{"product_id":"three-pounds-drazen-ruzic-9798244455601","title":"Three Pounds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive Marines. One blood oath. And the three pounds of pressure that changed everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by true events, \u003cb\u003eTHREE POUNDS\u003c\/b\u003e is the raw, uncompromising story of Drazen, a Croatian recruit who fled the collapse of Yugoslavia for the chance to earn the title of U.S. Marine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten as it was lived\u003c\/b\u003e-in English, Croatian, Spanish, and French-without translations. You don't just read about these men; you are dropped into their world, hearing them exactly as they hear each other: in the chaos of the jungle and the silence of the aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY\u003c\/b\u003e It started at Parris Island in 1995. Five brothers forged in the heat of the drill field, tested over six years of survival across the globe. They were more than a unit; they were a wall of meat and bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen came the Congo. A crater in the jungle. A choice made in a split second that Drazen can never take back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe returned, but he didn't come home. As Drazen drowns in the memory of what happened in that crater, the men who bled with him have one final mission: \u003cb\u003eKeep him alive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome weights can't be carried alone. Are you ready to feel the pressure?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Drazen Ruzic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798244455601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Drazen Ruzic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460358713599,"sku":"9798244455601","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39d716e1-ec45-4262-8fe8-d2538ec0acf0.jpg?v=1777414222","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-pounds-drazen-ruzic-9798244455601","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}