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Big Boy Rules : America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq Hardcover
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- EX-LIBRARY
- Publication Name
- Hachette Books
- ISBN
- 9780306817434
- Book Title
- BigBoy Rules : America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Terrorism, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), General, World / European
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 17.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Traveling with a group of American security contractors--mercenaries, or mercs--award-winning reporter Steve Fainaru reveals in gritty detail the men who live by Big Boy Rules.
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Publisher
Hachette Books
ISBN-10
0306817438
ISBN-13
9780306817434
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65616575
Product Key Features
Book Title
BigBoy Rules : America's Mercenaries Fighting in Iraq
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Terrorism, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), General, World / European
Publication Year
2008
Genre
History, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
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Reviews
Washington Post Book World , 12/14/08 "The most vivid account to date of the misfits, thugs, and outright psychotics who kill with impunity under corporate flags...this book is consistently engaging and powerfully instructive." Minneapolis Star Tribune " Big Boy Rules [is] on the must-have list…Fainaru's skill lies in unwrapping the folly of the war on a personal level that is both enlightening and chilling." Norfolk Virginian-Pilot , 1/18/09 "A valuable addition to the small but growing body of books on the privatization of warfare. His book is a gritty, ground-level examination of how the lines of accountability become blurred when a nation farms out an unpopular war to hired hands…Fainaru poses a host of compelling questions." Washington Post , 3/15/09 "Compelling realism and documented sources. [Fainaru] is a master of nonfiction storytelling, with an appropriate blend of first-hand action accounts, engaging interviews, and keen observations…This razor-sharp, on-the-edge account will seize your attention and hold it. Your desire to learn more will keep you turning pages. Expertly crafted and organized into a well-documented report of the lives and deaths of mercenaries in Iraq, the book is grisly, graphic, and often gruesome…Expect to feel deep emotion, expect to cry, expect to enjoy the truthful and talented writing." Reference and Research Book News , November 2009 "Reveals the dark truths behind the largest private force in the history of American warfare.", Thomas E. Ricks "Steve Fainaru tells a story that is at the heart of the war in Iraq: the U.S. military's unprecedented reliance on mercenaries. It is a dark tale that until now has remained largely untold, and is related brilliantly here. To understand this war, you must read this book.", Thomas E. Ricks, senior military correspondent,The Washington Post, and author ofFiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 200305 "Steve Fainaru tells a story that is at the heart of the war in Iraq: the U.S. military's unprecedented reliance on mercenaries. It is a dark tale that until now has remained largely untold, and is related brilliantly here. To understand this war, you must read this book.", Metro Spirit , 12/08 "Chilling, gripping and stunning in its delivery, method and detail&A must-read book for any American the least bit concerned with the actions, reputation, and circumstances of American activity overseas." , Thomas E. Ricks, senior military correspondent, The Washington Post , and author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2003-05 "Steve Fainaru tells a story that is at the heart of the war in Iraq: the U.S. military's unprecedented reliance on mercenaries. It is a dark tale that until now has remained largely untold, and is related brilliantly here. To understand this war, you must read this book." Washington Times , 2/1/09 "Compelling, brutal, disturbing." American Author's Association "Fainaru's detailed and emotional story about contract mercenaries fighting in Iraq is not only timely, but also presents a side of that war that needs to be shown...It certainly makes one stop and rethink the direction this country has taken with how this war and future wars will be fought...Entertaining and action filled...Brilliantly crafted." Time Magazine , November 2008 "[A] harrowing expos." Penthouse , December 2008 "If you read only one book about the war in Iraq, make it this one.", San Francisco Chronicle , 11/28/08 "If Jeremy Scahill's provocative Blackwater is an eye-opener about the political ties and big finances of one contractor, then Big Boy Rules is another eye-opener-and in the end a tear-inducer-about the loose ties and loose management of contractors' employees" St. Louis Post-Dispatch , 11/30/08 " Big Boy Rules reads more like a novel than a newspaper as it weaves Coté's life into the larger story of the shoot-'em-up security contractors." Seattle Post Intelligencer , 12/5/08 "An