
Opium Nation
Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman's Journey Through Afghanistan
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An Afghan-American journalist offers a revealing look inside a country torn apart—from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides—while revisiting her own family's deep roots to the land.
Afghan-American journalist Fariba Nawa delivers a revealing and deeply personal exploration of Afghanistan and the drug trade which rules the country, from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides and beyond. Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns calls Opium Nation "an insightful and informative look at the global challenge of Afghan drug trade. Fariba Nawa weaves her personal story of reconnecting with her homeland after 9/11 with a very engaging narrative that chronicles Afghanistan's dangerous descent into opium trafficking . . . and most revealingly, how the drug trade has damaged the lives of ordinary Afghan people." Listeners of Gayle Lemmon Tzemach's The Dressmaker of Khair Khana and Rory Stewart's The Places Between will find Nawa's personal, piercing, journalistic tale to be an indispensable addition to the cultural criticism covering this dire global crisis.
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Brothers of the Gun
- A Memoir of the Syrian War
- De: Marwan Hisham, Molly Crabapple
- Narrado por: Peter Ganim
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
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In 2011, Marwan Hisham and his two friends - fellow working-class college students Nael and Tareq - joined the first protests of the Arab Spring in Syria, in response to a recent massacre. Arm in arm they marched, poured Coca-Cola into one another’s eyes to blunt the effects of tear gas, ran from the security forces, and cursed the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad. It was ecstasy. A long-bottled revolution was finally erupting, and freedom from a brutal dictator seemed, at last, imminent.
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Perfect with Peter Ganim
- De Anonymous User en 06-14-24
De: Marwan Hisham, y otros
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Street of Eternal Happiness
- Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road
- De: Rob Schmitz
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
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Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to partake in a mad torrent of capital, ideas, and opportunity. Marketplace's Rob Schmitz is one of them. He immerses himself in his neighborhood, forging deep relationships with ordinary people who see in the city's sleek skyline a brighter future, and a chance to rewrite their destinies.
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Deserving of better audio
- De Rachael en 02-19-18
De: Rob Schmitz
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Nothing to Envy
- Ordinary Lives in North Korea
- De: Barbara Demick
- Narrado por: Karen White
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
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Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy follows the lives of six North Koreans over fifteen years - a chaotic period that saw the death of Kim Il-sung and the unchallenged rise to power of his son, Kim Jong-il, and the devastation of a far-ranging famine that killed one-fifth of the population. Taking us into a landscape never before seen, Demick brings to life what it means to be an average Korean citizen, living under the most repressive totalitarian regime today.
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The man who wants to be GOD
- De Gohar en 05-08-10
De: Barbara Demick
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Sovietistan
- Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
- De: Erika Fatland
- Narrado por: Jill Rolls
- Duración: 14 h y 37 m
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Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became free of the Soviet Union in 1991. But though they are new to modern statehood, this is a region rich in ancient history, culture, and landscapes unlike anywhere else in the world. Traveling alone, Erika Fatland is a true adventurer in every sense. In Sovietistan, she takes the listener on a compassionate and insightful journey to explore how their Soviet heritage has influenced these countries, with governments experimenting with both democracy and dictatorships.
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Outstanding book
- De George MP en 04-24-22
De: Erika Fatland
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Nine Parts of Desire
- The Hidden World of Islamic Women
- De: Geraldine Brooks
- Narrado por: Geraldine Brooks
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
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Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women is the story of Brooks’ intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. In fundamentalist Iran, Brooks finagles an invitation to tea with the ayatollah’s widow—and discovers that Mrs. Khomeini dyes her hair.
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Auto-ethnography and good research
- De Verna en 09-26-13
De: Geraldine Brooks
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An American Bride in Kabul
- De: Phyllis Chesler PhD
- Narrado por: Janet Metzger
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
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Few westerners will ever be able to understand Muslim or Afghan society unless they are part of a Muslim family. Twenty years old and in love, Phyllis Chesler, a Jewish-American girl from Brooklyn, embarked on an adventure that has lasted for more than a half-century. Drawing upon her personal diaries, Chesler recounts her ordeal, the nature of gender apartheid - and her longing to explore this beautiful, ancient, and exotic country and culture.
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An Exceptional Book
- De Elaine Fresco en 04-16-19
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Stolen Girls
- Survivors of Boko Haram Tell Their Story
- De: Wolfgang Bauer, Eric Frederick Trump - translator
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 5 h
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One night in April 2014, members of the terrorist organization Boko Haram raided the small town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria and abducted 276 young girls from the local boarding school. The event caused massive, international outrage. Using the hashtag "Bring Back Our Girls", politicians, activists, and celebrities from all around the world - among them First Lady Michelle Obama and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai - protested.
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Perspective changer
- De frostyski3 en 05-13-17
De: Wolfgang Bauer, y otros
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They Said They Wanted Revolution
- A Memoir of My Parents
- De: Neda Toloui-Semnani
- Narrado por: Neda Toloui-Semnani
- Duración: 8 h y 6 m
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In 1979, Neda Toloui-Semnani’s parents left the United States for Iran to join the revolution. But the promise of those early heady days in Tehran was warped by the rise of the Islamic Republic. With the new regime came international isolation, cultural devastation, and profound personal loss for Neda. Her father was arrested and her mother was forced to make a desperate escape, pregnant and with Neda in tow.
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I learned so much. Great pacing, felt like I time-traveled
- De Jess Fuchs en 02-07-22
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Infidel
- De: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Narrado por: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- Duración: 16 h y 33 m
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This New York Times best-seller is the astonishing life story of award-winning humanitarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali. A deeply respected advocate for free speech and women's rights, Hirsi Ali also lives under armed protection because of her outspoken criticism of the Islamic faith in which she was raised.
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Tough, Candid Assessment
- De Paul Mullen en 02-18-08
De: Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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The Naked Don't Fear the Water
- An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
- De: Matthieu Aikins
- Narrado por: Nick Nikon
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
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In this extraordinary book, an acclaimed young war reporter chronicles a dangerous journey on the smuggler’s road to Europe, accompanying his friend, an Afghan refugee, in search of a better future.
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Great story, horrible narration
- De AB en 02-25-22
De: Matthieu Aikins
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Mighty Be Our Powers
- How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War; a Memoir
- De: Leymah Gbowee, Carol Mithers
- Narrado por: Kimberly Scott
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
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As a young woman growing up in Africa, 17-year-old Leymah Gbowee was crushed by a savage war when violence reached her native Monrovia, depriving her of the education she yearned for and claiming the lives of relatives and friends. As war continued to ravage Liberia, Gbowee’s bitterness turned to rage-fueled action as she realized that women bear the greatest burden in prolonged conflicts.
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Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and
- De Kathy en 10-07-11
De: Leymah Gbowee, y otros
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Wild Swans
- Three Daughters of China
- De: Jung Chang
- Narrado por: Joy Osmanski
- Duración: 22 h y 52 m
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Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular best seller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.
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Accurate, moving and chilling
- De David en 12-15-12
De: Jung Chang
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- 02-16-24
Great Perspective on Afghanistan
As an American my prior views on Afghanistan were obviously skewed. Fariba does a brilliant job at explaining the history of Afghanistan and the impacts of its burgeoning opium trade. The macabre details of a country gripped in the drug trade are told in a somber yet detailed way by Fariba. Will read again.
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