Bulletproof Vest

by Kenneth R. Rosen

Book Overview

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

"Nothing's bulletproof," the salesman said. "The thing's only bullet resistant." The New York Times journalist Kenneth R. Rosen had just purchased his first bulletproof vest and was headed off on assignment. He was travelling into Mosul, Iraq, when he realized that the idea of a bulletproof vest is more effective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501353020
• ISBN13: 9781501353024
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.7" x 6.4"