Amy Tan A sweeping, evocative epic of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity, that moves from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of...

Liane Grunberg Wakabayashi Contrasting wedding ceremonies—a lavish Imperial Hotel Shinto affair for his side, a modest Jewish wedding for hers—set the stage for a fascinating union between two spiritual seekers,...

Master Lam Kam Chuen with Lam Kai Sin and Lam Tin Yu Like wine, tea has infinite variations of colour, aroma and taste for the conoisseur to savour. The Way...

DT Suzuki Dedicated largely to the teaching of Hui Neng, this volume covers the purpose and technique of Zen training, and goes further into the depths of Zen than any...

Vinay Rai With 1.1 billion residents, the world's largest democracy is poised to dominate the world stage. One of India's wealthiest men gives an insider's view into his country's dynamic...

Heather Wood A firsthand account of 40 Indian villagers who are given the chance to see all of India by a wealthy landowner. September 4, 1990 by Penguin Books

Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin   Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time   The astonishing, uplifting story of a...

Vikram SethTwo Lives is the story of a century and of a love affair across a racial divide. It tells of the extraordinary lives of Vikram Seth's great-uncle Shanti, brought...

Qiu Xiaolong Now a BBC Radio 4 Drama Series. When Inspector Chen Cao agrees to do a translation job for a Triad-connected businessman he is given a laptop, a 'little...

Julie Otsuka Julie Otsuka's commanding debut novel paints a portrait of the Japanese internment camps unlike any we have ever seen. With crystalline intensity and precision, Otsuka uses a single...

William DalrympleFrom the author of the Samuel Johnson prize-shortlisted ‘Return of a King’, the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate love affair that transcended all the cultural, religious...

Kylie Chan Action, intrigue, demons and dragonsKylie Chan creates a fast and furious story balanced between the celestial and the mortal,the powerful and the innocent . . .Emma Donahoe has...