{ "item_title" : "Fobbit", "item_author" : [" "], "item_description" : "An Iraq war comedy that is everything that terrible conflict was not: beautifully planned and perfectly executed; funny and smart and lyrical; a triumph (Darin Strauss, author of Half a Life).   Fobbit 'fä-bit, noun. Definition: A US soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003–2011). Pejorative.   In the satirical tradition of Catch-22 and M*A*S*H, Fobbit, a New York Times Notable Book, takes us into the chaotic world of Baghdad's Forward Operating Base Triumph. The Forward Operating base, or FOB, is like the back-office of the battlefield—where people eat and sleep, and where a lot of soldiers have what looks suspiciously like a desk job. Male and female soldiers are trying to find an empty Porta Potty in which to get acquainted, grunts are playing Xbox and watching NASCAR between missions, and a lot of the senior staff are more concerned about getting to the chow hall in time for the Friday night all-you-can-eat seafood special than worrying about little things like military strategy.   Darkly humorous and based on the author's own experiences in Iraq, Fobbit is a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war.   This novel nails the comedy and the pathos, the boredom and the dread, crafting the Iraq War's answer to Catch-22. —Publishers Weekly, starred review", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers2/ebook/84/40/9780802194084_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "11.82", "our_price" : "11.82", "club_price" : "11.82", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "club_savings_amt" : "0", "club_savings_pct" : "0" } }

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