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Great Soul Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India by Joseph Lelyveld
	In this ambitious, original study, Pulitzer Prize-winner Lelyveld sets out to measure Gandhi's accomplishments as a politician and an... Review: the Christian Science Monitor Review: The Asian Review of Books Review: the New York Review of Books

On China by Henry Kissinger
	An eminent historian and strategist reflects on how China's past illuminates its 21st-century trajectory, drawing on 40 years of intimate... Review: the Economist Review: the New York Review of Books Review: The Guardian

Lost in Shangri-La A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff
	One of the last untold stories of World War II, the extraordinary mission to rescue male and female survivors of a U.S. military plane... Review: the Independent Review: the Christian Science Monitor

Urban Design of Concession - Tradition and Transformation in the Chinese Treaty Ports by Peter Cookson Smith
	Established as beachheads of foreign influence along coastal China during the mid-nineteenth century, the twelve Treaty Ports -... Review: The Asian Review of Books

Butterfly's Sisters The Geisha in Western Culture by Yoko Kawaguchi
	Explores the Western portrayal of Japanese women - and geishas in particular - from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. This... Review: The Asian Review of Books

Mauritius On the Spice Route, 1598-1810 by Denis Piat
	An illustrated history of Mauritius, the exotic Indian Ocean island port of call at the heart of the fabled 'Spice Route'. Review: The Asian Review of Books

India A Portrait by Patrick French
	Presents social, political and economic history of India. Examining the cultural foundations that made India's accelerated transformation... Review: The Asian Review of Books Review: The Economist Review: the Observer Review: the Guardian Review: the Independent

Empress and Mrs. Conger The Uncommon Friendship of Two Women and Two Worlds by Grant Hayter-Menzies
	The story of two women from worlds that could not seem farther apart—imperial China and the American Midwest—who found common ground... Review: The Asian Review of Books

Cleopatra A Life by Stacy Schiff
	The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of... Review: The Asian Review of Books Review: the Guardian Review: The Independent

Unbroken A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
	In her long-awaited new book, Hillenbrand writes with the same rich and vivid narrative voice she displayed in "Seabiscuit." Telling an... Review: The Asian Review of Books Review: the Guardian

Indian Ocean Tsunami The Global Response to a Natural Disaster by Shanmugam P. Subbiah
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Shattered Youth Surviving the Khmer Rouge by Sathavy Kim
	This is the rare testament of one of the few survivors of the Pol Pot regime, under which the Khmer Rouge killed 1.7 million people. Review: The Asian Review of Books

Through the Language Glass Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages by Guy Deutscher
	Acclaimed linguist Deutscher asks if culture influences language--and vice versa? Can different languages lead their speakers to different... Review: The Asian Review of Books

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