{"product_id":"the-monks-of-tibhirine-faith-love-and-terror-in-algeria-9780312302948","title":"The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe inspiration for the major motion picture Of Gods and Men \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the spring of l996 armed men broke into a Trappist monastery in war-torn Algeria and took seven monks hostage, pawns in a murky negotiation to free imprisoned terrorists. Two months later their severed heads were found in a tree; their bodies were never recovered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe village of Tibhirine had sprung up around the monastery because it was a holy place protected by the Virgin Mary, revered by Christians and Muslims alike. But napalm, helicopters, and gunfire had become regular accompaniments to the monastic routine as the violence engulfing Algeria drew closer to the isolated cloister high in the Atlas Mountains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Kiser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312302948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Kiser \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eCommunist Entrepreneurs: Unknown Innovators in the Global Economy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eStefan Zweig: Death of a Modern Man. \u003c\/i\u003eA former international technology broker, he has an M.A. from Columbia University in European History and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. His articles have been published in \u003ci\u003eForeign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Business Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Sperryville, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39952794288243,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_52f1868b-5ed7-49e9-aac1-cd5b7e402b5b.jpg?v=1648565767","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-monks-of-tibhirine-faith-love-and-terror-in-algeria-9780312302948","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}