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The Ancient Chinese (People of the Ancient World)
The Ancient Chinese (People of the Ancient World)
Virginia Schomp

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A Historical Atlas of Afghanistan (Historical Atlases of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East)
A Historical Atlas of Afghanistan (Historical Atlases of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East)
Amy Romano

from $9.59

India Unbound: The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age
India Unbound: The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age
Gurcharan Das

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Ancient China
Ancient China
Mel Friedman

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Asia
Asia
Gary Drevitch

from $5.59

Atlas of the Far East and Southeast Asia (Picture Window Books World Atlases)
Atlas of the Far East and Southeast Asia (Picture Window Books World Atlases)
Felicia Law

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So Far from the Bamboo Grove
So Far from the Bamboo Grove
Yoko Kawashima Watkins

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Thailand
Thailand
D.K. Publishing

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East Asia: A Cultural, Social, And Political History
East Asia: A Cultural, Social, And Political History
Anne Walthall

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The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History
The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History
John S. Major

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Bestsellers

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Grace Lin

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Inside Out & Back Again
Inside Out & Back Again
Thanhhà Li

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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission
Hampton Sides

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Tikki Tikki Tembo
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Arlene Mosel

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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
Iris Chang

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Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living
Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compassionate Living
Pema Chödrön

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A Single Shard
A Single Shard
Linda Sue Park

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Hiroshima
Hiroshima
John Hersey

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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
Ji-li Jiang

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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Jung Chang

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Asia

La cité de la joie
La cité de la joie
Dominique Lapierre

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The Bookseller of Kabul
The Bookseller of Kabul
Åsne Seierstad

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Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood
Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood
Richard E. Kim

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Self-Portrait Of A Hero: The Letters Of Jonathan Netanyahu (1963-1976)
Self-Portrait Of A Hero: The Letters Of Jonathan Netanyahu (1963-1976)
Jonathan Netanyahu

from $21.89

Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan
Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened Japan
Giles Milton

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The African-American Century : How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country
The African-American Century : How Black Americans Have Shaped Our Country
Cornel West

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Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920 (Gender and American Culture)
Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920 (Gender and American Culture)
Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore

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Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
Bad Blood: The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
James H. Jones

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Hindoo Holiday: An Indian Journal
Hindoo Holiday: An Indian Journal
J.R. Ackerley

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Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad
Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad
Ann Hagedorn

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Nathaniel's Nutmeg
Nathaniel's Nutmeg
Giles Milton

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Medieval Women's Visionary Literature
Medieval Women's Visionary Literature
Petroff

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Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings
Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings
Mahatma Gandhi

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Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice
Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organize for Reproductive Justice
Marlene Gerber

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To 'Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors after the Civil War
To 'Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors after the Civil War
Tera W. Hunter

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I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King, Jr.
Michael Eric Dyson

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Telling Memories Among Southern Women: Domestic Workers and Their Employers in the Segregated South
Telling Memories Among Southern Women: Domestic Workers and Their Employers in the Segregated South
Susan Tucker

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Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Red Seas: Ferdinand Smith and Radical Black Sailors in the United States and Jamaica
Gerald Horne

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Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh
Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh
Helena Norberg-Hodge

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The Cost of Living
The Cost of Living
Arundhati Roy

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Asian History Books

Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Jack Weatherford

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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Katherine Boo

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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Steve Coll

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Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient
Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient
Edward W. Said

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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers
Loung Ung

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An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth
An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Mahatma Gandhi

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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Barbara Demick

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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Eleanor Coerr

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Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
Doug Stanton

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Vietnam: A History
Vietnam: A History
Stanley Karnow

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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
James D. Hornfischer

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The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War
David Halberstam

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The Best and the Brightest
The Best and the Brightest
David Halberstam

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Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West
Blaine Harden

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Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
H.R. McMaster

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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883
Simon Winchester

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Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
Bob Drury

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Dispatches
Dispatches
Michael Herr

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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Neil Sheehan

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Chickenhawk
Chickenhawk
Robert Mason

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Asian Travel Books

Annapurna
Annapurna
Maurice Herzog

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The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia
Paul Theroux

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Japan
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Japan
DK Eyewitness Travel

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Lonely Planet: Japan
Lonely Planet: Japan
Rebecca Milner

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The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam (Harper Trophy Book)
The Land I Lost: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam (Harper Trophy Book)
Huynh Quang Nhuong

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Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo
Stranger in the Forest: On Foot Across Borneo
Eric Hansen

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France: The Beautiful Cookbook
France: The Beautiful Cookbook
Gilles Pudlowski

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No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
No Way Down: Life and Death on K2
Graham Bowley

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Arabian Sands
Arabian Sands
Wilfred Thesiger

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Lonely Planet Thailand 19
Lonely Planet Thailand 19
Lonely Planet

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The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
The Aquariums of Pyongyang: Ten Years in the North Korean Gulag
Pierre Rigoulot

