With one key remaining to win Endgame, the remaining players desperately search for the final key before the destruction of the world is triggered.

Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism. That war is real, but it sits atop an older struggle between Kabul and the countryside, between order and chaos, between a modernist impulse to join the world and the pull of an older Afghanistan—a tribal universe of village republics permeated by Islam.

Now, Tamim Ansary draws on his Afghan background, Muslim roots, and Western

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Baseball is a game of fine points and grand gestures, small blunders and bold accomplishments, the hook slide into second, the humble bunt, the unexpected wild pitch, the bases-loaded home run. Poet and baseball fan Marjorie Maddox pays tribute to these and other details that make the national pastime an enduring and engaging sport for players and fans alike. Surprising wordplay and keen images offer a unique perspective of the classic American game....

"The co-founder of HGTV shows how women can achieve their career goals using techniques of gamesmanship. New Rules of the Game provides insights, tips and direction to women in business, based on experiences from author and HGTV co-founder Susan Packard's own 30 year career, along with a dozen other prominent executives. Packard advocates for a revolutionary new perspective for businesswomen, which she calls "gamesmanship" -- a strategic way of thinking...

"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...

The New Alpha Male uses a basketball game format to help readers "untrain" themselves about assumptions they might take as absolute truths in six areas: Culture, Addiction, Stories, Projection, Fear, and Spirituality. The first half introduces Principles of Perseverance: Accountability, Integrity and Compassion. After a half-time break, the game continues with: Discomfort, Acceptance, and Self-Transformation. The final principle, Forgiveness & Gratitude,...

Provides rules, strategies, and odds for card, board, parlor, and computer games including backgammon, blackjack, and Scrabble.