š¶š»Curtis S. Chin Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Former US Ambassadorā¢Board/Biz Executiveā¢Milken Institute Asiaā¢Commentator & Warrior against the #littleBRIC: bureaucracy~regulation~ inequality~corruption.

Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn
AP: Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal minerās daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. https://t.co/I8oWy98ss6
Paperback, 2021
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
Hello LA! #quote āLindner: ā¦most of the trouble exists because people just donāt sit down & talk to each otherā¦That we donāt try hard enough in this world to understand the other fellowās problem. The other guyās point of view.ā ~Lorraine Hansberry Author, A Raisin In the Sun https://t.co/xqxkwhYBLX
Paperback, Mass Market, 2004
$8.95$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Patron Saints of Nothing
Randy Ribay
Wrapping 2022 with a final #curtischinbookclub selection. Join us in #reading: āPatron Saints of Nothing,ā by Randy Ribay @randyribay. Via @KokilaBooks @penguinrandom https://t.co/RDPpzzvtiR
Paperback, 2020
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Penelopiad
Margaret Atwood
On #water. āā¦nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.ā ~Margaret Atwood @MargaretAtwood, The Penelopiad https://t.co/LYOLgPMwi9
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Recitatif: A Story
Toni Morrison
Tweeps & #Titansš±, what are you #reading this #ChristmmasEveEve #ChristmasEve? Next up at the #CurtisChinbookclub: āRecitatif,ā A Story by Toni Morrison @ToniMorrison. Via @AAKnopf. With an intro by @ZadieSmith. #shortstory #ToniMorrison https://t.co/1X1maCxBHu
Hardcover, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sympathizer: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
Viet Thanh Nguyen
#Cannes š«š· #hallyu š°š·ā What next for #BestDirector Park Chan-wook? Thereās the @HBO /@A24 TV adaptation of āThe Sympathizer,ā by Viet Thanh Nguyen. And ponder alsoā¦ a new Western, Sci-Fi, & Serial Killer Films?ā¦ https://t.co/dhVHZqe1CS @indiewireās @TangledUpInNews reports.
Paperback, 2016
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Opium Lord's Daughter
Robert T. Wang
āThe Opium Lordās Daughter,ā by Robert Wang. @RobertTWang What weāre #reading next at the #curtischinbookclub: a novel based on historical events of the first Opium War. https://t.co/EGTmHz8stP
Hardcover, 2019
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Indonesia: Enhancing Productivity Through Quality Jobs
Asian Development Bank
#Indonesia š®š© ICYMI: āA City for All: Bambang Susantono to Lead New Capital #Nusantara.ā Good to see former Asian Development Bank @ADB_HQ VP Bambang Susantono, now head of the National Capital Authority, here at Bloomberg #BBG20. https://t.co/TkG0rSeOWG via @thejakartaglobe https://t.co/VcLbzVwnaZ
Paperback, 2018
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm
Walt Bogdanich
What Iām #reading: āWhen McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm Book,ā by Michael Forsyth @PekingMike & Walt Bogdanich @waltbogdanich. Via @doubledaybooks @penguinrandom #curtischinbookclub https://t.co/laeUEJ1UVs
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Slow Fire Burning
Paula Hawkins
What weāre reading at the #CurtisChinBookClub āA Slow Fire Burning,ā by Paula Hawkins via @penguinrandom. #mystery #novel #lookwhatyoustarted https://t.co/JmE2DC7mAf
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book