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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China

Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China more books like this

by Jung Chang

An international bestseller with over three million copies in print, this is the story of three generations, mostly of women, in a Chinese family.

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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001

Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 more books like this

by Steve Coll

In this prehistory of the 2001 war in Afghanistan, Steve Coll, a Washington Post editor, pieces together the alliances, intrigue, and failures of intelligence that allowed Al Qaeda to get a foothold in that country. He chronicles the disturbing role of America's supposed ally, Saudi Arabia, in building up Osama bin Laden. And he examines the ...

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The Places in Between

The Places in Between more books like this

by Rory Stewart

In January 2002, Rory Stewart survived a walk across Afghanistan by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. In this memoir, he writes about heroes and rogues, tribal elders and teenage soldiers, Taliban commanders and foreign-aid workers as he makes tangible the forces of tradition, ideology, ...

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Rumor of War

Rumor of War more books like this

by Philip Caputo

This powerful memoir chronicles Caputo's hitch in Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant, describing his transformation from an idealistic young soldier into a ruthless killer, and then to a cynical critic of war's sickening waste and madness.

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Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter more books like this

by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline Yen Mah

The author's Westernized Chinese family in Shanghai was wealthy but dysfunctional. In this painful memoir, she writes about the cruelty she endured and her eventual emigration to the U.S., where she became a doctor.

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Orientalism

Orientalism more books like this

by Professor Edward W Said

The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University, examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs.

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Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan

Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan more books like this

by Doug Stanton

From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. b&w photographs.

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China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power

China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power more books like this

by Rob Gifford

An acclaimed National Public Radio reporter takes a dramatic journey along China's Route 312 from its start in the boomtown of Shanghai to its end on the border with Kazakhstan. Along the way, he poses crucial questions regarding China's future as a super power.

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Tao of Physics

Tao of Physics more books like this

by Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.

The confluence of Western science and Eastern philosophy is the subject of this book. Capra uncovers some of the amazing parallels that exist between Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, and major scientific discoveries.

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Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China

Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China more books like this

by Peter Hessler

The acclaimed author of "River Town" offers a rare portrait of 21st-century China. Hessler tells the story of this modern-day country and its growing links to the Western world as seen through the lives of a handful of ordinary people.

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The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia more books like this

by Peter Hopkirk

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Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath more books like this

by Michael Norman, Elizabeth M Norman

For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the ...

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In Retrospect: The Tragedy & Lessons of Vietnam more books like this

by Professor Robert S McNamara

The #1 national bestseller--an indispensable document for anyone interested in the Vietnam War. McNamara's controversial book tells the inside and personal story of America's descent into Vietnam from a unique point of view, and is one of the most enlightening books about government ever written. This new edition features a new Foreword by ...

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Descent Into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia more books like this

by Mr. Ahmed Rashid

The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West.

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The Snow Leopard more books like this

by Peter Matthiessen

Author Matthiessen documents his travels in Nepal with naturalist George Schaller, including his attempts to come to grips with his wife's death from cancer, and his general pondering of questions of life and death. The snow leopard becomes a symbol to Matthiessen of the elusive silence of the peace of Zen.

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The search for modern China more books like this

by Jonathan D. Spence

Over 400 years of Chinese history--from the Ming dynasty to Mao--are recalled in Spence's narrative history.

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Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire more books like this

by Chalmers Johnson

This highly critical report on America's foreign policy sounds a warning call that there may be a price to pay for what the author sees as a long-standing imperiousness by which the United States conducts itself among nations.

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Sources of Chinese Tradition: Volume 1: From Earliest Times to 1600 more books like this

by Professor Irene Bloom (Editor), Professor Irene Cohen (Editor), William Theodore De Bary (Editor)

-- Yingshih Yu, Gordon Wu 1958 Professor of Chinese Studies and professor of history, Princeton University

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The Mediterrasian Way: A Cookbook and Guide to Health, Weight Loss, and Longevity, Combining the Best Features of Mediterranean and Asian Diets and Lifestyles more books like this

by Ric Watson, Trudy Thelander

Indulge yourself with tasty and satisfying foods like pasta dishes, stir-fries, curries, risottos, noodle dishes, and sushi, all washed down with a glass of wine or beer. Stay active but don't bother with a formal exercise regimen, and set aside time every day to relax and unwind. You may find it hard to believe, but eating and living this way can ...

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Chickenhawk more books like this

by Robert C Mason

In this straight-from-the-shoulder account, a veteran of more than 1,000 combat missions tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, offering an astounding personal story of men under fire. Includes a new Afterword. Photos.

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Iron & silk more books like this

by Mark Salzman

This entertaining memoir, a quietly persuasive classic of its kind, is about the journey of a young martial arts-obsessed American to China, where he teaches English to Chinese medical students and studies with a kung fu master.

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When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: Tie-In Edition more books like this

by Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts

Le Ly recounts her childhood in Ky La and her return to Vietnam in 1986 to search for the family she had left behind.

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The Second World War more books like this

by John Keegan

By the author of "The Price of Admiralty", this book approaches the war from a thematic and periodic standpoint. The course of the war is divided into six passages and attached to each is an analytical narrative of a battle, which exemplifies a mode of warfare special to this war, such as city sieges, an air battle, an airborne operation, an ...

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The memory palace of Matteo Ricci more books like this

by Mr. Jonathan D Spence

Matteo Ricci was a Jesuit priest who went to China in 1577 and who wrote a book on memory in Chinese for the Ming court. Historian Jonathan Spence uses Ricci's memory book, and four images, to convey the history of European-Ming dynasty relations.

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The Cambridge illustrated history of China. more books like this

by Patricia Buckley Ebrey

More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, noted historian Patricia Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present. She follows its development from ...

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