{"product_id":"blood-and-sand-frank-gardner-9780857502438","title":"Blood and Sand: 10th Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn the June 6, 2004, while on assignment in Riyadh, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were ambushed by Islamist gunmen. Simon was killed outright. Frank was hit in the shoulder and leg. As he lay in the dust, a figure stood over him and pumped four more bullets into his body at point-blank range...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst all the odds, Frank Gardner survived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, although partly paralysed, Frank continues to travel the world, reporting and making documentaries for the BBC. This acclaimed memoir was brought up to date with a new chapter that recounted his return to Saudi Arabia for the first time since he was shot and the story he tells continues to move and inspire, and remains an affirmation of his deep understanding of - and affection for - the Islamic world in these uncertain times.\u003cbr\u003e___ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gardner tells his remarkable tale well and bravely, with an astonishing lack of anger and enduring love and respect for the Islamic world'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brave, unsentimental and genuinely inspiring'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEVENING STANDARD \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What makes Gardner's moving, often humorous, deeply personal story so important is the fact that he has woven into it a brilliantly dispassionate, clear-eyed account of the Islamic world'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSCOTSMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A witty, self-deprecating, inspiring testament'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank Gardner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857502433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857502438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.40d","brand":"Frank Gardner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48216514920703,"sku":"9780857502438","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8747658e-eb05-40f6-9e59-072163a43c7f.jpg?v=1771991513","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-and-sand-frank-gardner-9780857502438","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}