{"product_id":"9781596438576","title":"Mike's Place : A True Story of Love, Blues, and Terror in Tel Aviv","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eMike's Place\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jack Baxter, Joshua Faudem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA nonfiction graphic novel about the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv in 2003 -- from documentary film makers Jack Baxter and Josh Faudem.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's a rule at Mike's Place: never, ever talk politics or religion. At this blues bar on the Tel Aviv beachfront, an international cast of characters mingles with the locals, and everyone is welcome to grab a beer and forget the conflict outside. At least, that's the story Jack and Joshua want to tell in their documentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut less than a month after they begin filming, Mike's Place is the target of a deadly suicide bombing. Jack, Joshua, and the Mike's Place family survive the only way they know how-by keeping the camera rolling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by filmmakers Jack Baxter and Joshua Faudem and illustrated by award-winning cartoonist Koren Shadmi, \u003ci\u003eMike's Place\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the true story of an infamous terrorist attack in painstaking detail. Rarely has the slow build to tragedy, and the rebirth that follows, been captured with such a compassionate and unflinching eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Mike's Place is an astonishing achievement; a remarkable insight into Israeli youth culture and the deep ironies of politics and war. An incredibly rich, absorbing and passionate account of a harrowing event and its aftermath.” —\u003ci\u003eSteve Brodner, author of Freedom Fries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mike's Place is beautiful and true, exciting and tragic\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003ea perfect non-fiction saga that helps expand what the graphic novel can do. Start reading it now; you'll miss your subway stop.” —\u003ci\u003eDarin Strauss, author of Half a Life: A Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a well-written and drawn graphic novel that brings home the violence that the people in Israel face daily. . . The senseless violence is brought to life.” —\u003ci\u003eVOYA, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781596438576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"First Second","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40596022624462,"sku":"9781596438576","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_5b53d360-9d4b-468e-a5a9-d0c624a1e589.jpg?v=1637847441","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781596438576","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}