The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution
By: Peter Hessler
4.36
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of …
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1. Anatomy of a Disappearance
By: Hisham Matar
3.50
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Nuri is a young boy when his mother dies. It seems that nothing will fill the emptiness that her st… read more
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"There and then, sitting beside her and within the strength of my adoration, I felt invincible."-Hisham Matar, Anatomy of a Disappearance
"I wanted to wear her as you would a piece of clothing, to fold into her ribs, be a stone in her mouth."-Hisham Matar, Anatomy of a Disappearance
"I wanted this world to still. I wanted to fix it and be fixed within it. But everything was on the move, the clouds, the wind..."-Hisham Matar, Anatomy of a Disappearance
"There has not been a day since his sudden and mysterious vanishing that I have not been searching for him, looking in the most unlikely places. Everything and everyone, existence itself, has become a…"-Hisham Matar, Anatomy of a Disappearance
2. Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
By: Ezra F. Vogel
4.02
Format: None pages, Hardcover
No one in the twentieth century had a greater impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. And no sc… read more
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3. Revolution for Dummies: Laughing through the Arab Spring
By: Bassem Youssef
4.36
Format: 184 pages, ebook
"Hilarious and Heartbreaking. Comedy shouldn't take courage, but it made an exception for Bassem." … read more
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4. Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
By: Evan Osnos
3.38
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction finalist Winner of the 2014 National Book Award in nonfiction … read more
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5. The Last Quarter of the Moon
By: Zijian Chi , Chi Zijian
3.79
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
'A long-time confidante of the rain and snow, I am ninety years old. The rain and snow have weather… read more
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6. Logavina Street: Life And Death In A Sarajevo Neighborhood
By: Barbara Demick , John Edmond Costello
3.85
Format: 220 pages, Hardcover
Logavina Street was a microcosm of Sarajevo, a six-block-long history lesson. For four centuries, i… read more
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7. No Good Men Among the Living: America, the Taliban, and the War through Afghan Eyes
By: Anand Gopal
3.94
Format: 255 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction finalist National Book Award in Nonfiction finalist Helen Bern… read more
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8. The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
By: Lee Kuan Yew
3.77
Format: 342 pages,
Visionary? Authoritarian? Model for the West? Lee Kuan Yew, the long-time leader of Singapore, has … read more
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9. The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao
By: Ian Johnson
4.04
Format: 431 pages, Hardcover
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a revelatory portrait of religion in China today--its h… read more
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10. Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
By: Leslie T. Chang
3.77
Format: None pages,
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11. Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
By: Erika Fatland
4.28
Format: 477 pages, Hardcover
Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan became free of the Soviet Union in… read more
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"W gruncie rzeczy nie wyobrażam sobie lepszej ilustracji szczytu melancholii niż pesymista czytający Schopenhauera w Pamirze."-Erika Fatland, Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
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"There are very few lazy people in Uzbekistan now" he said. "I describe as lazy those who go to Moscow and sweep its streets and squares." - President of Uzbekistan"-Erika Fatland, Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
"He shook his head and waved me on to his colleague, who was responsible for moral checks. "Do you have any porn with you miss?" The customs officer looked at me with interest."-Erika Fatland, Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
12. Infectious Generosity: The Ultimate Idea Worth Spreading
By: Chris J. Anderson
3.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author, media pioneer, and curator of TED, an inspiring book about one of huma… read more
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13. Sparks: China's Underground Historians and their Battle for the Future
By: Ian Johnson
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Using history to challenge Communist Party rule. China's Underground Historians and their Battl… read more
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14. Welewetka: Jak znikają Kaszuby
By: Stasia Budzisz
4.19
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Chciałam być Polką, czystą Polką i tylko Polką, ale z tą moją polskością wiecznie było coś nie tak.… read more
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15. A Girl & Her Guard Dog, Vol. 6
By: Hatsuharu
4.06
Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition
Isaku Senagaki is the granddaughter of a family of gangsters, with an overprotective guard dog: Kei… read more
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16. A Girl & Her Guard Dog, Vol. 8
By: Hatsuharu
4.01
Format: 156 pages, Kindle Edition
Isaku Senagaki just wants to be an ordinary high school girl. But that's not an easy ask when your … read more
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17. A Girl and Her Guard Dog, Vol. 7
By: Hatsuharu
3.98
Format: 154 pages, Kindle Edition
Isaku Senagaki is the beloved granddaughter of a family of gangsters -- and always close by is Keiy… read more
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18. The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution
By: Peter Hessler
4.36
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of … read more
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19. A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War
By: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning journalist’s powerful portrait of his native Baghdad, the people of Iraq, and twen… read more
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20. Egyptian Made: Women, Work, and the Promise of Liberation
By: Leslie T. Chang
3.98
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An incisive exploration of women and work, showing how globalization’s promise of liberation instea… read more
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21. The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America
By: Elizabeth Dias
4.53
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
From two top New York Times journalists, the breathtaking untold story of the plan to overturn Roe … read more
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