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1	Rumor of War more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist This powerful memoir chronicles Caputo's hitch in Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant, describing his transformation from an idealistic young soldier into a ruthless killer, and then to a cynical critic of war's sickening waste and madness. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Acts of Faith more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Philip Caputo, who has been fascinated by Africa for all his adult life, returns to the world of HORN OF AFRICA (1980) to tell a tense, panoramic, and up-to-the-minute story set amidst the civil war in southern Sudan. Caputo's large international cast includes pilots, warlords, missionaries, mercenaries, revolutionaries, and people who want ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
3	10,000 Days of Thunder: A History of the Vietnam War more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist From a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, this clear, picture-filled survey of the Vietnam War, starting with the history of 20th-century communism and pre-American involvement and ending with the war's residual effects, gives the views of almost everyone involved, including both American soldiers and Viet Cong. Explorations of the many different ... see all copies from £7.41! new only from £8.53! \| first editions
4	Exiles more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Three powerful novellas: A young man on his way to a funeral meets an upper-class couple who take him under their wing because he resembles their dead son; a stranger on a small island creates trouble; and a soldier in the Vietnam war stalks a tiger that has killed his sergeant, with devastating results that are both physical and psychological. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £10.71! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Ghosts of Tsavo: Stalking the Mystery Lions of East Africa more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Novelist Philip Caputo explores the East African maneless lion whose prey is human beings. He carefully separates fact from myth and considers the many possible reasons for the lions' lack of manes. As Caputo said in a Publishers Weekly interview (05/20/2002), "Something comes over you when you're in these areas that are dominated by big predators ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
6	Horn of Africa more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Three men travel to the extremities of their known existence, finding themselves lost in a world from which they find it difficult to return. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Ghost of Tsavo: Tracking the Mythic Lions of East Africa more books like this by Philip Caputo, Phillip Caputo add to wishlist Novelist Philip Caputo explores the East African maneless lion whose prey is human beings. He carefully separates fact from myth and considers the many possible reasons for the lions' lack of manes. As Caputo said in a Publishers Weekly interview (05/20/2002), "Something comes over you when you're in these areas that are dominated by big predators ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	del Corso's Gallery by Philip Caputo add to wishlist see all copies from £4.98! first editions
9	Equation for Evil more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist A young loser named Duane Boggs imprints himself on the public consciousness when he opens fire on a busload of Asian American children in California. Although Boggs then kills himself, the police department wants to investigate his background to discover what drove him to this brutal mad act. Paired in the investigation are a liberal white ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Means of Escape: An Imagined Memoir more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Mixing fact with novelistic techniques, Caputo writes about his life as a journalist for the Chicago Tribune in Beirut, Afghanistan, Israel, South Vietnam, and Africa. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.23! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	Means of Escape: A War Correspondent's Memoir of Life and Death in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Vietnam more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Mixing fact with novelistic techniques, Caputo writes about his life as a journalist for the Chicago Tribune in Beirut, Afghanistan, Israel, South Vietnam, and Africa. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24!
12	Indian country more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Set in the Ojibwa territory of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, this novel describes the emotional and psychological deterioration of a Vietnam veteran named Christian Starkman, who becomes depressed and disoriented upon returning home. He is plagued with guilt because he feels that the death of his boyhood friend in battle was caused by his own ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Voyage more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist On a summer morning at the turn of the 20th century, three teenage boys are sent away from home in a sailboat by their enigmatic father. The boys encounter all the traditional seafaring evils--fog, storms, sharks--and more, including a colorful array of seedy characters and a devastating hurricane that leads to a tense and fascinating dénouement. ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £7.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	13 Seconds: A Look Back at the Kent State Shootings more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist On May 4, 1970, things went terribly wrong on the campus of Kent State University when National Guard troops opened fire on a group of demonstrators who were protesting the war in Vietnam. Four students were killed and many injured in the hail of bullets. Just what happened, and how, remain unclear decades later (including who--if anyone--gave the ... see all copies from £9.97! new only from £31.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Greater Nowheres: Wanderings Across the Outback more books like this by Dave Finkelstein, Jack London, Philip Caputo (Foreword by) add to wishlist A wildly funny journey through the outback-a forbidding adventure for even the most daring Aussie explorers. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £4.98! \| first editions
16 view cover	In the Shadows of the Morning: Wild Lands, Wild Waters, and a Few Untamed People more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist This collection showcases Caputo's essays of worldwide adventure, each imbuedwith the powerful and memorable writing that made him famous. see all copies from £1.50! new only from £1.50!
17 view cover	Delcorsos Gallery more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist A photojournalist and Vietnam veteran named Nicholas DelCorso returns to Saigon, and then to Beirut, where he finds himself in conflict with Dunlap, his former mentor. Dunlap believes it's the duty of the photographer to glorify combat. DelCorso has come to feel that his role is to depict war in all its horror and futility. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
18	Greater Nowheres more books like this by Jack London, Dave Finkelstein, Philip Caputo (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from £4.98! first editions
19 view cover	In the Shadows of the Morning: Essays on Wild Lands, Wild Waters, and a Few Untamed People more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist This extensive book collects all of Caputo's travel adventure essays together for the first time, each imbued with the powerful and memorable writing for which he has become known. see all copies from £6.04! new only from £61.02! \| first editions
20	Means of Escape more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Philip Caputo is a war reporter who has been in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Beirut. This book is an adventure at two levels: a harrowing journey through countries torn by war and a personal journey from Caputo's secure suburban childhood to the dangerous world of the international terrorist. see all copies from £2.47! new only from £6.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	A Rumor of War: With a Twentieth Anniversary PostScript by the Author more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist "A singular and marvelous work." -- The New York Times "Compelling . . . A thoroughly honest view of what the experience of Vietnam meant to a young college graduate, a 'gung-ho' lieutenant in the marine corps who enlisted for the 'heroic experience' of war . . . It is the most eloquent statement yet on what Vietnam was for the lower echelons who ... see all copies from £13.13!
22 view cover	Crossers more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Taking readers from the turn of the 20th century to the present day, the acclaimed author of "Acts of Faith" pens an impeccably crafted story about three generations of an Arizona family forced to confront the violence and loss that have become its inheritance. see all copies from £13.06! new only from £13.29! \| first editions
23	Die Lange Heimkehr by Philip Caputo add to wishlist see all copies from £13.56! new only from £16.20! \| first editions
24	Unter Menschenfressern by Philip; Dempewolf Caputo, E.; Wiesner, L.; Wiemken, S. add to wishlist see all copies from £20.02!
25 view cover	Voyage by Philip Caputo add to wishlist One June morning Cyrus Braithwaite orders his sons to sail from their Maine home and not return until September. The three boys and a friend begin a perilous journey down the East Coast. Almost a century later, Cyrus's great-grandaughter Sybil is determined to unravel the mystery of the voyage. see all copies from £10.35!

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