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Eyewitness Travel Guide to Jerusalem & the Holy Land
Eyewitness Travel Guide to Jerusalem & the Holy Land
Fabrizio Ardito

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High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest
High Adventure: The True Story of the First Ascent of Everest
Edmund Hillary

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Annapurna: A Woman's Place
Annapurna: A Woman's Place
Arlene Blum

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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
Eric Newby

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Mystiques et Magiciens du Tibet
Mystiques et Magiciens du Tibet
Alexandra David-Néel

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Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season
Nick Heil

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The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific
The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific
Paul Theroux

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The Places In Between
The Places In Between
Rory Stewart

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The Road to Oxiana
The Road to Oxiana
Robert Byron

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China

1421 The Year China Discovered the World
1421 The Year China Discovered the World
Gavin Menzies

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Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
Adeline Yen Mah

from $4.19

Sieben Jahre in Tibet
Sieben Jahre in Tibet
Heinrich Harrer

from $4.19

Mao: The Unknown Story
Mao: The Unknown Story
Jung Chang

from $4.99

Life and Death in Shanghai
Life and Death in Shanghai
Nien Cheng

from $4.19

The Search for Modern China
The Search for Modern China
Jonathan D. Spence

from $5.09

On China
On China
Henry Kissinger

from $6.39

Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45
Stilwell and the American Experience in China 1911-45
Barbara W. Tuchman

from $5.59

The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
Patricia Buckley Ebrey

from $5.09

The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War
James D. Bradley

from $4.79

When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
Jay Wurts

from $3.59

River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)
Peter Hessler

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Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Leslie T. Chang

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When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge
Chanrithy Him

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Red Star over China: The Classic Account of the Birth of Chinese Communism
Red Star over China: The Classic Account of the Birth of Chinese Communism
Edgar Snow

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My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City
Alexandra David-Néel

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Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam
Home Before Morning: The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam
Lynda Van Devanter

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Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present
Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present
Peter Hessler

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The Private Life of Chairman Mao
The Private Life of Chairman Mao
Li Zhisui

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The Coming Collapse of China
The Coming Collapse of China
Gordon G. Chang

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Japan

Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
Jeremy Scahill

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Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945
Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign 1941-1945
Evan Thomas

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We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese
We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese
Elizabeth M. Norman

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Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew
Escape from the Deep: The Epic Story of a Legendary Submarine and her Courageous Crew
Alex Kershaw

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Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
Wabi-Sabi: for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
Leonard Koren

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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
John W. Dower

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Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
Elizabeth M. Norman

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Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
Retribution: The Battle for Japan, 1944-45
Max Hastings

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The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-45
The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-45
John Toland

from $12.69

People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman
People Who Eat Darkness: The Fate of Lucie Blackman
Richard Lloyd Parry

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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
Herbert P. Bix

from $4.79

Bud Shoshin-sh ()
Bud Shoshin-sh ()
Daidōji Yūzan

from $4.29

Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II
Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II
Robert Leckie

from $21.44

Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
Jake Adelstein

from $15.34

The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture
Ruth Benedict

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Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Haruki Murakami

from $9.59

Kanji Pict-o-Graphix: Over 1,000 Japanese Kanji and Kana Mnemonics
Kanji Pict-o-Graphix: Over 1,000 Japanese Kanji and Kana Mnemonics
Michael Rowley

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A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present
A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present
Andrew Gordon

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The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Culture
The Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Culture
Osamu Ikeno

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Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa
Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa
Joseph H. Alexander

from $5.09

Military

Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II
Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II
Darlene Deibler Rose

from $14.45

Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
Sean Parnell

from $3.99

Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors
Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors
James D. Hornfischer

from $6.99

If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
Tim O'Brien

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War
War
Sebastian Junger

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The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
Tom Clavin

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The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War
The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War
Frederick Downs Jr.

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SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
John L. Plaster

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The Tunnels of Cu Chi
The Tunnels of Cu Chi
Tom Mangold

from $5.59

The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan
The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Forged a New Afghanistan
Eric Blehm

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Not a Good Day to Die
Not a Good Day to Die
Sean Naylor

from $4.59

The Ghost Mountain Boys: The Terrifying Battle for Buna and Papua New Guinea--the Forgotten Land War of the South Pacific
The Ghost Mountain Boys: The Terrifying Battle for Buna and Papua New Guinea--the Forgotten Land War of the South Pacific
James Campbell

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Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East
Michael B. Oren

from $6.19

Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
Malcolm MacPherson

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The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
Ilan Pappé

from $16.62

Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War By Thirty-Three American Soldiers Who Fought It
Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War By Thirty-Three American Soldiers Who Fought It
Al Santoli

from $3.59

No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
Francis J. "Bing" West Jr.

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Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary
Richard Tregaskis

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In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
Robert S. McNamara

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This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness
This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness
T.R. Fehrenbach

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