{"product_id":"a-man-and-a-motorcycle-bette-dam-9789077386132","title":"A Man and A Motorcycle: How Hamid Karzai Came to Power","description":"With a secondhand motorcycle, the support of a few powerful tribesmen and a good friend in the CIA, the unknown Hamid Karzai willed himself to power as the new hope of Afghanistan. Acclaimed journalist Bette Dam chronicles the astonishing rise of Afghanistan's U.S.-backed leader from obscurity to one of the most influential figures in the global war on terror. Following the 2001 toppling of the Taliban, a fragile Afghanistan was on the brink. Karzai, armed with a recipe for victory came within inches of helping the U.S. declare victory in the war on terror. But sentiments run high in post-9\/11 America, and the desire for revenge derailed an early chance at peace. As U.S. troops leave Afghanistan, and power is handed to a new president, Karzai's legacy remains one of betrayal, mistrust, and missed opportunities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bette Dam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9077386130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789077386132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ipso Facto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2014","brand":"Bette Dam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995815215359,"sku":"9789077386132","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7858b640-98f7-4451-9207-2e59e2f47630.jpg?v=1683338009","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-man-and-a-motorcycle-bette-dam-9789077386132","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}