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
El Filibusterismo
Classics
Historical Fiction
Historical
To Live
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
Death by China
Confronting the Dragon - A Global Call to Action
China
Politics
Economics
From Third World to First
The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
History
Politics
Biography
India After Gandhi
The History of the World's Largest Democracy
History
Politics
Indian Literature
Medieval India
From Sultanat To The Mughals 1526-1748
History
India
Asia
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens
How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
History
Asia
Biography
In Order to Live
A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
Memoir
Biography
Autobiography
The Sympathizer
Historical Fiction
War
Asia
Dream of the Red Chamber
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
Memoirs of a Geisha
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Pachinko
Historical Fiction
Historical
Japan
The Jakarta Method
Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
History
Politics
Asia
The Sound of Waves
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
First They Killed My Father
A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
History
Memoir
Biography
A House Without Windows
Historical Fiction
Contemporary
Cultural
JFK's Forgotten Crisis
Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War
History
Politics
India
The Japanese Mind
Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
Japan
History
Cultural
The Anarchy
The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
History
India
Politics
Wave
Memoir
Biography
Biography Memoir
Life and Death in Shanghai
China
History
Memoir
The Turtle House
Historical Fiction
Japan
Family
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
Historical Fiction
Historical
China
Little Princes
One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Memoir
Travel
Biography
Stranger in the Shogun's City
A Japanese Woman and Her World
History
Japan
Biography
The Golden Road
How Ancient India Transformed the World
History
India
Ancient History
The Shortest History of China
History
China
Asia
Samsung Rising
The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech
Business
Technology
History
Black Box
Japan
Memoir
Feminism
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
The Good Muslim
Bangladesh
Historical Fiction
Asia
If I Had Your Face
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Feminism
Moral, Immoral, Amoral
What Is Right and What Is Wrong?
Philosophy
Spirituality
Asia
Diary Of A Murderer
And Other Stories
Short Stories
Thriller
Mystery
Life for Sale
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The New Silk Roads
The Present and Future of the World
History
Politics
China
China's Economy
What Everyone Needs to Know
China
Economics
Politics
Kokoro
Japan
Classics
Japanese Literature
The Secret Piano
From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
Memoir
China
History
Dogeaters
Historical Fiction
Novels
Literature
The Good Earth
Historical Fiction
China
Classics
Ogni giorno è un buon giorno
Quindici gioie che il tè mi ha insegnato
Japan
Tea
Japanese Literature
The Last Kings of Shanghai
The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
History
China
Jewish
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
Travel
Japan
Memoir
Poorly Made in China
An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
China
Business
Economics
How Asia Works
Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
Economics
Business
History
Pakistan
A Hard Country
Pakistan
History
Politics
Confucianism
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
China
Religion
Asia's Cauldron
The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
History
Politics
China
Lost on Planet China
Travel
China
Humor
