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Working for KBR in Iraq: An Exercise of Frustration

Working for KBR in Iraq: An Exercise of Frustration

by Rick D. Cleland

Sold

by Patricia Mccormick

Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. Though she is desperately poor, her life is full of simple pleasures, like playing hopscotch with her best friend from school, and having her mother brush her hair by the light of an oil lamp. But when the harsh Himalayan monsoons wash away all that remains of the family's crops, Lakshmi's stepfather says she must... (more)

Three Cups of Tea (An Unabridged Production)[12-CD Set]; One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One School at a Time

Three Cups of Tea (An Unabridged Production)[12-CD Set]; One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One School at a Time

by Patrick (Author); Lawlor

The inspiring account of one man's campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia.

Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man

Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man

by Dalton Fury

The mission was to kill the most wanted man in the world--an operation of such magnitude that it couldn’t be handled by just any military or intelligence force. The best America had to offer was needed. As such, the task was handed to roughly forty members of America’s supersecret counterterrorist unit formerly known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta; more popularly, the elite and mysterious unit... (more)

Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

by Jon Krakauer

The bestselling author of "Into the Wild", "Into Thin Air" and "Under the Banner of Heaven" delivers a stunning, eloquent account of a hero - a millionaire sports star who gave it all up to fight with the US Army in Afghanistan, only to be killed by one of his own platoon. In May 2002, Pat Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL contract to enlist in the United States Special Operations Forces. He was deeply... (more)

Danger Close: Commanding 3 PARA in Afghanistan

Danger Close: Commanding 3 PARA in Afghanistan

by Stuart Tootal

From Crisis to Recovery: Strategic Planning for Response, Resilience, and Recovery

From Crisis to Recovery: Strategic Planning for Response, Resilience, and Recovery

by George W. Doherty

Crises Happen... Will You Be Ready? Crises affect people on many different levels, including psychological well-being. The 2004/2009 tsunamis, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are among events continuing to affect millions of lives daily. Potential events like Avian and Swine Flu pandemics, global warming/climate change and threats of spreading unrest in the Middle East are concerns... (more)

The Child Finder Trilogy

Child Finder Resurrection

by Mike Angley

It has been a year and a half since Air Force Special Agent Patrick O’Donnell left the secret child rescue program after it went horribly off-track, resulting in murder and endangering his own family. And just when he thinks he’s comfortably put this painful past behind him, he receives a call from his mentor. The murky, shadowy Top Secret community where he once was center-stage has been revised, revamped,... (more)

The Hero Inside (Help for Heroes)

by Gill Shaw

This book is a fund raiser for Help for Heroes, for each book sold a donation of £2 is made to the British charity. It is packed with wonderful photographs and heart rending tales of survival against all odds. Stories from fund raisers and supporters, it truly is an inspirational read. If you are feeling sorry for yourself, pick up a copy of this book and you will be inspired.

Tusen Stralande SolarKhaled Hosseini

Tusen Stralande Solar

by Khaled Hosseini

Insjallah Mevrouw (Ontmoetingen (z)onder de boerka)Annemie Struyf

Insjallah Mevrouw (Ontmoetingen (z)onder de boerka)

by Annemie Struyf

Afghanistan (Countries in Crisis)

by Michael Burgan

The Child Finder Trilogy

Child Finder

by Mike Angley

Child Finder Inspired by Real Life Experiences... Follow the Paranormal Adventures of an Air Force Special Agent as the Government Exploits His Psychic Abilities to Rescue Abducted Children Major Patrick O Donnell, an Air Force Special Agent assigned to the Pentagon, begins experiencing haunting nightmares about children who have been abducted and murdered before their bodies are found. It quickly becomes... (more)

The Afghan Amulet: Travels from the Hindu Kush (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)

The Afghan Amulet: Travels from the Hindu Kush (Tauris Parke Paperbacks)

by Sheila Paine

Intrigued by an exquisite and mysterious amulet on an antique dress from Kohistan, ‘land of mountains’ in Pakistan, Sheila Paine began an epic quest that took her from the peaks of the Himalaya to the shores of Greece. In this, the first part of her journey, she set off alone and undaunted for the wilds of the Hindu Kush, her only possessions a tiny rucksack and a litre of vodka. Over the course of several months... (more)

Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History

Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History

by George Crile

Shantaram: A Novel

by Gregory David Roberts

Swallows of Kabul: A Novel

by Yasmina Khadra

From Publishers WeeklyKhadra is the nom de plume for Algerian army officer Mohamed Moulessehoul (In the Name of God; Wolf Dreams), who illustrates the effects of repression on a pair of Kabul couples in this slim, harrowing novel of life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. Gloomy prison guard Atiq Shaukat is tired of his grim duties, keeping watch over prisoners slated for public execution. Life at home,... (more)

Come Back to AfghanistanSaid Hyder Akbar