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The Forbidden City of Lhasa

Julia_M June 20, 2023 No Comments Central Asia HistoryChinese History (Books)Expeditions & Discoveries World History (Books)General Nepal Travel GuidesGeneral Travel ReferenceTibet Travel Guides

These six books tell the tales of the intrepid explorers who penetrated the Forbidden City of Lhasa deep inside Tibet in the 19th and early…

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By John Keegan

Julia_M October 14, 2020 No Comments General Travel ReferenceMilitary Strategy History (Books)Presidents & Heads of State Biographies

The late John Keegan is a prolific writer of military histories. The Second World War is not one of his better books. The rest here…

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What China was like back in the 1980s

Julia_M November 13, 2019 No Comments Chinese BiographiesGeneral Asia Travel BooksGeneral Travel ReferenceTravel Writing

China has progressed by leaps and bounds since Deng Xiao Ping took charge after Mao died in 1976. These two books are for readers interested…

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