{"product_id":"jonathan-penny-tom-gnagey-9798670202107","title":"Jonathan Penny: His search for life's elusive truth","description":"Adults and young adults 16 and older: The story follows 17 year old Jonathan Penny from his first battle as a Private in the Union army, through the next 14 months. He gains recognition as an exceptional soldier moving up the ranks rapidly and even spending time undercover as a spy in a rebel encampment. He saves the life of a Rebel Soldier and they establish a peculiar, if extraordinary, friendship. Johnny hates the war. He hates killing. He meets truly good people on both sides of the conflict and ponders the big questions and conundrums that enter his life: How can good people commit such evil acts as killing each other; how was he able, day after day, battle after battle kill other boys his age - boys he had no reason to hate; why, generation after generation, were men unable to see the folly of war - the pain, the maiming, the destruction, the death. War was a battle of ideas - killing off a generation of boys would never kill ideas. Why did love keep losing to evil? Eventually, he had an encounter with a truly evil man. It was horrendous and for him, life altering.This is a story of man's most egregious act - the perpetration of war. This is an exploration of the motivation, the execution, and the always devastating conclusion of that senseless, vicious undertaking. It is not a book for the faint of heart. It is a book that hopes to lay bare truth and stir its readers toward productive reflection and thoughtful action against the ever-present evil forces in our world. Sadly, it can offer no solution. (Understandably, not intended for readers under age 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Gnagey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798670202107\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.35d","brand":"Tom Gnagey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851859046655,"sku":"9798670202107","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jonathan-penny-tom-gnagey-9798670202107","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}