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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 13,938 ratings — published 2001
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The Search For Modern China The Search For Modern China (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 3,279 ratings — published 1990
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On China On China (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 10,237 ratings — published 2011
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 124,121 ratings — published 1991
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Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 7,648 ratings — published 2006
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Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 8,847 ratings — published 2014
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Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China Wish Lanterns: Young Lives in New China (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 1,149 ratings — published 2016
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Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 8,121 ratings — published 2009
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China in Ten Words China in Ten Words (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 8,815 ratings — published 2011
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The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 3,256 ratings — published 2010
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The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
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avg rating 4.01 — 261,074 ratings — published 1931
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Land of Big Numbers Land of Big Numbers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 9,264 ratings — published 2021
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The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
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avg rating 4.08 — 497,245 ratings — published 2006
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Mao: The Unknown Story Mao: The Unknown Story (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 13,906 ratings — published 2002
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Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West Strange Stones: Dispatches from East and West (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 1,680 ratings — published 2013
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The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 13,314 ratings — published 2002
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The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 3,134 ratings — published 2003
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Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 9,627 ratings — published 2008
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Life and Death in Shanghai Life and Death in Shanghai (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 14,031 ratings — published 1986
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Soul Mountain Soul Mountain (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.60 — 5,882 ratings — published 1990
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Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 879 ratings — published 2009
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The Party and the People: Chinese Politics in the 21st Century The Party and the People: Chinese Politics in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 197 ratings — published
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Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 7,107 ratings — published 2020
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Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World Superpower Interrupted: The Chinese History of the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 546 ratings — published 2020
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.46 — 4,246 ratings — published 2011
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AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 16,733 ratings — published 2018
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The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 627 ratings — published 2017
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The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 2,089 ratings — published 2016
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One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment One Child: The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 3,330 ratings — published 2016
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Waiting Waiting (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.55 — 23,674 ratings — published 1999
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To Live To Live (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 25,956 ratings — published 1992
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Mao's Last Revolution Mao's Last Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 491 ratings — published 2006
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 54,157 ratings — published 1997
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China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 1,900 ratings — published 2014
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The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 1,433 ratings — published 2014
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Red Sorghum Red Sorghum (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 8,864 ratings — published 1987
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Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 10,736 ratings — published 2013
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Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century Wealth and Power: China's Long March to the Twenty-first Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 1,118 ratings — published 2013
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Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 5,186 ratings — published 2010
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Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary Zhou Enlai: The Last Perfect Revolutionary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 443 ratings — published 2007
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Red Dust: A Path Through China Red Dust: A Path Through China (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.86 — 2,338 ratings — published 2001
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The Man Who Stayed Behind The Man Who Stayed Behind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 216 ratings — published 1993
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Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 7,399 ratings — published 2012
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Red Azalea: A Memoir Red Azalea: A Memoir (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 10,760 ratings — published 1993
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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom: China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.22 — 2,133 ratings — published 2012
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.09 — 388,026 ratings — published 2005
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Raise the Red Lantern: A Critically Acclaimed Film and Three Dark Novellas About Family and Corruption in 1930s China Raise the Red Lantern: A Critically Acclaimed Film and Three Dark Novellas About Family and Corruption in 1930s China (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.59 — 3,849 ratings — published 1990
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Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 1,479 ratings — published 2006
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China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 3,990 ratings — published 2007
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