{"product_id":"zeitoun-9780307387943","title":"Zeitoun","description":"\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Circle\u003c\/i\u003e - The true story of one family, caught between America's two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Eggers' tone is pitch-perfect--suspense blended with just enough information to stoke reader outrage and what is likely to be a typical response: How could this happen in America? ... It's the stuff of great narrative nonfiction.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAbdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the business. In the days following the storm he travels the city by canoe, feeding abandoned animals and helping elderly neighbors. Then, on September 6th, police officers armed with M-16s arrest Zeitoun in his home. Told with eloquence and compassion, \u003ci\u003eZeitoun\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting account of one family's unthinkable struggle with forces beyond wind and water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDAVE EGGERS is the author of many books, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Circle, The Eyes and the Impossible, The Monk of Mokha, A Hologram for the King, What Is the What\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Museum of Rain\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the cofounder of 826 Valencia, a youth writing and tutoring center which has inspired dozens of similar nonprofit organizations around the world, and the founder of McSweeney's, an independent publisher. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and is the recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education, and the American Book Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641372414226,"sku":"9780307387943","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d6ffe65-2290-456c-94fd-92e4adbc2180.jpg?v=1733013120","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/zeitoun-9780307387943","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}