Babylon by bus: or, the true story of two friends who gave up their valuable franchise selling Yankees suck t-shirts at Fenway to find meaning and adventure in Iraq, where they became employed by the occupation in jobs for which they lacked qualification and witnessed much that amazed and disturbed them

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Un paio di studenti universitari disordinati descrive come hanno lasciato i loro lavori al dettaglio a Fenway Park per gestire il banco dell’Autorità Provvisoria della Coalizione di Baghdad che serviva da interfaccia tra il CPA e il popolo iracheno, un lavoro durante il quale hanno assistito in prima persona allo stress della guerra contro la gente comune, così come a una serie di attività illegali inquietanti. 60.000 la prima stampa.

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