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8ZYRZWTL ?]LaPW^ TY _SP @Y_LXPO 7LYO by Jasper Becker (Travel Narrative) Originally published
in 1992, this new edition continues to inspire with its wide-ranging descriptions of Becker’s
journey into Mongolia after the fall of the Soviet Union. (As a British journalist based in
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communism.)

8ZOP]Y 8ZYRZWTL 1]ZX 6SLY^ _Z .ZXXT^^L]^ _Z .L[T_LWT^_^ by Morris Rossabi (Economics/History)
A detailed, critical, and scholarly look at Mongolia’s dramatic shift from communism to
capitalism after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The author is a professor of history at the
City University of New York, and has also written a book on Kublai Khan.

BZXPY ZQ 8ZYRZWTL by Martha Avery (Culture) An interesting mix of written word and
photography, this book pairs Avery’s interviews of Mongolian women with lovely black-and-
white photos of the women themselves. The book was originally published in the 1990s, so it
my not be in stock at the local bookstore, but should be available online or by special order.

BZWQ ?Z_PX by Jiang Rong (Literature) This novel tells the story of a Chinese student who is
sent to Inner Mongolia during the Cultural Revolution, where he develops a special connection
with the Mongolian wolf. Although set in Inner Mongolia (not Mongolia proper), the novel
is based on the author’s real-life experiences during the 1970s, and gives a strong sense of
Mongolian culture and the nomadic life.

China

Riding the Iron Rooster by Paul Theroux (Travel Narrative) Acclaimed travel writer Paul
Theroux’s vivid account of his journey through China by rail.

?SP 2ZZO 0L]_S by Pearl Buck (Literature) A modern classic that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1931.
Drawing heavily on her personal experience as a young newlywed in rural China, it is the
plainly told story of a poor farmer and his stalwart wife. The book captures the daily life of
China’s poorest people.

?SP 2]PL_ BLWW .STYL ,RLTY^_ _SP BZ]WO -. ,/ by Julia Lovell (History) Everything
you ever wanted to know about the Great Wall. And if you are interested in images of the
Wall, consider ?SP 2]PL_ BLWW 1]ZX -PRTYYTYR _Z 0YO by Michael Yamashita and William
Lindesay (History/Photography) Lindesay’s informative text accompanies 160 photographs
by Yamashita, who spent a year photographing along the 4,000-mile expanse for National
Geographic.
?SP =TaP] L_ _SP .PY_P] ZQ _SP BZ]WO by Simon Winchester (Travel Narrative) In this wide-ranging
overview of the Yangtze veteran journalist Simon Winchester travels upstream into the
heartland of China. An excellent introduction to the great river that is at the symbolic and
literal heart of China.

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