The Places In Between

In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By night he slept on villagers' floors, shared their meals, and listened to their stories of the recent and ancient past. Along the way Stewart met heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers. He was also adopted by an unexpected companion-a retired fighting mastiff he named Babur in honor of Afghanistan's first Mughal emperor, in whose footsteps the pair was following.

Through these encounters-by turns touching, con-founding, surprising, and funny-Stewart makes tangible the forces of tradition, ideology, and allegiance that shape life in the map's countless places in between.

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3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-12-2009; Gutsy; A fearless ramble into war-stricken Afghanistan shortly after 9/11. Only few could accomplish such a feat as Rory Stewart. The dangers are numerous, but he steps these aside and continues through a country many of us would just rather...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-08-2009; Tangible Realism; Rory Stewart's The Places in Between is a riveting account of modern day Afghanistan. By walking from Herat to Kabul in the middle of winter Stewart's journey unwraps the indescribable chaos caused by 25 years of war and western...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-03-2009; A snapshot of Afghanistan in 2001; I read this book right after having seen "Charlie Wilson's War", so the impact on my knowledge of Afghanistan is probably influenced by the light and ironic interpretation of the movie. Rory Stewart a journalist and former fellow of the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-17-2008; A Little Boring; A little boring in terms of the story...perhaps that's because I live in Afghanistan now. But the book is probably as realistic as it is boring. However, the description of geography is great. For someone "trapped" in Kabul this is a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-08-2009; Tangible Realism; Rory Stewart's The Places in Between is a riveting account of modern day Afghanistan. By walking from Herat to Kabul in the middle of winter Stewart's journey unwraps the indescribable chaos caused by 25 years of war and western...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-12-2009; Gutsy; A fearless ramble into war-stricken Afghanistan shortly after 9/11. Only few could accomplish such a feat as Rory Stewart. The dangers are numerous, but he steps these aside and continues through a country many of us would just rather...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-14-2008; Total Disappointment; This was a truly awful book on Afghanistan. It provided little new information about the country, its people, or its history. The book also was dull and lacked a coherent theme. The best part of the book was the short anecdotes on...; read full review | report as inappropriate