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Author |
: Louis Palmer |
Publisher |
: Octagon Press, Limited |
Total Pages |
: 254 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105082062493 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Adventures in Afghanistan by : Louis Palmer
Soviet troops had "officially" withdrawn, but the country was still in the ravages of war when Louis Palmer ventured into Afghanistan, pursuing legends of a secret knowledge. His story is a fascinating interweave of political and spiritual intrigue. Not unlike Journeys with a Sufi Master, this enthralling book falls into the category described by Shah in The Commanding Self as "designed to produce a certain preparatory climate in the mind of the reader or to inform those who are not able to understand the total implications of a person's function. These books have a value which is not immediately obvious, but which is useful in many ways.... Those who are prepared to see the 'wave as an aspect of the sea' can learn that the book, a part of its content, is a stepping-stone to something else."
Author |
: Matt Doeden |
Publisher |
: Capstone |
Total Pages |
: 113 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781476541907 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1476541906 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis War in Afghanistan by : Matt Doeden
"Describes the people and events of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. The reader's choices reveal the historical details"--
Author |
: Gary W. Bowersox |
Publisher |
: GeoVision, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 544 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0974732311 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780974732312 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Gem Hunter by : Gary W. Bowersox
This is the story of one man's endeavor to discover precious gems and to lead a life filled with loyal friends and extraordinary adventures. He finds it all in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan but not without risking his life. In this book Gary W. Bowersox spins his tales of thirty two years of discovery both introspective and worldwide. Along the way he encounters danger and intrigue as he builds lasting friendships. He has traded gems and stories with Afghan miners, ethnic peoples, freedom fighters, government officials, scientist, and on a few occasions, international spies.
Author |
: Alex Dehgan |
Publisher |
: PublicAffairs |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2019-01-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781610396967 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1610396960 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Snow Leopard Project by : Alex Dehgan
The remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve Afghanistan's wildlife-and a culture that derives immense pride and a sense of national identity from its natural landscape. Postwar Afghanistan is fragile, volatile, and perilous. It is also a place of extraordinary beauty. Evolutionary biologist Alex Dehgan arrived in the country in 2006 to build the Wildlife Conservation Society's Afghanistan Program, and preserve and protect Afghanistan's unique and extraordinary environment, which had been decimated after decades of war. Conservation, it turned out, provided a common bond between Alex's team and the people of Afghanistan. His international team worked unarmed in some of the most dangerous places in the country-places so remote that winding roads would abruptly disappear, and travel was on foot, yak, or mule. In The Snow Leopard Project, Dehgan takes readers along with him on his adventure as his team helps create the country's first national park, completes the some of the first extensive wildlife surveys in thirty years, and works to stop the poaching of the country's iconic endangered animals, including the elusive snow leopard. In doing so, they help restore a part of Afghan identity that is ineffably tied to the land itself.
Author |
: Jerry Beisler |
Publisher |
: Trine Day |
Total Pages |
: 380 |
Release |
: 2012-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781936296811 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1936296810 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Bandit of Kabul by : Jerry Beisler
Filled with cutting-edge, global commentary on the last days of the legal Afghanistan-to-Amsterdam hash-smuggling route, this memoir tells of Jerry Beisler’s adventures around Asia and the United States. Complete with hedonism, high jinks, and humor, the fast-paced narrative also tells of serial killer Charles Sobaraj, the early days of reggae across the Caribbean, the genesis of the Emerald Triangle pot plantations, the Dalai Lama, and Jerry Garcia and other counterculture musicians from the late 1960s and 1970s. Now in its second edition, this firsthand account contains additional artwork, photographs, and stories.
Author |
: Kevin Sites |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 309 |
Release |
: 2014-10-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062339423 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062339427 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis Swimming with Warlords by : Kevin Sites
The veteran journalist and author of In the Hot Zone and The Things They Cannot Say explores the impact of more than a decade of war on Afghanistan, from the American invasion after 9/11 to today, and offers insights into its future and the possible consequences for the U.S. Kevin Sites made his first trip to Afghanistan in October 2001, staying 100 days to cover the U.S. invasion for NBC News. On his fifth trip to the country in June 2013, Sites retraced that first odyssey, contemplating the significant events of his original trip to explore what, if anything, has changed. He interviewed warlords, ex-Taliban fighters, politicians, women cops and dentists, farmers, drug addicts, international aid workers, diplomats, and military personnel. In Swimming with Warlords, Sites examines Afghanistan today through the prism of those two parallel journeys, exploring that nation’s past and considering its future in light of the drawdown of U.S. troops. As he tells the stories of the people he met—how they have been affected by this conflict that has cost billions of dollars and thousands of lives—Sites provides a fresh perspective on Afghanistan and America’s role there. Swimming with Warlords contains 30 black-and-white photos throughout.
