Asia
Ancient traditions and modern ambitions collide in the world's most populous continent, where centuries-old cultures shape tomorrow's innovations and power dynamics. Here you'll find sweeping accounts of economic transformation, intimate portraits of social change, and deep explorations of the forces driving Asia's pivotal role in the twenty-first century.
Asia Book Summaries
Immersive
To Live
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
El Filibusterismo
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
From Third World to First
A Statesman’s Powerful Story of Transformation from Poverty to National Leadership
History
Politics
Biography
The Silk Roads
A New History of the World
History
Politics
World History
Human Acts
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
The Vegetarian
Horror
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
India After Gandhi
The History of the World's Largest Democracy
History
India
Politics
Medieval India
From Sultanat To The Mughals 1526-1748
History
India
Asia
Q & A
India
Contemporary
Asia
Pachinko
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Greek Lessons
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Asia
Pakistan
A Hard Country
Pakistan
History
Politics
The Sympathizer
Historical Fiction
Book Club
War
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
History
Asia
Biography
The Home and the World
Classics
India
Indian Literature
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Journey to the West, Volume 1
Classics
Fantasy
China
The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
History
Politics
Asia
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store
Fantasy
Magical Realism
Japan
The Japanese Mind
Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
Japan
History
Cultural
The Island of Sea Women
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Sound of Waves
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Housekeeper and the Professor
Japan
Japanese Literature
Contemporary
Kokoro
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
History
Memoir
Biography
Thousand Cranes
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Life for Sale
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Classics
China
Historical Fiction
The Long Game
China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order
China
Politics
History
The Anarchy
The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
History
India
Politics
King Rat
Historical Fiction
War
Classics
Dogeaters
Historical Fiction
Asian American
Novels
The Golden Road
How Ancient India Transformed the World
History
India
Ancient History
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Asia
Book Club
Contemporary
The Hundred-Year Marathon
China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
China
Politics
History
Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories
Short Stories
Thriller
Mystery
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
History
Japan
Biography
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
History
Biography
Asia
Samsung Rising
The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
Business
Technology
History
The Original Daughter
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
How Asia Works
Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
Economics
Business
History
A History of Bangladesh
History
Bangladesh
India
Reef
Historical Fiction
Asia
Asian Literature
The Refugees
Short Stories
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
The Shortest History of China
History
China
Asia
Life and Death in Shanghai
China
History
Memoir
If I Had Your Face
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Feminism
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
Feminism
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
The Avoidable War
The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
China
Politics
History
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Historical Fiction
Book Club
China
