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“russell borna”

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  • The New Emir of Syria: Ahmad al-Shar’a and the Fall of the Regime

    by Russell Borna ...
    In the aftermath of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 21st century, The New Emir of Syria: Ahmad al-Shar'a and the Fall of the Regime unravels the extraordinary and unsettling transformation of a nation—and the man who rose from its ashes. Through sweeping narrative and piercing realism, the book traces Syria's descent from hope to ruin, from the false promises of Bashar al-Assad's reform to ... Read more

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  • The Teacher and the President : Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron’s Defiant Journey

    by Russell Borna ...
    The Teacher and the President: Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron's Defiant Journey is the extraordinary story of a love that defied convention and a political rise that reshaped France. It begins in the classrooms of Amiens, where a brilliant fifteen-year-old student named Emmanuel Macron fell in love with his literature teacher, Brigitte Trogneux, a married mother of three nearly twenty-four years his ... Read more

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  • The Mountain of Secrets: A Thousand Years of Druze Survival

    by Russell Borna ...
    For over a thousand years, the Druze have remained one of the most enigmatic and resilient communities in the Middle East. Born in the crucible of the eleventh-century Fatimid Caliphate, their faith combined radical monotheism, esoteric philosophy, and a closed system of belief that forever distinguished them from their neighbors. Known to themselves as al-Muwahhidun, the Unitarians, but to the ... Read more

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  • Blood Debt in Karachi: A Father’s Murder, A Son’s Revenge

    by Russell Borna ...
    Blood Debt in Karachi — A Father's Murder, A Son's Revenge is a sweeping true-crime chronicle that immerses readers in the turbulent heart of Karachi, Pakistan. It follows the life of Uzair Baloch, an ordinary young man whose path to politics ended in humiliation, and whose father's brutal murder propelled him into a world of gangs, vendettas, and blood-soaked streets. From the labyrinth of Lyari ... Read more

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  • Goldfish Protocol: Inside Ukraine’s Campaign of Targeted Strikes

    by Russell Borna ...
    Goldfish Protocol: Inside Ukraine's Campaign of Targeted Strikes is an unflinching exploration of how a nation on the brink of destruction transformed itself into one of the most agile and formidable intelligence powers of the twenty-first century. From the ashes of the Soviet collapse to the full-scale invasion of 2022, Ukraine's journey was not just about survival on the battlefield—it was about ... Read more

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  • The Shadow of Alamut: Myths and Truths of Hassan Sabbah

    by Russell Borna ...
    In a land of collapsing empires and rising ideologies, one man carved his legacy into the face of a mountain—and into the memory of the world.The Shadow of Alamut: Myths and Truths of Hassan Sabbah is a sweeping historical biography of the enigmatic mastermind who founded the Nizari Ismaili state in the 11th century. From the ancient city of Ray to the legendary fortress of Alamut, Hassan Sabbah's ... Read more

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  • Crown by Proxy: Reza Pahlavi and the Israeli Path to Power

    by Russell Borna ...
    In Crown by Proxy: Reza Pahlavi and the Israeli Path to Power, readers are drawn into the extraordinary yet unsettling life of a prince who never stopped chasing a throne lost to revolution. Reza Pahlavi, born into palaces and trained for kingship, grew up believing that destiny had placed a crown above his head. But when the Iranian Revolution of 1979 toppled his father, Mohammad Reza Shah ... Read more

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  • Pills of Power: Inside the Middle East Captagon Mafia

    by Russell Borna ...
    Pills of Power: Inside the Middle East Captagon MafiaFrom the war-torn streets of Syria to the glittering palaces of the Gulf, Pills of Power uncovers the untold story of the Captagon empire—the synthetic stimulant that has become the Middle East's most lucrative and destabilizing narcotic. This sweeping investigation reveals how a forgotten German pharmaceutical, once designed for medical ... Read more

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  • Civilization’s Crossroads: The History and Destiny of the Middle East

    by Russell Borna ...
    From the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates to the towers of modern Dubai, Civilization's Crossroads: The History and Destiny of the Middle East traces humanity's most powerful narrative—how the cradle of civilization became the heart of conflict, faith, and transformation. This monumental chronicle explores over five millennia of triumph and tragedy, revealing the rise and fall of empires, the ... Read more

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  • The Mountain Commander: Abdulmalik al-Houthi and Yemen’s Unyielding War

    by Russell Borna ...
    In the unforgiving mountains of northern Yemen, a rebel leader emerged who would defy the might of empires and reshape the destiny of a nation. The Mountain Commander: Abdulmalik al-Houthi and Yemen's Unyielding War is a sweeping political biography that delves into the rise of one of the most enigmatic figures in Middle Eastern history.Born into the historic Saada region and raised under the ... Read more

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  • The Syrian Rebellion

    by Fouad Ajami ...
    Fouad Ajami offers a detailed historical perspective on the current rebellion in Syria. Focusing on the similarities and differences in skills between former dictator Hafez al-Assad and his successor son, Bashar, Ajami explains how an irresistible force clashed with an immovable object: the regime versus people who conquered fear to challenge a despot of unspeakable cruelty. ... Read more

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  • Destiny Disrupted

    A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes

    by Tamim Ansary ...
    “A must read for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of the Islamic world” (San Francisco Chronicle)We in the West share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed through the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the ... Read more

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