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Murder in the High Himalaya: Loyalty, Tragedy, and Escape from Tibet by Jonathan Green Publisher Comments On September 30, 2006, gunfire echoed through thin air on Cho Oyu Mountain. Climbers preparing to summit watched in horror as Chinese guards fired at a group of Tibetans en route to India, executing Kelsang Namtso — a seventeen-year-old Tibetan nun... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam by Frances Fitzgerald Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [479]-485) and index.... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers by Peter Tomsen Publisher Comments As Ambassador and Special Envoy on Afghanistan from 1989 to 1992, Peter Tomsen has had close relationships with Afghan leaders and has dealt with senior Taliban, warlords, and religious leaders involved in the regions conflicts over the last two decades.... (read more) List Price $39.99 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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What Life Was Like in the Jewel in the Crown: British India, Ad 1600-1905 by Time Life Publisher Comments Drawing on art, artifacts, and literature that was left behind, these richly illustrated volumes recount captivating tales of everyday life in long-ago vanished worlds.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire by Jack Weatherford Publisher Comments The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section from The Secret History of the Mongols, leaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Raj: The Making and Unmaking of British India by Lawrence James Publisher Comments In less that one hundred years, the British made themselves the masters of India. They ruled for another hundred, leaving behind the independent nations of India and Pakistan when they finally withdrew in 1947. Both nations would owe much to the British... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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China's Great Leap by Minley Worden Publisher Comments With contributions from some of the most well respected and experienced Chinese writers, journalists, and organizers, China’s Great Leap examines the People’s Republic of China as its government and 1.3 billion people prepare for the 2008... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Kerala: Of Gods & Men by Laurent Aubert Publisher Comments The extraordinary photographs of Johnathan Watts allow us to witness the richness of the Hindu rituals of Kerala and perfectly portray the diversity of peoples and customs in this colourful southern Indian state. The contrasts here are many: light and... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $22.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Retreat from Kabul: The Catastrophic British Defeat in Afghanistan, 1842 by Patrick Macrory Publisher Comments Using research from contemporary letters, dispatches, and journals, author Patrick Macrory provides a gripping account of what is known as the First Afghan War. The war was Britain's folly: at the height of its power in India, Britain sought to... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Pakistan: In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan by Mary Anne Weaver Publisher Comments No nation is more critical to United States foreign policy than Pakistan. Wedged between India and Afghanistan, it is the second-largest country in the Islamic world, and is situated in one of the world's most volatile regions. It has also assumed a... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Foreign Devils on the Silk Road by Peter Hopkirk Publisher Comments The story of the intrepid men who, at great personal risk, led the long–range archaeological raids on the Silk Road, incurring the undying wrath of the ChineseThe Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Bleeding Afghanistan: Washington, Warlords, and the Propaganda of Silence by Sonali Kolhatkar Publisher Comments Through in-depth research and detailed historical context, Sonali Kolhatkar and James Ingalls report on the injustice of U.S. policies in Afghanistan historically and in the post-9/11 era. Drawing from declassified government documents and on-the-ground... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times by George Crile Publisher Comments A bestseller in hardcover, "Charlie Wilsons War" tells what became of the largest covert operation in history. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol to arms-dealer conventions to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Discoveries: Forbidden City (Discoveries) by Gilles Beguin Publisher Comments Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Confessions of a Mullah Warrior by Masood Farivar Publisher Comments Confessions of a Mullah Warrior is the story of one man's extraordinary journey from the heart of the Islamic world to the halls of Harvard University and far beyond. Born into a family whose history is inextricably tied to the history of his country... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power by Tariq Ali Publisher Comments Now in paperback, from a writer with unrivalled access and knowledge, a riveting portrait of America’s closest ally in the war on terror as it spirals into political chaos.The sixth most populous country in the world, Pakistan is the only Islamic... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama by Thomas Laird Synopsis Over the course of three years, journalist Thomas Laird spent more than sixty hours with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in candid, one-on-one interviews that covered history, science, reincarnation, and Buddhism. Laird brings these meetings to life in rich,... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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China by Yann Layma Publisher Comments No Western photographer is as intimately acquainted with China as Yann Layma, who spent nearly half of his twenty-year career working there. Laymas reportage of this vast country is extraordinarily complete: he portrays city and country, traditional... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $7.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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City of Heavenly Tranquility: Beijing in the History of China. Jasper Becker by Jasper Becker Publisher Comments When the world descends on Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, it will find the results of a helter skelter rush for modernization and wealth. In the course of a thousand years, temples and shrines, palaces, and gardens had filled the walls of old Peking. Its... (read more) Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Planet Shanghai by Justin Guariglia Synopsis Shanghaithe legendary Pearl of the East, architectural powerhouse, and home to the World Expo 2010continues to fascinate people from around the globe. Photographer Justin Guariglia, whose work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler and Smithsonian... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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