{"product_id":"the-life-of-kim-and-the-behavior-of-men-human-bondage-in-the-after-market-of-war-paperback","title":"The Life of Kim and the Behavior of Men: Human Bondage in the After-market of War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRod Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of FIVE AWARDS in 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Silver Award, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), 2025, Military\/Wartime Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Honorable Mention, Forward Indies 2024, War and Military Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Finalist, American Fiction Awards, American Book Fest, 2024, Military Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Finalist, Author of the Year 2025, International Impact Book Awards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Winner, International Impact Awards, June 2024, Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1970, Second Lieutenant Thomas Jefferson Hobbes\u003c\/strong\u003e, fresh out of college and ROTC, finds himself sent to South Korea instead of the expected Vietnam. His arrival at Kimpo Air Base turns his destiny from a war zone to another face of warfare, the destructive interactions between soldiers and camp followers, aka men and women, that are a part of conquest and occupation throughout history and around the world. Utterly unprepared, he follows trails and carves his own, his soul and sense of humanity falling to levels of hell that even Dante would find daunting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful young Korean working girl, known only as Miss Kim, becomes Hobbes's partner and his guide into deception and danger. Pushing through his 13-month tour, he becomes a part of the thoughtless, predatory subculture that binds him to the love of his life, but at an impossible price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 302\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2024)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53448809283891,"sku":"9781956440799","price":24.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/gCgurvrTvc9781956440799.webp?v=1782970028","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-of-kim-and-the-behavior-of-men-human-bondage-in-the-after-market-of-war-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}