Author |
: Shannon Galpin |
Publisher |
: Macmillan + ORM |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2014-09-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781466847057 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1466847050 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mountain to Mountain by : Shannon Galpin
Being inspired to act can take many forms. For some it's taking a weekend to volunteer, but for Shannon Galpin, it meant leaving her career, selling her house, launching a nonprofit and committing her life to advancing education and opportunity for women and girls. Focusing on the war-torn country of Afghanistan, Galpin and her organization, Mountain2Mountain, have touched the lives of hundreds of men, women and children. As if launching a nonprofit wasn't enough, in 2009 Galpin became the first woman to ride a mountain bike in Afghanistan. Now she's using that initial bike ride to gain awareness around the country, encouraging people to use their bikes "as a vehicle for social change and justice to support a country where women don't have the right to ride a bike." In Mountain to Mountain, her lyric and honest memoir, Galpin describes her first forays into fundraising, her deep desire to help women and girls halfway across the world, her love for adventure and sports, and her own inspiration to be so much more than just another rape victim. During her numerous trips to Afghanistan, Shannon reaches out to politicians and journalists as well as everyday Afghans — teachers, prison inmates, mothers, daughters — to cross a cultural divide and find common ground. She narrates harrowing encounters, exhilarating bike rides, humorous episodes, and the heartbreak inherent in a country that is still recovering from decades of war and occupation.
Author |
: David Fleishhacker |
Publisher |
: Df Publications |
Total Pages |
: 164 |
Release |
: 2001 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0971717605 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780971717602 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Lessons from Afghanistan by : David Fleishhacker
Author |
: Tabitha Paige |
Publisher |
: Paige Tate & Company |
Total Pages |
: 35 |
Release |
: 2020-10-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781950968015 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1950968014 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Our Little Adventures by : Tabitha Paige
"Follow along with Little Fox as he plans a surprise picnic for his friend Owl,"--
Author |
: Toby Harnden |
Publisher |
: Little, Brown |
Total Pages |
: 480 |
Release |
: 2021-09-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780316540964 |
ISBN-13 |
: 031654096X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis First Casualty by : Toby Harnden
An award-winning journalist reveals the dramatic true story of the CIA's Team Alpha, the first Americans to be dropped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan after 9/11. America is reeling; Al-Qaeda has struck and thousands are dead. The country scrambles to respond, but the Pentagon has no plan for Afghanistan—where Osama bin Laden masterminded the attack and is protected by the Taliban. Instead, the CIA steps forward to spearhead the war. Eight CIA officers are dropped into the mountains of northern Afghanistan on October 17, 2001. They are Team Alpha, an eclectic band of linguists, tribal experts, and elite warriors: the first Americans to operate inside Taliban territory. Their covert mission is to track down Al- Qaeda and stop the terrorists from infiltrating the United States again. First Casualty places you with Team Alpha as the CIA rides into battle on horseback alongside the warlord Abdul Rashid Dostum. In Washington, DC, few trust that the CIA men, the Green Berets, and the Americans’ outnumbered Afghan allies can prevail before winter sets in. On the ground, Team Alpha is undeterred. The Taliban is routed but hatches a plot with Al-Qaeda to hit back. Hundreds of suicidal fighters, many hiding weapons, fake a surrender and are transported to Qala-i Jangi—the “Fort of War.” Team Alpha’s Mike Spann, an ex-Marine, and David Tyson, a polyglot former Central Asian studies academic, seize America’s initial opportunity to extract intelligence from men trained by bin Laden—among them a young Muslim convert from California. The prisoners revolt and one CIA officer falls—the first casualty in America’s longest war, which will last two decades. The other CIA man shoots dead the Al-Qaeda jihadists attacking his comrade. To survive, he must fight his way out against overwhelming odds. Award-winning author Toby Harnden gained unprecedented access to all living Team Alpha members and every level of the CIA. Superbly researched, First Casualty draws on extensive interviews, secret documents, and deep reporting inside Afghanistan. As gripping as any adventure novel, yet intimate and profoundly moving, it tells how America found a winning strategy only to abandon it. Harnden reveals that the lessons of early victory and the haunting foretelling it contained—unreliable allies, ethnic rivalries, suicide attacks, and errant US bombs—were ignored, tragically fueling a twenty-year conflict. "Masterful, complex, and heartfelt, from the deeply personal to the critically strategic. Captures many lessons on many levels." —Ambassador Hank Crumpton, former senior CIA officer