{"product_id":"the-bodies-in-person-nick-mcdonell-9780735211575","title":"The Bodies in Person: An Account of Civilian Casualties in American Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eSince the beginning of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, uncounted thousands of civilians have died in the fighting and as a result of the destruction. These are deaths for which no one assumes responsibility and which have been presented, historically, as fallout. No one knows their true number.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Bodies in Person\u003c\/i\u003e, Nick McDonell introduces us to some of the civilians who died, along with the rescue workers who tried to save them, U.S. soldiers grappling with their deaths, and everyone in between. He shows us how decent Americans, inside and outside the government and military, looked away from the mounting death toll, even as they claimed to do everything in their power to prevent civilian casualties. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a novelist's eye -- and hundreds of hours of recorded interviews -- McDonell brings us the untold story of the innocent dead in America's ongoing wars, from leveled cities to drone operation centers to Capitol back rooms. As we follow him around the world, \u003ci\u003eThe Bodies in Person\u003c\/i\u003e raises questions not only about what it means to be an American, but about the value of a life, what it means to risk one, and what is owed afterward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick McDonell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0735211574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735211575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Rider Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews Fall Preview\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2018 pg. 26","brand":"Nick McDonell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120118427903,"sku":"9780735211575","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d8efbb5-3f46-48c4-b0f1-653a998cf59e.jpg?v=1687412635","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bodies-in-person-nick-mcdonell-9780735211575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}