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“The Opium Prince,” by Jasmine Aimaq
Born to an American mother and a late Afghan war hero, Daniel Sajadi has spent his life navigating a complex identity. After years in Los Angeles, he is returning home to 1970s Kabul at the helm of a US foreign aid agency dedicated to eradicating the poppy fields that feed the world’s opiate addiction. But on the drive out of Kabul for an anniversary trip with his wife, Daniel accidentally hits and kills a young Kochi girl named Telaya. He is let off with a nominal fine, in part because nomad tribes are ignored in the eyes of the law, but also because a mysterious witness named Taj Maleki intercedes on his behalf. Wracked with guilt and visions of Telaya, Daniel begins to unravel, running from his crumbling marriage and escalating threats from Taj, who turns out to be a powerful opium khan willing to go to extremes to save his poppies.
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“The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History,” by Andy Greene
When did you last hang out with Jim, Pam, Dwight, Michael and the rest of Dunder-Mifflin? It might have been back in 2013, when the series finale aired or it might have been last night, when you watched three episodes in a row. But either way, long after the show first aired, it’s more popular than ever. Author Andy Greene takes readers behind the scenes of iconic series moments and characters. Greene gives readers an inside story behind the entire show, from its origins on the BBC through its nine-season run in America, with in-depth research and exclusive interviews. Fans will get the scoop on key episodes from “The Dundies” to “Threat Level Midnight” and “Goodbye, Michael,” including behind-the-scenes details like the battle to keep it on the air when NBC wanted to pull the plug after just six episodes, and the failed attempt to bring in James Gandolfini as the new boss after Steve Carell left. The book spotlights the genre-redefining show created by the family-like team who together took a quirky British import with dicey prospects and turned it into a primetime giant with true historical and cultural significance.
