The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan (Hardcover) by Kimberly Barker, Kim Barker

from iftyzaidi

I was completely captivated by this memoir of Kim Barker's time covering the South Asia region as a correspondant for the Chicago Tribune. It is snarky, it is funny, it is sad and infuriating and it is eyeopening. I read books that have made be want to laugh and books that have made me want to cr...

from AliceaP

I'm very thankful to have been sent a copy of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by the lovely Angela at Wunderkind PR. This book was originally published in 2011 under the title The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan (the new title is indeed catchier and took me longer than I'd care to...

from martensgirl

This memoir was a real eye-opener into the life of a female journalist working in several Islamic countries. The risks she takes are incredible, as are the stories of corruption, culture clashes, sexual assault and the crumbling of the newspaper industry. Despite all this, Barker loved her job an...

from iftyzaidi

I was completely captivated by this memoir of Kim Barker's time covering the South Asia region as a correspondant for the Chicago Tribune. It is snarky, it is funny, it is sad and infuriating and it is eyeopening. I read books that have made be want to laugh and books that have made me want to cr...

from AliceaP

I'm very thankful to have been sent a copy of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot by the lovely Angela at Wunderkind PR. This book was originally published in 2011 under the title The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan (the new title is indeed catchier and took me longer than I'd care to...