Asia
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Lonely Planet Eat Malaysia and Singapore
$17.99 Add to cartFor everybody excited about exploring the unique cuisine and food culture of Malaysia and Singapore, this book is the perfect primer. It introduces the key specialities of each region, covering their
- Series: Lonely Planet Food
- Author: Food, Lonely Planet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: June 14 2022
- ISBN10: 1838695184
- Language: English
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Victory at Any Cost: The Genius of Viet Nam’s Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap
$24.95 Add to cartMany people do not understand why America lost the Viet Nam War. Author Cecil B. Currey makes one primary reason clear: North Viet Nam’s Senior Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap. Victory at Any Cost tells the full … [more below]
- Series: Warriors (Potomac Books)
- Author: Currey, Cecil B.
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 434
- Publish Date: April 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1574887424
- Language: English
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Lonely Planet Thai Phrasebook & Dictionary
$9.99 Add to cartLonely Planet Thai Phrasebook & Dictionary is your passport to the most relevant Thai phrases and vocabulary for all your travel needs. Bargain with your samlor driver, find locally made souvenirs and
- Series: Phrasebook
- Author: Evans, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: September 18 2018
- ISBN10: 1786570785
- Language: English
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Lion City: Singapore and the Invention of Modern Asia
$28.95 Read moreA compelling, illuminating and evocative history of Singapore–the world’s most successful city-state.
In 1965, Singapore’s GDP per capita was on a par with Jordan. Now it has outstripped Japan. After- Author: Vasagar, Jeevan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1643139347
- Language: English
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Monsoon
$9.99 Read moreGet out your umbrellas!
Filled with stunning imagery and description, Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami and Jamel Akib depicts a wonderful children’s story of anticipation, seasonal changes, and the beauty- Author: Krishnaswami, Uma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1250835119
- Language: English
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1971: A People’s History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
$24.95 Read moreThe year 1971 exists everywhere in Bangladesh-on its roads, in sculptures, in its museums and oral history projects, in its curriculum, in people’s homes and their stories, and in political discourse.
- Author: Zakaria, Anam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 402
- Publish Date: November 01 2021
- ISBN10: 014345403X
- Language: English
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Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels #4: Following the Trail of Marco Polo
$9.99 Read moreWhat begins as a relaxing vacation turns into a time-traveling adventure, where Geronimo Stilton must travel to Khanbalik, or “The City of Khan” (modern day Beijing) in 13th Century China where he enc
- Series: Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels #4
- Author: Stilton, Geronimo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: April 13 2010
- ISBN10: 1597071889
- Language: English
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Your Passport to Italy
$8.99 Add to cartWhat is it like to live in or visit Italy? What makes Italy’s culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Italian people.
- Series: World Passport
- Author: Dickmann, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1496697197
- Language: English
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The Private Life of Chairman Mao
$25.00 Add to cart“The most revealing book ever published on Mao, perhaps on any dictator in history.”–Professor Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia University
From 1954 until Mao Zedong’s death twenty-two years later, Dr. Li Z… [more below]- Author: Zhi-Sui, Li
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 736
- Publish Date: April 02 1996
- ISBN10: 0679764437
- Language: English
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Bunso Meets a Mumu
$9.99 Add to cartMeet Bunso, a boy with a really scary problem. It’s the Mumu, the Filipino version of the Boogeyman, who likes to punish kids who misbehave by sucking the fun out of everything! The Mumu will not let
- Series: Bunso Meets… #1
- Author: Valdez, Rev
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 1223186407
- Language: English
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Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale
$9.99 Add to cartOnce upon a time, in a little village in India, there lived an old woman whom everyone called Grandma. She loved gardening and had the best vegetable patch in the village. One day, Grandma received a
- Author: Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1250895286
- Language: English
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The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei
$8.99 Add to cart“I can’t wait for readers to explore Hong Kong with Holly-Mei. I have no doubt they will love both as much as I did.” –Erin Entrada Kelly, 2018 Newbery Medalist and 2021 Newbery Honoree
Packed with hu… [more below]
- Series: Holly-Mei Book #1
- Author: Matula, Christina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1335428658
- Language: English
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Hand Over Hand
$18.95 Read moreNina can’t convince her Lolo to take her fishing with him on his old banca boat. Lolo’s reply is the same as always: “A boat is no place for a girl.” When Nina promises to bait her own hook and remove… [more below]
- Author: Fullerton, Alma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: April 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1772600156
- Language: English
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Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
$8.99 Read moreTold with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young’s soft, glowing illustrations.
Half-starved and overworked by her st… [more below]- Series: Paperstar Book
- Author: Louie, Ai-Ling
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 07 1996
- ISBN10: 0698113888
- Language: English
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Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
$25.00 Add to cartA Best Book of the Year: The Economist, Slate, Kirkus Reviews
In 1839, nearly 20,000 British troops poured through the mountain passes into Afghanistan and installed the exiled Shah Shuja on the thron- Author: Dalrymple, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: January 14 2014
- ISBN10: 0307948536
- Language: English
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Lotus and Feather
$18.99 Add to cartInspired by the true story of a crane that rescued a Chinese village, and graced with sensitive watercolor illustrations, this lovely book about respecting nature offers deep emotion and delightful su… [more below]
- Author: Jiang, Ji-Li
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: December 13 2016
- ISBN10: 1423127544
- Language: English
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Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
$22.00 Add to cartWinner of the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize
Catfish and Mandala is the
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Winner of the Whiting Writers’ Award
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer Best Book of the Year- Author: Pham, Andrew X.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 02 2000
- ISBN10: 0312267177
- Language: English
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Razor 03: A Night Stalker’s Wars
$34.95 Add to cart“A truly extraordinary book by a phenomenal pilot and warrior. Alan Mack was in the thick of every sensitive, harrowing, high-stakes operation in the decade following 9/11. His account of combat from … [more below]
- Author: Mack, Alan C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1399018698
- Language: English
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Chandra’s Magic Light: A Story in Nepal
$9.99 Read moreChandra and Deena’s family has a smoky oil lamp at home, which makes their baby brother cough. Then one day at the market, the sisters spot a man selling lamps that are powered by the sun instead of k… [more below]
- Author: Heine, Theresa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1846868661
- Language: English
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Just Enough Design: Reflections on the Japanese Philosophy of Hodo-Hodo
$16.95 Add to cartA Japanese designer offers a compelling alternative way to engage with our possessions, our history, our environment, and each other.
The Japanese phrase “hodo-hodo” originates in ancient times. When- Author: Satoh, Taku
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1797209906
- Language: English
