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Sebastian Junger
Author
Language
English
Description
"A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death--and what might follow--by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children....
2) Freedom
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe"--
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding — "tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival.Tribe explains why we are stronger when we come together, and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world.
4) WAR
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In his breakout bestseller, The Perfect Storm,Los Angeles Times Book Review). Now, Junger turns his brilliant and empathetic eye to the reality of combat--the fear, the honor, and the trust among men in an extreme situation whose survival depends on their absolute commitment to one another. His on-the-ground account follows a single platoon through a 15-month tour of duty in the most dangerous outpost in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. Through the...
6) Restrepo
Publisher
Virgil Films And Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
This documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, Restrepo, named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats.
7) Korengal
Publisher
SABOTEUR MEDIA
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Every bit as intense and affecting as Oscar-nominated *Restrepo*, the follow-up KORENGAL goes a step further in bringing the reality of war into peoples' living rooms... The same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war. KORENGAL explains how war works, what it feels like and what it does to the young men who fight it. *"The film is a tribute to the courage, tenacity and sorrow of the men with their...
Publisher
SABOTEUR MEDIA
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Going to war is confusing, but it's nothing compared to coming home. **Academy Award** nominee Sebastian Junger, author of *The Perfect Storm*, accompanied two combat veterans and a photojournalist on a 300-mile walk along the railroad lines from Washington D.C. to Pittsburgh. Sleeping under bridges, bathing in rivers and dodging the police, they encounter a country they no longer feel a part of. Recreating the closeness of soldiers in combat, they...
