by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin  
Powells.com Staff Pick Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." Mortenson and Relin's Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time is a powerful contribution to that arsenal. If there... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Peter Hessler Publisher Comments A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
China Peoples Republic 1949 to Present by Ted C Fishman Publisher Comments China today is visible everywhere -- in the news, in the economic pressures battering the globe, in our workplaces, and in every trip to the store. Provocative, timely, and essential -- and updated with new statistics and information -- this dramatic... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
China Revolutionary 1911 to 1949 by Simon Winchester
Powells.com Staff Pick A truly fascinating book. Winchester captures the mood of China during the chaos of WWII and shows just how enormous an endeavor Joseph Needham undertook in writing his scientific history "for an audience already highly prejudiced against China and the... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your Price $20.95 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by George Crile Publisher Comments Charlie Wilson's War was a publishing sensation and a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times bestseller. In the early 1980s, a Houston socialite turned the attention of maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson to the ragged band of... (read more) Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Gavin Menzies Publisher Comments The New York Times bestselling author of 1421 offers another stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence that traces the roots of the European Renaissance to Chinese exploration in the fifteenth century The brilliance of the... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your Price $16.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Ian Baker Publisher Comments One of the most captivating stories of exploration and discovery in recent memory, "The Heart of the World" is an extraordinary journey to one of the wildest and most inaccessible places on Earth--and a pilgrimage to the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist... (read more) Your Price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
Indonesia Malaysia and Singapore by Simon Winchester Publisher Comments Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, examines the legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa, which was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. The... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Jack Weatherford Publisher Comments The name Genghis Khan often conjures the image of a relentless, bloodthirsty barbarian on horseback leading a ruthless band of nomadic warriors in the looting of the civilized world. But the surprising truth is that Genghis Khan was a visionary leader... (read more) Your Price $10.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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Tuesday July 8, 2008
by China Williams Publisher Comments Discover Thailand Uncover Bangkok's best street stalls or enjoy a skyscraping gourmet dinner. Climb aboard a long-tail boat and island hop to your own isolated beach paradise. Get soaked at Songkran, the Thai celebration that becomes the world's... (read more) Your Price $26.99 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Arthur Herman
Powells.com Staff Pick An ambitious and masterful work of history, Herman's sweeping narrative details the 40-year rivalry between two incredible figures. Recommended by Chandler, Powells.com... (read more) Your Price $30.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Andrew X Pham Publisher Comments From Andrew X. Pham, the award-winning author of Catfish and Mandala, a son’s searing memoir of his Vietnamese father’s experiences over the course of three wars. The Philadelphia Inquirer hailed Andrew Pham’s debut, Catfish and Mandala:... (read more) Your Price $24.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
Japan Contemporary 1945 to Present by Haruki Murakami Publisher Comments From Haruki Murakami, internationally acclaimed author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and Norwegian Wood, a work of literary journalism that is as fascinating as it is necessary, as provocative as it is profound. In March of 1995, agents of a Japanese... (read more) Your Price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Arundhati Roy Publisher Comments Just in time for the elections, Arundhati Roy offers us this lucid briefing on what the Bush administration reallymeans when it talks about "compassionate conservativism"and "the war on terror."Roy has characteristic fun in these essays, skewering the... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Sheridan Prasso Publisher Comments Few Westerners escape the images, expectations and misperceptions that lead us to see Asia as exotic, sensual, decadent, dangerous, and mysterious. Despite — and because of — centuries of East-West interaction, the stereotypes of Western... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
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Read an original essay by Paul and Anne Ehrlich and save 30% on The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment.
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