Asia
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The Rise and Fall of the East: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline
$24.00 Add to cartThe long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance
“Riveting.”–Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journa- Author: Huang, Yasheng
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: January 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0300281935
- Language: English
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Icy Fruit: How My Grandfather Spread the Joy of Ice Pops Across Taiwan
$18.99 Add to cartThis fun and fascinating biography of a Taiwanese ice pop entrepreneur–the author’s beloved grandfather–is a terrific read-aloud about inventiveness and the treats of summer.
Charlotte Cheng’s grand- Author: Cheng, Charlotte
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 593617754
- Language: English
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In Blood, Flowers Bloom: A World War II Story of Valor and Forgiveness Across Generations
$30.00 Add to cartAn intergenerational story of war, forgiveness, and memory told through stolen and returned battlefield souvenirs.
How do we remember war? How do we forgive? In Blood, Flowers Bloom illuminates one- Author: Bresnahan, Samantha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1541702573
- Language: English
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Flying in Colors
$21.95 Add to cartAunties tell nine-year-old Pavi that she’s asking too many “big women” questions, but she’s tired of grown-up secrets. How are babies born? And why do people die? A beautiful debut about family, tradi
- Author: Prasad Reddeppa, Padma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1643796755
- Language: English
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Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus’s Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior
$5.00 Add to cartWhen physical disability from combat wounds brought about Jim Stockdale’s early retirement from military life, he had the distinction of being the only three-star officer in the history of the navy to… [more below]
- Series: Hoover Essays #6
- Author: Stockdale, James B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 01 1993
- ISBN10: 0817936920
- Language: English
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Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot
$15.95 Add to cartThoughts on issues of character, leadership, integrity, personal and public virtue, and ethics, the selections in this volume converge around the central theme of how man can rise with dignity to prev… [more below]
- Series: Hoover Institution Press Publication #431
- Author: Stockdale, James B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: July 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0817993924
- Language: English
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Ninja Fighting Techniques: A Modern Master’s Approach to Self-Defense and Avoiding Conflict
$7.99 Add to cartNinja Fighting Techniques explains how to defend yourself against real-world threats using techniques perfected centuries ago by the great Ninja masters.
Author Stephen K. Hayes is the world’s leading- Series: Tuttle Specials
- Author: Hayes, Stephen K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0804858004
- Language: English
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Zarina Divided
$19.99 Add to cart- Author: Faruqi, Reem
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 63284995
- Language: English
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Seven Golden Rings: A Tale of Music and Math
$12.95 Read moreIn this clever, convivial picture book, an Indian boy untangles a mathematical conundrum to win a place at the Rajah’s court.
In ancient India, a boy named Bhagat travels to the Rajah’s city, hoping to
- Author: Larocca, Rajani
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1643797352
- Language: English
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A House in Bali
$15.99 Add to cart“It remains one of the most penetrating and illuminating books on the island’s elusive, alluring culture.” — National Geographic
A House in Bali tells the fascinating story of renowned writer and com- Author: McPhee, Colin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0804853711
- Language: English
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Lonely Planet Pocket Beijing
$14.99 Add to cartLonely Planet’s local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Beijing – and discover twice the city in half the time!
Discover Beijing’s most popular experiences,
- Series: Pocket Guide
- Author: Pitts, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1786573830
- Language: English
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The Last Bloodcarver
$12.99 Add to cartA pulse-pounding YA fantasy in which “you’ll gasp, you’ll scream, you’ll cry, and you’ll be begging for the next book.” (Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of These Violent Delights)
Nhi- Series: Last Bloodcarver Duology
- Author: Le, Vanessa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1250362695
- Language: English
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The Paper Bridge
$18.99 Add to cartA modern fairy tale of a brave child who must save her village, illustrated with incredible paper-cut kirigami scenes.
Anya lives in a paper village, among delicate paper trees and paper houses, where
- Author: Veyrenc, Joelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1782509070
- Language: English
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Nainai’s Mountain
$18.99 Add to cartA Taiwanese-American girl is nervous about visiting Taiwan– until her paternal grandmother, her Nainai, takes her on a mountain-climbing adventure and shows her its wonders.
Traveling from California- Author: Blackburne, Livia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 0823452182
- Language: English
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Never Thought I’d End Up Here
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the author of the instant New York Times bestseller I Hope This Doesn’t Find You comes another hilarious and romantic romcom, this time following a former model determined to get revenge on the b
- Author: Liang, Ann
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 03 2025
- ISBN10: 1546110674
- Language: English
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Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country
$20.00 Add to cartTIME‘S #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR – A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW TOP 10 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Patricia Evangelista’s searing account is not only the definitive chronicle of a reign of terror in … [more below]- Author: Evangelista, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0593133145
- Language: English
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The Pacific War, 1931-1945: A Critical Perspective on Japan’s Role in World War II
$21.00 Add to cart- Series: Pantheon Asia Library
- Author: Ienaga, Saburo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 12 1979
- ISBN10: 0394734963
- Language: English
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Colors in Japanese Art: The Use of Color in Japan’s Fine and Decorative Arts
$29.99 Add to cart“Exceptional, memorable, comprehensively informative, and thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation. This book is truly outstanding, elegant, [and] eloquent…” —Midwest Book Revi… [more below]
- Author: Hamada, Nobuyoshi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 480531818X
- Language: English
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A Fractured Liberation: Korea Under Us Occupation
$29.95 Add to cartA poignant return to Korea’s forgotten “Asian Spring”–a moment ripe with possibility denied by the postwar US military occupation.
When Japanese imperial rule ended in August 1945, the Korean peninsu- Author: Chang, Kornel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 0674258436
- Language: English
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Fodor’s Essential Thailand: With Cambodia & Laos
$25.99 Add to cartWhether you want to visit Buddhist temples, sample Bangkok’s street food, indulge in a Thai massage, or shop at floating markets, the local Fodor’s travel experts in Thailand are here to help! Fodor’s
- Series: Full-Color Travel Guide
- Author: Fodor’s Travel Guides
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 1640977821
- Language: English
