Murong Leave Me A Novel of Chengdu is an unflinching, darkly funny take on love and life in modern China. It's the story of three young men, Chen Zhong, Li...

Joyce Wadler The true story that inspired David Hwang's play "M Butterfly", about a French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot, posted to Peking, who fell in love with a seductive opera singer,...

Nien Cheng In August 1966, a group of Red Guards ransacked Nien Cheng’s home. Her background made her an obvious target. Educated at the London School of Economics, the widow...

Hazel Richardson Ancient China gave the world paper, a counting machine called an abacus, Kung Fu, and many other interesting inventions. Chinese society is one of the oldest on earth....

Hazel Richardson This fascinating new book describes how Japan grew from rule by local chieftains to an emperor-led nation with many noble families competing for prominence. Beautiful spreads and full-color...

Meera SyalAt home, Meera Syal's women "walk in small steps, talk in sweet tones, pour dainty cupfuls, and refill plates in the shake of a dupatta," but at work, they...

Saroo Brierley Soon to be a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara, this #1 international best-seller tells the miraculous and triumphant story of a young...

Olive Beaupre Miller From the Foreword: "Friends of Moon and Winds-so were the Japanese poets called who wrote the tiny poems that comprise the greater part of this book. Dewdrops...

Anton Chekhov Collects eleven stories depicting the greed, corruption, and other problems assailing Russian society in the author's later years. First published November 16, 1993

J Maarten TroostLost on Planet China: Or How I Learned to Love Live SquidThe bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of...

Ma Isabel Sanchez VegaraAs a young man, Mohandas Gahdhi dreamt of unity for all peoples and religions. Inspired by this idea, he led peaceful protests to free India from British...

Hasan Suroor (Editor) Where is India headed under Prime Minister Narendra Modi? What are the contours of the 'new' India he has promised to build? Is his promise of 'development'...