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1	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time more books like this by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Sarah Thomson (Adapted by) add to wishlist With the first cup of tea, you are a stranger. With the second ...a friend. With the third cup of tea, you are family. One day Greg Mortenson set out to climb K2 - the world's second highest mountain - in honour of his younger sister, but things went wrong and Greg became lost. He wandered into a poor village, where the chief and his people took ... see all copies from £3.77! new only from £3.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan more books like this by Doug Stanton add to wishlist From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w photographs. see all copies from £11.00! new only from £14.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Kite Runner more books like this by Khaled Hosseini add to wishlist This epic novel is set in Afghanistan, beginning in the days of the monarchy and reaching to the early 21st century. Amir is the son of a wealthy man; his best friend is Hassan, the son of his father's servant. Growing up in Kabul, the two share an idyllic childhood until a traumatic event--and Amir's act of cowardly betrayal--changes the nature ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	A Thousand Splendid Suns more books like this by Khaled Hosseini add to wishlist With heart-wrenching power and suspense, the bestselling author of "The Kite Runner" shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations...One School at a Time more books like this by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin add to wishlist The inspiring account of one manas campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti- American reaches of Asia In 1993 Greg Mortenson was the exhausted survivor of a failed attempt to ascend K2, an American climbing bum wandering emaciated and lost through Pakistanas Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to ... see all copies from £5.76! new only from £5.76! \| signed copies
6	The Places in Between more books like this by Rory Stewart add to wishlist Rory Stewart's moving, sparsely poetic account of his walk across Afghanistan in January 2002 has been immediately hailed as a classic. Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time, Afghanistan was in turmoil following the US invasion. Travelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible, mountainous ... see all copies from £5.21! new only from £5.47! \| first editions
7	The Ghost War more books like this by Alex Berenson add to wishlist The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Faithful Spy" returns with a captivating novel in which CIA operative John Wells is in a running battle with an enemy that may have already won the war. Available in a tall Premium Edition. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan more books like this by Malcolm MacPherson add to wishlist This searing true account of special operations soldiers locked in an against-all-odds battle after being ambushed in Afghanistan is "a true story of courage that captures . . . all the drama and sacrifice of war. see all copies from £1.83! new only from £5.73! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia more books like this by Mr. Ahmed Rashid add to wishlist A journalist describes the rise and geopolitical influence of the Taliban, the extremist Islamic faction that maintains government control of Afghanistan with strictness and secrecy. see all copies from £5.92! new only from £8.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Bookseller of Kabul more books like this by Asne Seierstad add to wishlist This profile of the pseudonymous Sultan Khan, proprietor of a Kabul bookstore whose passionately liberal ideas about literature and freedom to read are at odds with his traditional ones about the place of women, has been an international bestseller. It has also been the subject of controversy, as the actual bookseller in question--a man named Shah ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.29! \| first editions
11 view cover	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times more books like this by George Crile add to wishlist A bestseller in hardcover, "Charlie Wilsons War" tells what became of the largest covert operation in history. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol to arms-dealer conventions to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside workings of the CIA. see all copies from £5.58! new only from £5.61!
