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The Mao Case
The Mao Case: An Inspector Chen Novel© 2009 Qiu Xiaolong289 pages This novel’s title caught my attention, but the setting hooked me. A police mystery set in contemporary China? Eager to explore what is for me terra incognita, I happily … Continue reading
Our Oriental Heritage
The Story of Civilization: Our Oriental Heritage © 1935 Will Durant 1048 pages “Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation.” (Opening sentence.) Our Oriental Heritage is the introductory volume of a greater work, an eleven-book set covering prehistory to the last days of Napoleon. Judging … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient world, Asia, China, history, India, Japan, Middle East, Persia, Persia-Iran, Story of Civilization, survey, Will Durant
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Lost on Planet China
Lost on Planet China: One Man’s Quest to Understand the Most Mysterious Country in the World© 2088 J. Maarten Troost382 pages While looking for a book on Chinese history, I encountered this travelogue and decided to give it a go. … Continue reading
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