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1	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China more books like this by Jung Chang add to wishlist An international bestseller with over three million copies in print, this is the story of three generations, mostly of women, in a Chinese family. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	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 add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £7.11! new only from £9.08! \| first editions
3	The Places in Between more books like this by Rory Stewart add to wishlist 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, ... see all copies from £5.18! new only from £5.44! \| first editions
4	Rumor of War more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter more books like this by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline Yen Mah add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £4.87! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Orientalism more books like this by Professor Edward W Said add to wishlist The noted critic and a Palestinian now teaching at Columbia University, examines the way in which the West observes the Arabs. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.62! \| first editions
7	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 add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £10.65! new only from £14.69! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power more books like this by Rob Gifford add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.38!
9	Tao of Physics more books like this by Fritjof Capra, Ph.D. add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £1.40! new only from £6.38! \| first editions
10	Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China more books like this by Peter Hessler add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £6.04! new only from £7.35!
11 view cover	The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia more books like this by Peter Hopkirk add to wishlist IN see all copies from £8.21! new only from £11.65! \| first editions
12 view cover	Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath more books like this by Michael Norman, Elizabeth M Norman add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £13.63! new only from £14.13! \| first editions
13 view cover	In Retrospect: The Tragedy & Lessons of Vietnam more books like this by Professor Robert S McNamara add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Descent Into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia more books like this by Mr. Ahmed Rashid add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £9.16! new only from £9.16! \| first editions
15 view cover	The Snow Leopard more books like this by Peter Matthiessen add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The search for modern China more books like this by Jonathan D. Spence add to wishlist Over 400 years of Chinese history--from the Ming dynasty to Mao--are recalled in Spence's narrative history. see all copies from £3.10! new only from £14.22! \| first editions
17 view cover	Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire more books like this by Chalmers Johnson add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £5.57! \| first editions
18 view cover	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) add to wishlist -- Yingshih Yu, Gordon Wu 1958 Professor of Chinese Studies and professor of history, Princeton University see all copies from £13.60! new only from £20.49!
19 view cover	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 add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £12.87! new only from £13.81!
20 view cover	Chickenhawk more books like this by Robert C Mason add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.96! \| first editions
21 view cover	Iron & silk more books like this by Mark Salzman add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: Tie-In Edition more books like this by Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts add to wishlist Le Ly recounts her childhood in Ky La and her return to Vietnam in 1986 to search for the family she had left behind. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £8.07!
23 view cover	The Second World War more books like this by John Keegan add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £2.98! new only from £11.77! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The memory palace of Matteo Ricci more books like this by Mr. Jonathan D Spence add to wishlist 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. see all copies from £3.10! new only from £6.95! \| first editions
25 view cover	The Cambridge illustrated history of China. more books like this by Patricia Buckley Ebrey add to wishlist 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 ... see all copies from £10.85! new only from £18.27! \| first editions

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