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The Bookseller of Kabul Asne Seierstad
Back Bay Books, 2004
Honest and candid account
+ Insightful and Compelling + An interesting portrayal of life in Kabul at the beginning of the 21st century + A Glimpse in the Life of an Afghani Family + Excellent book
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Three Cups of Tea
+ Excellent humanitarian efforts + three cups of tea + Excellent Read + you need to read this
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The Places In Between Rory Stewart
Harvest Books, 2006
Outstanding Must Read book
+ A Cold but Not Too Lonely Walk + Totally Changed My Mindset! + Taste the Culture of Afghanistan
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Afghanistan: A Military History From Alexander The Great To The Fall Of The Taliban Stephen Tanner
Da Capo Press, 2003
Overall Hostory of Afghanistan
+ A must read for anyone interested in operations in Afghanistan + Afghanistan + Very readable and informative + Afghanistan: A military history from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban
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A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan Nelofer Pazira
Free Press, 2005
A true account of survival in Afghanistan
+ A vivid picture of life in Afghanistan
A very good read.
This is a true story that begins in Afghanistan in the mid seventies. It follows the members of an upper middle class family as they struggle to survive in their homeland; survive, despite a series of ever increasingly ruthless dictators, the Russian invasion and finally the ...
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September ... Steve Coll
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Fascinating and well-researched history
+ bordering on fraudulent + A Historical Tour de Force
Though Osama Bin Laden became a household name after the 9-11 attacks, few people know the background of Afghanistan and the mujahideen fighters that birthed these radical groups. This book gives a well-researched, in-depth look into the interplay of the Cold War, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, ...
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 Marcus Luttrell
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
MUST READ!
+ Never Say Die! + Moving Story About Sacrifice + Breathtakingly spectacular and tragic + Awesome Display of Human Determination Against all Odds
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A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, 2007
Heart-wrenchingly beautiful
+ Amazingly told...a must read! + Great second novel + Spendid is spendid
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The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Heart wrenching tale of friendship and growing up!
+ Beautifully Moving + Great Story of Redemption + A must read
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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent ... George Crile
Grove Press, 2004
The Best Non-Fiction I've Ever Read
+ Rollicking good story, but... + The enemies of our enemies are not our friends... + Absolutely Recommended Reading + This Book Kept My Interests
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Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics Martin Ewans
Harper Perennial, 2002
A must read on this subject
+ A concise history of a turbulent country + A pithy review + Complete History of Afghanistan
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A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan Nelofer Pazira
Free Press, 2005
A true account of survival in Afghanistan
+ A vivid picture of life in Afghanistan
A very good read.
This is a true story that begins in Afghanistan in the mid seventies. It follows the members of an upper middle class family as they struggle to survive in their homeland; survive, despite a series of ever increasingly ruthless dictators, the Russian invasion and finally the ...
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Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics Martin Ewans
Harper Perennial, 2002
A must read on this subject
+ A concise history of a turbulent country + A pithy review + Complete History of Afghanistan
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Three Cups of Tea
+ Excellent humanitarian efforts + three cups of tea + Excellent Read + you need to read this
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September ... Steve Coll
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Fascinating and well-researched history
+ bordering on fraudulent + A Historical Tour de Force
Though Osama Bin Laden became a household name after the 9-11 attacks, few people know the background of Afghanistan and the mujahideen fighters that birthed these radical groups. This book gives a well-researched, in-depth look into the interplay of the Cold War, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, ...
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