12 view cover	Seeds of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and Al Qaeda more books like this by Gretchen Peters add to wishlist "Seeds of Terror" reveals the astonishing never-before-told story of Afghanistan's booming opium trade. For the first time Peters shares the complete story of her exclusive investigation into the area's most dangerous and shadowy heroin kingpin. With the breakneck pace of a thoroughly gripping thriller, Peters follows the drugs from the fields of ... see all copies from £12.15! new only from £12.15! \| first editions
13 view cover	Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics more books like this by Sir Martin Ewans add to wishlist A fascinating chronicle of a nation's turbulent history and a must read for anyone interested in the historical evolution of one of today's most dangerous breeding grounds of global terrorism. Starting in 7th century A.D., Martin Ewans shows Afghanistan's early days - powerful dynasties, fierce tribal rivalries and stunning architectural feats. He ... see all copies from £8.03! new only from £9.97! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban more books like this by Sarah Chayes add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £2.02! new only from £6.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan more books like this by Lester W Grau, Lieutenant (Editor) add to wishlist The Bear Went Over the Mountain is a collection of vignettes written by Soviet junior officers describing their experiences fighting the Mujahideen guerrillas. The material was originally collected and published by the Frunze Combined Arms Staff College to serve as a text on combat against a guerrilla force in mountain-desert terrain. It was ... see all copies from £16.70! new only from £25.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Lie Down with Lions more books like this by Ken Follett add to wishlist Jane is an Englishwoman torn between two lovers--Ellis, an American and Jean Pierre, a Frenchman. The men are competitors in the cold war as well as in love. Will one man triumph on both scores? see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Breadwinner more books like this by Deborah Ellis add to wishlist In this novel set in war-torn Afghanistan, an 11-year-old girl named Parvana takes desperate measures to help her family survive. Because Afghanistan's Taliban regime has ruled that only men may work or earn money--and that women may not even venture out of their homes unless they are accompanied by a male relative--Parvana takes the extreme step ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.07! \| signed copies
18 view cover	Under the Persimmon Tree more books like this by Suzanne Fisher Staples add to wishlist Left alone in Afghanistan, young Najmah hopes to find her father and brother, who were conscripted by the Taliban, and she begins the perilous journey to cross the border into Pakistan. There, an American woman teaches refugee children under the persimmon tree in her garden. see all copies from £2.30! new only from £3.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Caravans more books like this by James A Michener add to wishlist Mark Miller, a staff member of the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, must go find Ellen Jaspar, wife of an Afghan engineer and native of Dorset, Pennsylvania (and Bryn Mawr alum), who has disappeared 13 months before. In his search, he encounters Mira, a nomad girl who teaches him many things. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Hunt for Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger more books like this by Robin Moore add to wishlist In this behind-the-scenes account of America's war in Afghanistan, the author of the 1960s best seller THE GREEN BERETS draws on the special access he had to special forces troops. Moore tells of the planning and execution of daring and successful missions and reveals the events behind many of the major news stories, such as the capture of John ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £9.23! \| first editions
21 view cover	Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story more books like this by Paul Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Gould add to wishlist Despite official declarations, the war in Afghanistan is far from over; in fact, it's escalating. Seven years after 9/11, the Taliban continue to regroup, attack, and claim influence over most of the region. This book presents a fresh, comprehensive analysis of Afghanistan's political history that begins at the roots of tribal leadership and ... see all copies from £9.99! new only from £9.99!
22 view cover	Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia more books like this by Mr. Ahmed Rashid add to wishlist The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West. see all copies from £9.83! new only from £9.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Swallows of Kabul more books like this by Yasmina Khadra, Nan A Talese add to wishlist This novel, written pseudonymously, takes place in Kabul soon after the Russian invasion. A young man finds himself participating enthusiastically in the stoning death of a woman accused of prostitution, then confesses the incident to his horrified wife, a lawyer. Meanwhile, another couple--an army veteran and his critically ill wife--find the ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.34! \| first editions
24 view cover	Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul more books like this by Fredrik Hiebert (Editor), Pierre Cambon (Editor) add to wishlist This book presents an introduction to the diverse and little-known culture of ancient Afghanistan, illustrating it's key place at the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Asia, along the Silk Road - one of the world's great trading routes. At risk of destruction by the Soviets during the 1979 invasion and more recently, the Taliban, a ... see all copies from £5.53! new only from £13.00!
25 view cover	My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban - A Young Woman's Story more books like this by Latifa, Linda Coverdale (Translator), Karenna Gore Schiff (Preface by) add to wishlist This memoirist was a teenager and an aspiring journalist when the Taliban overcame her native Kabul and her active life was transformed into enforced seclusion. Here she chronicles her loss. see all copies from £4.90! new only from £7.49! \| first editions

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	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin see all from £6.52! new only from £8.61!
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