{"product_id":"the-theater-courage-and-survival-in-the-defining-atrocity-of-the-ukraine-war","title":"The Theater: Courage and Survival in the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War","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\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Verini \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewrites for \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e National Geographic, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications. His journalism has received a National Magazine Award and a George Polk Award. He is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThey Will Have to Die Now, \u003c\/i\u003e about the battle that brought down ISIS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Theater\u003c\/i\u003e is a shocking book... It's the best kind of war reporting: you can't bear to read it but you really can't bear to put it down. Future journalists will study this book for lessons on how to do their jobs.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Sebastian Junger, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIn My Time of Dying\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\"Impeccably reported, fantastically detailed, humane. Verini's book makes you care deeply about these people... He distills the full obscenity of Putin's invasion down to a single catastrophic moment.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--William Finnegan, Pulitizer Prize-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Barbarian Days\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\"An essential read to understand the human cost of the largest war in Europe since 1945.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSerhii Plokhy, \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Europe\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\"Essential reporting about a defining atrocity of the Russo-Ukrainian War... Verini's informative interviews and no-nonsense prose bring us as close as possible to his subjects' experiences... An authoritative account of Russia's bombing of a shelter for displaced Ukrainians.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781668062203, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/15\/2026 (EAN 9781668062203, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eVerini, James\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Verini \n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewrites for \n\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e National Geographic, \u003c\/i\u003eamong other publications. His journalism has received a National Magazine Award and a George Polk Award. He is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThey Will Have to Die Now, \u003c\/i\u003e about the battle that brought down ISIS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496041644310,"sku":"9781668062203","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781668062203.jpg?v=1783051572","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-theater-courage-and-survival-in-the-defining-atrocity-of-the-ukraine-war","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}