{"product_id":"the-pencil-that-helped-win-todd-bobal-9798242201613","title":"The Pencil That Helped Win a War: True, Strange, and Overlooked Moments When Ordinary Objects Quietly Changed History","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single pencil helped armies write orders that reshaped battlefields. A humble shoelace carried messages through prison walls. A toothbrush became a symbol of discipline, dignity, and control in places where freedom had vanished. History is full of grand speeches and famous leaders-but it's also shaped by small, everyday objects hiding in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pencil That Helped Win a War\u003c\/b\u003e uncovers the real, dramatic, and often unsettling stories behind ordinary items that quietly altered the course of history. Drawing from documented events, firsthand accounts, and overlooked records, this narrative nonfiction collection reveals how simple tools became instruments of power, resistance, survival, and exploitation-from wartime innovation and colonial economies to prison systems and covert networks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love strange-but-true history, forgotten details, and the hidden mechanics behind world-changing moments, this book proves that history doesn't always turn on grand inventions. Sometimes, it pivots on the smallest things we hold in our hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Todd Bobal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798242201613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Todd Bobal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997352571135,"sku":"9798242201613","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pencil-that-helped-win-todd-bobal-9798242201613","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}