Asia
Ancient traditions and modern ambitions collide in the world's most populous continent, where centuries-old cultures shape tomorrow's innovations and power dynamics. Here you'll find sweeping accounts of economic transformation, intimate portraits of social change, and deep explorations of the forces driving Asia's pivotal role in the twenty-first century.
Asia Book Summaries
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Historical Fiction
Book Club
China
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Historical Fiction
Book Club
China
The Future Is Asian
Politics
China
Economics
The Future Is Asian
Politics
China
Economics
Kintsugi
The Japanese Art of Embracing the Imperfect and Loving Your Flaws
Self Help
Psychology
Lifestyle
Kintsugi
The Japanese Art of Embracing the Imperfect and Loving Your Flaws
Self Help
Psychology
Lifestyle
Little Princes
One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Memoir
Book Club
Travel
Little Princes
One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Memoir
Book Club
Travel
Genghis Khan
Life, Death, and Resurrection
History
Biography
China
Genghis Khan
Life, Death, and Resurrection
History
Biography
China
The New Silk Roads
The Present and Future of the World
History
Politics
China
The New Silk Roads
The Present and Future of the World
History
Politics
China
The Vendor of Sweets
India
Indian Literature
Classics
The Vendor of Sweets
India
Indian Literature
Classics
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
History
China
Politics
China After Mao
The Rise of a Superpower
History
China
Politics
China's Economy
What Everyone Needs to Know
China
Economics
Politics
China's Economy
What Everyone Needs to Know
China
Economics
Politics
The Last Kings of Shanghai
The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
History
China
Jewish
The Last Kings of Shanghai
The Rival Jewish Dynasties That Helped Create Modern China
History
China
Jewish
Stranger in the Shogun's City
A Japanese Woman and Her World
History
Japan
Biography
Stranger in the Shogun's City
A Japanese Woman and Her World
History
Japan
Biography
I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2
Memoir
Self Help
Mental Health
I Want To Die but I Want To Eat Tteokpokki 2
Memoir
Self Help
Mental Health
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China
Economics
Politics
How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
China
Economics
Politics
1971
A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
History
Bangladesh
India
1971
A People's History from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India
History
Bangladesh
India
Asia's Cauldron
The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
History
Politics
China
Asia's Cauldron
The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
History
Politics
China
Confucianism
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
China
Religion
Confucianism
A Very Short Introduction
Philosophy
China
Religion
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
History
Politics
Asia
Nothing to Envy
Ordinary Lives in North Korea
History
Politics
Asia
Mao's America
A Survivor's Warning
Politics
History
China
Mao's America
A Survivor's Warning
Politics
History
China
The Good Muslim
Bangladesh
Historical Fiction
Asia
The Good Muslim
Bangladesh
Historical Fiction
Asia
Marco Polo
From Venice to Xanadu
History
Biography
Travel
Marco Polo
From Venice to Xanadu
History
Biography
Travel
Alibaba's World
How a Remarkable Chinese Company is Changing the Face of Global Business
Business
China
Biography
Alibaba's World
How a Remarkable Chinese Company is Changing the Face of Global Business
Business
China
Biography
The Secret Piano
From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
Memoir
China
History
The Secret Piano
From Mao's Labor Camps to Bach's Goldberg Variations
Memoir
China
History
Sweet Bean Paste
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
Sweet Bean Paste
Japan
Contemporary
Japanese Literature
The Second Chance Convenience Store
Contemporary
Cozy
Asian Literature
The Second Chance Convenience Store
Contemporary
Cozy
Asian Literature
Sovietistan
Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Travel
History
Russia
Sovietistan
Travels in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Travel
History
Russia
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
Historical Fiction
Japan
Historical
Mina's Matchbox
Japan
Historical Fiction
Japanese Literature
Mina's Matchbox
Japan
Historical Fiction
Japanese Literature
India
A History
History
India
Asia
India
A History
History
India
Asia
China's Gilded Age
The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption
China
Economics
Politics
China's Gilded Age
The Paradox of Economic Boom and Vast Corruption
China
Economics
Politics
Black Garden
Armenia and Azerbaijan through Peace and War
History
Politics
War
Black Garden
Armenia and Azerbaijan through Peace and War
History
Politics
War
The Old Capital
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
The Old Capital
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Black Box
Japan
Memoir
Feminism
Black Box
Japan
Memoir
Feminism
Some People Need Killing
A Memoir of Murder in My Country
History
Memoir
Politics
Some People Need Killing
A Memoir of Murder in My Country
History
Memoir
Politics
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
China
History
Politics
Wealth and Power
China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century
China
History
Politics
The Accidental Malay
Asia
Novels
Religion
The Accidental Malay
Asia
Novels
Religion
Comfort Women
Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II
History
Japan
World War II
Comfort Women
Sexual Slavery in the Japanese Military During World War II
History
Japan
World War II
Without You, There Is No Us
My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
Memoir
History
Politics
Without You, There Is No Us
My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
Memoir
History
Politics
Monsoon
The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
History
Politics
Asia
Monsoon
The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power
History
Politics
Asia
A Brief History of Indonesia
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation
History
Asia
Travel
A Brief History of Indonesia
Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation
History
Asia
Travel
The Billionaire Raj
A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
India
Business
Economics
The Billionaire Raj
A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
India
Business
Economics
Beyond the Sky and the Earth
A Journey into Bhutan
Travel
Memoir
Asia
Beyond the Sky and the Earth
A Journey into Bhutan
Travel
Memoir
Asia
The Third Revolution
Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
China
Politics
History
The Third Revolution
Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State
China
Politics
History
Death of a Red Heroine
Mystery
China
Crime
Death of a Red Heroine
Mystery
China
Crime
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
Japan
Travel
Memoir
A Beginner's Guide to Japan
Observations and Provocations
Japan
Travel
Memoir
Has the West Lost It?
A Provocation
Politics
China
History
Has the West Lost It?
A Provocation
Politics
China
History
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
Daughters of the Samurai
A Journey from East to West and Back
History
Japan
Biography
The Great Wall
China Against the World, 1000 BC - AD 2000
History
China
Asia
The Great Wall
China Against the World, 1000 BC - AD 2000
History
China
Asia
Little Angels
The Real Life Stories of Thai Novice Monks
Buddhism
Memoir
Asia
Little Angels
The Real Life Stories of Thai Novice Monks
Buddhism
Memoir
Asia
Flawless
Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
Feminism
Sociology
Asia
Flawless
Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital
Feminism
Sociology
Asia
