Asia Central

The explosive first-hand account of America's secret history in Afghanistan....

Until about 1800, the West and the Islamic realm were like two adjacent, parallel universes, each assuming itself to be the center of the world while ignoring the other....

Robert D. Kaplan explores Greater Middle East through reporting and travel writing to reveal deeper truths about the impacts of history on the present and how the requirements of stability over anarchy are often in conflict with the ideals of democratic governance.

This book shares the story of the men of Two Charlie and their fight for survival in the Arghandab River Valley, the Devil’s Playground.

Lost Enlightenment chronicles this forgotten age of achievement, seeks to explain its rise, and explores the competing theories about the cause of its eventual demise....

Charlie Wilson's War is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam....

While there are many books that explore China’s history, public knowledge is still lacking....

With narration by Jim Lee, who tells the epic story of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires....

Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road....

This is the true account of a young man who went straight from high school to Vietnam. The author went to Vietnam when he was 17 and was there for ...

This audiobook narrated by Jim Lee provides a rich, discovery-filled account of how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world....

This audiobook is the story of combat from the guerrilla’s perspective and surviving against the overwhelming firepower and technology of a superpower....

Adeeb Khalid provides the first comprehensive history of Central Asia from the mid-18th century to today, shedding light on the historical forces that have shaped the region under imperial and Communist rule....

Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism.....

Exactly a month has elapsed since I finished the first series of my writings—just that period of the flow of time which I intended to devote exclusively to resting the parts of my common presence subordinate to my pure reason....

In the late nineteenth century, a group of German-speaking Mennonites traveled from Russia into Central Asia, where their charismatic leader predicted Christ would return. Over a century later, Sofia Samatar joins a tour following their path....

An epic account of how a new world order under Tamerlane was born out of the decline of the Mongol Empire.

Unforgiving Destiny follows the true story of the 37-year pursuit by authorities on five continents to imprison and execute David McMillan as he travelled as an independent smuggler. Dogged by an obsessed DEA agent, he evades the death penalty in Thailand by escaping prison....

There's a Sheep in My Bathtub chronicles the adventures of the Hogan family as they try to follow God's leading into one of the world's most remote and mysterious enclaves....

Dark Shadows is a compelling portrait of Kazakhstan, a country that is little known in the West....

Rediscover history. Rediscover Genghis Khan. Embark on a journey that promises to be as vast, intricate, and awe-inspiring as the Mongol Empire itself....

How China used a network of surveillance to intern over a million people and produce a system of control previously unknown in human history....

This New York Times best-seller delivers the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War....

A powerful, emotional memoir and an extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women....

History for busy people....