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Ben Robertson Jared Diamond's Collapse was my first exposure to the mystery of what might have happened to Greenland Norse. While Diamond's account was interesting,…moreJared Diamond's Collapse was my first exposure to the mystery of what might have happened to Greenland Norse. While Diamond's account was interesting, I found Kirsten Seaver's The Frozen Echo and The Last Vikings more valuable and compelling. Seaver's excellent books provide clues to what might have happened based on the latest archeological research, most notable for me was the work of Jette Arneborg of the Danish National Museum, her own experience as a person of Norse descent, and historical context. (less)
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Review: What's Wrong with China

Paul Midler wrote a good book about China and I loved reading it. (Full disclosure - Paul is a friend since we first met in Taipei in the late 1990s and he sent me a copy of his book as a gift.) I was an East Asian Studies major in college and lived and worked in China and Taiwan for 6 years and was happily surprised by how much I learned from reading What's Wrong with China.  

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