaotic era's noteworthy conflicts. Kirkus Reviews This is, make no mistake about it, a startlingly honest and brutal book....The writing is suberb. Highly recommended for all. Library Journal An episodic, impressionistic, and dead-honest narrative that affords memorable as well as consequential insights into a chaotic era's noteworthy conflicts. -- Kirkus Reviews This is, make no mistake about it, a startlingly honest and brutal book....The writing is suberb. Highly recommended for all. -- Library Journal An episodic, impressionistic, and dead-honest narrative that affords memorable as well as consequential insights into a chaotic era's noteworthy conflicts. --Kirkus Reviews This is, make no mistake about it, a startlingly honest and brutal book....The writing is suberb. Highly recommended for all. --Library Journal An episodic, impressionistic, and dead-honest narrative that affords memorable as well as consequential insights into a chaotic era's noteworthy conflicts. Kirkus Reviews This is, make no mistake about it, a startlingly honest and brutal book....The writing is suberb. Highly recommended for all. Library Journal A frequently riveting memoir of years of living dangerously. -- Kirkus Reviews An episodic, impressionistic, and dead-honest narrative that affords memorable as well as consequential insights into a chaotic era's noteworthy conflicts. --Kirkus Reviews This is, make no mistake about it, a startlingly honest and brutal book....The writing is suberb. Highly recommended for all. --Library Journal Author InformationPhilip Caputo is the author of the New York Times bestseller A Rumor of War and the novels Indian Country, DelCorso's Gallery, and Horn of Africa. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 as part of an investigative team for the Chicago Tribune, and his coverage of his experience as a captive of Palestinian guerrillas won him the Overseas Press Club's George Polk Citation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |