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In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India
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I read this book in preparation for a book club meeting for the Milwaukee World Trade Association. I found it somewhat challenging to read, having not known much about India before picking up this book. The author looks at India from a variety of perspectives: historical, political, religious, etc., and successfully helps the reader unders... »
China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
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This is a well-written account by a man who has the background to understand what he sees. Most books on China either deal with the effect of governmental oppression on average citizens, or else on the civilization's long and glorious history / economic powerhouse aspects. Gifford's central point is the unprecedented movement of the Chinese off the l... »
Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam
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Good read. Great knowledge. I wish the authore had stayed in the army becasue he knows what he is talking about.... »
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
To gain an idea of the dilemma in Palestine/Israel and the behavior of the both parties over the past 60 years, this is a great starting point. It g... »
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of
China has endured much hardship in its history, as Iris Chang shows in her ably researched The Rape of Nanking, a book that recounts the horrible e... »
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chine
Snow White's stepmother looks like a pussycat compared to the monster under which Adeline Yen Mah suffered. The author's memoir of life in mainland China ... »
On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey
I read On Gold Mountain slowly, with days between chapters to think about new ideas. On Gold Mountain was many things to me. A true story, it captures th... »
No End in Sight: Iraq's Descent into Chaos
This is heartbreaking on more fronts than you can readily imagine. If you want to know why the US election in 2008 matters so much around the world, read ... »
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
In 1996, 26-year-old Peter Hessler arrived in Fuling, a town on China's Yangtze River, to begin a two-year Peace Corps stint as a teacher at the local col... »
The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia
This is a terrific book, providing a very personal look at a terrifying and challenging time of Soviet history. By examining the history through diaries a... »
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