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| | 1. |  | Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
from Grove Press
Price: $13.60
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I read this book shortly before going into the Peace Corps in 2006 and with a curosity that, as I saw the book on numerous bookshelves all over the world, seemed to always be present. For "Che haters" you'll hear many comments usually with the word "communist" included. The fact is he was anything... more info
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| | 2. |  | The Marsh Arabs (Penguin Classics)
from Penguin Classics
Price: $10.20
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Wilfred Thesiger led a remarkable life, and through his books has bequeathed an important legacy- the documentation of ways of life that are gone forever. His book, "Arabian Sands," which describes his two crossings of the Rub al Khali (The Empty Quarter) in the late `40's is more famous, but this... more info
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| | 4. |  | Guerrillas: Journeys in the Insurgent World
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $16.00
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After reading Anderson's book, I felt that my knowledge about insurgency was about the equivalent of just a few pieces that were part of a big puzzle that Anderson puts together when describing the various factors motivating people to raise arms, and the common points between the various causes... more info
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| | 6. |  | Iraq: The Space Between
from powerHouse Books
Price: $26.60
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In a book with next to no words, this collection by Christoph Bangert quite possibly says more about Iraq than many books available today. At great risk of harm to himself, Bangert traveled Iraq with anyone who would let him follow along. The result is one of the most candid looks at what has... more info
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| | 8. |  | Fidel's Cuba: A Revolution in Pictures
from Running Press
Price: $17.90
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Apart from the amazing photography, which captures an epoch so freqently only seen through CIA-filtered eyes, the book is a simple overview of the Cuban revolution and the real people of Cuba - not just the materialistic bourgouisie - who supported Castro and still do. Most enigmatic of all are the... more info
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| | 9. |  | The Fall of Baghdad
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $16.00
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Jon Lee Anderson's "Fall of Baghdad" is a first-person account of the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq, written from the perspective of someone who was there to actively witness and chronicle the events as they unfolded on the ground.
Anderson, a journalist with The New Yorker magazine, tells... more info
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