{"product_id":"the-human-scale-a-novel","title":"The Human Scale: A Novel","description":"\u003csection aria-labelledby=\"book-overview\"\u003e\u003ch2 id=\"book-overview\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eThe Human Scale\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLawrence Wright brings a murder investigation into the contested landscape of Israel and Palestine. Palestinian American FBI agent Tony Malik and Israeli police officer Yossi Ben-Gal must work together despite the assumptions each brings to the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir uneasy partnership gives the thriller its central question: whether trust between individuals can survive the pressures of identity, history, and violence. Wright draws on his reporting experience while telling a fictional story through characters with conflicting loyalties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a book club, the investigation opens a discussion of how personal experience shapes evidence, judgment, and the willingness to listen. Malik and Ben-Gal’s relationship also raises a question that reaches beyond the case: what responsibilities do people have to one another when their communities tell different stories about the same place? The novel approaches a large conflict through the choices of individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lawrence Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Knopf hardcover, March 11, 2025; 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780593537831\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eElliot’s Reading Perspective\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e assessment, Elliot praises Wright for using differing perspectives to sustain a sense of shared humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/book-club\/the-human-scale-book-club-reading-guide\"\u003eRead The Human Scale Book Club reading guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003c!-- Context: The Human Scale; Lawrence Wright; political thriller; Israel and Palestine; trust; Elliot Ackerman Book Club. --\u003e","brand":"Lawrence Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47669780086946,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0717\/9200\/1186\/files\/The_Human_Scale_-_Lawrence_Wright.jpg?v=1785796623","url":"https:\/\/elliotackerman.net\/products\/the-human-scale-a-novel","provider":"Elliot Ackerman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}