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River Is Made, A

From South Waziristan to Kabul, Dubai, and Des Moines, Iowa — An Afghan Refugee’s Journey from War to Belonging in America

by Fazal Moneer Adil ...

Narrated by Patrick Kelly Shannon ...

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A River is Made is a true story of a life carried across borders, wars, and generations, told through the eyes of its author, Fazal Moneer Adil. From Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the UAE to the United States, it traces the journey of an Afghan refugee from war to belonging in America.It is a powerful story spanning five decades of modern Afghan history, and personal sacrifice. Inspired by an Afghan ... Read more

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A River is Made is a true story of a life carried across borders, wars, and generations, told through the eyes of its author, Fazal Moneer Adil. From Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the UAE to the United States, it traces the journey of an Afghan refugee from war to belonging in America.It is a powerful story spanning five decades of modern Afghan history, and personal sacrifice. Inspired by an Afghan
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A River Is Made

From South Waziristan to Kabul, Dubai, and Des Moines, Iowa - An Afghan Refugee's Journey from War to Belonging in America

by Fazal Moneer Adil ...

A River is Made is the true story of a life carried across borders, wars, and generations, told through the eyes of its author, Fazal Moneer Adil. From South Waziristan to Kabul, Dubai, and Des Moines, Iowa - it traces the journey of a first-generation Afghan refugee from war to belonging in America.From his years as a child born in exile to his service as an interpreter for U.S. Special ... Read more

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A River is Made is the true story of a life carried across borders, wars, and generations, told through the eyes of its author, Fazal Moneer Adil. From South Waziristan to Kabul, Dubai, and Des Moines, Iowa - it traces the journey of a first-generation Afghan refugee from war to belonging in America.From his years as a child born in exile to his service as an interpreter for U.S. Special
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A River Is Made

by Fazal Moneer Adil ...

A River is Made is a true story of a life carried across borders, wars, and generations, told through the eyes of its author, Fazal Moneer Adil. From Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the UAE to the United States, it traces the journey of an Afghan refugee from war to belonging in America.It is a powerful story spanning five decades of modern Afghan history, and personal sacrifice. Inspired by an Afghan ... Read more

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A River is Made is a true story of a life carried across borders, wars, and generations, told through the eyes of its author, Fazal Moneer Adil. From Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the UAE to the United States, it traces the journey of an Afghan refugee from war to belonging in America.It is a powerful story spanning five decades of modern Afghan history, and personal sacrifice. Inspired by an Afghan
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Barefoot in Baghdad

A Story of Identity—My Own and What It Means to Be a Woman in Chaos

by Manal Omar ...

"Walk barefoot and the thorns will hurt you…" —Iraqi-Turkmen proverbA riveting story of hope and despair, of elation and longing, Barefoot in Baghdad takes you to the front lines of a different kind of battle, where the unsung freedom fighters are strong, vibrant—and female.An American aid worker of Arab descent, Manal Omar moves to Iraq to help as many women as she can rebuild their lives. She ... Read more

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"Walk barefoot and the thorns will hurt you…" —Iraqi-Turkmen proverbA riveting story of hope and despair, of elation and longing, Barefoot in Baghdad takes you to the front lines of a different kind of battle, where the unsung freedom fighters are strong, vibrant—and female.An American aid worker of Arab descent, Manal Omar moves to Iraq to help as many women as she can rebuild their lives. She
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I Shall Not Hate

A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity

by Izzeldin Abuelaish ...

Heart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is a Palestinian doctor's inspiring account of his extraordinary life, growing up in poverty but determined to treat his patients in Gaza and Israel regardless of their ethnic origin.A London University- and Harvard-trained Palestinian doctor who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and 'who has devoted his life ... Read more

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Heart-breaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is a Palestinian doctor's inspiring account of his extraordinary life, growing up in poverty but determined to treat his patients in Gaza and Israel regardless of their ethnic origin.A London University- and Harvard-trained Palestinian doctor who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and 'who has devoted his life
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Stones into Schools

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In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal ... Read more

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In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal
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A Deadly Triangle

Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India

by William Dalrymple ...

An eminent historian looks to the present and future of Afghanistan as the U.S. withdraws from the longest war in its history. THE BROOKINGS ESSAY: In the spirit of its commitment to high-quality, independent research, the Brookings Institution has commissioned works on major topics of public policy by distinguished authors, including Brookings scholars. The Brookings Essay is a multi-platform ... Read more

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An eminent historian looks to the present and future of Afghanistan as the U.S. withdraws from the longest war in its history. THE BROOKINGS ESSAY: In the spirit of its commitment to high-quality, independent research, the Brookings Institution has commissioned works on major topics of public policy by distinguished authors, including Brookings scholars. The Brookings Essay is a multi-platform
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The Miracle of the Kurds

A Remarkable Story of Hope Reborn In Northern Iraq

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New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield was witness to much of the modern history of the Kurds. In this riveting account, Mansfield movingly tells the stories of the people who have fashioned one of the greatest economic and cultural resurrections in human history.They are the largest people group in the world without a homeland of their own. Despised and persecuted the world over, ... Read more

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New York Times best-selling author Stephen Mansfield was witness to much of the modern history of the Kurds. In this riveting account, Mansfield movingly tells the stories of the people who have fashioned one of the greatest economic and cultural resurrections in human history.They are the largest people group in the world without a homeland of their own. Despised and persecuted the world over,
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The Cave

A Secret Underground Hospital and One Woman's Story of Survival in Syria

by Amani Ballour, Rania Abouzeid ...

This searing memoir tells the story of a young doctor and activist who ran an underground hospital in Damascus, humanizing the enduring crisis in Syria.There is no one in Syria with a story like Dr. Amani Ballour's. The only woman to have ever run a wartime hospital, she saved her peers from the atrocities of war while contending with the patriarchal conservatism around her.Growing up in Assad's ... Read more

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This searing memoir tells the story of a young doctor and activist who ran an underground hospital in Damascus, humanizing the enduring crisis in Syria.There is no one in Syria with a story like Dr. Amani Ballour's. The only woman to have ever run a wartime hospital, she saved her peers from the atrocities of war while contending with the patriarchal conservatism around her.Growing up in Assad's
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Hope, War, and the Betrayal of an Afghan Generation

by Sune Engel Rasmussen ...

Winner of the Overseas Press Club of America’s Cornelius Ryan book awardOne of the Washington Post's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024An Economist Best Book of the Year | An Air Mail editor's pick"Rasmussen combines social history with rigorous reporting . . . His ability to delve into [his characters'] lives lends his book the feeling of a novel . . . Trenchant . . . Superlative." —... ... Read more

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This memoir is an evocative, intimate account of a country struggling how to balance tradition and modernization, as seen through the eyes of a young man coming of age. With insight and humor, the author shares his story of abandonment, love, and family through Somalias greatest period of social and political upheaval. ... Read more

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The Heartbeat of Iran

Real Voices of A Country and Its People

by Tara Kangarlou ...

“Here are tender, lyrical, colorful stories of an Iran that Americans do not know and have no way of discovering directly. Tara Kangarou has created a work of people-to-people diplomacy, using her words to paint pictures of a very different country than the harsh, angry land depicted in the news. If only Iranians could read a similar account of the Heartbeat of the United States!”―Anne-Marie ... Read more

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