{"title":"Nick B. Mills","description":"\u003cp\u003eNICK B. MILLS is an associate professor of journalism at Boston University’s College of Communication and the author of \u003cem\u003eKarzai: The Failing American Intervention and the Struggle for Afghanistan\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCombat Photographer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMills has worked as a radio news reporter, anchor, and news director, and has served as a media trainer and consultant internationally. He served in the Peace Corps' Colombia Educational TV project and commanded a U.S. Army combat photo team in Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Mills draws on decades of field experience, including serving as field director of Boston University’s Afghan Media Project, which helped establish the Afghan Media Resource Center. He first met Hamid Karzai in the 1980s, and his book on Karzai draws on months of exclusive personal interviews with the Afghan president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick B. Mills’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"karzai","title":"Karzai: The Failing American Intervention and the Struggle for Afghanistan","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe untold story of Hamid Karzai's dramatic rise to the presidency of Afghanistan and the problems he and his country face\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2004, Hamid Karzai was elected president in Afghanistan's first-ever democratic election. Today, criticized for indecisiveness and targeted for assassination by extremists, President Karzai struggles to build on the country's modest post-Taliban achievements before civil unrest undermines his government.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, author Nick Mills draws on months of candid personal interviews with the charismatic Afghan president to offer a revealing portrait of the figure known to millions by his familiar uniform of karakul cap and long green \u003cem\u003echappan\u003c\/em\u003e. Timely and compelling, \u003cem\u003eKarzai\u003c\/em\u003e tells the fascinating story of a unique leader with a keen intellect, a natural gift for storytelling, and a presidency in peril.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0470134003\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780470134009\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Nick B. Mills","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185548919000,"sku":"9780470134009","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/Karzai_FC_mockup_v2_1661185279_31170a54-e96d-4b69-ad3a-db8b00cbaa53.jpg?v=1790988017"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-nick-b-mills.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}