The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad Schalit from Hamas, by Gershon Baskin

THE NEGOTIATOR is the only behind-the-scenes account of the negotiations to release abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit. This new work is the remarkable story of Gershon Baskin, who acted on his own initiative to create a secret back channel between Hamas and the Israeli government to secure a prisoner exchange. Through clandestine meetings, nightly e-mails, frantic text messages and tenacious negotiations, Baskin succeeded where official mediators had failed, paving the way for the deal that ultimately brought Gilad home. Read the story that continues to capture headlines worldwide!