{"product_id":"9781101565711","title":"A Safeway in Arizona: What the Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Tells Us About the Grand Canyon State and L ife in America","description":"\u003cb\u003e A riveting account of the state of Arizona, seen through the lens  of the Tucson shootings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn January 8, 2011, twenty-two-year-old Jared Lee Loughner opened  fire at a Tucson meet-and-greet held by U.S. Representative Gabrielle  Giffords. The incident left six people dead and eighteen injured,  including Giffords, whom he shot in the head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author and fifth generation Arizonan Tom Zoellner, a  longtime friend of Giffords's and a field organizer on her  Congressional campaign, uses the tragedy as a jumping-off point to  expose the fault lines in Arizona's political and socioeconomic  landscape that allowed this to happen: the harmful political rhetoric,  the inept state government, the lingering effects of the housing  market's boom and bust, the proliferation and accessibility of guns,  the lack of established communities, and the hysteria surrounding  issues of race and immigration. Zoellner's account includes interviews with those directly involved and effected, including Arizona's controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZoellner offers a revealing portrait of the Southwestern state at a  critical moment in history- and as a symbol of the nation's discontents  and uncertainties. Ultimately, it is his rallying cry for a saner, more  civil way of life\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106330099952,"sku":"9781101565711","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101565711_p0.jpg?v=1763688126","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101565711","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}