important, timely, scathing new book", Metro Spirit, 12/08 "Chilling, gripping and stunning in its delivery, method and detail…A must-read book for any American the least bit concerned with the actions, reputation, and circumstances of American activity overseas.", Army Times, Marine Corps Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times , 11/24/08 " Big Boy Rules is another eye opener -- and, in the end, a tear-inducer -- about the loose ties and loose management of contractors' employees." San Francisco Chronicle , 11/28/08 "If Jeremy Scahill's provocative Blackwater is an eye-opener about the political ties and big finances of one contractor, then Big Boy Rules is another eye-opener--and in the end a tear-inducer--about the loose ties and loose management of contractors' employees" St. Louis Post-Dispatch , 11/30/08 " Big Boy Rules reads more like a novel than a newspaper as it weaves Cot's life into the larger story of the shoot-'em-up security contractors." Seattle Post Intelligencer , 12/5/08 "An important, timely, scathing new book" Metro Spirit , 12/08 "Chilling, gripping and stunning in its delivery, method and detail...A must-read book for any American the least bit concerned with the actions, reputation, and circumstances of American activity overseas." , Time Magazine , November 2008 "[A] harrowing expos ." Penthouse , December 2008 "If you read only one book about the war in Iraq, make it this one." Army Times, Marine Corps Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times , 11/24/08 " Big Boy Rules is another eye opener - and, in the end, a tear-inducer - about the loose ties and loose management of contractors' employees.", American Author's Association "Fainaru's detailed and emotional story about contract mercenaries fighting in Iraq is not only timely, but also presents a side of that war that needs to be shown&It certainly makes one stop and rethink the direction this country has taken with how this war and future wars will be fought&Entertaining and action filled&Brilliantly crafted.", Metro Spirit , 12/08 "Chilling, gripping and stunning in its delivery, method and detail…A must-read book for any American the least bit concerned with the actions, reputation, and circumstances of American activity overseas.", Time Magazine, November 2008 "[A] harrowing exposÉ."Penthouse, December 2008 "If you read only one book about the war in Iraq, make it this one."Army Times, Marine Corps Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times, 11/24/08 "Big Boy Rulesis another eye opener - and, in the end, a tear-inducer - about the loose ties and loose management of contractors' employees.", San Francisco Chronicle , 11/28/08 "If Jeremy Scahill's provocative Blackwater is an eye-opener about the political ties and big finances of one contractor, then Big Boy Rules is another eye-opener-and in the end a tear-inducer-about the loose ties and loose management of contractors' employees" St. Louis Post-Dispatch , 11/30/08 " Big Boy Rules reads more like a novel than a newspaper as it weaves Cot 's life into the larger story of the shoot-'em-up security contractors." Seattle Post Intelligencer , 12/5/08 "An important, timely, scathing new book", Thomas E. Ricks, senior military correspondent, The Washington Post , and author of Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq, 200305 "Steve Fainaru tells a story that is at the heart of the war in Iraq: the U.S. military's unprecedented reliance on mercenaries. It is a dark tale that until now has remained largely untold, and is related brilliantly here. To understand this war, you must read this book.", San Francisco Chronicle, 11/28/08 "If Jeremy Scahill's provocative Blackwater is an eye-opener about the political ties and big finances of one contractor, then Big Boy Rules is another eye-opener-and in the end a tear-inducer-about the loose ties and loose management of contractors' employees"St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11/30/08 "Big Boy Rules reads more like a novel than a newspaper as it weaves CotÉ's life into the larger story of the shoot-'em-up security contractors."Seattle Post Intelligencer, 12/5/08 "An important, timely, scathing new book", Time Magazine , November 2008 "[A] harrowing exposé." Penthouse , December 2008 "If you read only one book about the war in Iraq, make it this one." Army Times, Marine Corps Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times , 11/24/08 " Big Boy Rules is another eye opener - and, in the end, a tear-inducer - about the loose ties and loose management of contractors' employees.", Washington Post Book World , 12/14/08 "The most vivid account to date of the misfits, thugs, and outright psychotics who kill with impunity under corporate flags...this book is consistently engaging and powerfully instructive." Minneapolis Star Tribune " Big Boy Rules [is] on the must-have list&Fainaru's skill lies in unwrapping the folly of the war on a personal level that is both enlightening and chilling." Norfolk Virginian-Pilot , 1/18/09 "A valuable addition to the small but growing body of books on the privatization of warfare. His book is a gritty, ground-level examination of how the lines of accountability become blurred when a nation farms