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The contents list key scenes and character episodes, such as Nikolai’s arrival, caravan journeys, formal cases, hostage situations, and quests involving passports and artifacts. Chapter headings trace a chronological travel-and-adventure structure, blending political intrigue, frontier life, and recurring tales across shifting geography and historical settings.","BY THE SAME AUTHOR  \nThe Sufis The Way of the Sufi Tales of the Dervishes The Book of the Book The Commanding Self Neglected Aspects of Sufi Study Reflections Seeker After Truth A Veiled Gazelle Special Illumination Learning How to Learn The Elephant in the Dark Thinkers of the East Hundred Tales of Wisdom Widsom of the Idiots A Perfumed Scorpion Caravan of Dreams The Magic Monastery The Dermis Probe Destination Mecca  \nThe Exploits ofthe Incomparable Mulla Nasrudin The Pleasantries of the Incredible Mulla Nasrudin The Subtleties of the Inimitable Mulla Nasrudin The World of Nasrudin The Secret Lore of Magic Oriental Magic World Tales Darkest England The Natives are Restless The Englishman’s Handbook The Farmer ’s Wife  \nThe Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water The Magic Horse Neem the Half Boy The Silly Chicken The Boy Without a Name  \nThe Clever Boy and the Terrible, Dangerous Animal  \nCopyright  \nThis edition first published in the United States in 2002 by The Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc.  \n[www.overlookpress.com](www.overlookpress.com)  \nNEW YORK:  \n141 Wooster Street  \nNew York, NY 10012  \nCopyright © 1986 by Idries Shah  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper, or broadcast.  \nISBN 978-1-46830-781-8  \nTO THE PEOPLE OF AFGHANISTAN  \nand in homage to The Leader of our Caravan:  \nAll perfect he, and therefore won His lofty place; and, like a sun His beauty lighted up the night.  \nFair are his virtues all, and bright. Let peace and benediction be On him and his posterity! Saadi of Shiraz  \nFrom The Rose Garden  \nCONTENTS  \nBy the Same Author  \nCopyright  \nBook One: Nikolai is Here  \nTiger ’s Fort South of the Soviet Border, in  \nAfghan Turkestan  \nSUMMER  \nBook Two: The Gold of Ahmad Shah  \n1 Ura Pobeyda – Hail Victory!  \nKalantut Village North-West of Kabul, Afghanistan  \nAPRIL 23  \n2 ‘I thank the court for its clemency …’  \nGuerrilla Headquarters The Eagle’s Nest,  \nPaghman Mountains North of Kabul  \nAPRIL 29  \n3 Karima: ‘If you push me too far …’  \nKabul City and Jalalabad, South Afghanistan  \nJUNE 7–8  \n4 Business on the Frontier  \nManchester, England and Istanbul, Turkey MAY 25–26  \n5 A Caravan for David Callil  \nInside Afghanistan, on the road west of Chitral, Pakistan MAY 31–JUNE 8  \n6 Bright Wolf  \nThe Eagle’s Nest, Paghman Mountains, North of Kabul JUNE 8  \n7 Noor Sharifi, Hostage Pul-i-Charkhi Prison, Kabul MAY2  \n8 A Formal Case has been Initiated  \nThe Great Castle at the mouth of the Paghman valley MAY 4  \n9 Captain Azambai, Soviet Red Army South of Khaja Rawash Airbase, Kabul Road MAY 2  \n10 The Treasure  \nKajakai, Kandahar Province, South-West Afghanistan APRIL 30–MAY 10  \nBook Three: Halzun, the Snail  \n1 Nurhan Aliyev, Uzbek Librarian Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Central Asia MAY 24  \n2 The Artefacts Department Moscow, Union Capital, USSR MAY 26–30  \n3 A Passport for Tezbin, Carpenter Moscow/Kabul  \nJUNE 2–11  \nBook Four: Hail Jamal, Son of Zaid!  \n1 ‘This is your mission Jamal …’  \nThe Airport, Hadiqa City, Narabia, Arabian Gulf  \nJUNE 12  \n2 Highness, I am Samir, servant of Akbar Peshawar City, North-West Frontier, Pakistan JUNE 13–17  \n3 Send for Yunanian, the Chemist  \nThe Palace/The British Embassy, Hadiqa City, Narabia JUNE 18  \n4 Thank you, Dr Anddrews  \nOxford, England  \nJUNE 20  \nBook Five: A Mirza in a Mulberry Tree  \n1 Hang the Bandit Scum!  \nKabul and Panjsher Valley, Afghanistan JUNE 9  \n2 Compassionate leave for Mr Khan  \nNew Delhi, India  \nJUNE 8–14  \n3 Account paid  \nKabul, Afghanistan  \nJULY 14–16  \nBook Six: Daughter of Daniyel  \n1 Prem Lal, KGB Rezident Kabul, Afghanistan JUNE 8  \n2 Fazli Rabbi, I","cbCaiaWTy0pKnQmU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaWTy0pKnQmU","pdf",3228700,3,546,"English","en",105,"# Book One: Nikolai is Here\n## Tiger’s Fort\n## South of the Soviet Border, in Afghan Turkestan\n# Book Two: The Gold of Ahmad Shah\n## Ura Pobeyda – Hail Victory!\n## Kalantut Village\n# Book Three: Halzun, the Snail\n## Nurhan Aliyev, Uzbek Librarian\n## The Artefacts Department","[{\"question\":\"How is the book structured according to the table of contents?\",\"answer\":\"The contents organize the material into numbered books (Book One through Book Ten), each containing multiple numbered chapters.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of events are highlighted in the chapter titles?\",\"answer\":\"Chapter titles emphasize journeys and episodes such as frontier business, caravans, hostages, formal initiations of cases, and quests 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