{"product_id":"my-war-killing-time-in-iraq-9780425211366","title":"My War: Killing Time in Iraq","description":"An underemployed, skateboarding party animal, Colby Buzzell traded a dead-end future for the army--and ended up as a machine gunner in Iraq. To make sense of the absurd and frightening events surrounding him, he started writing a blog about the war--and how it differed from the government's official version. But as his blog's popularity grew, Buzzell became the embedded reporter the Army couldn't control--despite its often hilarious efforts to do so. \u003cp\u003eThe result is an extraordinary narrative, rich with unforgettable scenes: the Iraqi woman crying uncontrollably during a raid on her home; the soldier too afraid to fight; the troops chain-smoking in a guard tower and counting tracer rounds; the first, fierce firefight against the \"men in black.\" Drawing comparisons to everything from Charles Bukowski to \u003cb\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMy War\u003c\/b\u003e depicts a generation caught in a complicated and dangerous world--and marks the debut of a raw, remarkable new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colby Buzzell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dutton Caliber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.10w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425211366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/03\/2008 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2016 pg. 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore enlisting in the U.S. Army at age twenty-six, Colby Buzzell lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. He served over two years, including a year in Iraq.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dutton Caliber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44181773156467,"sku":"9.78043E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_21d51d7f-161f-4851-b227-d9914341a1c4.jpg?v=1766930842","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/my-war-killing-time-in-iraq-9780425211366","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}