{"product_id":"the-contractorisbn-9781941631843","title":"The Contractor","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lot has been written about the time contractor Raymond Davis spent in a Pakistani jail in 2011. Unfortunately, much of it is misleading—or downright false—information. \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, the man at the center of the controversy tells his side of the story for the very first time. In The Contractor: How I Landed in a Pakistani Prison and Ignited a Diplomatic Crisis, Davis offers an up-close and personal look at the 2011 incident in Lahore, Pakistan, that led to his imprisonment and the events that took place as diplomats on both sides of the bargaining table scrambled to get him out.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow did a routine drive turn into front-page news? Davis dissects the incident before taking readers on the same journey he endured while trapped in the Kafkaesque Pakistani legal system. As a veteran security contractor, Davis had come to terms with the prospect of dying long before the January 27, 2011 shooting, but nothing could prepare him for being a political pawn in a game with the highest stakes imaginable.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn eye-opening memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Contractor\u003c\/i\u003e takes the veil off Raymond Davis's story and offers a sober reflection on the true cost of the War on Terror.\"Reading Ray's account brought back a lot of memories about the difficult challenges he faced. The book is a tribute to those public servants like Ray who quietly do their job, put their lives on the line, and will do whatever is necessary to protect and defend their country. He is a silent patriot.\"  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Leon E. Panetta, Chairman of The Panetta Institute for Public Policy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is a former United States Army soldier and military contractor who became the center of an international maelstrom after his involvement in a shooting in Lahore, Pakistan on January 27, 2011. Born and raised in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, Davis spent 10 years in the army, the last six of which he spent as a member of the Special Forces. After being discharged from the army in 2003 because of an injury, Davis worked as a private contractor providing operational security in Afghanistan and Pakistan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStorms Reback\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books \u003ci\u003eAll In: The (Almost) Entirely True History of the World Series of Poker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFarha on Omaha: Expert Strategy for Beating Cash Games and Tournaments\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShip It Holla Ballas!: How a Bunch of 19-Year-Old College Dropouts Used the Internet to Become Poker's Loudest, Craziest, and Richest Crew\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and children.","brand":"BenBella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305312440549,"sku":"NP9781941631843","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781941631843.jpg?v=1730760102","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-contractorisbn-9781941631843","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}