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Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China

John Pomfret

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A first-hand account of the remarkable transformation of China over the past forty years as seen through the life of an award-winning journalist and his four Chinese classmatesAs a twenty-year-old exchange student from Stanford University, John Pomfret spent a year at Nanjing University in China. His fellow classmates were among those who survived ...more

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China Witness: Voices from a Silent Generation

Xinran

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This hugely important and ground-breaking book — an unprecedented oral history — gives voice to a silent generation and tells the secret history of 20th century China.In 1912, five thousand years of feudal rule ended in China. Warlords, Western businessmen, soldiers, missionaries and Japanese all ruled China, exploited and fought one another an...more

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China: The Truth About Its Human Rights Record

Frank Ching

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With roughly 20 percent of the globe’s population and a booming economy, China’s international importance continues to grow rapidly. Yet for all its economic and international stature, this fascinating country remains politically unusual and complex, as many of its inhabitants are denied fundamental human rights. This powerfully written and inc...more

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

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- An Afghani `War And Peace' That Promises To Be One of 2007's Best Novels Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is a genuine instant literary classic, and one destined to be remembered as one of 2007's best novels. It should be compared favorably to such legendary Russian novels like "War and Peace" and "Doctor Zhivago".

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***** , afghanistan , fiction , kabul , own it , sad , splendid indeed

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The Philosopher and the Wolf: Lessons in Love, Death, and Happiness

Mark Rowlands

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This fascinating book charts the relationship between Mark Rowlands, a rootless philosopher, and Brenin, his well-traveled wolf. After acquiring Brenin as a cub, it quickly became apparent that Breinin was never to be left alone, as the consequences to Mark’s house and its contents were dire. As a result, Brenin and Mark went everywhere togethe...more

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All Editions	Getting Rich First: Life in a Changing China Duncan Hewitt (1 review ) A reader's rating
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All Editions	The Little Lady Agency Hester Browne (4 reviews ) A reader's rating Popular Tags: fiction fiction
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The Neon Rain: A Dave Robicheaux Novel (Dave Robicheaux Mysteries)

James Lee Burke

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAMES LEE BURKE THE NEON RAIN Detective Dave Robicheaux has fought too many battles: in Vietnam, with killers and hustlers, with police brass, and with the bottle. Lost without his wife's love, Robicheaux's haunted soul mirrors the intensity and dusky mystery of New Orleans' French Quarter -- the place he calls h...more

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1600-present , 1900-1999 , 1950-1999 , 1990s , fiction genres , fiction themes , modern (c. 1600-present) , mystery & crime , organized crime , police , political science , politics , terrorism