{"product_id":"and-west-is-west-1","title":"And West Is West","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e“This compelling debut novel, which won the PEN\/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, dramatically examines the insidious role unrestrained technology plays in the moral and ethical corruption of people, institutions, and government . . . This is an excellent story, well told, suspenseful, and tragic.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When Jessica, a young Air Force drone pilot in Nevada, is tasked with launching a missile against a suspected terrorist halfway across the world, she realizes that though women and children are in the crosshairs of her screen, she has no choice but to follow orders. Ethan, a young Wall Street quant, is involved in a more bloodless connection to war when he develops an algorithm that enables his company’s clients to profit by exploiting the international financial instability caused by \u003ci\u003eexactly\u003c\/i\u003e this kind of antiterrorist strike. These two are only minor players, but their actions have global implications that tear lives apart—including their own. \u003ci\u003eAnd West Is West \u003c\/i\u003eis a politically and socially charged book whose author has crafted a terrifyingly real scenario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Impressive and keenly relevant to our time. \u003ci\u003eAnd West Is West\u003c\/i\u003e moves seamlessly between drone strikes and high-speed trading on Wall Street. I devoured it in forty-eight hours, and during the hours I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it. I still am . . . This writer can write; these characters are real; the story is crackerjack.” \u003cb\u003e—Barbara Kingsolver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I’m impressed by the power of Ron Childress’s voice and the accuracy with which he describes human behavior. He’s an intelligent and gifted writer who doesn’t show off--he knows how to tell a story that you won’t forget.” \u003cb\u003e—Terry McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Workman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"9781622318797","offer_id":40952984469681,"sku":"9781622318797","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1210\/1100\/products\/9781616205393-optimized_53721342-073b-45dd-a59f-ec402ac73f46.jpg?v=1693543867","url":"https:\/\/workman-feed-prod.myshopify.com\/products\/and-west-is-west-1","provider":"zzz_Workman Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}