{"product_id":"american-heiress-book-jeffrey-toobin-9780345803153","title":"American Heiress","description":"\u003cb\u003eA National Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e staff writer and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e, the definitive account of the kidnapping and trial that defined an insane era in American history\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eOn February 4, 1974, Patty Hearst, a sophomore in college and heiress to the Hearst Family fortune, was kidnapped by a ragtag group of self-styled revolutionaries calling itself the Symbonese Liberation Army. The weird turns that followed in this already sensational take are truly astonishing--the Hearst family tried to secure Patty's release by feeding the people of Oakland and San Francisco for free; bank security cameras captured \"Tania\" wielding a machine gun during a roberry; the LAPD engaged in the largest police shoot-out in American history; the first breaking news event was broadcast live on telelvision stations across the country; and then there was Patty's circuslike trial, filled with theatrical courtroom confrontations and a dramatic last-minute reversal, after which the term \"Stockholm syndrome\" entered the lexicon. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ultimately, the saga highlighted a decade in which America seemed to be suffering a collective nervous breakdown. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heiress\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the electrifying lunacy of the time and the toxic mic of sex, politics, and violence that swept up Patty Hearst and captivated the nation.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49585124376849,"sku":"GOR009279316","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49724578890001,"sku":"CIN0345803159A","price":3.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49725434986769,"sku":"CIN0345803159G","price":3.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50104668455185,"sku":"CIN0345803159VG","price":4.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53614846345489,"sku":"NIN9780345803153","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0345803159.jpg?v=1780480200","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/american-heiress-book-jeffrey-toobin-9780345803153","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}