{"product_id":"no-good-men-among-the-living-america-the-taliban-and-the-war-through-afghan-eyes-9781250069269","title":"No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePULITZER PRIZE FINALIST\u003cbr\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE RIDENHOUR PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Anand Gopal's \u003ci\u003eNo Good Men Among the Living\u003c\/i\u003e stunningly lays bare the workings of America's longest war and the truth behind its prolonged agony. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Essential reading for anyone concerned about how America got Afghanistan so wrong. A devastating, well-honed prosecution detailing how our government bungled the initial salvo in the so-called war on terror, ignored attempts by top Taliban leaders to surrender, trusted the wrong people, and backed a feckless and corrupt Afghan regime . . . It is ultimately the most compelling account I've read of how Afghans themselves see the war.\" \u003ci\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a breathtaking chronicle, acclaimed journalist Anand Gopal traces the lives of three Afghans caught in America's war on terror. He follows a Taliban commander, who rises from scrawny teenager to leading insurgent; a U.S.-backed warlord, who uses the American military to gain wealth and power; and a village housewife trapped between the two sides, who discovers the devastating cost of neutrality. Through their dramatic stories emerges a stunning tale of how the United States had triumph in sight in Afghanistan--and then brought the Taliban back from the dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eANAND GOPAL \u003c\/b\u003ehas served as an Afghanistan correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, and has reported on the Middle East and South Asia for \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He is an INCITE fellow at Columbia University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618681688338,"sku":"9781250069269","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_876a7fbe-d743-4d90-9088-7b69a994b07c.jpg?v=1732539990","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-good-men-among-the-living-america-the-taliban-and-the-war-through-afghan-eyes-9781250069269","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}