Synopsis
"Americans in the Crosshairs, Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century," is an up-close and personal description of modern-day terrorism. It is the only book on the shelf directed at the general public that covers the whole subject, from "How on earth could a person ever become a suicide bomber?" to "How can I protect my family?" But even more important, "Americans in the Crosshairs" is based on the author's personal experience with terrorism, guerrilla wars and failed states. The author lived in Guatemala during the late 1970s and early 80s, when some 200,000 civilians were killed by the Guatemalan Army, and thousands of others were killed by leftist guerrillas. Hundreds of his friends and colleagues were killed and dozens were tortured. He helped hide some of his friends and spirited others out of the country through a modern underground railroad. His own life was threatened--twice. Since then, the author has traveled through more than 90 nations, interviewing thousands of people who have suffered from genocides and civil wars or who have lived in black holes and failed states. No other book can give you the feel of terrorism--no other book can help you understand why it exists, what it is like, and what we can do about it--as well as "Americans in the Crosshairs."
About the Author
Roland Bunch has worked for 39 years in agricultural development among subsistence farmers. In the process he has traveled through over 90 nations, most of them in the developing world. Though he was born and spent his childhood in California, virtually his entire adult life was spent living in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and Bolivia. Note that four of these five countries have experienced major twentieth century guerrilla wars or peasant revolutions. Roland has worked as a consultant in agricultural development for the Ford Foundation, Cornell University, CARE, Save the Children, OXFAM, and NGOs of half a dozen European nations, as well as the governments of five countries. He has been a member of the advisory board of three organizations and the directive board of three others. And he was a member of the United Nations Millennium Project's Task Force on Hunger, immediately under Kofi Annan and Jeffrey Sachs. In 1977 Roland self-published "The Highland Maya, Patterns of Life and Clothing in Indian Guatemala." It sold 12,000 copies in eight years before he let it go out of print. In 1982, he published "Two Ears of Corn, A Guide to People-Centered Agricultural Improvement," a book about how to design programs of agricultural development. "Two Ears of Corn" has been translated into ten languages (including Arabic, Thai, Vietnamese and Gujarati) and has sold over 70,000 copies. It continues to sell well today. Roland has been nominated for the Global 500 Award, the End the Hunger Prize of the President of the United States and the World Food Prize, which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize for agriculture.
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