Carlotta Gall has reported from Afghanistan and Pakistan for almost the entire duration of the American invasion and occupation, beginning shortly after 9/11. She knows just how much this war has cost the Afghan people, and how much damage can be traced to Pakistan and its duplicitous government and intelligence forces. Now that American troops are withdrawing, it is time to tell the full history of how we have been fighting the wrong enemy, in the wrong country.Gall combines searing personal accounts of battles and betrayals with moving portraits of the ordinary Afghanis who endured a terrible war of more than a decade. Her firsthand accounts of Taliban warlords, Pakistani intelligence thugs, American generals, Afghani politicians, and the many innocents who were caught up in this long war are riveting. Her evidence that Pakistan fueled the Taliban and protected Osama bin Laden is revelatory. This is a sweeping account of a war brought by well-intentioned American leaders... Views: 5
Uncorked is as fizzy as a champagne bubble bath, as decadently delicious as chocolate, and as seductive as a massage. Treat yourself to a full course of Chrissy McMullen and Lieutenant Jack Rivera as they find themselves embroiled in yet another life or death mystery. Views: 5
When she witnesses King Dave's humiliation at the hands of his ex-wife, preacher's daughter Nadine gains control of King Dave--and becomes his target.King Dave, son of the president of Chicago's stagehands, has never been bested. He will stop at nothing to recover his stolen machismo.A Backstage Boys romantic comedy! Views: 4
After the first flowering of the Terran Empire, which has grown increasingly decadent and corrupt, other civilizations in the galaxy threaten to take over the Terran's worlds. In this scenario steps the debonair, tough and pessimistic Dominic Flandry, half-Hans Solo, half-James Bond and a hero for the ages! Views: 4
