American hostage
Micah Garen
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American hostage
by Micah Garen
Published
2005
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pages
273
ISBN-13
9780743276603
ISBN-10
0743276604
Description
A story of hope, love, survival, and the struggle to bring back alive a hostage in Iraq. Micah Garen and Marie-Hélène Carleton were journalists and filmmakers working on a documentary about the looting of Iraq's archaeological sites, with their Iraqi translator Amir Doshi. In the late summer of 2004, Marie-Hélène returned home while Micah remained for a final two weeks of filming. Then something went horribly wrong: Micah and Amir were kidnapped. This is the memoir of Micah's harrowing abduction and survival in captivity, as well as the heroic and successful struggle of Marie-Hélène, along with family and friends, to win Micah's and Amir's release. Marie-Hélène took a risky step: instead of relying on the authorities, she used her experience in Iraq to construct a massive grassroots effort to reach out to Micah's captors and plead for his release. The world watched and waited as the drama unfolded, but the authors, now safely home and engaged, detail the untold story.--From publisher description.
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How many pages are in American hostage?
This edition of American hostage has approximately 273 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, American hostage typically takes between 5h 41m and 3h 48m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 68,250 words and common reading speeds.
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The estimated word count for American hostage is approximately 68,250 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
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Who is the author of American hostage?
American hostage was written by Micah Garen.
When was American hostage published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2005. The original work may have been published on a different date.