Written by the author of "West of Kabul, East of New York and Destiny Disrupted", this is an enlightening, lively, accessible, history of Afghanistan from 1840 to today, from the Afghan point of view, that illuminates how Great Power conflicts have interrupted an ongoing, internal struggle to take f[...]
Turn the pages of this book to learn about Lakota Indians. Read about how they arrived on the Great Plains. Find out how they used parts of the buffalo to make rope, spoons, and pots. Discover how Lakotas moved their tipis from place to place. In this book you will see how the Lakotas caught wild ho[...]
Where is the lowest point in the United States? What are the largest industries in California? You can find the answers to these questions in 'All Around California: Regions and Resources.' This book contains many fascinating facts and figures about the regions of California and their valuable resou[...]
This is a gripping drama that pulls the reader into great, seminal events of world history, and a book which offers a wealth of knowledge and insight to any reader who wants to understand the movements and events behind the modern-day hostilities wracking Western and Islamic societies. We in the wes[...]
The history of modern Afghanistan is an epic drama, a thriller, a tragedy, a surreal farce. Every forty years or so, over the last two centuries, some great global power has attempted to take control of Afghanistan, only to slink away wounded and bewildered. Games without Rules recounts this strange[...]