Pete's votes on the list Best Books on Asia

Listopia > Pete's votes on the list Best Books on Asia (25 Books)

1	Sketches of Soho: Scenes from the Back Streets of Old Hong Kong by Lorette E. Roberts 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
2	Mr. China by Tim Clissold 3.98 avg rating — 1,651 ratings Pete rated it 4 stars See Review	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
3	Invisible Trade by Gerrie Lim 3.17 avg rating — 114 ratings Pete rated it 4 stars See Review	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
4	Whispers and Moans: Interviews with the men and women of Hong Kong's sex industry by Yeeshan Yang 3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
5	King Hui: The Man Who Owned All the Opium in Hong Kong by Jonathan Chamberlain (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 56 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
6	Business Republic of China: Tales from the Front Line of China's New Revolution by Jack Leblanc 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
7	Apologies Forthcoming: Stories not about Mao by Xujun Eberlein (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 68 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
8	Hong Kong Noir by Feng Chi-Shun 3.21 avg rating — 173 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
9	Hong Kong Unveiled: A Journey of Discovery Through the Hidden World of Chinese Customs and Culture by Clare Baillieu 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
10	Kowloon: Unknown Territory by Ira Chaplain 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
11	Walking the Tycoons' Rope: How ambition drove a poor boy from Ningbo to compete with the richest men of Hong Kong and Singapore by Robert Wang 4.07 avg rating — 30 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
12	Don't Joke on the Stairs: How I Learned to Navigate China by Breaking Most of the Rules by Cecilie Gamst Berg really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
13	The Heritage Hiker's Guide to Hong Kong by Pete Spurrier (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings Pete added it See Review	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
14	Explore Macau: A Walking Guide and History by Todd Crowell 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
15	The Great Walk of China: Travels on Foot from Shanghai to Tibet by Graham Earnshaw (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
16	The Alphabet of Vietnam by Jonathan Chamberlain (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 19 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
17	Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland by Chris Thrall (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 775 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
18	Katherine by Anchee Min 3.65 avg rating — 878 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
19	The Eurasian Face by Kirsteen Zimmern 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
20	Lama of the Gobi: How Mongolia's Mystic Monk Spread Tibetan Buddhism in the World's Harshest Desert by Michael Kohn 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
21	Waiting for the Dalai Lama: Stories from All Sides of the Tibetan Debate by Annelie Rozeboom (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 45 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
22	Diamond Hill: Memories of growing up in a Hong Kong squatter village by Feng Chi-Shun 3.75 avg rating — 91 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
23	Chinese Gods: An Introduction to Chinese Folk Religion by Jonathan Chamberlain (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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
24	Wing Chun Warrior: The True Tales of Wing Chun Kung Fu Master Duncan Leung, Bruce Lee's Fighting Companion by Ken Ing 4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings Pete rated it 4 stars See Review	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
25	CHINA: Portrait of a People by Tom Carter 4.22 avg rating — 184 ratings Pete rated it 5 stars See Review	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