{"product_id":"pakistan-on-the-brink-isbn-9780143122838","title":"Pakistan on the Brink","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn urgent, on-the-ground report from Pakistan—from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDescent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eInto Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTaliban\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAhmed Rashid, one of the world's leading experts on the social and political situations in Pakistan and Afghanistan, offers a highly anticipated update on the possibilities—and hazards—facing the United States after the death of Osama bin Laden and as Operation Enduring Freedom winds down. With the characteristic professionalism that has made him the preeminent independent journalist in Pakistan for three decades, Rashid asks the important questions and delivers informed insights about the future of U.S. relations with the troubled region. His most urgent book to date, \u003ci\u003ePakistan on the Brink\u003c\/i\u003e is the third volume in a comprehensive series that is a call to action to our nation's leaders and an exposition of this conflict's impact on the security of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\"[Rashid] literally wrote the book on the Taliban and now has added a superb work on the future of Pakistan.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Insightful . . . Readers will welcome this insider’s lucid, expert account of a disaster in the  making.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePakistan on the Brink\u003c\/i\u003e  is a page turner. Through Ahmed Rashid's eloquent, incisive, objective,  and fact-based descriptions of events and blunders repeatedly committed  by the Afghan, Pakistani, and American establishments, the reader gets a  great understanding of the genesis of the quagmire for which President Obama has coined the phrase AfPak.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouisville Courier-Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e Descent into Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Powerful.\" — \u003cb\u003eWolf Blitzer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A clear-headed, sobering look at a country whose ties with the U.S. are becoming  ever more frayed.\" — \u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rashid, a Pakistani journalist, is that most valuable of political analysts: both insider and outsider to the problems he studies. His book should be read by anyone pondering how America might stop widening Osama bin Laden’s pool of bomb-clad volunteers.” — \u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rashid’s book should be required reading for both presidential candidates, and anyone who wants to understand the jihadi problem.” — \u003cb\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ahmed Rashid's latest work provides  essential insights for anyone who hopes to understand what's going on in  Central Asia and the alternative futures that stretch out before it.\"\u003cbr\u003e — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A clear-headed, sobering look at a country whose ties with the U.S. are becoming ever more frayed.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Excellent…Nobody tells the story of Musharaff’s duplicity better than Rashid.” — \u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ahmed Rashid has over the decades turned out to be something of a prophet in the region…[and] his fourth book [is] a caustic compendium of the mistakes by the Bush administration and, by extension, its regional allies, in tackling Islamic militancy.” — \u003cb\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAhmed Rashid\u003c\/b\u003e, a Pakistani journalist based in Lahore, is the author of \u003ci\u003eDescent Into\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChaos\u003c\/i\u003e and the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eTaliban\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and appears regularly on NPR, CNN, and the BBC World Service.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299726217445,"sku":"NP9780143122838","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143122838.jpg?v=1767734439","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/pakistan-on-the-brink-isbn-9780143122838","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}