{"product_id":"glock-the-rise-of-americas-gun-paperback","title":"Glock: The Rise of America's Gun - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul M. Barrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Glock pistol is America's Gun. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists and coveted by cops and crooks alike. Created in 1982 by Gaston Glock, the pistol arrived in America at a fortuitous time. Law enforcement agencies had concluded that their agents and officers, armed with standard six-round revolvers, were getting \"outgunned\" by drug dealers with semi-automatic pistols; they needed a new gun. With its lightweight plastic frame and large-capacity spring-action magazine, the Glock was the gun of the future. You could drop it underwater, toss it from a helicopter, or leave it out in the snow, and it would still fire. It was reliable, accurate, lightweight, and cheaper to produce than Smith and Wesson's revolver. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with corporate intrigue, political maneuvering, Hollywood glitz, bloody shoot-outs--and an attempt on Gaston Glock's life by a former lieutenant--\u003ci\u003eGlock \u003c\/i\u003eis not only the inside account of how Glock the company went about marketing its pistol to police agencies and later the public, but also a compelling chronicle of the evolution of gun culture in America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAUL M. BARRETT\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant managing editor of \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Islam: The Struggle for the Soul of a Religion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Black: A True Story of Race in America\u003c\/i\u003e. Barrett lives and works in New York City. For more information, go to GlockTheBook.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45602436448300,"sku":"9780307719959","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/glock-the-rise-of-americas-gun-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}