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1	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 add to wishlist The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Talibanas backyard Anyone who despairs of the individualas power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistanas treacherous K2, was ... see all copies from £6.52! new only from £8.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	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
3	Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea more books like this by Greg Mortenson, Susan L Roth add to wishlist Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. see all copies from £2.30! new only from £2.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	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
5	In Other Rooms, Other Wonders more books like this by Daniyal Mueenuddin add to wishlist In the spirit of James Joyce's "Dubliners," Mueenuddin's collection of linked stories illuminates a place and a people through an examination of the entwined lives of landowners and their retainers on the Gurmani family farm in Lahore, Pakistan. see all copies from £9.77! new only from £9.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Sources of Indian Tradition, Volume 2: Modern India and Pakistan more books like this by Professor Stephen Hay (Editor) add to wishlist Primary sources in the history, philosophy, and religions of South Asia: Volume II focuses on the subcontinent's history from 1498 to 1984, with such topics as the opening of India to the West; Hindu and Muslin social and religious movements; and Pakistan's formation as an Islamic state. see all copies from £10.47! new only from £21.31!
7	The Wish Maker more books like this by Ali Sethi add to wishlist A major new international voice debuts with a sweeping story of love, friendship, and family ties that brings to life the turbulent world of modern Pakistan. The unforgettable story of a fatherless boy growing up in a household of outspoken women, "The Wish Maker" is also a tale of sacrifice, betrayal, and indestructible friendship. Zaki Shirazi ... see all copies from £5.08! new only from £5.08! \| first editions
8	Sources of Indian Tradition: Volume 1 more books like this by William Theodore Debarry (Editor), Professor Ainslee Embree (Editor) add to wishlist -- Robert P. Goldman, University of California, Berkeley see all copies from £10.59! new only from £24.62!
9	K2, the Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second Highest Mountain more books like this by Charles Houston, Robert H Bates, Jim Wickwire (Foreword by) add to wishlist Then on the descent, tragedy struck, and how they made it back to safety is renowned in the annals of climbing. "K2 - The Savage Mountain" captures this sensational tale with an unmatched power that has earned this book its place as one of the classics of mountaineering literature. see all copies from £1.56! new only from £5.92! \| first editions
10	Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador more books like this by Angelina Jolie add to wishlist Three years ago, award-winning actress Angelina Jolie took on a radically different role as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Here are her memoirs from her journeys to Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Ecuador, where she lived and worked and gave her heart to those who suffer the world's most ... see all copies from £2.55! new only from £5.26! \| first editions
11 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
12 view cover	Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind more books like this by Suzanne Fisher Staples add to wishlist This novel set in the Cholistan Desert of Pakistan features Shabanu, an 11-year-old girl who is the youngest member of her family. Shabanu and her sister, Phulan, have already been promised in marriage to two brothers, and although Shabanu knows it is her familial duty to marry, she doesn't want to give up her freedom and her work tending her ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.37! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	The Pakistani Bride more books like this by Bapsi Sidhwa add to wishlist As a youth, Qasim leaves his tribal village in the remote Himalayas for the plains. Caught up in the strife surrounding the creation of Pakistan, he takes an orphaned girl for his daughter and brings her to the bustling, decadent city of Lahore. Amid the pungent bazaars and crowded streets, Qasim makes his fortune and a home for the two of them. ... see all copies from £7.24! new only from £8.10! \| first editions
14 view cover	I Dared to Call Him Father more books like this by Bilquis Sheikh add to wishlist I Dared To Call Him Father is a book is a fascinating true story of a woman from another culture who faced those questions at the crossroads of her life... and found the answer. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.40! \| first editions
15 view cover	On Alexander's Track to the Indus: Personal Narrative of Explorations on the Northwest Frontier of India more books like this by Sir Aurel Stein add to wishlist "On Alexander's Track to the Indus", first published in 1929, is Aurel Stein's account of the expeditions he mounted following in the footsteps of Alexander the Great during the triumphant invasion that, interestingly, left not a trace in Indian literature or tradition. Stein's account has justifiably achieved cult status for the dangers and ... see all copies from £6.86! new only from £6.98! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power more books like this by Tariq Ali add to wishlist Ali offers this accessible and revelatory account of the deepening political crisis engulfing Pakistan, America's closet ally in the war on terror. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
17 view cover	Shame more books like this by Salman Rushdie add to wishlist Salman Rushdie's third novel (1983) is a fantastic tale set in an imaginary country that strongly resembles Pakistan--a vast, sprawling canvas that illuminates its history, language, and political landscape. The story, which involves the rivalry between two very different men and their warring families, is essentially a colorful and sharply ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 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
19 view cover	On the Road to Kandahar: Travels Through Conflict in the Islamic World more books like this by Jason Burke add to wishlist From one of the world's leading experts in modern Islamic militancy comes an intellectual and personal voyage through the Islamic world, the Muslim faith, and its perception throughout the world. A brilliant, fearless journalist who knows huge areas of the Islamic world intimately, Jason Burke now turns to the wider question of how we are to get ... see all copies from £1.77! new only from £5.58! \| first editions
20 view cover	High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2 more books like this by Clint Willis (Introduction by) add to wishlist This anthology, devoted to climbing on the world's two highest mountains, spans the years 1933 through 1996. It describes the development of climbing these two peaks, reminds us that Everest and K2 are among the world most dangerous places, and explains why the world's best climbers cannot stay away from them. The book includes prose about ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion more books like this by Paddy Docherty add to wishlist Thirty miles long, and in places no more than sixteen meters wide, the Pass is the principal route through the great mountain borderlands between India and Central Asia -- and the path of invasion for generations of conquerors. In this ground-breaking book, Paddy Docherty charts its remarkable story -- one which involves so many of the world's ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.35! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War more books like this by Winston Churchill add to wishlist First published in 1898 this text describes the force to which Churchill was attached when it was sent to subdue the rebellious Mohmands on the North-West Frontier in 1897. The author was a subaltern in the 4th Hussars but found regimental life too quiet to satisfy his adventurous spirit and when he heard that a Field Force of three Brigades was ... see all copies from £9.06! new only from £9.06! \| first editions
23 view cover	Friend by Day, Enemy by Night: Organized Vengeance in a Kohistani Community more books like this by Lincoln Keiser, R Lincoln Keiser, Louise S Spindler (Designer) add to wishlist see all copies from £9.13! new only from £28.80!
24 view cover	Moth Smoke more books like this by Mohsin Hamid add to wishlist A first novel about an appealingly hapless young druggy, high-living jet-setter in Pakistan. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. see all copies from £4.64! new only from £4.64! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush more books like this by Eric Newby add to wishlist After a crash course in mountaineering, Newby goes from fashion-house toady to climber of Mir Samir (19,880'), a mountain in the Hindu Kush region of northeast Afghanistan. This droll recital of his experiences, along with his equally inexperienced friend Hugh, has become a classic of travel literature. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.33! \| signed copies \| first editions

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