out an unpopular war to hired hands&Fainaru poses a host of compelling questions." Washington Post , 3/15/09 "Compelling realism and documented sources. [Fainaru] is a master of nonfiction storytelling, with an appropriate blend of first-hand action accounts, engaging interviews, and keen observations&This razor-sharp, on-the-edge account will seize your attention and hold it. Your desire to learn more will keep you turning pages. Expertly crafted and organized into a well-documented report of the lives and deaths of mercenaries in Iraq, the book is grisly, graphic, and often gruesome&Expect to feel deep emotion, expect to cry, expect to enjoy the truthful and talented writing." Reference and Research Book News , November 2009 "Reveals the dark truths behind the largest private force in the history of American warfare.", Metro Spirit, 12/08 "Chilling, gripping and stunning in its delivery, method and detail…A must-read book for any American the least bit concerned with the actions, reputation, and circumstances of American activity overseas."Seattle Post Intelligencer,12/08 "An important, timely, scathing new book.", Washington Post Book World, 12/14/08 "The most vivid account to date of the misfits, thugs, and outright psychotics who kill with impunity under corporate flags...this book is consistently engaging and powerfully instructive."Minneapolis Star Tribune "Big Boy Rules[is] on the must-have list…Fainaru's skill lies in unwrapping the folly of the war on a personal level that is both enlightening and chilling." Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1/18/09 "A valuable addition to the small but growing body of books on the privatization of warfare. His book is a gritty, ground-level examination of how the lines of accountability become blurred when a nation farms out an unpopular war to hired hands…Fainaru poses a host of compelling questions."Washington Post, 3/15/09 "Compelling realism and documented sources. [Fainaru] is a master of nonfiction storytelling, with an appropriate blend of first-hand action accounts, engaging interviews, and keen observations…This razor-sharp, on-the-edge account will seize your attention and hold it. Your desire to learn more will keep you turning pages. Expertly crafted and organized into a well-documented report of the lives and deaths of mercenaries in Iraq, the book is grisly, graphic, and often gruesome…Expect to feel deep emotion, expect to cry, expect to enjoy the truthful and talented writing."Reference and Research Book News, November 2009 "Reveals the dark truths behind the largest private force in the history of American warfare.", San Francisco Chronicle, 11/28/08 "If Jeremy Scahill's provocativeBlackwateris an eye-opener about the political ties and big finances of one contractor, thenBig Boy Rulesis another eye-opener-and in the end a tear-inducer-about the loose ties and loose management of contractors' employees"St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11/30/08 "Big Boy Rulesreads more like a novel than a newspaper as it weaves CotÉ's life into the larger story of the shoot-'em-up security contractors."Seattle Post Intelligencer, 12/5/08 "An important, timely, scathing new book", Kirkus, 10/15/08 "Fainaru takes to heart the old journalistic adage, 'show, don't tell,' as he portrays men seeking to escape difficult personal circumstances, who crave adventure even if it means losing their lives…An informative, dramatic look at a significant, often unexamined, aspect of contemporary military culture.", American Author's Association "Fainaru's detailed and emotional story about contract mercenaries fighting in Iraq is not only timely, but also presents a side of that war that needs to be shown…It certainly makes one stop and rethink the direction this country has taken with how this war and future wars will be fought…Entertaining and action filled…Brilliantly crafted.", Washington Post Book World , 12/14/08 "The most vivid account to date of the misfits, thugs, and outright psychotics who kill with impunity under corporate flags...this book is consistently engaging and powerfully instructive." Minneapolis Star Tribune " Big Boy Rules [is] on the must-have list...Fainaru's skill lies in unwrapping the folly of the war on a personal level that is both enlightening and chilling." Norfolk Virginian-Pilot , 1/18/09 "A valuable addition to the small but growing body of books on the privatization of warfare. His book is a gritty, ground-level examination of how the lines of accountability become blurred when a nation farms out an unpopular war to hired hands...Fainaru poses a host of compelling questions.", Washington Post Book World, 12/14/08 "The most vivid account to date of the misfits, thugs, and outright psychotics who kill with impunity under corporate flags...this book is consistently engaging and powerfully instructive."Minneapolis Star Tribune "Big Boy Rules[is] on the must-have listhellip;Fainaru's skill lies in unwrapping the folly of the war on a personal level that is both enlightening and chilling."
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Dewey Edition
22
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Yes
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