{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-abu-ghraib-9780143115397","title":"The Ballad of Abu Ghraib","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first full reckoning of what actually happened at Abu Ghraib prison-\"one of the most devastating of the many books on Iraq\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A relentlesly surprising and perceptive account of the front lines of the war on terror, \u003ci\u003eStandard Operating Procedure\u003c\/i\u003e is a war story that takes its place among the classics. Acclaimed author Philip Gourevitch presents the story behind a defining moment in the war, and a defining moment in our understanding of ourselves- the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs of prisoner abuse. Drawing on Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris's astonishing interviews with the Americans who took and appeared in the pictures, \u003ci\u003eStandard Operating Procedure\u003c\/i\u003e is an utterly original book that stands to endure as essential reading long after the current war in Iraq passes from the headlines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Gourevitch\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Cold Case\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of Abu Ghraib \u003c\/i\u003e(with Errol Morris). He has served as editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e and is a longtime staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErrol Morris \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eA Wilderness of Error \u003c\/i\u003eand the Academy Award-winning director of \u003ci\u003eThe Fog of War\u003c\/i\u003e, among other films, including \u003ci\u003eStandard Operating Procedure\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFast, Cheap \u0026amp; Out of Control\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Blue Line\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844054257938,"sku":"9780143115397","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ae521f5d-187a-4776-9661-4cd63c683e5e.jpg?v=1737308932","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ballad-of-abu-ghraib-9780143115397","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}