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“Riveting . . . Well-written and highly compelling."—Wall Street Journal
“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.”—Daniel Kahneman, New York Times bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow
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2 authors picked Proof of Life as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Daniel Levin’s book is a gripping, gut-wrenching tale of his search for missing young man in Syria during the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
A gifted international negotiator, Levin also tells a very human and tragic tale, with valuable lessons on how negotiators should approach the most dangerous, high-risk negotiations, where the chances of failure and sorrow are extremely high. Levin writes masterfully, and his story overwhelms the reader with his sense of empathy, tragedy, and yes, even hope, in a part of the world where hope is in short supply.
From Kenneth's list on hostage negotiation.
Daniel Levin’s book is a thrilling and superb read. Like many great books, I read it twice.
While the timeline is short, it captures Syria’s tragedy and evil, and how other states and individuals are complicit in the civil war. It follows the author as he searches for a kidnap victim on behalf of a friend over the course of 3 weeks in the Middle East.
Levin is a lawyer, hostage negotiator and son of a former Israeli Ambassador, who knows the terrain and understands the personalities involved in such conflicts. The story is a gripping and very human tale,…
From Kenneth's list on espionage/spy thrillers that tell very human stories.
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