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“A legendary warrior with a fine eye for enduring lessons about leadership, courage, and consequence” (Tom Brokaw), General Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the United States Army after serving as the top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and the commander of the International Security Assistance Force. The former director of the Joint Staff and commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, he is a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and the cofounder of the McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting firm. Taking its title from the official U.S. Army Ranger Creed, My Share of the Task explores the major episodes and controversies of an eventful career.

In conversation with Mark Bowden, bestselling author of Black Hawk Down and The Finish.

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Mark Bowden presenta The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden.

Mark Bowden, author of the international bestseller Black Hawk Down, and a preeminent chronicler of our military and special forces, will discuss and sign his new book The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden ($26.00 Atlantic Monthly Press). With access to key sources, Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded. Gregory Johnsen, a former Fulbright Fellow in Yemen, is a PhD candidate at Princeton University and a frequent guest on NPR. Johnsen will discuss and sign his new book The Last Refuge: Yemen, al-Qaeda, and America’s War in Arabia ($27.95 W.W. Norton), a gripping account of how al-Qaeda in Yemen rebounded from an initial defeat to once again threaten the United States. (jpmoore)… (més)

From Mark Bowden, acclaimed author of Black Hawk Down and today's preeminent chronicler of the actions of our military and special forces, comes an intensely gripping account of the hunt for and elimination of Osama bin Laden. With unprecedented access to key sources and his great gift for storytelling, this unrivaled account takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded. The story focuses on bin Laden, who maintained a stream of despairing correspondence in hiding in the year before his death, and on President Obama, perceived by many as an anti-war candidate, whose evolving views and enormous responsibilities have turned him into one of the most determined warriors ever to inhabit the White House.

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Venue: Maryville University Auditorium

From Mark Bowden, the preeminent chronicler of our military and special forces, comes The Finish, a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded. Originally from St. Louis before reporting for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Vanity Fair, and The Atlantic, Bowden is the author of nine books, including the #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down.

Location: Street: Maryville University Auditorium Additional: 650 Maryville University Drive City: Saint Louis, Province: Missouri Postal Code: 63141 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

The Finish: The Killing of Osama bin Laden Mark Bowden An award-winning national correspondent for the Atlantic, Mark Bowden is the author of numerous books of investigative journalism, including the New York Times bestselling classic of war reporting, Black Hawk Down. Floodlighting modern war with first-person accounts of the courage and brutality of battle, the book was a finalist for the National Book Award and was adapted into a major film. Bowden’s other books include Killing Pablo, winner of the Overseas Press Club’s Cornelius Ryan Award for book of the year, and Guests of the Ayatollah, listed by Newsweek as one of “The 50 Books for Our Times.” His new book, The Finish is a blow-by-blow account of the hunt for Bin Laden from the war room to Abbottabad, where the special forces eliminated the terrorist mastermind. Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) This is a FREE event; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click here

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As he did in Black Hawk Down for the 1993 Mogadishu operation that left eighteen American soldiers dead, Bowden has written a definitive account of the search for and killing of Osama bin Laden. Combining deep knowledge of U.S. special forces, access to government decision-makers, and his narrative skills, Bowden has fashioned a suspenseful chronicle.

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Mark Bowden debat The Best Game Ever.

"Mark Bowden, the bestselling author of Black Hawk Down, will discuss and sign his new book The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL ($23.00 Atlantic Monthly Press). Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the game, this remarkable story of the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Colts and the Giants - considered by many to be the greatest football game ever played - delivers a brilliant narrative on the game itself, the story behind the key players in that game, and the effect the contest had on the modern game of football and today's NFL." (jpmoore)… (més)

Mark Bowden llegeix The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL.

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Fifty years ago, 45 million people—the largest crowd to ever witness a football game—tuned in to a match-up that would forever change the face of American sports. According to former Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and bestselling author of Black Hawk Down, Mark Bowden, it was the perfect confluence of great players, great coaches, new tactics—and the omnipresence of television—ushering in the modern era of American football. (ablachly)… (més)