{"product_id":"blood-makes-the-grass-grow-green-a-year-in-the-desert-with-team-america-paperback","title":"Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green: A Year in the Desert with Team America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohnny Rico\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohnny Rico\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of\u003ci\u003e Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green\u003c\/i\u003e and works as a freelance writer for magazines such as \u003ci\u003eGQ, Penthouse, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eHis assignments have seen him going undercover in the US Army's CONUS Replacement Center, interviewing mercenaries in Nepal, and racing across the earth as part of the Mongol Rally. He lives in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.24 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43079181631623,"sku":"9780891418979","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dn6uHm5d2e9780891418979.webp?v=1756273813","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/blood-makes-the-grass-grow-green-a-year-in-the-desert-with-team-america-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}