{"product_id":"the-shattered-lens-jonathan-alpeyrie-9781501146534","title":"The Shattered Lens: A War Photographer's True Story of Captivity and Survival in Syria","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"gripping and personal view of war\" (Andy McNab, author of\u003ci\u003e Bravo Two Zero\u003c\/i\u003e), from a celebrated photojournalist--who spent time in Ukraine in 2014 and documented the turmoil that led to Russia's invasion--crafts a powerful memoir about his experiences in some of the world's most dangerous, war-torn areas, and his terrifying capture by Syrian rebels in 2013.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor a decade, Jonathan Alpeyrie--a French-American photojournalist--had ventured in and out of more than a dozen conflict zones. He photographed civilians being chased out of their homes, military trucks roving over bullet-torn battlefields, and too many bodies to count. But on April 29, 2013, during his third assignment to Syria, Alpeyrie became the story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor eighty-one days he was bound, blindfolded, and beaten by Syrian rebels. Over the course of his captivity, Alpeyrie kept his spirits up and strove to find the humanity in his captors. He took part in their activities, taught them how to swim, prayed with them, and tried learning their language and culture. He also discovered a dormant faith within himself, one that strengthened him throughout the ordeal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shattered Lens\u003c\/i\u003e is a firsthand account that \"reads like a thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e) by a photojournalist who has always answered the next adrenaline-pumping assignment. Yet, during his headline-making kidnapping and \"for all his suffering, Alpeyrie expresses, in words and color photographs, the compassion of a global citizen seeing beyond his personal terror and into the nuances of human interactions\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Alpeyrie, Stash Luczkiw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150114653X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501146534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.80d","brand":"Jonathan Alpeyrie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935188254975,"sku":"9781501146534","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e1b1f0b1-c91c-4b12-af5e-93e2c35731d9.jpg?v=1681418367","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shattered-lens-jonathan-alpeyrie-9781501146534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}