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
Kintsugi
The Japanese Art of Embracing the Imperfect and Loving Your Flaws
Self Help
Psychology
Lifestyle
Genghis Khan
Life, Death, and Resurrection
History
Biography
China
The New Silk Roads
The Present and Future of the World
History
Politics
China
The Last Kings of Shanghai
The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
History
China
Jewish
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
China
History
Politics
Stranger in the Shogun's City
A Japanese Woman and Her World
History
Japan
Biography
1971
A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
History
Bangladesh
India
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China
Economics
Politics
Confucianism
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
China
Religion
China's Economy
What Everyone Needs to Know
China
Economics
Politics
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
History
Politics
Asia
Asia's Cauldron
The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
History
Politics
China
The Good Muslim
Bangladesh
Historical Fiction
Asia
Mao's America
A Survivor's Warning
Politics
History
China
Marco Polo
From Venice to Xanadu
History
Biography
Travel
Dorayaki
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
Alibaba's World
How a Remarkable Chinese Company is Changing the Face of Global Business
Business
China
Biography
The Secret Piano
From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
Memoir
China
History
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
The Second Chance Convenience Store
Contemporary
Cozy
Asian Literature
Mina's Matchbox
Japan
Historical Fiction
Japanese Literature
Sovietistan
Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Travel
History
Russia
China's Gilded Age
The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption
China
Economics
Politics
Black Garden
Armenia and Azerbaijan through Peace and War
History
Politics
War
India
A History
History
India
Asia
Kioto
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Black Box
Japan
Memoir
Feminism
Some People Need Killing
A Memoir of Murder in My Country
History
Memoir
Politics
The Accidental Malay
Asia
Novels
Religion
The Billionaire Raj
A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
India
Business
Economics
Comfort Women
Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II
History
Japan
World War II
Without You, There Is No Us
My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
Memoir
History
Politics
Monsoon
The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
History
Politics
Asia
A Brief History of Indonesia
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation
History
Asia
Travel
Beyond the Sky and the Earth
A Journey into Bhutan
Travel
Memoir
Asia
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
China
History
Politics
Death of a Red Heroine
Mystery
China
Crime
Has the West Lost It?
A Provocation
Politics
China
History
The Third Revolution
Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
China
Politics
History
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
The Great Wall
China Against the World, 1000 BC - AD 2000
History
China
Asia
Lo que sabe la señorita Kim
Short Stories
Contemporary
Feminism
Flawless
Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
Feminism
Sociology
Asia
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
Japan
Travel
Memoir
The Ends of the Earth
From Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia, a Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy
Travel
History
Politics
The Shadow of the Great Game
The Untold Story of India's Partition
History
India
Politics
Little Angels
The Real Life Stories of Thai Novice Monks
Buddhism
Memoir
Asia
The Orphan Master's Son
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Asia
Becoming Kim Jong Un
A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator
History
Biography
Politics
