{"product_id":"days-of-love-and-rage-a-story-of-ordinary-people-forging-a-revolution","title":"Days of Love and Rage: A Story of Ordinary People Forging a Revolution","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Anand Gopal is one of the great war reporters of our age. Rather than writing about the politicians and generals driving the wars, Gopal writes with great knowledge and empathy about the lives of ordinary people who were thrust into extraordinary circumstances.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eDays of Love and Rage\u003c\/i\u003e is an astonishing book about the limits of fear, the way obsession with one value can mutate into a kind of tyranny, and the struggle to find logic and meaning in history and in personal sacrifice. It is also a riveting portrait of a community of remarkable people who managed to remain open to the world, even as it closed in on them. It's hard for me to imagine a better work of nonfiction than this.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Rachel Aviv, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStrangers to Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Remarkable ...This book is not only about the Syrian revolution. It is a profound meditation on human nature, resilience, and faith. Gopal brings to life the stories of Syrians whose political imagination, fearless actions, and astonishing courage, reveal the depths of human solidarity and sacrifice in pursuit of a better world. As \n\u003ci\u003eDays of Love and Rage \u003c\/i\u003eso compellingly reminds us, hope itself can be an act of resistance.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Emma Sky OBE, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unravelling: High Hopes and Missed Opportunities in Iraq\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnand Gopal is a writer for \n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eNo Good Men Among the Living\u003c\/i\u003e and writes about democracy, inequality, and conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"There have been many books about Syria since the earliest days of unrest in 2011, but... Gopal's account is destined to stand out as the definitive text of the war.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An awesome feat of reporting and storytelling. Gopal has managed to distill a sweeping history of the Syrian revolution into a tale that is rousing, vivid, heartbreaking, and unforgettable.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Patrick Radden Keefe, staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand author of the bestseller\u003ci\u003e Empire of Pain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A sweeping tour-de-force of investigative journalism\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Brave, inventive reporting yields an important account of an uprising that shook the Middle East.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003es (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"If you want to understand the Syrian war not as a geopolitical abstraction but as a human quest for liberty, \n\u003ci\u003eDays of Love and Rage \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful guide.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Apple Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"This story of ordinary Syrians who fought tyranny is a masterpiece.\" \u003c\/b\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist Anand Gopal, an epic and enthralling account of six Syrians fighting for a better world, in the tradition of classic works by Philip Gourevitch and Katherine Boo.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2011, in a northern Syrian city, a small group of men and women began a movement that overthrew a brutal dictatorship. For the next eighteen months, many of the citizens of Manbij carried out one of the most remarkable experiments in democracy in modern times. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDays of Love and Rage \u003c\/i\u003edetails the powerfully intimate narratives of the men and women who led this struggle, and who experienced the highs of camaraderie and the lows of betrayal. Among them: a pair of best friends torn apart by political polarization, a mother who stands up to male dominance, and a worker who risks everything for the dream of equality. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Anand Gopal immerses you in the world of a single city in the throes of revolution, and lays bare the danger that inequality poses to democracy. But this book transcends the particulars of one terrible conflict to tell the broader story of rising authoritarianism in our times. \n\u003ci\u003eDays of Love and Rage\u003c\/i\u003e has the force, sweep, and artistry of a great novel, and is ultimately a story of our enduring human need for dignity and hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 02\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781668062173, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eGopal, Anand\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnand Gopal is a writer for \n\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. 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