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Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
by Conor Grennan
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The City of Heavenly Tranquility: Beijing in the History of China
by Jasper Becker
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by Francoise Pommaret
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India a Portrait an Intimate Biography of 1.2 Billion People
by Patrick French
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The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power
by Tariq Ali
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Empires of the Indus
by Alice Albinia
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Games without Rules: The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan
by Tamim Ansary
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Walking with the Comrades
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Unbound: A True Story of War, Love, and Survival
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Temptations of the West: How to Be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet, and Beyond
by Pankaj Mishra
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Geisha: A Life
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City of Heavenly Tranquility: Beijing in the History of China. Jasper Becker
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Everyday Life in Traditional Japan (Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature)
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The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity
by Amartya Kumar Sen
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