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 We Were One: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Marines Who Took FallujahBest Price: $5.26 This review is strictly about the kindle version--not the book itself or its merits. The... |  When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer RougeBest Price: $8.44 After reading this I somehow felt changed. Written so well that you feel her emotions immensely... |  The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money, and MindsBest Price: $19.75 I haven't finished this book yet, but I am enjoying it. It is a difficult read, smaller print... |  Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean BoyhoodBest Price: $10.48 While reading this book I got the impression that it was a memoir. It is actally not so please... |  Life along the Silk RoadBest Price: $11.39 This book has an interesting story being told but the way it is told is extremely boring,... |
 The Case for IsraelBest Price: $4.84 I have always been an ardent supporter of a Jewish/Israeli State and a Palestinian State and... |  Dubai: The Vulnerability of SuccessBest Price: $24.99 Although written by an academic authority on the subject this book was very readable, and in... |  A Source Book in Chinese PhilosophyBest Price: $25.86 There are lots of references where to go for additional information and even a nice glossary of... |  America Is in the Heart: A Personal History (Washington Paperbacks, Wp-68)Best Price: $7.74 This book shed some light to me. Mr. Bulosan's story is something I would dearly encourage... |  Stalin: The Court of the Red TsarBest Price: $10.95 Yowzahs! If you want a DETAILED biography of Stalin's political life then pick this up. I fully... |
 Gandhi: His Life and Message for the WorldBest Price: $4.00 I read this book while in college and was so impressed that the editors allow Gandhi's own words... |  The Modern Middle East: A HistoryBest Price: $35.93 Gelvin's history of the modern Middle East is a great start for someone who wants to become more... |  The Russian RevolutionBest Price: $12.52 I am enjoying this book immensely. I was looking for a good intermediate source to transition... |  USN Carriers vs IJN Carriers: The Pacific, 1942 (Duel)Best Price: $10.79 Thus far my exposure to Osprey 'Duel' titles has been minimal; two titles. I rate my experience... |  Gandhi: The Man, His People, and the Empire (Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies)Best Price: $21.74 This is a superb book that includes a lot of information not previously known. Was so... |
 To The Limit: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in VietnamBest Price: $5.78 It was 5 years ago since I was first introduced to the legendary helicopter named... |  The Last True Story I'll Ever Tell: An Accidental Soldier's Account of the War in IraqBest Price: $4.99 Well, 140+ reviews are already in, but I'll throw my two cents in. Let me preface this by... |  Baghdad without a Map and Other Misadventures in ArabiaBest Price: $3.85 BAGHDAD WITHOUT A MAP is a series of articles Tony Horwitz wrote while trying to spark a... |  Quartered Safe Out Here: A Harrowing Tale of World War IIBest Price: $8.48 A superb book which is not just a personal account of the 2nd World War in Burma, but also an... |  Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945Best Price: $4.89 A rare insight in the lives and deaths of the millions who fought with the red Army on the... |
| Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 Best Price: $4.89 A rare insight in the lives and deaths of the millions who fought with the red Army on the... |  Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday LifeBest Price: $11.27 this books is well written and provides a beautiful overview of the 5 elements and how they... |  From Beirut to JerusalemBest Price: $2.95 The book was in very good condition and arrived promptly. I'm so pleased I may order additional... |  The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam WarBest Price: $8.43 If you're interested in getting an idea of what a typical army officer's life in an operational... |  In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost WarBest Price: $5.48 Once I started reading this book, it was so totally engrossing, I finished it in 2 days. It's a... |
 Ancient Egyptians and Their Neighbors: An Activity GuideBest Price: $10.14 We use "Our Young Folks' Josephus" as our primary history spine which mentions all... |  Mutiny: The True Events That Inspired The Hunt For Red OctoberBest Price: $14.39 The true events that inspired Tom Clancy's Hunt for Red October! "Mutiny" A Cold... |  Russia's War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945Best Price: $7.25 Once the Soviet Union fell in 1991 and the era of Glasnost arrived it was inevitable that... |  Sources of Indian Tradition, Vol. 2: Modern India and Pakistan (Introduction to Oriental Civilizations)Best Price: $15.49 Most of the time I have large problems with huge collections of primary sources such as this too... |  The VillageBest Price: $4.01 The Village is a very good read while at the same time contains applicable lessons to future wars. |
 Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl - The Definitive EditionBest Price: $5.00 I knew that the Diary of Anne Frank was the second most purchased book in the world, the Bible... |  Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in IranBest Price: $2.95 This is simply the best book I have read in a great while. Several issues are addressed: life in... |  A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in VietnamBest Price: $3.51 this book was a long read. The wrighting was on the wall. No one paid attention. |  My Bombay Kitchen: Traditional and Modern Parsi Home CookingBest Price: $17.14 This book is SUCH a delight! It brought back SO many memories along with all the subtle nuances... | The Case for Israel Best Price: $4.84 I have always been an ardent supporter of a Jewish/Israeli State and a Palestinian State and... |
 Sources of Japanese Tradition, Volume One: From Earliest Times to 1600Best Price: $16.44 This book is a wonderful introduction to modern Japanese history. It is an anthology of... |  King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to WarBest Price: $4.99 "King, Kaiser, Tsar" gives a fascinating, up-close and personal look at George V of... |  Red AzaleaBest Price: $7.32 From the start of the book the reader is enveloped with several odd concepts and aspects of... |  Japanese Art (World of Art)Best Price: $6.27 The author Joan Stanley-Baker earned her Ph.D. on Chinese art. Probably being aware of this, I... |  The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy.Best Price: $22.30 Kenneth Pomeranz's The Great Divergence reinforces some arguments of Frank's ReOrient and... |
 Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and PoliticsBest Price: $8.57 Martin Ewans has given us a useful, highly readable introduction to the people and history of... |  Memoirs of Glueckel of HamelnBest Price: $6.40 THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST BORING BOOKS I'VE EVER READ. IT WAS REPETATIVE. THE ONLY INTERESTING... |  Militant Tricks: Battlefield Ruses of the Islamic InsurgentBest Price: $8.98 Would you go hiking without a map? Would you work on your car without a manual? Then why would... |  China MenBest Price: $5.97 China Men, written as a male companion piece to her female-centered The Woman Warrior, focuses... |  Anthony Blunt: His LivesBest Price: $89.59 Miranda Carter has written a splendid book about Anthony Blunt, appropriately subtitled,... |
 Pre-modern East Asia: To 1800: Volume of ...Ebrey-East Asia: A Cultural, Social, and Political HistoryBest Price: $34.65 Great book, the author is very clear and helpful and has a great way to organize the history of... |  Forbidden Archeology: The Full Unabridged EditionBest Price: $29.11 If you're only interested in the politically correct version of human history, don't read this... |  Travelers' Tales Thailand: True StoriesBest Price: $11.31 Well written; excellent research. Will be using the book during my stay... I want to visit all... |  We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the JapaneseBest Price: $5.95 Being a child of the 70's I slept thru most of high school. I'm also a nurse. This book has... |  A History of IraqBest Price: $14.00 I needed a concise, easy to follow, wide-angle-lens introduction to the history of Iraq, and... |
 Angkor: Cambodia's Wondrous Khmer Temples, Fifth Edition (Odyssey Illustrated Guide)Best Price: $16.01 This is, without doubt, THE must-have guide to the Angkor area. Dawn Rooney writes with... |  The Private Life of Chairman MaoBest Price: $13.69 A real, in depth account of Mao from the view of his personal physician. I don't think there is... |  A History of Modern IranBest Price: $14.06 In a reappraisal of Iran's modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across... |  He Leadeth MeBest Price: $7.99 Purchased book as gift for departing Catholic Father, I hope it is a good book as that was the... |  A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924Best Price: $13.50 A People's Tragedy: The Russian Revolution: 1891-1924 A People's Tragedy Orlando Figes... |
 Life in Biblical Israel (Library of Ancient Israel)Best Price: $29.97 Abstract Life in Biblical Israel (King & Stager, 2001) is an attempt recreate the daily... |  The Thirteenth TribeBest Price: $7.93 Koestler, and other Khazars, who have the courage to come forward and expose the fraud... | |||
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