The Places in Between
Title: The Places in Between
Author: Rory Stewart
Publisher: Picador
Publication Date: 2004
Purchase: Amazon
From
Rorystewartbooks.com: In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan -- surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. Along the way Stewart met heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers. He was also adopted by an unexpected companion -- a retired fighting mastiff he named Babur in honour of Afghanistan's first Mughal emperor, in whose footsteps the pair was following.