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(0)Ben Fountain
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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Description
In a sweeping work of reportage set over the course of 2016, New York Times bestselling author Ben Fountain recounts a surreal year of politics and an exploration of the third American existential crisis
Twice before in its history, the United States has been faced with a crisis so severe it was forced to reinvent itself in order to survive: first, the struggle over slavery, culminating in the Civil War, and the second, the
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE
"An engrossing, psychologically complex and politically astute novel." —The
Author
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A ferocious firefight with Iraqi insurgents—caught on tape by an embedded Fox News crew—has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America’s most sought-after heroes. For the past two weeks, the Bush administration has sent them on a media-intensive nationwide Victory Tour to reinvigorate public support for the war. Now, on this chilly and rainy Thanksgiving, the Bravos are guests of a Dallas football team, slated to be part...
Author
Language
English
Description
The well-meaning protagonists of Brief Encounters with Che Guevara are caught-to both disastrous and hilarious effect-in the maelstrom of political and social upheaval surrounding them. Ben Fountain's prize-winning debut speaks to the intimate connection between the foreign, the familiar, and the inescapably human.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nineteen-year-old Billy Lynn is brought home for a victory tour after a harrowing Iraq battle. Through flashbacks the film shows what really happened to his squad, contrasting the realities of war with America's perceptions.