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The Ark Sakuraby Kobo Abe, Juliet Winters CarpenterISBN 0394558367 (0-394-55836-7)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Asian Drama an Inquiry into the Poverty of Nationsby Gunnar NyrdalISBN 0394717309 (0-394-71730-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Banaras: City of Lightby Diana L. EckISBN 039451971X (0-394-51971-X)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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Bankei Zen: Translations from the Record of Bankeiby Yoshito S. Hakeda, Peter Haskel, BankeiISBN 0394624939 (0-394-62493-9)
Softcover, Grove Press
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Becoming Visible: Women in European Historyby Claudia Koonz, Renate Bridenthal, Susan StuardISBN 0395419506 (0-395-41950-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Behind the Mask: On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, Drifters and Other Japanese Cultural Heroesby Ian BurumaISBN 0394537750 (0-394-53775-0)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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A Bend in the Riverby V. S. NaipaulISBN 0394505735 (0-394-50573-5)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Bourne Supremacyby Robert LudlumISBN 0394543963 (0-394-54396-3)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Box Manby Kobo AbeISBN 0394491068 (0-394-49106-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Box Man'Book summary:The nature of identity itself is the ostensible subject of this bizarrely fascinating existential novel from the great Japanese fiction writer and dramatist Kobo Abe. In the story, a man decides to give up the self that he has been all his life to attain a state of blissful anonymity. He leaves his world behind and moves onto the streets of Tokyo. He puts a large box over his head, cuts a hole for his eyes. It is as strange as it sounds, but Abe's light touch and narrative innovation makes it compelling. [via]
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A Century of Japanese Photographyby Nihon Shashinka KyokaiISBN 0394512324 (0-394-51232-4)
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The China Readerby Franz Schurmann, David MiltonISBN 0394484266 (0-394-48426-6)
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China, Alive in the Bitter Sea: [Ku Hai Yu Sheng]by Fox ButterfieldISBN 0394918657 (0-394-91865-7)
Hardcover, Times Books
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Chinese Village Cookbookby Rhoda YeeISBN 0394731522 (0-394-73152-2)
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The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Cultureby Ruth Benedict, Ezra F. VogelISBN 0395500753 (0-395-50075-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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Chuang Tsu: Inner Chaptersby Chuang TsuISBN 0394719905 (0-394-71990-5)
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Cities of Saltby Abdul Rahman MunifISBN 039475526X (0-394-75526-X)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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Cultural and Imperialismby Edward W. SaidISBN 0394587383 (0-394-58738-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cultural and Imperialism'Book summary:Edward Said makes one of the strongest cases ever for the aphorism, "the pen is mightier than the sword." This is a brilliant work of literary criticism that essentially becomes political science. Culture and Imperialism demonstrates that Western imperialism's most effective tools for dominating other cultures have been literary in nature as much as political and economic. He traces the themes of 19th- and 20th-century Western fiction and contemporary mass media as weapons of conquest and also brilliantly analyzes the rise of oppositional indigenous voices in the literatures of the "colonies." Said would argue that it's no mere coincidence that it was a Victorian Englishman, Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton, who coined the phrase "the pen is mightier . . ." Very highly recommended for anyone who wants to understand how cultures are dominated by words, as well as how cultures can be liberated by resuscitating old voices or creating new voices for new times. [via]
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The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddhaby Thomas ByromISBN 0394721985 (0-394-72198-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha'Book summary:The Dhammapada is one of the most popular and accessible books of Buddhist scripture. Undoubtedly one of the greatest teachers in history, the Buddha has had an immeasurable influence on the human race. He taught that our suffering stems from desire and that the only way to remove desire is to purify the heart. Dhamma means law, discipline, justice, virtue, truth -- that which holds things together. Pada means way, path, step, foot. So, The Dhammapada is the path of virtue, or the way of truth. Thomas Byroms lyrical and aphoristic rendering of the Buddhas teaching reveals its practical and timeless simplicity.
Bell Towers Sacred Teachings series offers essential spiritual classics from all traditions. May each book become a trusted companion on the way of truth, encouraging readers to study the wisdom of
the ages and put it into practice each day. [via]More editions of The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha:
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Dictionary of the Khazars: A Lexicon Novel in 100,000 Wordsby Milorad PavicISBN 0394571835 (0-394-57183-5)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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East Asia: Tradition and Transformationby Albert M. Craig, Edwin O. Reischauer, John King FairbankISBN 0395450233 (0-395-45023-3)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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East Asia: Tradition and Transformationby John King FairbankISBN 039525812X (0-395-25812-X)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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East Asia:Tradition and Transformation: Tradition and Transformationby Albert M. Craig, Edwin O. Reischauer, John King FairbankISBN 0395145252 (0-395-14525-2)
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The English Patientby Michael OndaatjeISBN 039428013X (0-394-28013-X)
Softcover, Random House of Canada Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The English Patient'Book summary:Haunting and harrowing, as beautiful as it is disturbing, The English Patient tells the story of the entanglement of four damaged lives in an Italian monastery as World War II ends. The exhausted nurse, Hana; the maimed thief, Caravaggio; the wary sapper, Kip: each is haunted by the riddle of the English patient, the nameless, burn victim who lies in an upstairs room and whose memories of passion, betrayal, and rescue illuminate this book like flashes of heat lightning. In lyrical prose informed by a poetic consciousness, Michael Ondaatje weaves these characters together, pulls them tight, then unravels the threads with unsettling acumen.
