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1	Kite Runner more books like this by Khaled Hosseini Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father Baba, one of the richest and most respected merchants in Kabul. He has failed to do so through academia or brawn, but the one area where they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament. Amir is determined not just to win the competition but to run the last kite and bring it ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time more books like this by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban's backyard Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was ... see all copies from £5.51! new only from £8.83! \| signed copies
3	A Thousand Splendid Suns more books like this by Khaled Hosseini 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 £6.32! new only from £6.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 more books like this by Steve Coll From Steve Coll, the managing editor of The Washington Post, comes this news-breaking account of the CIAUs involvement in the covert wars in Afghanistan that fueled Islamic militancy and gave rise to bin Laden's al Quaeda. This New York Times bestseller is now updated to cover the 9/11 Commission hearings."Objective and terrific."QThe New York ... see all copies from £8.83! new only from £8.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia more books like this by Mr. Ahmed Rashid Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the Taliban movement control Afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. The most extreme and radical of all Islamic organizations, the Taliban inspires fascination, controversy, and especially fear in both the Muslim world and the West. Correspondent Ahmed Rashid ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	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 The inspiring account of one man's 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 Pakistan's Karakoram Himalaya. After he was taken in and nursed back to ... see all copies from £13.91! new only from £14.80! \| first editions
7	Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man more books like this by Dalton Fury This work offers a first-hand account of the Battle of Tora Bora and an insider's look at the extraordinary nature of America's super secret counterterrorist unite--an elite and mysterious group known as Delta Force. 16-page b&w photo insert. see all copies from £14.83! new only from £15.16! \| first editions
8	Lie Down with Lions more books like this by Ken Follett Jane, a brave and sensual Englishwoman, is caught in a deadly romantic triangle between rival spies Ellis and Jean-Pierre. Love, hatred and deception sweep them from terrorist conspiracies in Paris to guerrila warfare in Afghanistan. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	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 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 £15.57! new only from £15.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Bookseller of Kabul more books like this by Asne Seierstad 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 £1.41! new only from £4.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History more books like this by George Crile "Charlie Wilson's War" tells the story of what became the largest covert operation in history--costing over $1 billion a year. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, 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 £5.65! new only from £10.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 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 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 £5.65! new only from £7.62! \| first editions
13 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) 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 £4.16! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Ghost War more books like this by Alex Berenson From the author of "The Faithful Spy," described by "The Wall Street Journal" as one of the best spy stories ever told, comes a novel that reaches beyond today's headlines to foretell dangers yet to come. see all copies from £5.70! new only from £6.88! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Breadwinner more books like this by Deborah Ellis The Breadwinner brings to life an issue that has recently exploded in the international media -- the reality of life under the Taliban. Young Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Because he has a foreign education, her father is arrested by the Taliban, the religious group that ... see all copies from £2.06! new only from £5.78!
16 view cover	The Story of My Life: An Afghan Girl on the Other Side of the Sky more books like this by Farah Ahmedi, Tamim Ansary In an unprecedented partnership, ABC's "Good Morning America," Simon Spotlight Entertainment, and Simon & Schuster Audio have teamed up to find the great American memoir from essays submitted in the fall of 2004. America will vote from three finalists for a winner, to be announced on April 22. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Caravans more books like this by James A Michener To the mountain fastness of Afghanistan comes Mark Miller, an American diplomat attached to the Embassy in Kabul. He is investigating the disappearance of Ellen Jasper, an independent young woman in search of the freedom offered by the wildest and weirdest land on earth. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban more books like this by Stephen Tanner The only complete single-volume military history of Afghanistan, from ancient times to the war waged by the United States after September 11.. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the world was riveted as American military power contested the legendary warrior culture of Afghanistan. By spring 2002, America began to draw down its forces, ... see all copies from £10.92! new only from £10.92!
19 view cover	A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush more books like this by Eric Newby A bounty of more than 240 recipes from the regions of France reveal the rich and varied produce of the world'srenowned center of gastronomy. "France the Beautiful Cookbook "gives a rare insight into the less -publicized side of French cooking: a cuisine which has been passed down through families by word or mouth. This home cuisine, so rich in ... see all copies from £2.07! new only from £7.21! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	First in: An Insider's Account of How the CIA Spearheaded the War on Terror in Afghanistan more books like this by Gary Schroen A former CIA officer recounts his last, post-911, assignment: infiltrate behind enemy lines in Afghanistan and lay the groundwork for the invasion to come. Gary Schoen tells how he established contact with the Northern Alliance, and conveys his efforts to navigate between the bureaucracy back in Washington and the (perhaps) medieval ways of the ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
21 view cover	Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan more books like this by Malcolm MacPherson 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 £2.19! new only from £5.86! \| first editions
22 view cover	Parvana's Journey more books like this by Deborah Ellis Key Notes Parvana's Journey is the exciting sequel to the internationally acclaimed bestseller The Breadwinner, which has sold more than 125,000 copies in English and is now published in more than a dozen countries worldwide. Deborah Ellis has been widely praised for bringing perspective and hope to a terrible situation. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.66! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Swallows of Kabul more books like this by Yasmina Khadra, Nan A Talese 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 £5.48! new only from £7.77! \| first editions
24 view cover	Stormswift more books like this by Madeleine Brent see all copies from £5.22! new only from £8.09! \| first editions
25 view cover	Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and Their Families more books like this by Center for Women Policy Studies, Suzanne Best, Paula Domenici The bravery displayed by our soldiers at war is commonly recognized. However, often forgotten is the courage required by veterans when they return home and suddenly face reintegration into their families, workplaces, and communities. Authored by three mental health professionals with many years of experience counselling veterans, "Courage After ... see all copies from £6.12! new only from £10.34!

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