{"product_id":"9780891418979","title":"Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green: A Year in the Desert with Team America","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRico, Johnny\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePresidio Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/24\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eOutrageous, hilarious, and absolutely candid, \u003ci\u003eBlood Makes the Grass Grow Green \u003c\/i\u003eis Johnny Rico’s firsthand account of fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, a memoir that also reveals the universal truths about the madness of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo one would have picked Johnny Rico for a soldier. The son of an aging hippie father, Johnny was overeducated and hostile to all authority. But when 9\/11 happened, the twenty-six-year-old probation officer dropped everything to become an “infantry combat killer.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut if he’d thought that serving his country would be the kind of authentic experience a reader of \u003ci\u003eThe Catcher in the Rye \u003c\/i\u003ewould love, he quickly realized he had another thing coming. In Afghanistan he found himself living a Lord of the Flies existence among soldiers who feared civilian life more than they feared the Taliban–guys like Private Cox, a musical prodigy busy “planning his future poverty,” and Private Mulbeck, who didn’t know precisely which country he was in. Life in a combat zone meant carnage and courage–but it also meant tedious hours standing guard, punctuated with thoughtful arguments about whether Bea Arthur was still alive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUtterly uncensored and full of dark wit, \u003ci\u003eBlood Makes the Grass Grow Green \u003c\/i\u003eis a poignant, frightening, and heartfelt view of life in this and every man’s army.","brand":"Presidio Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215052763391,"sku":"9780891418979","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780891418979_s600x595.jpg?v=1775588461","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780891418979","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}