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Truly thrilling. Daniel Levin brilliantly conveys both the menace and the evil of Middle Eastern intrigue, and some victories of human kindness over cruelty and despair. --Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and New York Times bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow For much of the last decade, Syria has been proclaimed the world's 'worst humanitarian disaster, ' but for most of us its horrors are so far removed from our daily lives that those words mean little. Nobody can say that after reading this gripping book by Daniel Levin. --Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group, and New York Times bestselling author of Us vs. Them Adroitly navigating myriad cultures, linguistic barriers, and dangerous situations, Levin shows that individuals can and do make a difference in the face of profound adversity. In laying bare the raw human toll of the ferocious and cruel Syrian conflict, Proof of Life asks the reader to make a choice between cynicism and compassion for Syria and for all those who continue to suffer. --Ayaan Hirsi Ali, New York Times bestselling author of Infidel Daniel Levin is a rarity -- one of those people who knows how the world really works--and his pulsating tale of a hostage rescue mission in the badlands of the Middle East is in a genre of its own. --Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World Proof of Life is a true James Bond story for our time, whose hero carries a voice recorder instead of a gun. The portraits of Beirut and Dubai, and the horrors of the Syrian war are devastating. --Helen C. Epstein, author of Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror Daniel Levin tells the story of Syria's complex web of armed groups, political interests, and social issues through the lens of a single story. Few books capture the depth of Syria's tragedy and the human dimension like Proof of Life. --Vali Nasr, Professor of Middle East Studies, Johns Hopkins University, and New York Times bestselling author of The Shia Revival Like a true-life Graham Greene novel, Proof of Life is the behind-the-scenes story of intrigue, danger, kidnapping, and negotiation inside Syria's brutal civil war. How do wars really look up close--and how can they end? Daniel Levin has brought years of political experience to write a book that moves from Beirut to Istanbul to New York and Paris effortlessly like the best of all thrillers--and that illuminates one of the most complicated and tragic conflicts in modern history. --Janine di Giovanni, Senior Fellow, Yale Jackson Institute, and National Magazine award-winning author of The Morning they Came for Us

Adroitly navigating myriad cultures, linguistic barriers, and dangerous situations, Levin shows that individuals can and do make a difference in the face of profound adversity. In laying bare the raw human toll of the ferocious and cruel Syrian conflict, Proof of Life asks the reader to make a choice between cynicism and compassion for Syria and for all those who continue to suffer. --Ayaan Hirsi Ali, New York Times bestselling author of Infidel From the first to final page, I couldn't stop reading. Proof of Life is a penetrating portrait of how the Middle East operates through webs of power that dehumanize all but a special few. Compelling! --Karen Elliott House, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of On Saudi Arabia For much of the last decade, Syria has been proclaimed the world's 'worst humanitarian disaster, ' but for most of us its horrors are so far removed from our daily lives that those words mean little. Nobody can say that after reading this gripping book by Daniel Levin. --Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group, and New York Times bestselling author of Us vs. Them Daniel Levin is a rarity -- one of those people who knows how the world really works--and his pulsating tale of a hostage rescue mission in the badlands of the Middle East is in a genre of its own. --Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World Proof of Life is a true James Bond story for our time, whose hero carries a voice recorder instead of a gun. The portraits of Beirut and Dubai, and the horrors of the Syrian war are devastating. --Helen C. Epstein, author of Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror Daniel Levin tells the story of Syria's complex web of armed groups, political interests, and social issues through the lens of a single story. Few books capture the depth of Syria's tragedy and the human dimension like Proof of Life. --Vali Nasr, Professor of Middle East Studies, Johns Hopkins University, and New York Times bestselling author of The Shia Revival Like a true-life Graham Greene novel, Proof of Life is the behind-the-scenes story of intrigue, danger, kidnapping, and negotiation inside Syria's brutal civil war. How do wars really look up close--and how can they end? Daniel Levin has brought years of political experience to write a book that moves from Beirut to Istanbul to New York and Paris effortlessly like the best of all thrillers--and that illuminates one of the most complicated and tragic conflicts in modern history. --Janine di Giovanni, Senior Fellow, Yale Jackson Institute, and National Magazine award-winning author of The Morning they Came for Us

From the first to final page, I couldn't stop reading. Proof of Life is a penetrating portrait of how the Middle East operates through webs of power that dehumanize all but a special few. Compelling! --Karen Elliott House, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of On Saudi Arabia For much of the last decade, Syria has been proclaimed the world's 'worst humanitarian disaster, ' but for most of us its horrors are so far removed from our daily lives that those words mean little. Nobody can say that after reading this gripping book by Daniel Levin. --Ian Bremmer, President, Eurasia Group, and New York Times bestselling author of Us vs. Them Daniel Levin is a rarity -- one of those people who knows how the world really works--and his pulsating tale of a hostage rescue mission in the badlands of the Middle East is in a genre of its own. --Tom Wright, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World Proof of Life is a true James Bond story for our time, whose hero carries a voice recorder instead of a gun. The portraits of Beirut and Dubai, and the horrors of the Syrian war are devastating. --Helen C. Epstein, author of Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror Daniel Levin tells the story of Syria's complex web of armed groups, political interests, and social issues through the lens of a single story. Few books capture the depth of Syria's tragedy and the human dimension like Proof of Life. --Vali Nasr, Professor of Middle East Studies, Johns Hopkins University, and New York Times bestselling author of The Shia Revival Like a true-life Graham Greene novel, Proof of Life is the behind-the-scenes story of intrigue, danger, kidnapping, and negotiation inside Syria's brutal civil war. How do wars really look up close--and how can they end? Daniel Levin has brought years of political experience to write a book that moves from Beirut to Istanbul to New York and Paris effortlessly like the best of all thrillers--and that illuminates one of the most complicated and tragic conflicts in modern history. --Janine di Giovanni, Senior Fellow, Yale Jackson Institute, and National Magazine award-winning author of The Morning they Came for Us

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The son of a diplomat, Daniel Levin spent his early years in the Middle East and in Africa and then trained as a lawyer. Currently a board member of the Liechtenstein Foundation for State Governance, he has, for the past twenty years, worked with governments and development institutions worldwide, focusing on economic development and political reform through financial literacy, political inclusion, and constitutional initiatives. He is also engaged in track 3 diplomacy and mediation efforts in war zones. Levin’s first book, Nothing but a Circus: Misadventures among the Powerful, was published in Germany, Japan, Russia, and the UK. Proof of Life is his first book to be published in the United States. He lives outside New York City.

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