{"product_id":"getting-to-know-the-general-by-graham-greene-9780099529033","title":"Getting To Know The General","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 1981 my bag was packed for my fifth visit to Panama when the news came to me over the telephone of the death of General Omar Torrijos Herrera, my friend and host. At that moment the idea came to me to write a short personal memoir of a man I had grown to love over those five years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGetting To Know The General\u003c\/em\u003e is Graham Greene's account of a five-year personal involvement with Omar Torrijos, ruler of Panama from 1968-81, and Sergeant Chuchu, one of the few men in the National Guard whom the General trusted completely. It is a fascinating tribute to an inspirational politician in the vital period of his country's history, and to an unusual and enduring friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48228603298028,"sku":"9780099529033","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099529033-getting-to-know-the-general-1.jpg?v=1787606609","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/getting-to-know-the-general-by-graham-greene-9780099529033","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}