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The Surrendered
By Chang-rae Lee
four-stars
Literary, Historical Fiction

The Man From Beijing
By Henning Mankell
three-and-half-stars
Crime, Books in English Translation, Police Procedural, Thriller: Political

Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
By Peter Hessler
four-stars
Travel and Adventure, General Nonfiction

The Godfather of Kathmandu
By John Burdett
three-and-half-stars
Crime, Police Procedural

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
By Barbara Demick
four-stars

Stones Into Schools: Promoting Peace With Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Greg Mortenson
four-stars
General Nonfiction

A Dead Hand: A Crime in Calcutta
By Paul Theroux
two-and-half-stars
Crime, Amateur and PIs

The Grandmothers
By Doris Lessing
three-stars
Literary, Short Stories, Novellas

Empress Orchid
By Anchee Min
three-and-half-stars
Literary, Historical Fiction

Ugly Americans
By Ben Mezrich
three-and-half-stars
Business & Economics, General Nonfiction