Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September ...142 reviews Steve Coll Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 Thank you Steve Coll!!! + Execellent Book - + Fascinating and well-researched history Very well written and keeps your attention. Very detailed and fact based. The author is as unbiased as they come. I came into this book embarassingly ignorant about international politics, especially the events leading up to September 11, 2001. I feel thankful toward the author for putting ...             Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics13 reviews Martin Ewans Harper Perennial, 2002 A must read on this subject + A concise history of a turbulent country + A pithy review + Complete History of Afghanistan             Afghanistan: A Military History From Alexander The Great To The Fall Of The Taliban13 reviews Stephen Tanner Da Capo Press, 2003 Overall Hostory of Afghanistan + A must read for anyone interested in operations in Afghanistan + Afghanistan + Very readable and informative + Afghanistan: A military history from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban             A Thousand Splendid Suns1307 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead, 2007 Enthralling... + Very touching + Very good BOOK + Excellent Story             The Bookseller of Kabul134 reviews Asne Seierstad Back Bay Books, 2004 Honest and candid account + Insightful look into Afghan culture + Insightful and Compelling + An interesting portrayal of life in Kabul at the beginning of the 21st century + A Glimpse in the Life of an Afghani Family             Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10776 reviews Marcus Luttrell Little, Brown and Company, 2007 A rare, inspiring perspective. An excellent book. + Fantastic + Inspiring Read - Buy this book! Luttrell's book offers a ground-level perspective on the kinds of operations the US Military's Special Operations Forces are engaged in all around the world, all the time. Too often this topic (Special Forces, SEALs, Delta Force, etc) is dominated by superficial books that amount to little more ...             Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent ...204 reviews George Crile Grove Press, 2004 The Best Non-Fiction I've Ever Read + Rollicking good story, but... + The enemies of our enemies are not our friends... + Absolutely Recommended Reading + This Book Kept My Interests             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1446 reviews Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 No wonder it unanimously gets 5 stars + a timely read in this global community + Amazing book! Truly one of the most inspirational books I have read in awhile. The beginning of this book is a little slow, focusing on Greg Mortenson's climbing expeditions that eventually leads him to find the people of Korphe, and promising them a school. After coming back to the states and scrounging up ...             A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan10 reviews Nelofer Pazira Free Press, 2005 A true account of survival in Afghanistan + A vivid picture of life in Afghanistan A very good read. This is a true story that begins in Afghanistan in the mid seventies. It follows the members of an upper middle class family as they struggle to survive in their homeland; survive, despite a series of ever increasingly ruthless dictators, the Russian invasion and finally the ...             The Places In Between154 reviews Rory Stewart Harvest Books, 2006 Babur's Journey + A Cold but Not Too Lonely Walk + Outstanding Must Read book + Totally Changed My Mindset!             The Kite Runner2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Ki + Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down             Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics13 reviews Martin Ewans Harper Perennial, 2002 A must read on this subject + A concise history of a turbulent country + A pithy review + Complete History of Afghanistan             The Bookseller of Kabul134 reviews Asne Seierstad Back Bay Books, 2004 Honest and candid account + Insightful look into Afghan culture + Insightful and Compelling + An interesting portrayal of life in Kabul at the beginning of the 21st century + A Glimpse in the Life of an Afghani Family             A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan10 reviews Nelofer Pazira Free Press, 2005 A true account of survival in Afghanistan + A vivid picture of life in Afghanistan A very good read. This is a true story that begins in Afghanistan in the mid seventies. It follows the members of an upper middle class family as they struggle to survive in their homeland; survive, despite a series of ever increasingly ruthless dictators, the Russian invasion and finally the ...             Afghanistan: A Military History From Alexander The Great To The Fall Of The Taliban13 reviews Stephen Tanner Da Capo Press, 2003 Overall Hostory of Afghanistan + A must read for anyone interested in operations in Afghanistan + Afghanistan + Very readable and informative + Afghanistan: A military history from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban             The Kite Runner2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Ki + Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down             Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent ...204 reviews George Crile Grove Press, 2004 The Best Non-Fiction I've Ever Read + Rollicking good story, but... + The enemies of our enemies are not our friends... + Absolutely Recommended Reading + This Book Kept My Interests             Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10776 reviews Marcus Luttrell Little, Brown and Company, 2007 A rare, inspiring perspective. An excellent book. + Fantastic + Inspiring Read - Buy this book! Luttrell's book offers a ground-level perspective on the kinds of operations the US Military's Special Operations Forces are engaged in all around the world, all the time. Too often this topic (Special Forces, SEALs, Delta Force, etc) is dominated by superficial books that amount to little more ...             The Places In Between154 reviews Rory Stewart Harvest Books, 2006 Babur's Journey + A Cold but Not Too Lonely Walk + Outstanding Must Read book + Totally Changed My Mindset!             Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September ...142 reviews Steve Coll Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 Thank you Steve Coll!!! + Execellent Book - + Fascinating and well-researched history Very well written and keeps your attention. Very detailed and fact based. The author is as unbiased as they come. I came into this book embarassingly ignorant about international politics, especially the events leading up to September 11, 2001. I feel thankful toward the author for putting ...