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1	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 more books like this by Steve Coll From Steve Coll, the managing editor of The Washington Post, comes this news-breaking account of the CIAUs involvement in the covert wars in Afghanistan that fueled Islamic militancy and gave rise to bin Laden's al Quaeda. This New York Times bestseller is now updated to cover the 9/11 Commission hearings."Objective and terrific."QThe New York ... see all copies from $5.08! new only from $8.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Bookseller of Kabul more books like this by Asne Seierstad This profile of the pseudonymous Sultan Khan, proprietor of a Kabul bookstore whose passionately liberal ideas about literature and freedom to read are at odds with his traditional ones about the place of women, has been an international bestseller. It has also been the subject of controversy, as the actual bookseller in question--a man named Shah ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Places in Between more books like this by Rory Stewart In January 2002, Rory Stewart survived a walk across Afghanistan by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. In this memoir, he writes about heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers as he makes tangible the forces of tradition, ideology, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.15! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History more books like this by George Crile "Charlie Wilson's War" tells the story of what became the largest covert operation in history--costing over $1 billion a year. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealer conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside workings of the CIA. see all copies from $2.81! new only from $3.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Eastern Approaches more books like this by Fitzroy Maclean The classic true adventure story of a man who, by the pen, sword, and diplomatic pouch, influenced some of the most significant events of our era. Fitzroy Maclean recounts his extraordinary adventures in Soviet Central Asia; in the Western Desert, where he specialized in hair-raising commando raids behind enemy lines; and with Tito's partisans ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia more books like this by Peter Hopkirk The Great Game was the epic stand-off between the two superpowers of the nineteenth century--Victorian Britain and Czarist Russia--for the riches of India and the East. Based on meticulous scholarship and on-the-spot research, Peter Hopkirk's immensely readable account covers the history at the core of today's geopolitics. Photos and maps. see all copies from $5.99! new only from $11.38! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Lost heart of Asia more books like this by Colin Thubron Existing in a state of cultural and political transition since the collapse of the Soviet Empire, Central Asia--home of the Silk Route, ascetic geographies, and the ghosts of Stalin's regime--is the subject of Thubron's sharp eye and generous description. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Shadow of the Silk Road more books like this by Colin Thubron To be traveling the Silk Road is to be traveling the history of the world: tracing the passage not just of trade and armies, but also of ideas, religions, and inventions. Thubrons chosen route passes through China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Turkey. see all copies from $9.23! new only from $9.23! \| first editions \| SVS
9	A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush more books like this by Eric Newby 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 $3.42! new only from $11.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The road to Oxiana more books like this by Robert Byron Byron's journey, taken in 1933, winds from Beirut to Jerusalem and Tehran to Oxiana, then the boundary land between Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. see all copies from $3.83! new only from $10.82! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Mongols more books like this by Mr. David Morgan, PHO The revised second edition of this highly praised introduction to the Mongol Empire takes account of recent scholarship in the field. Provides an overview of the government, religion, and politics of the Mongolian Empire Considers the effects of Mongol military campaigns on other countries and peoples in China, Russia, Persia and Europe ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.94! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Silk Road: Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia more books like this by Frances Wood This gorgeously illustrated oversized book brings the history and cultures of the Silk Road alive -- from its beginnings to the present day -- covering more than 5000 years. see all copies from $11.99! new only from $19.19! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan more books like this by Jason Elliot Elliot first travelled to Afghanistan as a 19-year-old college student, enchanted by the fate of its people who were then under siege by the Soviet Union. This first risky visit did not diminish his affair with the country. Ten years later, during the rise of the Taliban, he returned to the country and chronicled his visit. From Kabul to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia more books like this by Karl E Meyer, Shareen Blair Brysac From the romantic conflicts of the Victorian Great Game to the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, "Tournament of Shadows" traces the struggle for control of Central Asia and Tibet from the 1830s to the present. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
15 view cover	Storyteller's Daughter more books like this by Saira Shah (Read by) The freelance journalist who filmed "Beneath the Veil" offers a startling memoir of how her life was shaped by two dramatically disparate worlds. This is Saira, part sophisticated and sensitive Western liberal, part fearless, life-gulping Afghan, falling in love with her ancestral myth, chasing Afghanistan. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
16 view cover	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times more books like this by George Crile A bestseller in hardcover, "Charlie Wilsons War" tells what became of the largest covert operation in history. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol to arms-dealer conventions to the Khyber Pass, this is a compulsively readable account of the inside workings of the CIA. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.13! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Last River: The Tragic Race for Shangri-La more books like this by Todd Balf This chronicle of a 1998 kayak expedition on the white waters of the Tsangpo River in Tibet tells of both wonder and tragedy. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban more books like this by Sarah Chayes From a beloved former NPR reporter comes a news-breaking eyewitness account of how the U.S. government and armed forces allowed, and even abetted, the tragic return to violent warlordism in Afghanistan following the defeat of the Taliban. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Finding George Orwell in Burma more books like this by Emma Larkin In the 1920s, George Orwell spent five years in Burma working as a policeman for the British colonial government--an experience he found profoundly distasteful, and that fueled his loathing for totalitarianism in any form, even the relatively benign colonialism of his own country. Emma Larkin (a pseudonym) sees Orwell's Burmese experience as vital ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Setting the East Ablaze: Lenin's Dream of an Empire in Asia more books like this by Peter Hopkirk A DANGEROUS NEW TWIST IN THE GREAT GAME In this gripping narrative Peter Hopkirk tells how Lenin and his revolutionary comrades tried, in the period between the two world wars, to set the East ablaze with their heady new gospel of Marxism. Their dream was to "liberate" the whole of Asia, and their starting point was British India, the richest of ... see all copies from $3.45! new only from $8.55! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Foreign Devils on Silk Road more books like this by Peter Hopkirk see all copies from $14.92! new only from $24.95!
22 view cover	The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Mass Mobilization, Civil War, and the Future of the Region more books like this by Neamatollah Nojumi Containing a chapter on the events of 9/11 and after, this volume offers essential insight into the Taliban from an inside source. Nojumi is a native Afghan who fought the Soviets with the Mujahideen, and he has appeared on ABC's "Nightline" and other programs since the terrorist attack on New York. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan more books like this by Dr. Ann Jones A sharp and arresting people's-eye view of real life in Afghanistan after the Taliban Soon after the bombing of Kabul ceased, award-winning journalist and women's rights activist Ann Jones set out for the shattered city, determined to bring help where her country had brought destruction. Here is her trenchant report from inside a city struggling ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places more books like this by Elinor Burkett Elinor Burkett staved off a midlife crisis by traveling with her husband to Kyrgyzstan for a year, beginning in September 2001. Wearing a burqa, she attempted to fit into a society where women are despised and the locals were (understandably) fearful of an imminent US invasion of nearby Iraq. Burkett taught a journalism course, hosted groups of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
25	The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia more books like this by Rene Grousset see all copies from $8.89! new only from $32.50! \| first editions

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