{"title":"David Finkel","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the profound and moving works of David Finkel, a distinguished author known for his compelling narratives and insightful exploration of contemporary military life. Finkel, a celebrated journalist, brings a unique blend of storytelling and truthful reporting to his books, offering readers an unflinching glimpse into the realities faced by soldiers during and after service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e, Finkel provides an in-depth account of an American infantry battalion during the Iraq War, capturing the soldiers' experiences with gripping honesty and empathy. This exemplary work is not just about the war; it's about the people who fight it, offering readers a clearer understanding of modern military conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThank You for Your Service\u003c\/em\u003e continues where \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e leaves off, shifting focus to the challenges faced by veterans returning home. With characteristic sensitivity, Finkel delves into the struggles of mental health and reintegration faced by these soldiers, revealing stories that are both heartbreaking and inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn American Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e provides a deeply personal narrative that weaves together the threads of ambition, sacrifice, and hope within the broader tapestry of American life. Through this work, Finkel invites readers to reflect on the complexities of pursuing one's dreams in a rapidly changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're interested in history, military life, or intimate human stories, David Finkel's works offer an unforgettable journey through the nuances and challenges that shape our times.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-good-soldiers-by-david-finkel-9781921844461","title":"The Good Soldiers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. It became known as 'the surge'. Among those listening were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. What is the true story of the surge? And was it really a success? Those are the questions that the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e reporter David Finkel grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. He was with Battalion 2-16 in Baghdad almost every gruelling step of the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, Finkel has also produced an eternal tale— not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46337814397164,"sku":"9781921844461","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6855733482872.jpg?v=1743720312"},{"product_id":"an-american-dreamer-by-david-finkel-9781761380099","title":"An American Dreamer","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA man navigates the deep divisions in America today and discovers that sometimes change can start by finding common ground with your neighbours, in this immersive account by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThank You for Your Service\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs this powerful book begins, Brent Cummings finds himself coping with the feeling that the country he loves is fracturing in front of his eyes. An Iraq war veteran, raised to believe in a vision of America that values fairness, honesty, and respect, Cummings is increasingly surprised by the behaviour and beliefs of others, and engulfed by the fear, anger, and confusion that are sweeping through his beloved country as he tries to hold on to his values and his hope for America's future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Finkel, known for his unique, in-depth reporting, spent fourteen years inside Brent Cummings's world to create this intimate and vivid portrait of a man's life – his work, family, community, and thoughts – and his quest for connection as America becomes ever more divided. Cummings was one of the unforgettable figures in Finkel's \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e, a book about which \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e stated, 'Finkel has made art out of a defining moment in history. You will be able to take this book down from the shelf years from now, and say—This is what happened. This is what it felt like.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn American Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates, with profound empathy, the feelings and lives of many people in America today. It is a brilliant chronicle of one person's everyday experiences of frustration, confusion, and hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Brilliantly reported and staggeringly important, \u003cem\u003eAn American Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a gripping story that is as illuminating and poignant as it is a punch in the gut.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Beth Macy, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eDopesick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'In a lovely Atlanta suburb, two neighbours, both decent yet damaged men, find themselves on opposite sides of the fault line in a fracturing America. Finkel's account is poetic, profound and irresistibly page turning. It's \u003cem\u003eThe White Album\u003c\/em\u003e for a new decade of division and dissolution.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eHorse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'With \u003cem\u003eAn American Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e, David Finkel offers a third instalment on the story he began with \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e and continued in \u003cem\u003eThank You for Your Service\u003c\/em\u003e, and, as with those previous books, I was gutted, heartened, and grateful all over again. Gutted by the incalculable costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, both to the millions of individual combat soldiers and their families, as well as to the country as a whole; heartened by the basic human decency of so many of the people Finkel portrays; and, finally, grateful for the essential stories he tells in \u003cem\u003eAn American Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e. For anyone hoping to understand what has become of America these past twenty years, \u003cem\u003eAn American Dreamer\u003c\/em\u003e and its companion books are indispensable.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Ben Fountain, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46343397114092,"sku":"9781761380099","price":41.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3102143482815.jpg?v=1743994474"},{"product_id":"thank-you-for-your-service-by-david-finkel-9781922070708","title":"Thank You for your Service","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo journalist is better situated to reckon with the psychology of war than David Finkel. In \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e, his bestselling account from the front lines of Baghdad, Finkel shadowed the men of the 2-16 Infantry Battalion as they carried out a gruelling 15-month tour that changed all of them forever. Now, Finkel follows many of those same men back home, in a journey less about geography than psychological terrain, undertaken by people trying to heal or at the very least survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThank You for Your Service\u003c\/em\u003e, Finkel writes with tremendous compassion about the soldiers and their partners and children—the heartbroken wife who wonders privately whether her returned husband is going to get better, or kill her; and the heroic victims, with the fresh taste of a gun in their mouths, who will either make the journey back to sanity or to final ruin. Finkel takes us everywhere the war is seeping into as it infects America—to the courtrooms filling up with divorce and abuse cases, and worse; to bars; to Fort Riley; to the mental-health clinic to which the army is outsourcing its post-traumatic stress disorder cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThank You for Your Service\u003c\/em\u003e is an immense act of understanding—shocking but always riveting, unflinching but deeply humane.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Dear soldier, before going to war, read this book.' Barry Heard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldiers\u003c\/em\u003e is the most honest, most painful, and most brilliantly rendered account of modern war I've ever read.' Daniel Okrent, Fortune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'One of the best books I have ever read... Riveting, unputdownable journalism at its very finest.' 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