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- 9780393635089
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393635082
ISBN-13
9780393635089
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038277232
Product Key Features
Book Title
Six Days in August : the Story of Stockholm Syndrome
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, Europe / Scandinavia, Psychopathology / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd)
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Psychology, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-058100
Reviews
Fascinating.... tightly paced and reads like a thriller novel; King's writing is electrifying but never lurid.... Six Days in August is a true-crime book that has real appeal to all readers--it's a thrilling look back at a robbery that remains one of the most bizarre crimes of the 20th century., A mesmerizing account, not only of the first bank heist to become a global media sensation as it was happening, but of how our understanding of 'Stockholm Syndrome' is all wrong. Six Days in August is impeccably researched, with characters out of central casting and riveting dialogue. Black humor, Scandinavian noir, and it's all true., Fascinating...tightly paced and reads like a thriller novel; King's writing is electrifying but never lurid...Six Days in August is a true-crime book that has real appeal to all readers--it's a thrilling look back at a robbery that remains one of the most bizarre crimes of the 20th century., Suspenseful.... A true-crime page-turner about one of the more notorious bank heists of the past half century., From its opening scene, in which a gun-toting man in a wig, makeup, and sunglasses bursts into a bank in central Stockholm and shouts 'The party starts!,' Six Days in August reads like a movie...[King] is adept at teasing out the humanity of the criminals as well as their victims, helping the reader to understand the unlikely and psychologically complex bonds that develop between victim and oppressor., Suspenseful...A true-crime page-turner about one of the more notorious bank heists of the past half century., Offers a blow-by-blow account of this thrilling, terrible, strange event...Engrossing, well-researched, and tailor-made for true crime enthusiasts., Offers a blow-by-blow account of this thrilling, terrible, strange event.... Engrossing, well-researched, and tailor-made for true crime enthusiasts.
Synopsis
The definitive account of the bizarre hostage drama that gave rise to the term "Stockholm syndrome.", The definitive account of the bizarre hostage drama that gave rise to the term "Stockholm syndrome." On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, "The party starts!" This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis--and media circus--that would mesmerize the world, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister himself. As policemen and reporters encircled the bank, the crime-in-progress turned into a high-stakes thriller broadcast on live television. Inside the building, meanwhile, complicated emotional relationships developed between captors and captives that would launch a remarkable new concept into the realm of psychology, hostage negotiation, and popular culture. Based on a wealth of previously unpublished sources, including rare film footage and unprecedented access to the main participants, Six Days in August captures the surreal events in their entirety, on an almost minute-by-minute basis. It is a rich human drama that blurs the lines between loyalty and betrayal, obedience and defiance, fear and attraction--and a groundbreaking work of nonfiction that forces us to consider "Stockholm syndrome" in an entirely new light., On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, "The party starts!" This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis--and media circus--that would mesmerize the world, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister himself. As policemen and reporters encircled the bank, the crime-in-progress turned into a high-stakes thriller broadcast on live television. Inside the building, meanwhile, complicated emotional relationships developed between captors and captives that would launch a remarkable new concept into the realm of psychology, hostage negotiation, and popular culture. Based on a wealth of previously unpublished sources, including rare film footage and unprecedented access to the main participants, Six Days in August captures the surreal events in their entirety, on an almost minute-by-minute basis. It is a rich human drama that blurs the lines between loyalty and betrayal, obedience and defiance, fear and attraction--and a groundbreaking work of nonfiction that forces us to consider "Stockholm syndrome" in an entirely new light., On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, "The party starts " This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis--and media circus--that would mesmerize the country, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister. By the end, the police and press alike would have a new way to understand the complicated emotional relationship between captor and captive. Based on a wealth of previously unavailable sources, including rare film footage, and unprecedented access to the main participants, Six Days in August is a groundbreaking work of nonfiction--a rich human drama of loyalty and betrayal, obedience and defiance, fear and attraction.
LC Classification Number
HV7040.S7K56 2020
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