{"product_id":"saddams-bombmaker-jeff-stein-9780743211352","title":"Saddam's Bombmaker: The Daring Escape of the Man Who Built Iraq's Secret Weapon","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a white-knuckle thriller, Khidhir Hamza, who spent twenty years developing Iraq's atomic weapon, recounts his life in Saddam Hussein's inner circle and his daring flight to the West.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Don't tell me about the law. The law is anything I write on a scrap of paper.\" --Saddam Hussein \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking readers into the darkest corners of a regime ruled by a volatile, brutal leader, Dr. Hamza, the only defector who has lived to write a firsthand portrait of Iraq, also presents an unprecedented portrait of Saddam--his drunken rages, his women, his cold-blooded murder of underlings, and his unrivaled power. If pushed to the wall, Saddam will use the bomb that Dr. Hamza helped create. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the relentless dangers Dr. Hamza endured in Iraq to his harrowing flight across three continents and his first encounter with skeptical CIA agents who turned him away, \u003ci\u003eSaddam's Bombmaker\u003c\/i\u003e is a true-to-life thriller as rich in danger, intrigue, and personal courage as a well-crafted spy novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Stein, Khidhir Hamza\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0743211359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743211352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 6.62w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/28\/2001 pg. 32","brand":"Jeff Stein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059611824383,"sku":"9780743211352","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41d634e0-c5c3-4450-b4de-d4e7cb4dd011.jpg?v=1685059277","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saddams-bombmaker-jeff-stein-9780743211352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}