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The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe (P.S.) by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Publisher Comments Kamila Sidiqi's life changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. After her father and brother were forced to flee, she became the sole breadwinner for her five siblings. Banned from school, confined to her home, and armed only with... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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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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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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The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad Staff Pick In this remarkable portrait, Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad recounts with brutal honesty the day to day lives of one Afghani family persevering through life in a country beset by chaos. With the assent of the Khan family with whom she lives... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan Into the Future by Fawzia Koofi Publisher Comments The nineteenth daughter of a local village leader in rural Afghanistan, Fawzia Koofi was left to die in the sun after birth by her mother. But she survived, and perseverance in the face of extreme hardship has defined her life ever since. Despite the... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice by Malalai Joya Publisher Comments Malalai Joya was named one of Time magazines 100 Most Influential People of 2010. An extraordinary young woman raised in the refugee camps of Iran and Pakistan, Joya became a teacher in secret girls schools, hiding her books under her burqa so the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 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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Descent Into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid Publisher Comments After September 11th , Ahmed Rashid's crucial book Taliban introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In this new work, he returns to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia to review the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - 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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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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The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban by Sarah Chayes Publisher Comments From a beloved former NPR reporter comes a news-breaking eyewitness account of how the U.S. government and armed forces allowed, and even abetted, the tragic return to violent warlordism in Afghanistan following the defeat of the Taliban.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - 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) Your price: $21.99 New - Trade Paper
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Pakistan: Beyond the "Crisis State" (Columbia/Hurst) by Maleeha (edt) Lodhi Publisher Comments Bringing together an extraordinary array of experts, including the renowned Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid, the Pakistani American sociologist and historian Ayesha Jalal, and Zahid Hussain, author of Columbia University Press's Frontline Pakistan: The... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker Publisher Comments A true-life Catch-22 set in the deeply dysfunctional countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, by one of the region’s longest-serving correspondents. Kim Barker is not your typical, impassive foreign correspondent—she is candid, self-deprecating,... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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My Life with the Taliban by Abd Al Salam Zaif Publisher Comments My Life with the Taliban is the autobiography of Abdul Salam Zaeef, a former senior member of Afghanistan's Taliban and a principal actor in its domestic and foreign affairs. Translated for the first time from the Pashto, Zaeef's words share more than a... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $19.95 Sale - Hardcover
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In My Father's Country: An Afghan Woman Defies Her Fate by Saima Wahab Publisher Comments Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, at age three Saima Wahab watched while her father was arrested and taken from their home by the KGB. She would never see him again. When she was fifteen an uncle who lived in Portland, Oregon brought her to America. ... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Vintage Departures) by Robert D Kaplan Publisher Comments Robert D. Kaplan, bestselling author of Balkan Ghosts, offers a unique opportunity to increase our understanding of a people and a country at the center of world events. Here is a first-hand account of the guerrilla fighters, including Ahmad Shah Massoud... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Kim Barker Publisher Comments A true-life Catch-22 set in the deeply dysfunctional countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan, by one of the region’s longest-serving correspondents. Kim Barker is not your typical, impassive foreign correspondent—she is candid, self-deprecating,... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Fragments of the Afghan Frontier (Columbia/Hurst) by Magnus Marsden Publisher Comments The border between Afghanistan and Pakistan's northwest territories has a long and violent past. Through a collage of historical narrative and ethnographic research, Benjamin D. Hopkins and Magnus Marsden counter the stereotypes and simplistic... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir by Fatima Bhutto Publisher Comments In September 1996, fourteen-year-old Fatima Bhutto shielded her baby brother while shots rang out outside the family home in Karachi. This was the evening that her father, Murtaza, was assassinated. It was the latest in a long line of tragedies for one... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
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