{"product_id":"the-feather-thief-9780099510666","title":"The Feather Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirk Wallace Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e served in Iraq with the US Agency for International Development in Baghdad and Fallujah as the Agency's first co-ordinator for reconstruction in the war-torn city. He went on to found The List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies. His work on behalf of Iraqi refugees was profiled by \u003ci\u003eThis American Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e, the subject of a feature-length documentary, \u003ci\u003eThe List\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eTo Be a Friend is Fatal\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Senior Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, and the recipient of fellowships from the American Academy in Berlin, Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony, and the Wurlitzer Foundation, his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, son and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/i\u003e truly is a tale of obsession . . . A wonderfully assured writer, [Johnson] takes us on a curious journey into the past . . . Vivid and arresting. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating investigation of a seriously ridiculous crime * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003eWithin pages I was hooked. This is a weird and wonderful book . . . Johnson is a master of pacing and suspense . . . it’s a tribute to Johnson’s storytelling gifts that when I turned the last page I felt bereft. * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Feather Thief\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting read. It also stands, I believe, as a reminder of how an obsession with the ornaments of nature — be they feathers, bird eggs or ivory — can wreak havoc on our scientific heritage * Nature *\u003cbr\u003eWeird and wonderful * The Tablet *","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732254732631,"sku":"9780099510666","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099510666.jpg?v=1719996153","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-feather-thief-9780099510666","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}