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  The Bookseller of Kabul

  by A?sne Seierstad, Ingrid Christophersen

  This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller. The Bookseller of Kabul is startling in its intimacy and its details - a revelation of the plight of Afghan women and a window into the... (more)
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  A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal

  by A?sne Seierstad

  From the best-selling author of The Bookseller of Kabul , an intimate look at the daily lives of women, children, and other noncombatants under siege in Baghdad For one hundred and one days Asne Seierstad worked as a reporter in Baghdad. Always in search of a story far less obvious than the American military invasion, Seierstad brings to life the world behind the headlines in this compelling--and... (more)