Rutherfurd’s China is one of my rare forays into Fiction. Published in 2021 it is a grand saga of several characters swept up by the…
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Egyptian Palaces and Villas: Pashas, Khedives, and Kings
Beautiful coffee table book published by the American University in Cairo press. The pictures of these historic palaces, hotels, and villas are big and gorgeous.…
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CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping
It is ironic that the Cultural revolution of 1966, which caused untold misery to millions, had some beneficial consequences. It enabled Deng Xiao Ping and …
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Inside the Mind of Xi Jinping
This 2018 book is a slipshod work. It has no footnotes or index. One can’t even check the veracity of his analysis. Save your money.…
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Making China Modern
This 2019 book is the latest substantial history of modern China. It’s by a German scholar. It’s an excellent history well told. Rereading it to…
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The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy
This book was picked as one of the Financial Times’ best books of 2015. In 2016 the paperback version was published with a new preface…
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Letters of an Indian Judge to an English Gentlewoman
Reviews on this book in Amazon are written on the basis this is a real set of letters written in the British India era from…
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In the Shadow of Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie burst into the crime mystery scene in 1920 with her The Mysterious affair at Styles. Since then, she has literally buried from readers’…
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The Party: The Secret World of China’s Communist Rulers
McGregor’s prognosis at the end of his book is prescient indeed. He predicted that with “economic growth and resurgent nationalism” the Party’s power has been…
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Singapore Burning: Heroism and Surrender in World War II
There is a good description of Singapore in the early years in this book. The 10- story Fullerton Building was completed in 1928. It was…
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