{"product_id":"9780743288552","title":"Tell Them I Didn't Cry : A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTell Them I Didn't Cry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jackie Spinner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her gripping account of the Iraq war, Jackie Spinner goes beyond the headlines to reveal the challenges of reporting news in a place where danger and fear accompany journalists everywhere.\u003c\/b\u003e This is a vivid and personal story of her time in Iraq -- where for thirteen months she covered the war from its center in Baghdad, Fallujah, Kurdistan, and Abu Ghraib -- and of being transformed from a naive woman and rookie correspondent into a seasoned foreign reporter. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jackie's account is punctuated by brief vignettes written by her identical twin sister, Jenny, who watched as Jackie was drawn further and further into a world increasingly fraught with danger. Every morning she looked for Jackie's byline in the Post, knowing only then that her sister had survived another day. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Through it all -- the violence and fear as well as the moments of humor, camaraderie, and warmth -- Jackie Spinner brings home, with brilliant intensity and candor, what it is like to report on a war under exceptional circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Jackie Spinner's poignant memoir of nine months as a foreign correspondent...gives a vivid picture of the sacrifices journalists make in war zones.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Spinner's] harrowing but funny new memoir [is] the most honest war story you'll ever read. This woman is bravery personified.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Jackie Spinner's book is...an odyssey of closely observed and beautifully sequenced stages of an emotional and professional life as a reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e in Iraq.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Ellen Mickiewicz, director, DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy, Duke University\u003cbr\u003e\"Jackie Spinner tells this war story better than any other account.\"\u003cbr\u003e -- Tod Robberson, \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780743288552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40591008170190,"sku":"9780743288552","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_a96400d7-50f6-4bf0-9f7a-5e57bb04f7c8.jpg?v=1637746703","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780743288552","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}