Asia
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
$23.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote corner of the world created an empire that led the world into the modern age–by the author featured i… [more below]
- Author: Weatherford, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: March 22 2005
- ISBN10: 0609809644
- Language: English
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In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom
$18.00 Add to cart“I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.” – Yeonmi Park
“One of the most harrowing stories I have ever heard – and one of the most inspi- Author: Park, Yeonmi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 27, 2016
- ISBN10: 014310974X
- Language: English
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Gladys Aylward: A Life for China
$17.99 Add to cartWounded by a Japanese bullet as she led nearly a hundred refugee children to safety over the mountains of China, Gladys Aylward’s story has been immortalised through the film ‘The Inn of the Sixth Hap… [more below]
- Author: Purves, Carol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1909281492
- Language: English
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50 Japanese Short Stories for Beginners Read Entertaining Japanese Stories to Improve Your Vocabulary and Learn Japanese While Having Fun
$21.99 Add to cartLearning Japanese is hard and everyone says so. But not with this Japanese book.Whether you’re a just starting out or are already familiar with the Japanese language, this book will help you with expa
- Author: Tamaka Pedersen, Christian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: May 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1838060634
- Language: English
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Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare
$38.99 Add to cart“The text sparkles with shrewdly plausible inferences mortared into a compelling narrative . . . [Short] is excellent at coining pithy summations of political motives that ring humanly true.”–The New
- Author: Short, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: January 10 2006
- ISBN10: 0805080066
- Language: English
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Zen and Japanese Culture
$27.95 Add to cartZen and Japanese Culture is a classic that has influenced generations of readers and played a major role in shaping conceptions of Zen’s influence on Japanese traditional arts. In simple and poetic la… [more below]
- Author: Jaffe, Richard M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: February 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0691182965
- Language: English
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Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Made Easy: An Easy Step-By-Step Workbook to Learn the Japanese Writing System
$14.90 Add to cartDo you want to become a Japanese speaker?
Your journey begins here – it’s time to unlock Hiragana and Katakana.
One of the most popular languages in the world, Japanese has become the eighth most learn
- Author: Lingo Mastery
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: March 16 2022
- ISBN10: 195194951X
- Language: English
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Mao: The Unknown Story
$28.00 Add to cartThe most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, Mao: The Unknown Story is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao’s close circle in China who have never talk
- Author: Chang, Jung
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 864
- Publish Date: November 14 2006
- ISBN10: 0679746323
- Language: English
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African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan
$19.99 Add to cart“A readable, compassionate account of an extraordinary life.” —The Washington Post
The remarkable life of history’s first foreign-born samurai, and his astonishing journey from Northeast Africa to the… [more below]
- Author: Lockley, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1335044981
- Language: English
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A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony (Revised and Expanded with New Topics)
$18.99 Add to cartCreated specifically for fans of Japanese “cool culture,” A Geek in Japan is one of the most iconic, hip, and concise cultural guides available.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and expand- Author: Garcia, Hector
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 25 2019
- ISBN10: 4805313919
- Language: English
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Japan – Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
$16.99 Add to cartDon’t just see the sights–get to know the people.
The Japanese people have always seen themselves as a nation uniquely apart. Their exquisite art forms and elegant culture, military prowess and tech- Series: Culture Smart! The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
- Author: Culture Smart!
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: March 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1787028925
- Language: English
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A History of Japan: Revised Edition
$18.95 Add to cartA classic of Japanese history, this book is the preeminent work on the history of Japan.
Newly revised and updated, A History of Japan is a single-volume, complete history of the nation of Japan. Sta- Author: Mason, R. H. P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: November 15, 1997
- ISBN10: 080482097X
- Language: English
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Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan
$20.00 Add to cartThe powerful and riveting new book in the multimillion-selling Killing series by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard
Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe but is escalating in the Pacific, wh- Series: Bill O’Reilly’s Killing
- Author: O’Reilly, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 10, 2019
- ISBN10: 1250237092
- Language: English
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
$20.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST – An eye-opening account of life inside North Korea–a closed world of increasing global importance–hailed as a “tour de force of meticulous reporting” (The New York Revi… [more below]
- Author: Demick, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 21 2010
- ISBN10: 0385523912
- Language: English
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Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road
$18.99 Add to cart“Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven’t felt for years. It’s a modern classic.”–Pico Iyer
A brilliant, fierce writer, and winner of the 2019 RBC Taylor P
- Author: Harris, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0062846663
- Language: English
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Japan, Beyond the Genkan: An Insider’s Guide to the Soft Power, Strong Market, and Social Harmony of America’s Asian Partner
$29.95 Add to cartAt a time when America’s international policy is undergoing rapid change, and Japan, having elected its first female prime minister, determines how to respond and assert itself, Japan, Beyond the Genk
- Author: Walker Phd, Joshua W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 9798891387904
- Language: English
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Blood Dawn: World War II and the Making of Modern Asia
$35.00 Add to cartA momentous new history of Asia’s Second World War.
Drawing on deep archival research across continents, historian Hans van de Ven tells the dramatic story of how Asia’s people mobilized to defeat bot
- Author: Van de Ven, Hans
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: September 08 2026
- ISBN10: 1541620453
- Language: English
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What Makes a Family: Celebrating the Filipino Day of the Dead
$19.99 Add to cartIt is Undas, the Filipino Day of the Dead–a day when families visit the cemetery and gather around their dead loved ones’ tombs. It is a day not of mourning but of celebration–a day in which storie
- Author: Ruiz Roxas, Eric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 1836290330
- Language: English
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Shohei Ohtani: Baseball Trailblazer (Revised Edition)
$8.99 Add to cartShohei Ohtani has turned heads as the first professional baseball player since Babe Ruth to both pitch and hit at an elite level. His speed, skill, and strength have made him a beloved player around t… [more below]
- Series: Sports Illustrated Kids Stars of Sports
- Author: Kim, Cheryl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 2026
- ISBN10: 9798875327056
- Language: English
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Climbing the Stairs
$20.00 Add to cartRead Padma Venkatraman’s posts on the Penguin Blog.
Fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of going to college– an unusual aspiration for a girl living in British occupied India during World War II. Then trag- Author: Venkatraman, Padma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 04 2010
- ISBN10: 0142414905
- Language: English
