{"product_id":"book-eg6f","title":"Proof of Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e​“Truly thrilling. Daniel Levin brilliantly conveys both the menace and the evil of Middle Eastern intrigue, and some victories of human kindness over cruelty and despair.”\u003cbr\u003e —Daniel Kahneman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThinking, Fast and Slow \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e “In laying bare the raw human toll of the ferocious and cruel Syrian conflict, \u003ci\u003eProof of Life \u003c\/i\u003easks the reader to make a choice between cynicism and compassion.”\u003cbr\u003e —Ayaan Hirsi Ali, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eInfidel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Daniel Levin was at his office when he got a call from an acquaintance with an urgent, cryptic request to meet in Paris. A young man had gone missing in Syria. No government, embassy, or intelligence agency would help. Could he? Would he? So begins a suspenseful, shocking, and at times brutal true story of one man’s search to find a missing person in Syria over twenty tense days. Levin, a lawyer turned armed-conflict negotiator, uses his extensive contacts to chase leads throughout the Middle East, meeting with powerful sheikhs, drug lords, and sex traffickers in his pursuit of the truth. He also discovers remarkable people who retain their essential goodness and spirit in the face of adversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eProof of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Levin dives deep into a shadowy world where few have access—an underground industry of war where everything is for sale, including arms, drugs, and even people. He offers a fascinating study of how people use leverage to get what they want from one another and where no one does a favor without wanting something in return, whether it’s immediately or years down the road.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProof of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-paced thriller wrapped in a memoir, a must-read for anyone interested in power dynamics, international affairs, the Middle East, or our growing number of forever wars.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The son of a diplomat, Daniel Levin spent his early years in the Middle East and in Africa and then trained as a lawyer. Currently a board member of the Liechtenstein Foundation for State Governance, he has, for the past twenty years, worked with governments and development institutions worldwide, focusing on economic development and political reform through financial literacy, political inclusion, and constitutional initiatives. He is also engaged in track 3 diplomacy and mediation efforts in war zones. Levin’s first book, Nothing but a Circus: \u003ci\u003eMisadventures among the Powerful\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in Germany, Japan, Russia, and the UK. \u003ci\u003eProof of Life\u003c\/i\u003e is his first book to be published in the United States. He lives outside New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348863689008,"sku":"BDeg6f","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49348863721776,"sku":"ZEeg6f","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49348863754544,"sku":"ZMeg6f","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/61535-eg6f-Square.jpg?v=1734236043","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-eg6f","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}