Journey Into Paradise from the Hell of Afghanistan

Journey Into Paradise from the Hell of Afghanistan
Author: Haroon Monis
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2007-04-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1430314451

A family sets off on a journey to find freedom. They leave all their livelihood behind and scale one of the world's most dangerous mountains. Beyond the mountains lies the hope for freedom-the beginning of a new life. But the perils they face are here and now as they Journey into Paradise.

Life in Paradise: A Family's Struggles

Life in Paradise: A Family's Struggles
Author: Haroon Monis
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2008-12-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0557025397

A family arrives to the United States with hopes and desires, but without much else. Haroon Monis, author of Journey into Paradise from the Hell of Afghanistan, continues the saga of his family's life in this book. Life in Paradise shows the tribulations and triumphs of an immigrant family in the USA.

A Refugee's Story

A Refugee's Story
Author: Haroon Monis
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2016-10-05
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1365398714

The story of a refugee, Haroon Monis, and his family who struggle in order to come to the USA only to continue the struggle as they try to assimilate.

A Journey Through Afghanistan

A Journey Through Afghanistan
Author: David Chaffetz
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 0226100642

Shortly before the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, David Chaffetz and a fellow American student slipped from the protection of Western culture and immersed themselves in the customs, fears, and hopes of the Afghan people, setting out on horseback through the mountains and into a lonely, hermetic world of nomads and isolated villages. Chaffetz's vivid, honest, and often poignant account of their experience reveals a great deal about the people of Afghanistan-and Willard Wood, his traveling companion, contributes a foreword considering the experience of the Afghan people in the new light of autumn, 2001.

Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions

Paradise and Hell in Islamic Traditions
Author: Christian Lange
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2016
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521506379

This book covers the theological, philosophical, mystical, topographical, architectural and ritual aspects of the Muslim belief in paradise and hell.

Hell in Barbados

Hell in Barbados
Author: Terry Donaldson
Publisher: Maverick House
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015-01-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1905379943

Hell in Barbados is the powerful true story of a drug-addicted smuggler who found his salvation in the unlikeliest of places. Told with disarming honesty, the book propels the reader into the mind of an addict and shows us the depths of degradation one man sunk to before finding the inner strength to save himself. Terry Donaldson met with success early in life but his struggle with addiction soon became an all-out war. His Jekyll and Hyde lifestyle – TV presenter by day, whilst he scoured the streets of London in search of drugs and prostitutes by night – caused him to lose everything. Facing financial ruin, he agreed to smuggle drugs from Barbados, but was caught and sent to one of the world’s worst prisons, where he remained for over 3 years. Honest and disturbing, Hell in Barbados is the true story of how Donaldson witnessed stabbings, beatings, shootings and a full scale riot as the prison went up in flames. In this extraordinary book, he describes the true horror of prison life in the Caribbean, the depravity that brought him there, and the years of brutality he was forced to endure.

The Wasted Vigil

The Wasted Vigil
Author: Nadeem Aslam
Publisher: Random House India
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2012-11-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8184003455

Marcus Caldwell, and English widower and Muslim convert, lives in an old perfume factory in the shadow of the Tora Bora mountains in Afghanistan. Lara, a Russian woman, arrives at his home one day in search of her brother, a Soviet soldier who disappeared in the area many years previously, and who may have known Marcus’s daughter. In the days that follow, further people arrive there, each seeking someone or something. The stories and histories that unfold, interweaving and overlapping, span nearly a quarter of a century and tell of the terrible afflictions that have plagued Afghanistan—as well of the love that can blossom during war and conflict.

Journey to the West

Journey to the West
Author: Wu Cheng'en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2008-09-15
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1462902189

China's most popular traditional novel, Journey to the West is the thrilling story of the Monkey King and his epic quest, with his trusted companions, to redeem himself. They face fantastic foes, demons and monsters during their amazing adventures traveling to the Western paradise. No matter what obstacle was put before him, the clever, wily Monkey King always got what he wanted-unimaginable strength, eternal life, even his own position in the Celestial Realm with the gods. More than anything else, though, the Monkey King loved mischief and rule-breaking and was sure he was the most powerful creature in the world. But after defeat and punishment for his tricks, the Monkey King found himself wanting some things he never expected: to be disciplined and good enough to help the monk Hsuan Zhang on his mission to bring Buddhist Scriptures-and enlightenment-to China. Readers of all ages will thrill to Timothy Richard's retelling of the Monkey King's exploits-whether in the Dragon King's underwater castle, the Halls of the Dead or the palace of Buddha himself-and find themselves captivated as the Monkey King joins Hsuan Zhang and their companions the Dragon Horse, the Monk Sand and the equally mischievous Pig on the dangerous trek West. Despite the tale's ancient origins, Journey to the West proves as fresh and engaging an adventure as anything written today.

Crossing the River Kabul

Crossing the River Kabul
Author: Kevin McLean
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1612348971

In Crossing the River Kabul, author Kevin McLean tells the true story of Baryalai Popal's amazing excape from Afghanistan during the Communist takeover and his return after 9/11.