Blaine Harden A New York Times bestseller, the shocking story of one of the few people born in a North Korean political prison to have escaped and survived.North Korea is isolated and...

Asako Yuzuki The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story.There are two things...

Lin Ci Chinese painting can be dated back to prehistoric times and the earliest paintings of art were found on pottery pieces unearthed from several early civilizations in Yellow River...

John Blofeld Drawing on Chinese legend, anecdotes, and poetry, in addition to his travels in China, the author presents a history of tea as well as instructions for the purchase,...

Sokyo Ono Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. This introduction unveils Shinto's spiritual...

Yo Man Mo Yan chronicles the sweeping history of modern China through the lens of the nation’s controversial one-child policy.Frog opens with a playwright nicknamed Tadpole who plans to write about...

Mohsin Hamid Discover this surprising gem - the sharp, funny and irresistible debut novel from the bestselling author of Exit West and The Reluctant Fundamentalist'Subtly audacious . . . A steamy and often darkly...

Kamila Shamsie Beginning on August 9, 1945, in Nagasaki, and ending in a prison cell in the United States in 2002, as a man is waiting to be sent to...

Rohinton Mistry It is Bombay in 1971, the year India went to war over what was to become Bangladesh. A hard-working bank clerk, Gustad Noble is a devoted family man...

Jay Stevenson, PhD You’re no idiot, of course. You know Eastern philosophy encompasses many countries and concepts, but when it comes to breaking down the basics—to discuss with others or...

Corban Addison An unforgettable journey into the underworld of modern-day slavery, A Walk Across the Sun begins on December 26, 2004, as seventeen-year-old Ahalya Ghai and her younger sister, Sita, are walking...

Bill Emmott The world is changing, as political and economic power shift further towards Asia. In this penetrating book Bill Emmott shows the ways in which our future will be...