{"product_id":"six-days-in-august-david-king-9780393867541","title":"Six Days in August: The Story of Stockholm Syndrome","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, \"The party starts!\" This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis--and media circus--that would mesmerize the world, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs policemen and reporters encircled the bank, the crime-in-progress turned into a high-stakes thriller broadcast on live television. Inside the building, meanwhile, complicated emotional relationships developed between captors and captives that would launch a remarkable new concept into the realm of psychology, hostage negotiation, and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a wealth of previously unpublished sources, including rare film footage and unprecedented access to the main participants, \u003cem\u003eSix Days in August\u003c\/em\u003e captures the surreal events in their entirety, on an almost minute-by-minute basis. It is a rich human drama that blurs the lines between loyalty and betrayal, obedience and defiance, fear and attraction--and a groundbreaking work of nonfiction that forces us to consider \"Stockholm syndrome\" in an entirely new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393867544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393867541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"David King","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044094374143,"sku":"9780393867541","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_212dbc64-8913-4d2a-82af-200c5ca814df.jpg?v=1684970904","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/six-days-in-august-david-king-9780393867541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}