Surrender to kindness : one man’s epic journey for love and peace / Joseph David Osman.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Advance praise—Acknowledgement—Foreword—Introduction—Map of Afghanistan (Joseph Osman’s main areas of work)—1. Boom! Welcome to lawnmower season—2. Afghanistan : an unconquerable nation—3. Conceived in a war zone, raised in paradise—4. Kentucky : land of unbridled spirit—5. Out of the pan and into the fire—6. A Billion Billion birthday candles, sprinkled with electric sugar—7. In the service of others—8. Into the hellfire—9. Commanding forces at work—10. Santa Claus and the red bucket brigade—11. Voices on the wind—12. Easy riches, fast friends and lifestyle unearned—13. Seeing Afghanistan through accurate eyes—14. Afghans on the war : 90% disillusioned—15. Killing your way to happiness—16. Faces on a deck of cards—17. Human-Gun-Human—18. What you’ll never hear from the Taliban : “okay, we give up!”—19. The middleman Taketh…and Taketh some more—20. The fundamental differences between the U.S. and Afghanistan—21. Protecting you today, killing you tomorrow…—22. The big chair : the U.S. and Taliban fight for control—23. An Afghan governor’s vision of the future—24. The results—25. The end game—Appendix.