{"product_id":"blood-and-sand-paperback-by-frank-gardner-1","title":"Blood and Sand Paperback by Frank Gardner","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eBantam\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2015-10-27)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e528\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780857502438\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e367.42\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e19.81 x 12.7 x 3.15\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOn the June 6, 2004, while on assignment in Riyadh, BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner and cameraman Simon Cumbers were ambushed by Islamist gunmen. Simon was killed outright. Frank was hit in the shoulder and leg. As he lay in the dust, a figure stood over him and pumped four more bullets into his body at point-blank range...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst all the odds, Frank Gardner survived. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, although partly paralysed, Frank continues to travel the world, reporting and making documentaries for the BBC. This acclaimed memoir was brought up to date with a new chapter that recounted his return to Saudi Arabia for the first time since he was shot and the story he tells continues to move and inspire, and remains an affirmation of his deep understanding of - and affection for - the Islamic world in these uncertain times.\u003cbr\u003e___\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gardner tells his remarkable tale well and bravely, with an astonishing lack of anger and enduring love and respect for the Islamic world'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brave, unsentimental and genuinely inspiring'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEVENING STANDARD \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What makes Gardner's moving, often humorous, deeply personal story so important is the fact that he has woven into it a brilliantly dispassionate, clear-eyed account of the Islamic world'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSCOTSMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A witty, self-deprecating, inspiring testament'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eBorn in 1961, Frank Gardner has been the BBC's Security Correspondent since 2002. He holds a degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies. In 2004, while filming in Saudi Arabia, he was ambushed by terrorists, shot multiple times and left for dead. He survived and returned to active news reporting within a year. Although paralysed in the legs, he still travels extensively, reporting from Ukraine to Colombia to Saudi Arabia. Awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to journalism, Frank published his bestselling memoir, \u003ci\u003eBlood and Sand\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2006. His first novel, the thriller \u003ci\u003eCrisis\u003c\/i\u003e, which introduced readers to SIS operative Luke Carlton, was a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eNo.1 bestseller. The second and third Luke Carlton thrillers, \u003ci\u003eUltimatum \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOutbreak, \u003c\/i\u003ewere also bestsellers, as was the fourth, the Taiwan-set \u003ci\u003eInvasion.\u003c\/i\u003e Frank Gardner lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46555274969249,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780857502438","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780857502438_2dff5f87-faf5-4151-9b36-bf48aa205316.jpg?v=1781782448","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/blood-and-sand-paperback-by-frank-gardner-1","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}