A book that binds readers of great literature, The English Patient garnered the Booker Prize for author Ondaatje. The poet and novelist has also written In the Skin of a Lion, Coming Through Slaughter and The Collected Works of Billy the Kid; two collections of poems, The Cinnamon Peeler and There's a Trick with a Knife I'm Learning to Do; and a memoir, Running in the Family. [via]
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The Enigma of Japanese Powerby Karel Van WolferenISBN 0394577965 (0-394-57796-5)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Gardenby Frances Hodgson BurnettISBN 0394554310 (0-394-55431-0)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Governing China: From Revolution Through Reformby Kenneth LieberthalISBN 0393969878 (0-393-96987-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Grey Is the Color of Hopeby Irina Ratushinskaya, Alyona KojevnikovISBN 0394571401 (0-394-57140-1)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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How My Parents Learned to Eatby Ina FriedmanISBN 0395442354 (0-395-44235-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Hungry Tigress and Other Traditional Asian Talesby Rafe MartinISBN 0394723392 (0-394-72339-2)
Softcover, Shambhala
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In a Free Stateby V.S. NaipaulISBN 0394722051 (0-394-72205-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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In Exile from the Land of Snowsby John F. AvedonISBN 0394740718 (0-394-74071-8)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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In the People's Republic: An American's First-Hand View of Living and Working in Chinaby Orville SchellISBN 0394499050 (0-394-49905-0)
Hardcover, Random House
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An Invitation to Indian Cookingby Madhur JaffreyISBN 0394711912 (0-394-71191-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Invitation to Indian Cooking'Book summary:This new paperback of Madhur Jaffrey's modern culinary classic is the companion to "Eastern Vegetarian Cooking": it will come as a revelation to all those whose experience of Indian cuisine has been confined to restaurants in Britain. In her fascinating Introduction, the author vividly describes the vast scope of Indian cooking, the regional differences in taste and method, and the special qualities of the food of her native Delhi; she provides a comprehensive list of the various herbs and spices used in India, a glossary of cookery terms and some suggested menus. The recipes range from soups to desserts, with meat, fish and egg dishes, vegetables, rice and bread, chutneys and pickles, and a section on summer cooking and barbeques. All are clearly and simply set out, with many helpful hints from Madhur Jaffrey's own wide experience. The wealth of colourful detail and incidental information makes "An Invitation to Indian Cooking" as much a pleasure to read as it is to use. [via]
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Japan: The Story of a Nationby Edwin O. ReischauerISBN 0394319001 (0-394-31900-1)
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The Japan Readerby Jon Livingston, Joe Moore, Felicia OldfatherISBN 0394706692 (0-394-70669-2)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Laughing Sutra: A Novelby Mark SalzmanISBN 039457009X (0-394-57009-X)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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Life and Death in Shanghaiby Nien ChengISBN 0394555481 (0-394-55548-1)
Hardcover, Grove Pr
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Mao for Beginnersby Rius, Michael AppignanesiISBN 0394738861 (0-394-73886-1)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Master of Goby Yasunari KawabataISBN 0394475410 (0-394-47541-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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More Like Us: Making America Great Againby James M. FallowsISBN 0395498570 (0-395-49857-0)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Nature of Alexanderby Renault, Mary, PseudISBN 039473825X (0-394-73825-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Orient Express, the Life and Times of the World's Most Famous Trainby E.H. CookridgeISBN 0394411765 (0-394-41176-5)
Hardcover, Random House
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The Pacific War: World War II and the Japanese, 1931-1945by Saburo IenagaISBN 0394497627 (0-394-49762-7)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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Pacific War, Nineteen Thirty-One to Nineteen Forty-Five: A Critical Perspective on Japan's Role in World War IIby Saburo IenagaISBN 0394734963 (0-394-73496-3)
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The Persian Boyby Mary RenaultISBN 0394751019 (0-394-75101-9)
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The Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexanders life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas was sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but found freedom with Alexander after the Macedon army conquered his homeland. Their relationship sustains Alexander as he weathers assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a sometimes-mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper. After Alexanders mysterious death, we are left wondering if this Persian boy understood the great warrior and his ambitions better than anyone. [via] 
