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Books : Winter in KandaharIn association with Amazon.comby: Steven E. Wilson  List Price: $14.95 Amazon.com's Price: $10.17 You Save: $4.78 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780972948005 ISBN: 0972948007 Label: Hailey-Grey Books Manufacturer: Hailey-Grey Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: September 01, 2003 Publisher: Hailey-Grey Books Studio: Hailey-Grey Books Sales Rank: 86947 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: AFGHANISTAN- the name conjures images of rugged mountains, ancient cities, hardened Mujaheddin, a country rife with regional rivalries, and the eternal struggle between Tajik and Pashtun. Afghanistan comes to life in this epic adventure of love, betrayal, and war. Young Tajik Ahmed Jan¹s heroic journey begins in the Northern Alliance stronghold near Taloqan just a month prior to 9/11. He is swept away by the chaos that soon engulfs the country before a chance discovery propels him to the forefront of the clash between civilizations. Pursued by both the CIA and al-Qaeda, he struggles to save his people from obliteration and find the true meaning of life in a land where all seems lost. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - LOVED IT!If you like The Kite Runner and 1000 Splendid Suns, you'll love this book. It's so good I couldn't put it down. Rating: - Beautiful story of love, friendship, betrayal and loyaltyThe book starts off slow but once it gets going, you cannot put it down. This book takes you to the hidden caves of Afghanistan, CIA headquarters in Washington DC, red light district of Amsterdam, canals of Venice and back to the mountains of South Asia.. a truly amazing story of love, honor, pride, friendship and betrayal. Rating: - Couldn't put this one down!One of the Best . . . from someone who travelled Afghanistan in the 70s. This book of fiction is filled with suspense, current events of war/terrorism, courage and romance all rolled into a superbly crafted story that was next to impossible to put down. The descriptions of Afghanistan were much as I remembered where, on highways, men would just get out of a vehicle and start walking towards the far mountains into what-appeared-to-be nowhere. The Taliban throughout the Khyber Pass were just ... Read More Rating: - Very believable Afghanistan thrillerThis is both a believable international thriller and a scary novel about the ethnic and religious hatreds that plague Afghanistan and the world. I do not know how an eye doctor from California and Minnesota has done it, but the characters and locales it describes seem very authentic. It is a very good read. I leave it to other readers to decide whether the ending is hopeful or pessimistic about easing those ethnic hatreds. Rating: - Great Read!!I REALLY enjoyed this novel and would rate it up there with some of my favorite all-time entertaining books like The Day of the Jackal and The Firm. I'm a former business major, but I found the scientific part about the new type of virus weapon understandable and chilling. I hated to see the book end, but the finale was powerful...just like the rest of the story. I highly recommend Winter in Kandahar! Browse for similar items by category:
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