The Good Girls
By the award-winning writer of Beautiful Thing, a masterly inquest into how the mysterious deaths of two teenage girls shone a light into the…
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The Story of Tibet
“A readable, fascinating account of Tibet’s history from the beginning. . . . Laird teaches a memorable and vivid history lesson about a remote…
keep readingRed Star Over China
A reissue of Edgar Snow’s classic account as the first Westerner to meet Mao and the Chinese Communist leaders in 1936.
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“The Poker Bride is a gorgeously written and brilliantly researched saga of America during the mad flush of its biggest Gold Rush. Christopher Corbett’s…
keep readingMadame Chiang Kai-shek
“Madame Chiang Kai-Shek belongs with Eleanor Roosevelt and Eva Peron as three of the most politically influential women of the past century.” —Deirdre Donahue,…
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“The extraordinary story of an extraordinary woman who, despite 6 1/2 long years of imprisonment and torment in Communist China, not only survived but…
keep readingIn the Time of Madness
“Deeply felt . . . His elegant, understated prose preserves a bubble of sanity amid the madness.” –Bryan Walsh, Time
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“Keay’s panoramic vision and multidisciplinary approach serves the function of all great historical writing. It illuminates the present.” —Thrity Umrigar, The Boston Globe…
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“A good read for anyone who wants to understand what actually determines whether a developing economy will succeed.” —Bill Gates, “Top 5 Books of…
keep readingHiroshima Notes
“Hiroshima Notes traces the struggle of the novelist Kenzaburo Oe to reach the deepest lessons of the bombing. His pieces are crowded with the…
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