Persian Warsby George RawlinsonISBN 0394309545 (0-394-30954-5)
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The Possessedby Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett, Avrhm YarmolinskyISBN 0394604415 (0-394-60441-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Possessed'Book summary:The Possessed (In Russian: 5AK, tr. Besy), also translated as The Devils or Demons, is an 1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Possessed is an extremely political book, and is a testimonial of life in Imperial Russia in the late 19th century. As the revolutionary democrats begin to rise in Russia, different ideologies begin to collide. Dostoevsky casts a critical eye on both the left-wing idealists, exposing their ideas and ideological foundation as demonic, and the conservative establishment's ineptitude in dealing with those ideas and their social consequences. This form of intellectual conservativism tied to the Slavophil movement of Dostoevsky's day, is seen to have continued on into its modern manifestation in individuals like Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Dostoevsky's novels focusing on the idea that utopias and positivist ideas, in being utilitarian, were unrealistic and unobtainable. The book has five primary ideological characters: Verkhovensky, Shatov, Stavrogin, Stepan Trofimovich, and Kirilov. Through their philosophies, Dostoevsky describes the political chaos seen in 19th-Century Russia. [via]
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Postwar Japan, 1945 to the Presentby Joe Moore, Jon Livingston, Felicia OldfatherISBN 0394489039 (0-394-48903-9)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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The Prophetby Kahlil GibranISBN 0394404289 (0-394-40428-9)
Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prophet'Book summary:In a distant, timeless place, a mysterious prophet walks the sands. At the moment of his departure, he wishes to offer the people gifts but possesses nothing. The people gather round, each asks a question of the heart, and the man's wisdom is his gift. It is Gibran's gift to us, as well, for Gibran's prophet is rivaled in his wisdom only by the founders of the world's great religions. On the most basic topics--marriage, children, friendship, work, pleasure--his words have a power and lucidity that in another era would surely have provoked the description "divinely inspired." Free of dogma, free of power structures and metaphysics, consider these poetic, moving aphorisms a 20th-century supplement to all sacred traditions--as millions of other readers already have. --Brian Bruya [via]
The Red Apeby Jeffrey H. SchwartzISBN 0395380170 (0-395-38017-0)
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The Remains of the Dayby Kazuo IshiguroISBN 0394573439 (0-394-57343-9)
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The Rising Sunby John TolandISBN 039444311X (0-394-44311-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rising Sun'Book summary:This magnificent Pulitzer Prize-winning history, told primarily from the Japanese viewpoint, traces the dramatic fortunes of the Empire of the Sun from the invasion of Manchuria to the dropping of the atomic bombs, demolishing many myths surrounding this catastrophic conflict.
Why did the dawn attack on Pearl Harbor occur? Was was inevitable? Was the Emperor a puppet or a warmonger? And, finally, what inspired the barbaric actions of those who fought, and who speak here of the unspeakable - murder, cannibalism and desertion? 'Unbelievably rich ... Readable and exciting' Newsweek'The most readable, yet informative account of the Pacific War' Chicago Sunday Times [via]More editions of The Rising Sun:
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Rising Sunby Michael CrichtonISBN 0394589424 (0-394-58942-4)
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Runaway Horsesby Yukio MishimaISBN 0394466187 (0-394-46618-7)
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Sacred Calligraphy of the Eastby John StevensISBN 0394748328 (0-394-74832-8)
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Sailing Through Chinaby Paul TherouxISBN 0395348366 (0-395-34836-6)
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Saint Jackby Paul TherouxISBN 0395171180 (0-395-17118-0)
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The Samurai's Taleby Erik Christian HaugaardISBN 0395345596 (0-395-34559-6)
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The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Storyby Frances Hodgson Burnett, Thomas B. Allen, James HoweISBN 0394864670 (0-394-86467-0)
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Shabanu: Daughter of the Windby Suzanne Fisher StaplesISBN 0394848152 (0-394-84815-2)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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Shah of Shahsby Ryszard KapuscinskiISBN 0394740742 (0-394-74074-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Shah of Shahs'Book summary:In Shah of Shahs Kapuscinski brings a mythographer's perspective and a novelist's virtuosity to bear on the overthrow of the last Shah of Iran, one of the most infamous of the United States' client-dictators, who resolved to transform his country into "a second America in a generation," only to be toppled virtually overnight. From his vantage point at the break-up of the old regime, Kapuscinski gives us a compelling history of conspiracy, repression, fanatacism, and revolution.
