{"product_id":"a-moonless-starless-sky-alexis-okeowo-9780316382922","title":"A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2018 PEN OPEN BOOK AWARD \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A rich and urgently necessary book\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e A Moonless, Starless Sky\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful, humane work of journalism by Alexis Okeowo--a vivid narrative of Africans who are courageously resisting their continent's wave of fundamentalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Moonless, Starless Sky\u003c\/i\u003e Okeowo weaves together four narratives that form a powerful tapestry of modern Africa: a young couple, kidnap victims of Joseph Kony's LRA; a Mauritanian waging a lonely campaign against modern-day slavery; a women's basketball team flourishing amid war-torn Somalia; and a vigilante who takes up arms against the extremist group Boko Haram. This debut book by one of America's most acclaimed young journalists illuminates the inner lives of ordinary people doing the extraordinary--lives that are too often hidden, underreported, or ignored by the rest of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexis Okeowo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316382922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316382922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Alexis Okeowo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913710862591,"sku":"9780316382922","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2b3a4123-1e3c-406a-b04a-e6acc96b228f.jpg?v=1680621818","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-moonless-starless-sky-alexis-okeowo-9780316382922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}