Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia42 reviews Orlando Figes Picador, 2003 Portrait of a complex, unique culture + The third side of the Russian coin. + Like Taking An Excellent College Overview Course + a Slice of History             Becoming Madame Mao46 reviews Anchee Min Houghton Mifflin, 2000 Fascinating Portrait of an Evil Woman + Min tells a great story + THIS BOOK IS FINE ART + Becoming Madame Mao             When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace (Plume)3 reviews Le Ly Hayslip, Jay Wurts Plume, 1990 Heaven and Earth + Heaven and Earth + A Survivor's Message The book follows the first twenty years of Hayslip's life, beginning in the Vietnamese village of Ky La. The United States/Vietnam war begins early in her life, and she discovers that her centrally located village is stuck in the middle. By day the villagers are technically controlled by the ...             The Coroner's Lunch40 reviews Colin Cotterill Soho Crime, 2005 The perfect mystery novel + De-Lao-cious! + An exceptional mystery + An Extraordinary Book + Absolutely delightful!             Wolves Eat Dogs (Arkady Renko Novels)77 reviews Martin Cruz Smith Pocket, 2006 Unmatched + Sturdy Renko returns + Part history, part travelogue, part mystery + I saw Baba Yaga today.             Bangkok 8: A Novel142 reviews John Burdett Vintage, 2004 A HODGEPODGE OF INGENUITY! + Bangkok fan + Sonchai's debut Forget about whether or not this book accurately depicts Bangkok life, or is slanted by the misconstrued vision of the author. After all, it is not a travelogue, it is a work of fiction first and foremost. And it is a work of fiction of extreme ingenuity. The writer is highly talented. He is ...             Stalking the Elephant Kings: In Search of Laos (Latitude 20 Book)8 reviews Christopher Kremmer University of Hawaii Press, 1998 Part Travelogue, Part Mystery Story + Travelogue & mystery novel all in one; couldn't put it down + A love story + fascinating insights             Pretty Birds: A Novel23 reviews Scott Simon Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 I wouldn't change a word! + A difficult story to read, but well worth it + Pretty Birds + Riveting story that unravels a bit at the end             One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (Signet Classics)167 reviews Alexander Solzhenitsyn Signet Classics, 1998 only one day in the gulag + Five Star Book of Five Star Books + Icy, Enduring, Classic ... + An important book + Frightening Insight Into the Dark Side of Mankind             A Vietcong Memoir: An Inside Account of the Vietnam War and Its Aftermath18 reviews Truong Nhu Tang Vintage, 1986 Extremely enlightening. + A Vietcong Memoir: An Inside Account of the Vietnam War & Its aftermath + Poignant personal account of optimism, revolution, and political disillusionment + HEAVY ON POLITICS, NOT ON GUERILLA WARFARE             Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China353 reviews Jung Chang Touchstone, 2003 Excellent presentation + Rather tedious + eye-opening, couldn't put it down; everyone should read this book. + A must read non-fiction account of Cultural Revolution + memoire extraordinaire             Nicholas and Alexandra108 reviews Robert K. Massie Ballantine Books, 2000 A Heartbreaking History + A Transformative Reading Experience + The Tragedy of The Twentieth Century + best book on royal couple + Among my Top 20 Books             Peter the Great103 reviews Robert K. Massie Ballantine Books, 1986 Not only History - but a great Business Book + The best history book ever + A masterpiece of Russian history + A Detailed but Infinitely Readable Biography of a fascinating Man. + Massie's best book             The Sacred Willow: Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family17 reviews Duong Van Mai Elliott Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 Must Read + Good Book! + The Sacred Willow + Sacred Willow + great read             Marie Antoinette: The Journey105 reviews Antonia Fraser Anchor, 2006 A pleasant surprise + History as readable as a novel. + Marie Antoinette the journey + Marie Antoinette in depth             First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (P.S.)152 reviews Loung Ung Harper Perennial, 2006 Unforgettable + Powerful story about survival + quick reading + Amazing memoir based during Cambodia's struggle + Review             Red Azalea58 reviews Anchee Min Anchor, 2006 Excellent. + Interesting prose in spite of itself + umm... I finished the book in 2 days...I could've finished it in one but I'm a student so I couldn't finish it as early as planned. However, I love this book! I love Anchee Min..she is definetly my favorite author. I bought almost all her books. One of the book I really liked is Empress Orchid.             Daughters of the River Huong10 reviews Uyen Nicole Duong Ravensyard Publishing, 2005 Delightful and Illuminating: Daughters of the River Huong + So Beautifuly Written + A wonderful novel + worthwhile read + Daughters of the River Huong helps readers to learn of Vietnam rich history             Catherine the Great18 reviews Henri Troyat Plume, 1994 the strongest leader ever + Troyat's Catherint the Great + Informative History i hard to believe a little german priness would become the most powerful woman in europe.but that catherine story .married to a stupid czravish who had no sense. he was determine to stay greman in russian,but katherina made show she learn langauge ,religion and people.she learn the art of policital ...             Jar City: A Reykjavik Thriller36 reviews Arnaldur Indridason Picador, 2005 Iceland Noir + Athens-Reykjavik through a book + Dark Scandanavian mystery + I kept flipping forward to see what would happen next ...