The Grand Narrative Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Okinawan Women's Stories of Migration: From War Brides to Issei
Johanna O. Zulueta
[New Books Network] "Okinawan Women's Stories of Migration: From War Brides to Issei" by Johanna O. Zulueta https://t.co/lbOnVo2XEn
Hardcover, 2022
$180.00$155.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Chinese Dreams in Romantic England: The Life and Times of Thomas Manning
Edward Weech
"Chinese Dreams in Romantic England: the Life and Times of Thomas Manning" by Edward Weech https://t.co/O4ESiQ0tmn via @BookReviewsAsia
Hardcover, 2022
$36.95$18.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Working Girl: On Selling Art and Selling Sex
Sophia Giovannitti
At this book club, we read our own choice of books for an hour before discussing them with the group. Was sorely tempted to go with current read, "Working Girl: On Selling Art and Selling Sex," but possibly Giovannitti's graphic sex descriptions might not go down too well at...1/ https://t.co/ANgkchBKiK
Hardcover, 2023
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Japan 1900. a Portrait in Color
Sabine Arqué
"Japan 1900: A Portrait in Color" by Sebastian Dobson and Sabine Arqué https://t.co/LS42RCiJHb via @BookReviewsAsia
Hardcover, 2025
$100.00$75.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Deadly and Slick: Sexual Modernity and the Making of Race
Sita Balani
(Podcast Interview) "Deadly and Slick: Sexual Modernity and the Making of Race" (2023) UK-focused, but many parallels with the Japanese colonial state in Korea came to mind https://t.co/RTDFXtNwvm
Paperback, 2023
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman: Stories
Haruki Murakami
Spinning a Web of Murakami’s Stories Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman captures Haruki Murakami’s combination of low-key magical realism, sexual neurosis, and loneliness. https://t.co/acp67Q1bs1
Paperback, 2007
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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" by Ro… https://t.co/uDBmjIEnXv via @BookReviewsAsia
Paperback, 2023
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover
Book #34 of 2023: "It Ends With Us" by Colleen Hoover (2016), 4/5. Part inspirational, part harrowing, and part sweet and romantic tale of Lily's determination to end the cycle of domestic abuse, and I especially liked her "naked truths" dynamic with husband Ryle. But him... 1/ https://t.co/htbgysWdaU
Paperback, 2016
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides Under China's Global Rise
Monica Liu
BUY THIS BOOK—”Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides Under China’s Global Rise” by Monica Liu (2022) (Don’t let my glorious laser tits deter you from an eye-opening interview, and a must-read!) https://t.co/jWw5Q60aSv https://t.co/x9wLt1XDkQ
Paperback, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Broken Summer
J. M. Lee
October Book Club Meetings: “Broken Summer” by J. M. Lee, Thursday 13 October; and “Concerning My Daughter” by Kim Hye-jin, Thursday 27 October (Both at 8pm!) https://t.co/awDrsZ0m7d Be there AND be square! 🤓📚 https://t.co/T5XLVByLTX
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