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The Places In Between
by Rory Stewart  Publisher Comments In January 2002 Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan-surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied...
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Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan
by Giles Milton Publisher Comments With all the adventure, derring-do, and bloodcurdling battle scenes of his earlier book, Nathaniels Nutmeg, acclaimed historian Giles Milton dazzles readers with the true story of William Adamsthe first Englishman to set foot in Japan (and the...
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Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea — from its southern tip to the North Korean border — in order to set the record straight about this enigmatic and elusive...
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang 
Publisher Comments The forces of history and the exceptional talents of this young writer combine to produce a work of nonfiction with the breadth and drama of the richest, most memorable fiction classics. Wild Swans is a landmark book, with the intimacy of memoir and the...
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Discoveries: Forbidden City (Discoveries)
by Gilles Beguin Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed...
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A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs
by Adeline Yen Mah Publisher Comments “ The journey she takes us on… is fascinating, proving that stories are everywhere, even in the humble proverb.’...
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Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha Who Bewitched the West
by Lesley Downer Publisher Comments A critically acclaimed author tells the enthralling true story of the real Madame Butterfly, a woman who became the most celebrated geisha in Japan and the first to tour the West. At twenty-nine, she captivated the world's stage. From San Francisco to...
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 (P.S.)
by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, examines the legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. The...
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, examines the legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. The...
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Discoveries: Tibet: An Enduring Civilization (Discoveries)
by Francoise Pommaret Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-151) and index....
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Discoveries: Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire
by Jean Paul Roux Synopsis The legendary Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan (1155-1227) built one of the largest and most powerful empires in all history, striking fear and leaving devastation in his wake. Through their military brilliance, extreme discipline, and innovative weaponry...
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Child of War, Woman of Peace
by Le Ly Hayslip Publisher Comments The inspiring story of an immigrant's struggles to heal old wounds in the United States, this is the sequel to When Heaven and Earth Changed Places, Le Ly Hayslip's extraordinary, award-winning memoir of life in wartime Vietnam....
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The Hunt for Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger
by Robin Moore Publisher Comments “As the [al-Qaida terrorists] charged one wall, three Green Berets leaned over the parapets, oblivious to the enemy small-arms fire that was cracking by their heads and shoulders. “ ‘Focus, squeeze, focus, squeeze,’ they recited...
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Iron & Silk (Vintage Departures)
by Mark Salzman Publisher Comments Salzman captures post-cultural revolution China through his adventures as a young American English teacher in China and his shifu-tudi (master-student) relationship with China's foremost martial arts teacher....
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Virtual Tibet: Searching for Shangri-La from the Himalayas to Hollywood
by Orville Schell
From Powells.com In 1953, a young Orville Schell happened upon a copy of Seven Years in Tibet, Heinrich Harrer's classic account of living in Tibet during the second world war. He was hooked: "Harrer's book offered a fabulous escapist tale of an isolated, ancient...
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The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
by Xinran Publisher Comments When Deng Xiaoping’s efforts to “open up” China took root in the late 1980s, Xinran recognized an invaluable opportunity. As an employee for the state radio system, she had long wanted to help improve the lives of Chinese women. But...
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Discoveries: Khmer (Discoveries)
by Thierry Zephir Publisher Comments Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed...
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Missionary & the Libertine
by Ian Buruma Synopsis In this collection of essays, Ian Buruma examines the relationship between Asia and the West, and seeks to refute the notion that an absolute division between East and West exists....
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Ancient Futures
by Helen Norberg Hodge Publisher Comments The swiftly evolving socioeconomic life of Ladakh, whose people struggle to balance growth and technology with cultural values, offers crucial lessons in sustainable development. This gripping portrait of the western Himalayan land known as “Little...
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Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia
by Ahmed Rashid Publisher Comments Ahmed Rashid, whose masterful account of Afghanistan's Taliban regime became required reading after September 11, turns his legendary skills as an investigative journalist to five adjacent Central Asian Republics-Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan...
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