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Shanby Eric Van LustbaderISBN 0394556402 (0-394-55640-2)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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A Short History of Western Civilizationby John Harrison, Richard Eugene SullivanISBN 0394302451 (0-394-30245-1)
Hardcover, Knopf
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The Silk Road: A Journey from the High Pamirs and Ili through Sinkiang and Kansuby Jan Myrdal, Gun KessleISBN 039448231X (0-394-48231-X)
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Slow Boats Homeby Gavin YoungISBN 0394521420 (0-394-52142-0)
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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticismby Fritjof CapraISBN 0394716124 (0-394-71612-4)
Softcover, Shambhala
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism'Book summary:First published in 1975, The Tao of Physics rode the wave of fascination in exotic East Asian philosophies. Decades later, it still stands up to scrutiny, explicating not only Eastern philosophies but also how modern physics forces us into conceptions that have remarkable parallels. Covering over 3,000 years of widely divergent traditions across Asia, Capra can't help but blur lines in his generalizations. But the big picture is enough to see the value in them of experiential knowledge, the limits of objectivity, the absence of foundational matter, the interrelation of all things and events, and the fact that process is primary, not things. Capra finds the same notions in modern physics. Those approaching Eastern thought from a background of Western science will find reliable introductions here to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism and learn how commonalities among these systems of thought can offer a sort of philosophical underpinning for modern science. And those approaching modern physics from a background in Eastern mysticism will find precise yet comprehensible descriptions of a Western science that may reinvigorate a hope in the positive potential of scientific knowledge. Whatever your background, The Tao of Physics is a brilliant essay on the meeting of East and West, and on the invaluable possibilities that such a union promises. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madnessby Kenzabur C OeISBN 0394170024 (0-394-17002-4)
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Ten Days That Shook the Worldby John ReedISBN 0394707192 (0-394-70719-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ten Days That Shook the World'Book summary:The situation in St. Petersburg was growing more and more tense. The People's Revolution had begun by overthrowing the corrupt Tsarist regime in March 1917, but the workers and the peasants felt the revolution had much farther to go. Tired of fighting a war that meant little to them, the soldiers also grew restless: "When the land belongs to the peasants, and the factories to the workers, and the power to the Soviets, then we'll know we have something to fight for, and we'll fight for it!"
Lenin pressed the Bolsheviks to seize power. On the night of October 24, an organized mass of workers, soldiers, peasants, and sailors stormed the Winter Palace. On the following day, at the opening of the second Congress of Soviets, Trotsky announced the overthrow of the provisional government. Counterrevolutionary forces marched on the capital, but the Revolutionary Army triumphed. After all, "[t]his was their battle, for their world; the officers in command were elected by them. For the moment that incoherent multiple will was one will."
In Ten Days That Shook the World John Reed tells the story of Red October and the Russian revolution from a unique, firsthand perspective. Reed, an American journalist, was on assignment in Russia for The Masses--then the principal radical journal in the United States--and spent his days walking the streets, reading and collecting handbills, newspapers, and posters, and talking to people. As a result, Ten Days crackles with energetic immediacy. At its best moments it reads like a novel: Reed recounts conversations and arguments, details political machinations, and speculates on personal motives. Though this is no mere piece of propaganda, Reed's enthusiasm for the revolution infuses the text (some readers may be put off by Reed's florid prose), casting each counterrevolutionary act in a negative light. Helpful notes flesh out the background for those less familiar with the preceding events and render this a solid work of history. Ten Days That Shook the World is a stirring account of a stirring event. --Sunny Delaney [via]
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Total War: The Story of World War IIby Peter Calvocoressi, Guy WintISBN 0394471040 (0-394-47104-0)
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Total War : Causes and Courses of the Second World Warby Peter Calvocoressi, Guy Wint, John PritchardISBN 0394578112 (0-394-57811-2)
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Trench Vol. 2 : In the Cities of Saltby Abdelrahman MunifISBN 0394576721 (0-394-57672-1)
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The Tunnels of Cu Chi: An Untold Story of Vietnamby Tom Mangold, John PenycateISBN 0394525760 (0-394-52576-0)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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War Without Mercyby John DowerISBN 0394751728 (0-394-75172-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific Warby John DowerISBN 039450030X (0-394-50030-X)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War'Book summary:Dower's premise in War without Mercy is a startling one: Though Western allies were clearly headed for victory, pure racism fueled the continuation and intensification of hostilities in the Pacific theater during the final year of World War II, a period that saw as many casualties as in the first five years of the conflict combined. Dower doesn't reach this disturbing conclusion lightly. He combed through piles of propaganda films, news articles, military documents, cartoons--even entries in academic journals in researching this book. Though his case is strong, Dower minimizes other factors, such as the protracted negotiations between the West and the Japanese. [via]
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A Way in the Worldby V. S. NaipaulISBN 0394564782 (0-394-56478-2)
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Why Are We Still in Vietnamby Sam Brown, Len AcklandISBN 0394450655 (0-394-45065-5)
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The Woman in the Dunesby Kobo AbeISBN 0394718143 (0-394-71814-3)
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