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This October we have nine new-in-paperback titles to share, including three from Peter Eichstaedt. Eichstaedt is a veteran journalist whose work on issues pertaining to human rights have taken him all over the globe, including Afghanistan, Albania, Somalia, the Sudans, Uganda, Kenya, eastern DR Congo, Eastern Europe, and the Caucasus. He attended the University of the Americas in Mexico City and lived and worked as a journalist in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for more than twenty years. He is a former senior editor for Uganda Radio Network and a reporter for the Institute of War and Peace in Reporting in The Hague. We’re so pleased to make his work available in paperback, joining First Kill Your Family: Child Soldiers of Uganda and the Lord’s Resistance Army.

The Peter Eichstaedt collection:

Above the Din of War: Afghans Speak About Their Lives, Their Country, and Their Future—and Why America Should Listen   

“[A] work of skilled and brutally  honest journalism. Heartbreaking and spellbinding dispatches from a country descending into madness.” —Kirkus Reviews

“These are vivid, mostly sympathetic portraits of Afghans who have weathered decades of chaos, and though a solution still seems far-off, Eichstaedt has done a great service by bringing their perspectives to the American public.” —Publishers Weekly

“Filled with testimony from the Afghan people, this is an eyeopening, important examination of Afghanistan today.” —Booklist

Consuming the Congo: War and Conflict Minerals in the World’s Deadliest Place

“Eichstaedt provides counterpoint and a glimmer of hope in the form of possible reforms and legislations that could restore order to a devastated region.” —Publishers Weekly

“In the end, Eichstaedt doesn’t merely chastise us for using tainted technology but offers a long-term solution involving reducing demand for socalled “conflict minerals” and fostering connections with the Congolese people.” —Booklist

Pirate State: Inside Somalia’s Terrorism at Sea

“…even-handed polished style, and impressive documentation let the horrors and ramifications of piracy speak for themselves.” —Publishers Weekly

“Well-researched, compelling look at modern piracy.” —Booklist

“Clear, expert reporting on a region of which many Americans may be unaware.” —Kirkus Reviews

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