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Dmitry Mintz is a writer whose work spans literary nonfiction, fiction, and history.

His book, "Why Two? America, China, and the Ways Great-Power Rivalries End", traces twenty-five centuries of strategic competition to ask why international systems keep organizing around two principal powers, and what determines how those rivalries end.

He writes about history, geopolitics, technology, and the structures beneath public events on Substack.

Mintz is co-author of "Tango of Death", a book based on true events during the Holocaust, combining a screenplay with documentary photographs. His earlier work includes original fiction, children's books, and illustrated editions of works by George Orwell, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Aldous Huxley, Bram Stoker, and ...more

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	Tango of Death. A True Story of a Holocaust Survivors: Historical Book for Adults and Teens by Dmitry Mintz (Goodreads Author), Dmitry Mintz (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zombible 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Morning, Son!: High Contrast Baby Book: Black and White Pictures Specially Designed For Newborn And Young Baby Vision (Black and White Baby Books Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mountain’s Secret. Creepy graphic novel for elementary/middle school kids ages 9-13: Everyone has secrets. Sometimes those secrets are deadly (Teen Fiction Book 1) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WHY TWO? America, China, and the Ways Great-Power Rivalries End: Fifteen rivalries. Seven known endings. One unwritten. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tango of Death. A True Story of Holocaust Survivors: Historical Book for Adults and Teens (Ww2. Jewish Holocaust Fiction) by Dmitry Mintz (Goodreads Author), Mikhail Baranovskiy 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unicorn, Pandacorn, Puppycorn, Caticorn and More Magical Animals: A Fun Kid Workbook Game For Learning, Coloring, Dot To Dot, Mazes, Word Search and More by Dmitry Mintz (Goodreads Author), Musya Kudryavtseva (Illustrations), Arnold Mintz (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Simple Origami for Kids. 20 Easy Origami Projects it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WHY TWO? America, China, and the Ways Great-Power Rivalries End: Fifteen rivalries. Seven known endings. One unwritten. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WHY TWO? America, China, and the Ways Great-Power Rivalries End: Fifteen rivalries. Seven known endings. One unwritten. by Dmitry Mintz (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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"WHY TWO?" Featured on Awesome Gang

"WHY TWO? America, China, and the Ways Great-Power Rivalries End" is now featured on Awesome Gang.

The feature introduces the book’s fifteen great-power rivalries, seven historical endings, and the present-day contest between America and China—an ending that remains unwritten.

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