The Resource In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
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- Summary
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- A biography of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- "When Marie Colvin was killed in an artillery attack in Homs, Syria, in 2012, at age fifty-six, the world lost a fearless and iconoclastic war correspondent who covered the most significant global calamities of her lifetime. In Extremis, written by her fellow reporter Lindsey Hilsum, is a thrilling investigation into Colvin's epic life and tragic death based on exclusive access to her intimate diaries from age thirteen to her death, interviews with people from every corner of her life, and impeccable research."--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain--Title page verso
- Contents
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- Part I. America. Dead man's branch
- Father and daughter
- Lovers and mentors
- Part II. Middle East. The path of death
- In a man's world
- War, peace, and love
- Part III. The world beyond. We're gonna make you a star
- Leap before you look
- The face in the mirror
- Part IV. London. All at sea
- A reckless tide
- Baba Amr
- Isbn
- 9780374175597
- Label
- In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Title
- In extremis
- Title remainder
- the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Statement of responsibility
- Lindsey Hilsum
- Title variation
- Life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- Subject
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women
- Biographies
- Biography
- Biography
- Colvin, Marie
- Colvin, Marie
- Colvin, Marie
- Foreign correspondents
- Foreign correspondents
- Foreign correspondents -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- Journalists
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- United States
- War correspondents
- War correspondents
- War correspondents -- United States -- Biography
- Journalists
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Military
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- A biography of the war correspondent Marie Colvin
- "When Marie Colvin was killed in an artillery attack in Homs, Syria, in 2012, at age fifty-six, the world lost a fearless and iconoclastic war correspondent who covered the most significant global calamities of her lifetime. In Extremis, written by her fellow reporter Lindsey Hilsum, is a thrilling investigation into Colvin's epic life and tragic death based on exclusive access to her intimate diaries from age thirteen to her death, interviews with people from every corner of her life, and impeccable research."--
- Assigning source
- Amazon.com
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DGU/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hilsum, Lindsey
- Dewey number
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- 070.4/3332092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN4874.C647
- LC item number
- H55 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Colvin, Marie
- War correspondents
- Foreign correspondents
- Journalists
- Colvin, Marie
- Foreign correspondents
- Journalists
- War correspondents
- United States
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- War correspondents
- Journalists
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
- Note
- Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-359) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. America. Dead man's branch -- Father and daughter -- Lovers and mentors -- Part II. Middle East. The path of death -- In a man's world -- War, peace, and love -- Part III. The world beyond. We're gonna make you a star -- Leap before you look -- The face in the mirror -- Part IV. London. All at sea -- A reckless tide -- Baba Amr
- Control code
- 1036100743
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780374175597
- Lccn
- 2018022908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40028697527
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036100743
- Label
- In extremis : the life and death of the war correspondent Marie Colvin, Lindsey Hilsum
- Note
- Originally published in 2018 by Chatto & Windus, Great Britain--Title page verso
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-359) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I. America. Dead man's branch -- Father and daughter -- Lovers and mentors -- Part II. Middle East. The path of death -- In a man's world -- War, peace, and love -- Part III. The world beyond. We're gonna make you a star -- Leap before you look -- The face in the mirror -- Part IV. London. All at sea -- A reckless tide -- Baba Amr
- Control code
- 1036100743
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- xviii, 378 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780374175597
- Lccn
- 2018022908
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40028697527
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036100743
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women
- Biographies
- Biography
- Biography
- Colvin, Marie
- Colvin, Marie
- Colvin, Marie
- Foreign correspondents
- Foreign correspondents
- Foreign correspondents -- United States -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- Journalists
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography
- United States
- United States
- War correspondents
- War correspondents
- War correspondents -- United States -- Biography
- Journalists
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Military
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