{"product_id":"six-days-in-august-the-story-of-stockholm-syndrome-9780393867541","title":"Six Days in August: The Story of Stockholm Syndrome","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, \"The party starts!\" This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis--and media circus--that would mesmerize the world, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs policemen and reporters encircled the bank, the crime-in-progress turned into a high-stakes thriller broadcast on live television. Inside the building, meanwhile, complicated emotional relationships developed between captors and captives that would launch a remarkable new concept into the realm of psychology, hostage negotiation, and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a wealth of previously unpublished sources, including rare film footage and unprecedented access to the main participants, \u003cem\u003eSix Days in August\u003c\/em\u003e captures the surreal events in their entirety, on an almost minute-by-minute basis. It is a rich human drama that blurs the lines between loyalty and betrayal, obedience and defiance, fear and attraction--and a groundbreaking work of nonfiction that forces us to consider \"Stockholm syndrome\" in an entirely new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDavid King\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eDeath in the City of Light\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVienna 1814, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Trial of Adolf Hitler\u003c\/em\u003e. He taught European history at the University of Kentucky, and lives in Lexington, Kentucky.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50495063916818,"sku":"9780393867541","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_327cd70b-eead-4ed3-9c99-40071e6cb2b5.jpg?v=1730671432","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/six-days-in-august-the-story-of-stockholm-syndrome-9780393867541","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}