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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid Publisher Comments Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban--the world's most extreme and radical Islamic organization--into sharp focus in this enormously insightful book. He offers the only authoritative account of the Taliban available to... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Terrorism: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy by Joseba Zulaika Publisher Comments In counterterrorism circles, the standard response to questions about the possibility of future attacks is the terse one-liner: Not if, but when. This mantra supposedly conveys a realistic approach to the problem, but, as Joseba Zulaika argues in... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Trade Paper
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Crossroads of Intervention: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Lessons from Central America by Todd R Greentree Publisher Comments The challenges that vex the United States today in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere are not altogether as new and unique as they seem. U.S. involvement in Central America during the 1980s clearly demonstrated the costs, risks, and limits to intervention... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $14.71 New - Trade Paper
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Origins of Terrorism: Psychologies, Ideologies, Theologies, States of Mind by Walter Reich Publisher Comments Terrorists and terrorism have become a major force internationally. Hostage-taking and other acts of violence for political ends are common all over the globe. This groundbreaking study sheds new light on the phenomenon of terrorism. This book examines... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam by Mark Bowden Publisher Comments From the best-selling author of Black Hawk Down comes a riveting, definitive chronicle of the Iran hostage crisis, America’s first battle with militant Islam. On November 4, 1979, a group of radical Islamist students, inspired by the revolutionary... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism by Robert Baer Publisher Comments In his explosive New York Times bestseller, top CIA operative Robert Baer paints a chilling picture of how terrorism works on the inside and provides startling evidence of how Washington politics sabotaged the CIA’s efforts to root out the world... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars by David H Ucko Publisher Comments Confronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has recognized the need to re-learn counterinsurgency. But how has the Department of Defense with its mixed efforts responded to this new strategic environment? Has it learned... (read more) List Price $33.25 Your price: $26.95 New - Trade Paper
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God's Terrorists: The Wahhabi Cult and the Hidden Roots of Modern Jihad by Charles Allen Publisher Comments In today's post-9/11 world, the everyday news shows us images of fanatic fighters and suicide bombers willing to die in holy war, martyrs for jihad. But what are the roots of this militant fundamentalism in the Muslim world? In this insightful and wide... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Hardcover
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Terrorist Hunter: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman Who Went Undercover to Infiltrate the Radical Islamic Groups Operating in America by Anonymous Publisher Comments Here is the story of an anonymous counter terrorism expert, a young woman, who, disguised as a Muslim, has penetrated front groups of anti-American terrorist organizations operating in this country.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Road to Al-Qaeda: The Story of Bin Laden's Right-Hand Man (Critical Studies on Islam) by Montasser Al Zayyat Publisher Comments The Road to Al-Qaeda is a controversial book. Written by an Egyptian human rights lawyer, it is the first English-language account of the development of tensions between violent and non-violent factions in radical Islamist movements, from the perspective... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism by Robert A Pape Publisher Comments Includes a new Afterword Finalist for the Council on Foreign Relations Arthur Ross Book Award One of the world’s foremost authorities on the subject of suicide terrorism, the esteemed political scientist Robert Pape has created the first... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms of Mass Destruction by Walter Laqueur Publisher Comments Recent attacks in Oklahoma City, at the World Trade Towers, and at American embassies in Africa demonstrate the horrifying consequences of a terrorist strike. But as technological advances make weapons of mass destruction frighteningly easy to acquire, a... (read more) List Price $38.50 Your price: $3.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama Bin Laden, Radical Islam, and the Future of America by Michael Scheuer Publisher Comments All Americans must read this book in order to truly understand the reasons why radical Muslims like Osama bin Laden and his followers have declared war on America and the West. Furthermore, only this book accurately describes the severity of the threat... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Hardcover
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The One Percent Doctrine: Deep Inside America's Pursuit of Its Enemies Since 9/11 by Ron Suskind Publisher Comments Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind takes you deep inside America's real battles with violent, unrelenting terrorists -- a game of kill-or-be-killed, from the Oval Office to the streets of Karachi.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Demon Lover: The Roots of Terrorism by Robin Morgan Publisher Comments This groundbreaking work on the psychological and political roots of terrorism by award-winning writer Robin Morgan is updated with her new introduction covering the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the US. In a new afterword, "Letters from Ground... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $3.49 Used - Trade Paper
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Terror Incorporated (05 Edition) by Loretta Napoleoni Publisher Comments "Napoleoni has accomplished an extraordinary task of research in tracking, finding and graphically describing the financiers and the institutions supporting global terrorism, including al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden."-John K. Cooley, author of Unholy Wars "... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Defeating Political Islam: The New Cold War by Moorthy Muthuswamy Synopsis Urging U.S. policy makers to rethink the War on Terror along the lines of the Cold War against communism, "Defeating Political Islam" offers a fresh perspective on the ongoing threat from Islamist terrorism and the future course of U.S. foreign policy... (read more) List Price $25.98 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Very Short Introductions #78: Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction by Charles Townshend Publisher Comments This book charts a path through the outpouring of efforts to understand and explain modern terrorism, by asking what makes terrorism different from other forms of political, military action; what makes it effective; and what can be done about it. It... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $4.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Infernal Machine: A History of Terrorism by Matthew Carr Publisher Comments A highly accessible account of the history of terrorism that places 9/11 and al-Qaeda in historical context. Today, political violence has become the scourge of our world and terrorism is routinely described as a uniquely modern evil. Yet however... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Vengeance by George Jonas Publisher Comments The gripping true story of the Israeli-led hunt for the men responsible for the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972, which has inspired Steven Spielberg's forthcoming film epic "Munich".... (read more) Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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