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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 from Penguin Books Price: $18.87 Customer Review:  One of the "ironies" cited by critics of American foreign policy is that America's support for the mujahedin during the Afghan war against the Soviet Union ultimately led to the emergence of Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network who then turned against the United States. But the truth is more... |
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of The CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, From the Soviet from Penguin Books Price: $10.88 |
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On the Grand Trunk Road: : A Journey into South Asia from Crown Customer Review:  I picked up this book at the library based on the title and the pretty neat cover photo and artwork. It figured to be a reasonably interesting travelogue about an area I wasn't overly familiar with. It only took a few pages to realize that I was quite mistaken. The author, a former Washington Post... |
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Eagle on the Street: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Account of the Sec's Battle With Wall Street from Collier Books Customer Review: This book provides an insightful look into one aspect of the life of the "Peter Pan of Chicago", Dr. Gregg Jarrell of the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business. Quotes such as "Its easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission" should be a part of any financier's repertiore |
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The Taking of Getty Oil: The Full Story of the Most Spectacular - and Catastrophic - Takeover of All Time from Scribner |
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The Deal of the Century: The Break Up of At&T from Atheneum Books |
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The Deal of the Century: The Breakup of At&T (Touchstone Books (Paperback)) from Simon & Schuster Customer Review: This is the book AT&T never wanted to go to press and when it did AT&T seceretly bought up all the copies they could.Good luck finding someone who will lend you a copy because you can't buy it anywhere, at any price.Not even AMAZON. AT&T will cut their phone lines if they actually made... |
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On Grand Trunk Road from Random House Value Publishing |
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The Taking of Getty Oil: The Full Story of the Most Spectacular - and Castastrophic - Takeover of All Time from HarperCollins Publishers |
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