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Nicholas Gordon Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Associate Editor, @FortuneMagazine. Also host of @BookReviewsAsia podcast. Based in Hong Kong.

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Book Cover for: The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories, Jamil Jan Kochai

The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories

Jamil Jan Kochai
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The latest interview on the @BookReviewsAsia/@NewBooksNetwork podcast: @JamilJanKochai joins to talk about "The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories"! (@VikingBooks) https://t.co/EpeEOvQLpB

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Monkey King: Journey to the West, Wu Cheng'en

Monkey King: Journey to the West

Wu Cheng'en
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When @FortuneMagazine asked for book recs, two works immediately came to mind: "Land of Big Numbers" (@MarinerBooks) by @tepingchen and "Monkey King" (@PenguinClassics) by @JuliaLovell16. These, and others on the list, are must-reads for 2021! https://t.co/vL50P6lYcH

Hardcover, 2024

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Continent Erupts: Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945-1955, Ronald H. Spector

A Continent Erupts: Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945-1955

Ronald H. Spector
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On the latest episode of the @BookReviewsAsia/@NewBooksNetwork podcast: @ElliottSchoolGW's Ronald Spector charts the path of postwar Asian history in "A Continent Erupts: Decolonization, Civil War, and Massacre in Postwar Asia, 1945–1955" (@wwnorton) https://t.co/rWoEDIwXH9

Paperback, 2023

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Land of Big Numbers: Stories, Te-Ping Chen

Land of Big Numbers: Stories

Te-Ping Chen
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When @FortuneMagazine asked for book recs, two works immediately came to mind: "Land of Big Numbers" (@MarinerBooks) by @tepingchen and "Monkey King" (@PenguinClassics) by @JuliaLovell16. These, and others on the list, are must-reads for 2021! https://t.co/vL50P6lYcH

Paperback, 2021

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Lost in the Long March, Michael X. Wang

Lost in the Long March

Michael X. Wang
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The latest of the @BookReviewsAsia / @NewBooksNetwork podcast: @MichaelXWang3 joins to talk about his debut novel "Lost in the Long March" (@overlookpress / @ABRAMSbooks) #historicalfiction #literature #china #eastasia #literary https://t.co/pTyE4Mjzma

Hardcover, 2022

$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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