Captive

If you want to read an amazing book, check out Captive, by Jere Van Dyk. . . . What this reporter lived through is, I think, pretty much the most frightening thing a journalist could be subjected to. He wrote a phenomenal book about it that I consumed in about a day. Please read it. --Sebastian Junger, author of War Rich and revealing. . . . Offers a rare and complicated portrait of the Taliban mentality seen through discerning Western eyes. --The Washington Post A vivid portrait of a man under stress and pressure, producing the equivalent of war's high tension and terror. . . . Some of [Van Dyk's] passages inevitably will become part of the canon. --The Boston Globe A gripping tale of endurance and a vivid evocation of Afghanistan's grim realities. --Publishers Weekly A harrowing survival story. --Kirkus Reviews If you want to read an amazing book, check out Captive, by Jere Van Dyk. . . . What this reporter lived through is, I think, pretty much the most frightening thing a journalist could be subjected to. He wrote a phenomenal book about it that I consumed in about a day. Please read it. Sebastian Junger, author of War Rich and revealing. . . . Offers a rare and complicated portrait of the Taliban mentality seen through discerning Western eyes. The Washington Post A vivid portrait of a man under stress and pressure, producing the equivalent of war's high tension and terror. . . . Some of [Van Dyk's] passages inevitably will become part of the canon. The Boston Globe A gripping tale of endurance and a vivid evocation of Afghanistan's grim realities. Publishers Weekly A harrowing survival story. Kirkus Reviews