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Ahmed Rashid, called “Pakistan’s best and bravest reporter” by Christopher Hitchens, brings the shadowy world of the Taliban and its impact on Afghanistan and the Middle East and Central Asia into sharp focus in this modern classic. Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban’s rise to power, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban. He also describes the new face of Islamic fundamentalism and explains why Afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism.

As someone who has a foot in both the Western and Arabic worlds, Amal set out to explore the lives of Arab women both in Australia and the Middle East, travelling to the region and interviewing more than 60 women about feminism, intimacy, love, sex and shame, trauma, war, religion and culture. Beyond Veiled Cliches explores the similarities and differences experienced by these women in their daily lives - work, relationships, home and family life, friendships, the communities they live in and more.

Bestselling author Newt Gingrich exposes the anti-American forces that have grown so large and so aggressive in their quest for power. The struggle between the defenders of America as an exceptional nation and the forces of anti-Americanism is reaching a fever pitch. These forces have grown so...

When Governor Terry McAuliffe hung up the phone on the afternoon of the violent "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, he was sure Donald Trump would do the right thing as president: condemn the white supremacists who’d descended on the college town and who’d caused McAuliffe to declare a state of emergency that morning. He didn’t. In Beyond Charlottesville, McAuliffe looks at the forces and events that led to the tragedy in Charlottesville, including the vicious murder of Heather Heyer and the death of two state troopers in a helicopter accident.

The last general election saw the Conservatives win their highest vote share in 40 years, while Labour slumped to their lowest seat total since 1935. At the heart of this electoral earthquake was the so-called Red Wall, some 60 seats stretching from the Midlands up to the North of England. Working-class voters in these old coal, steel and manufacturing constituencies had been the bedrock of past Labour victories, but all that changed on 12th December 2019 when Boris Johnson turned the Red Wall blue.

Based on three case studies from the Middle East, The Land beyond the Border advances an innovative theoretical framework for the study of state expansions and state contractions.

An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents. Now updated with a foreword by Stan Grant and a new author's note. 'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth' Stan Grant, award-winning...

Robert B. Reich urges Americans to get beyond mere outrage about the nation’s increasingly concentrated wealth and corrupt politics in order to mobilize and to take back our economy and democracy. Americans can’t rely only on getting good people elected, Reich argues, because nothing positive happens in Washington unless good people outside Washington are organized to help make those things happen after the election. But in order to be effectively mobilized, we need to see the big picture.

"Beyond Beer: Germany Goes All In for Gin" is from the November 29, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Robert Simonson and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Beyond Anne Frank: The Dutch Tell Their Full Holocaust Story" is from the July 17, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nina Siegal and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Beyond Swipe Right: The Pickup Line Gets a Makeover" is from the March 16 2016, Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Casey Johnston and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Beyond Coal: Imagining Appalachia's Future" is from the August 17, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

In Bucharest, Romania's capital, Kaplan discovered that few Westerners were reporting on the country - one of the darkest corners of Europe during the Cold War. In an intense and cinematic travelogue, Kaplan explores the history and culture of the only country in the West where the leading intellectuals have been right-wing rather than left-wing; a country that gave rise to the dictator Ion Antonescu, Hitler's chief foreign accomplice during WWII; a country where the Latin West mixes with the Greek East, producing a fascinating fusion of cultures.

"Beyond Baseball, Vin Scully Leaves Behind an Archive of Oddities" is from the September 28, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Richard Sandomir and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Beyond Twitter, Trump's Views on Climate Change Are Unclear" is from the May 20, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Erica Goode and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"Beyond White House Race, a Host of Critical Issues on Ballots Across the U.S." is from the November 6, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Adam Nagourney and narrated by Caroline Miller.

Senator Rand Paul, leading national politician and 2016 Presidential candidate, presents his vision for America. From his electrifying thirteen-hour filibuster against administration-orchestrated drone strikes against U.S. citizens, to leading the discourse on criminal justice, Senator Rand Paul...

"Tragedy Made Kerr See the World Beyond the Court" is from the December 23, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by John Branch and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"To Move Beyond Malbec, Look Below the Surface" is from the Food section of The New York Times. It was written by Eric Asimov and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"From Boko Haram's Birthplace, Instagram Posts beyond 'Death and Despair'" is from the June 29, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Dionne Searcey and narrated by Fleet Cooper.