| The Suspect Lib/E: An Olympic Bombing, the Fbi, the Media, and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle Contributor(s): Alexander, Kent (Author), Salwen, Kevin (Author), Michael, Paul (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1094091669 ISBN-13: 9781094091662 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $98.10 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: November 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Sports & Recreation | Olympics & Paralympics |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
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| Publisher Description: A gripping insider account of the terrorist bombing at the 1996 Olympic Games that captured the world's attention, and the heroic security guard-turned-suspect at the heart of it all On July 27, 1996, a hapless former cop turned hypervigilant security guard named Richard Jewell spotted a suspicious bag in Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park, the town square of the 1996 Summer Games. Inside was a bomb, the largest of its kind in FBI and ATF history. Minutes later, the bomb remotely detonated by the attacker amid a crowd of 50,000 people. But thanks to Jewell, it only killed two and wounded 111, not the hundreds who authorities estimated could have otherwise died. With the eyes of the world on Atlanta, the games continued. But the pressure to find the bomber was intense. Within seventy-two hours, Jewell went from the hero to the FBI's main suspect, a false accusation that forever changed his life and let the true bomber roam free to strike again. In a triumph of reporting and access, Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen's The Suspect is a gripping story of the rise of domestic terrorism in America, the advent of the 24/7 news cycle, and an innocent man's fight to clear his name. |
Contributor Bio(s): Salwen, Kevin: - Journalist Kevin Salwen was a longtime Wall Street Journal reporter and editor who ran the paper's southeastern section during the Olympic Games. He is the coauthor (with his daughter, Hannah) of The Power of Half: One Family's Decision to Stop Taking and Start Giving Back. Alexander, Kent: -Kent Alexander was the US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia at the time of the 1996 Olympics. He spent hundreds of hours working with the FBI to find the bomber, and he ultimately wrote and hand-delivered Richard Jewell's clearance letter Michael, Paul: -Paul Michael, winner of several Earphones Awards, has also won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. He has acted on stage, radio, television, and in feature films in Canada, Great Britain, and the United States. He has had leading roles in series and made-for-television movies and has guest starred in such series as VIP and Alias. He has been nominated for a Canadian Emmy and has recorded over 150 audiobooks, including the international bestseller The Da Vinci Code. |
