THE KABUL BEAUTY SCHOOL by Deborah Rodriquez, a remarkable portrait of cultures encountering each other as American hairdresser Rodriquez brings readers an intimate look into the lives of the women of Afghanistan, using unforgettable stories taken from her experiences as founder of a beauty school she established to help Afghan women learn a trade, to Random House executive Jane von Mehren in a good deal by agent Marly Rusoff (World but Germany)