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NONFICTION
Released: May 17, 2011
Kirkus Star ON CHINA
by Henry Kissinger
"Sage words and critical perspective lent by a significant participant in historical events."
From the eminent elder statesman, an astute appraisal on Chinese diplomacy from ancient times to the fraught present "strategic trust" with the United States. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 1, 2011
TIDE PLAYERS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS OF A RISING CHINA
by Jianying Zha
"An engaging, comprehensible cross-section of the personalities and cultural concerns rising with China's ascent."
Understanding China's trajectory through the lives of its aggressive yet wary top achievers. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2011
BIG IN CHINA: MY UNLIKELY ADVENTURES RAISING A FAMILY, PLAYING THE BLUES, AND BECOMING A STAR IN BEIJING
by Alan Paul
"A charming exploration of an expat's unlikely rise to fame, as well as the lessons learned along the way."
A man's serendipitous rise from writer to rock star in China. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 16, 2010
Kirkus Star AS CHINA GOES, SO GOES THE WORLD: HOW CHINESE CONSUMERS ARE TRANSFORMING EVERYTHING
by Karl Gerth
"Nuanced, balanced and accessible--essential reading for anyone trying to make sense of China today."
Sharply observed account of what happens, both good and bad, when a group of more than a billion people start seriously shopping. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 12, 2010
Kirkus Star MAO’S GREAT FAMINE: THE HISTORY OF CHINA'S MOST DEVASTATING CATASTROPHE, 1958-1962
by Frank Dikötter
"A horrifically eye-opening work of a dark period of Chinese history that desperately cries out for further examination."
A direct, hard-hitting study of China's Great Leap Forward in light of newly opened archival material. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Feb. 9, 2010
Kirkus Star COUNTRY DRIVING: A JOURNEY THROUGH CHINA FROM FARM TO FACTORY
by Peter Hessler
"The human side of China's great transformation, told with humor, affection and great insight."
On the road in China with New Yorker staff writer Hessler (Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present, 2006, etc.), as he explores the remnants of its dying rural past and its booming, uncertain urban future. Read full book review >