{"product_id":"some-people-need-killing-a-memoir-of-murder-in-my-country","title":"Some People Need Killing:  A Memoir of Murder in My Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e’S #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR • A\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tragic, elegant, vital . . . Evangelista risked her life to tell this story.”—Tara Westover, #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEducated\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA “riveting” (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e) account of the Philippines’ state-sanctioned killings of its citizens under President Rodrigo Duterte, hailed as “a journalistic masterpiece” (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“My job is to go to places where people die. I pack my bags, talk to the survivors, write my stories, then go home to wait for the next catastrophe. I don’t wait very long.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome People Need Killing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Evangelista’s meticulously reported and deeply human chronicle of the Philippines’ drug war. For six years, Evangelista documented the killings carried out by police and vigilantes in the name of Duterte’s war on drugs—a crusade that has led to the slaughter of thousands. She immersed herself in the world of killers and survivors and captured the atmosphere of terror created when an elected president decides that some lives are worth less than others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book takes its title from a vigilante Evangelista interviewed, whose words reflected the psychological accomodation the country had made: “I’m really not a bad guy,” he said. “I’m not all bad. Some people need killing.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA profound act of witness and a tour de force of literary journalism, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome People Need Killing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a brilliant dissection of the grammar of violence and an investigation into the human impulses to dominate and resist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Evangelista\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a trauma journalist and former investigative reporter for the Philippine news company Rappler. Her reporting on armed conflict and disaster was awarded the Kate Webb Prize for exceptional journalism in dangerous conditions. She was a Headlands Artist in Residence, a New America ASU Future Security Fellow, and a fellow of the Logan Nonfiction Program, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, and the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma. Her work has earned local and international acclaim. She lives in Manila.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42313303294034,"sku":"0593133145","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0378\/2901\/files\/9780593133149_9d720.jpg?v=1772144296","url":"https:\/\/theaugusttree.com\/products\/some-people-need-killing-a-memoir-of-murder-in-my-country","provider":"The August Tree","version":"1.0","type":"link"}