A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afganistan's last thirty years - from the soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post-Taliban rebuilding - that puts the violence, fear, hope and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives - the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness - are inextricable from the history playing out around them.
Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afgan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructable love - a stunning accomplishment.
Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afganistan, and moved to the United States in 1980. His first novel, The Kite Runner, was an international best seller, published in forty countries. In 2006 he was name a U.S. envoy to UNHCR, The United Nations Refugee Agency. He lives in northern California.
Atossa Leoni has been working internationally in film, television and theater since childhood. Of Afghan and Iranian descent, she was born and raised in Europe and has been living in California for the past decade. Atossa played the female lead 'Soraya' in Marc Forster's film 'The Kite Runner' based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel.
Written By : Patrick O'Brian
Robert Hardy
Publisher : Harper Collins UK
Length : 3 hours 7 minutes
Categories : Historical War & Military
Our Price : $12.75
H.M.S. Surprise follows the variable fortunes of Captain Jack Aubrey's career in Nelson's navy as he attempts to hold his ground... View...
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Written By : Jerry Robbins
Colonial Radio Theatre
Publisher : Colonial Radio Theatre On The Air
Length : 1 hour 10 minutes
Categories : Audio Theater Drama American War & Military
Our Price : $4.00
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Written By : Pat Barker
Paul McGann
Publisher : Harper Collins UK
Length : 3 hours
Categories : General Historical War & Military
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Written By : Patrick Robinson
Stephen Lang
Publisher : Harper Collins US
Length : 2 hours 50 minutes
Categories : Technological War & Military
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Kilo Class is a taut techno-thriller of the highest quality, grounded in fact, and ringing with unmistakable authenticity. It is the story of a breathtaking race against time. View...
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Written By : Herman Melville
William Roberts
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Length : 3 hours 35 minutes
Categories : War & Military Historical Classics
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Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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