{"product_id":"9781501353024","title":"Bulletproof Vest","description":"Author: Kenneth R. Rosen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781501353024\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 16 Apr 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 160 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWIRED \u003c\/i\u003e2020 Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. \u003cbr\u003e\"Nothing's bullet\u003ci\u003eproof\u003c\/i\u003e,\" the salesman said. \"The thing's only bullet \u003ci\u003eresistant\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ejournalist Kenneth R. Rosen had just purchased his first bulletproof vest and was headed off on assignment. He was travelling into Mosul, Iraq, when he realized that the idea of a bulletproof vest is more effective than the vest itself. From its very inception, poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide, or Kevlar, was meant for tires. Its humble roots and mundane applications are often lost, as it is now synonymous with body armor, war zones, and domestic terrorism. \u003cbr\u003eWhat Rosen learned through intimate use of his vest was that it acts as a metaphor for all the precautions we take toward digital, physical, and social security. \u003ci\u003eBulletproof Vest\u003c\/i\u003e is at once an introspective journey into the properties and precisions of a bulletproof vest on a molecular level and on the world stage. It's also an ode to living precariously, an open letter that defends the notion that life is worth the risk.\u003cbr\u003eA portion of the author's proceeds will be donated to RISC, a nonprofit that provides emergency medical training to freelance conflict journalists. For more information, go to www.risctraining.org.\u003cbr\u003eObject Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619435008158,"sku":"UBD-9781501353024","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781501353024.jpg?v=1773899656","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781501353024","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}