Mar 05, 2016 08:31 AM- Young Babylon: Life and Death on a Chinese Assembly Line
- A funny, philosophical coming-of-age story of a factory worker in China's industrial heartland in the 1990's that also reflects on the growing pains of a country
Mar 05, 2016 08:31 AM- Love, Life and Reconciliation on a War-torn Island
- Set in Toronto and Sri Lanka in the 1980s and 1990s, The Hungry Ghosts is an intense tale of one man's restless search for redemption
Feb 27, 2016 16:05 PM- Black Dragon River: A Journey down the Amur River
- A journey exploring the world's ninth-longest river that forms the border between China and Russia looks at the troubled past between the giant neighbors
Feb 27, 2016 16:04 PM- Nanjing 1937: Battle for a Doomed City
- The Rape of Nanjing looms like a dark shadow over the history of Asia in the 20th century, but the story of the month-long campaign before this massacre has never been told in its entirety. This book tries to fill that gap
Feb 20, 2016 18:14 PM- The Translation of Love
- A gripping portrait of post-war Japan, where a newly repatriated girl must help a classmate find her missing sister
Feb 20, 2016 18:14 PM- Myth, Memory and Music of the Vietnam War
- Building on over 300 interviews with veterans, the book reflect on the way how music helped make sense of a complex conflict for those on the frontline
Feb 06, 2016 12:16 PM- The China Boom: Why China Will Not Rule the World
- The book tackles the common misconception that China could undermine the current world order by offering an alternative model of growth and alter power relations between the East and West
Feb 06, 2016 12:16 PM- One Point Two Billion
- From murder in Assam to a drowning in Delhi, this collection of short stories from across India gives a sneak peek into ordinary lives with extraordinary stories
Jan 31, 2016 09:59 AM- Migration and Identity in Central Asia: The Uzbek Experience
- This nuanced account of the urban-rural divide in Uzbekistan shows the challenges of reforming old policies that still remain from the cold-war period
Jan 31, 2016 09:59 AM- Dragons in Diamond Village
- Thousands of villages are being gobbled up by urbanization and the author goes in search of a few isolated pockets that are fighting back
Jan 23, 2016 10:15 AM- How Small Screen Heroes Shape Public Debate on Social Justice
- A popular Chinese historical drama has sparked an online debate on what real heroism means in China and the West
Jan 23, 2016 10:10 AM- Recruit to Revolution: Political Adventures during the Indonesian Independence Struggle
- This gripping memoir tells the story of the formative years of Indonesia, in the cusp of independence, through the eyes of an English adventurer
Jan 23, 2016 10:09 AM- Half of What I Say
- This fast-paced sci-fi thriller examines the dark underbelly of India's anti-corruption movement
Jan 16, 2016 18:23 PM- Dodging the Marriage Bullet during Spring Festival
- Finding creative ways to avoid parental pressure can help save family reunions from turning into a nightmare for singles
Jan 16, 2016 18:14 PM- Little Aunt Crane, A Survival Tale of a Japanese Woman Left Behind in Manchuria
- When the Japanese occupation of China collapses at the end of WWII, it is one woman's special bond with her Chinese benefactor that allows her to recreate a new identity in her adopted homeland
Jan 16, 2016 18:13 PM- Steep Tea: Poems on Migration
- Singapore-born Jee Leong Koh explores the feeling of displacement, belonging and identity in his latest collection
Dec 26, 2015 09:08 AM- Three Centuries of Conflict in East Timor
- This academic piece looks at what has caused bouts of mass political violence lasting for long periods in Southeast Asia by digging up the troubled past of a young nation
Dec 26, 2015 09:08 AM- All Monsters Must Die: An Excursion in to North Korea
- This true story of the 1978 kidnapping of South Korea's most famous actress and film director by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il explores the power of propaganda in the hermit kingdom
Dec 19, 2015 14:36 PM- The China Mirage: The Hidden History of American Disaster in Asia
- Bestselling author James Bradley recounts how Washington's past misunderstandings of China's supposed 'threats' have resulted in 200,000 Americans being killed in three preventable Asian wars
Dec 19, 2015 14:36 PM- China's Disruptors: How Big Business has Thrived Despite Murky Laws and the Party
- Edward Tse's latest book looks at how the rising ride of entrepreneurship has cut the once-behemoth government to size
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