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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) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan by Ahmed Rashid Publisher Comments The leading journalist on Pakistan lays out America's options with Pakistan and Afghanistan in the post-Bin Laden years. What are the possibilities-and hazards-facing America as it withdraws from Afghanistan and as it reviews its long engagement in... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 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 The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Talibanandrsquo;s backyard Anyone who despairs of the individualandrsquo;s power to change lives has to read the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Pakistan: Deep Inside the World's Most Frightening State by Mary Anne Weaver Publisher Comments No nation is more critical to U.S. foreign policy than nuclear-armed Pakistan. Wedged between India and Afghanistan, it is the second largest country in the Islamic world. But with militant Islamists now expanding their control over some of the country's... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi by Steve Inskeep Publisher Comments Morning Edition cohost Steve Inskeep presents a riveting account of a single harrowing day in December 2009 that sheds light on the constant tensions in Karachi, Pakistanandmdash;when a bomb blast ripped through a Shia religious procession, followed by... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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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) Your price: $21.99 New - Trade Paper
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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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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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Fatal Faultlines: Pakistan, Islam and the West by Irfan Husain Publisher Comments Do Muslims around the world hate us in the US? *** Aren't we the good guys? Don't we come to the aid of the poor and dislocated whenever there is a disaster in any part of the world? *** Attitudes of people in Muslim countries toward the US continue to... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - 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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Stones into Schools Signed Edition by Greg Mortenson and Mike Bryan Staff Pick If you're feeling crushed by the grim news reports of our ongoing, never-ending overseas warfare, replenish your spirit with Stones into Schools. This remarkable book from the author of Three Cups of Tea will pull you out of your seat and send you into... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $8.95 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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Playing with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself by Pamela Constable Publisher Comments A volatile nation at the heart of major cultural, political, and religious conflicts in the world today, Pakistan commands our attention. Yet more than six decades after the country’s founding as a Muslim democracy, it continues to struggle over... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Dancing Girls of Lahore: Selling Love and Saving Dreams in Pakistan's Pleasure District (P.S.) by Louise Brown Publisher Comments The dancing girls of Lahore inhabit the Diamond Market in the shadow of a great mosque. The twenty-first century goes on outside the walls of this ancient quarter but scarcely registers within. Though their trade can be described with accuracy as... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Pakistan-Us Conundrum: Jihadists, the Military and the People--The Struggle for Control (Columbia/Hurst) by Yunas Samad Publisher Comments Yunas Samad's trenchant analysis of contemporary Pakistan illuminates five key players: the country's people, army, Islamists, and politicians, and the American forces struggling to maintain Pakistan's social and political stability. Samad describes the... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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