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Three Cups of Deceit: How Greg Mortenson, Humanitarian Hero, Lost His Way by Jon Krakauer Publisher Comments Greg Mortenson, the bestselling author of Three Cups of Tea, is a man who has built a global reputation as a selfless humanitarian and children’s crusader, and he’s been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. But, as Jon Krakauer... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi by Steve Inskeep Publisher Comments In recent decades, the world has seen an unprecedented change in human life: for the first time in history, more people now live in cities than in the countryside. As Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep so aptly puts it, we are living in the age of the... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Publisher Comments In 1993, following a failed attempt to ascend K2, Greg Mortenson was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers in Pakistan and promised to build them a school. From that rash, earnest promise grew one of the most incredible... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Deadly Embrace: Pakistan, America, and the Future of the Global Jihad by Bruce O Riedel Publisher Comments Pakistan and the United States have been locked in a deadly embrace for decades. Successive American presidents from both parties have pursued narrow short-term interests in the South Asian nation, and many of the resulting policies proved... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Pakistan: The Eye of the Storm by Owen Bennett Jones Publisher Comments This fascinating look at Pakistan and its turbulent history is examined from its genesis as a nation in 1947 to the present. Bennett Jones describes the many fault lines in Pakistani society, and argues the country's central institutions are so weak that... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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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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Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lieven Publisher Comments In the past decade Pakistan has become a country of immense importance to its region, the United States, and the world. With almost 200 million people, a 500,000-man army, nuclear weapons, and a large diaspora in Britain and North America, Pakistan is... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Publisher Comments Make this your next book club selection and everyone saves. Get 15% off when you order 5 or more of this title for your book club. Simply enter the coupon code MORTENSONTHREE at checkout. This offer does not apply to eBook purchases. This offer applies... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Children of Dust: A Memoir of Pakistan by Ali Eteraz Publisher Comments Ali Eteraz's Children of Dust is a spellbinding portrayal of a life that few Americans can imagine. From his schooling in a madrassa in Pakistan to his teenage years as a Muslim American in the Bible Belt, and back to Pakistan to find a pious Muslim wife,... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Deception by Adrian Levy Publisher Comments An eye-opening expos of A. Q. Khan, a Pakistani scientist who in 1975 stole blueprints for a new nuclear bomb arming device, and Pakistan's nuclear progrm describes how nuclear secrets have been sold to Iran, North Korea, Libya, and others by an illicit... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your price: $11.09 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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War, Coups & Terror: Pakistan's Army in Years of Turmoil by Brian Cloughley Publisher Comments The author of War, Coups, and Terror has been closely acquainted with Pakistani military for some thirty years. His links with its past and present senior officers have given him a unique insight into its operations and its controversial role within... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $22.14 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Most Dangerous Place: Pakistan's Lawless Frontier (10 Edition) by Imtiaz Gul Publisher Comments The story of the dark side of the Afghan war - and how Pakistan degenerated into a nuclear-armed powder keg Eight years ago we chased the Taliban from Kabul and forced Al Qaeda to find a new home. One by one the militants crossed the border into... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Scorpion's Tail: The Relentless Rise of Islamic Militants in Pakistan-And How It Threatens America by Zahid Hussain Publisher Comments The war in Afghanistan has raged on longer than any war in U.S. history, and far from suppressing the insurgency being waged by radical Islamic militants, it has led to stronger alliances among al Qaeda, the Taliban, and a host of once-autonomous... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Alive and Well in Pakistan by Ethan Casey Publisher Comments Drawing on observations from the streets and university classrooms and from personal interviews with lawyers, journalists, politicians, and military personnel, this riveting investigation examines the most compelling aspects of Pakistan's culture and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Meatless Days by Sara Suleri Publisher Comments In this finely wrought memoir of life in postcolonial Pakistan, Suleri intertwines the violent history of Pakistan's independence with her own most intimate memories—of her Welsh mother; of her Pakistani father, prominent political journalist Z.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Pakistan: Democracy, Terrorism, and the Building of a Nation by Iftikhar Malik PW Review "Prominent author and professor Malik takes an in-depth look at the history and development of a country often at war, shrouded in distrust and uncertainty, and struggling to maintain its status as a nuclear power. Beneath the country's desire to hold on... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography by Benazir Bhutto Publisher Comments Daughter of Destiny, the autobiography of Benazir Bhutto, is a historical document of uncommon passion and courage, the dramatic story of a brilliant, beautiful woman whose life was, up to her tragic assassination in 2007, inexorably tied to her nation... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Frontline Pakistan: the Struggle With Militant Islam (07 Edition) by Zahid Hussain Publisher Comments After September 11, 2001, Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, vowed to fight extremism in his country and has since established himself as a key ally in America's global war on terror. But as veteran Pakistani journalist and commentator Zahid Hussain... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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War, Coups & Terror: Pakistan's Army in Years of Turmoil by Brian Cloughley Publisher Comments In recent years, Pakistan has changed from being a state of regional strategic significance to one of major global importance. Its geographical position and delicate religious mix, coupled with a complex political structure and its status as a nuclear... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Shopping for Bombs: Nuclear Proliferation, Global Insecurity, and the Rise and Fall of the A.Q. Khan Network by Gordon Corera Publisher Comments A.Q. Khan was the world's leading black market dealer in nuclear technology, described by a former CIA Director as "at least as dangerous as Osama bin Laden." A hero in Pakistan and revered as the Father of the Bomb, Khan built a global clandestine... (read more) List Price $25.75 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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