Road Work : Among Tyrants ,Heroes, Rogues, and Beasts - Softcover
Road Work brings together bestselling author Mark Bowden's shorter pieces into one brilliant collection.It includes an enthralling account of how a vast corruption ring inside the Philadelphia Police Department was broken; 'Tales of the Tyrant', a portrait of Saddam Hussein's terrifying governance of Iraq; 'The Dark Art of Interrogation', a unique investigation into the methods used to extract information from Al-Queda suspects(and others); and 'Intifadah', a previously unpublished account of a month spent on the West Bank, Gaza and Israel during the first Palestinian uprising. Taken together, they confirm Mark Bowden's reputation as perhaps the most incisive and readable investigative journalist currently writing in English.From the reviews of Killing Pablo:'Riveting' Sunday Times Summer Reading'A remarkable opus of investigative journalism' The Times'Powerfully written and well researched' Independent on Sunday'A psychotic safari.' Daily Mail'A well researched and staggering account.' Time Out'A brilliant reconstruction... rich with authentic complexity' Evening Standard
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From the Back Cover:
"Bowden’s range is broad. . . . With heartbreaking detail, [these pieces] reveal his most effective reporting tool: empathy."
—Entertainment Weekly (A)
"Mark Bowden is a master of narrative journalism."
—The New York Times Book Review
About the Author:
Mark Bowden is the bestselling author of Killing Pablo (Atlantic 2002), Finders Keepers (Atlantic 2003), Guests of the Ayatollah (Atlantic 2006) and Black Hawk Down, which was made into a successful film by Ridley Scott. Guests of the Ayatollah is his latest book. He is a national correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly.
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- PublisherAtlantic Books
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1843543036
- ISBN 13 9781843543039
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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