Showing results for "Asia" in Biographies & Memoirs
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Eye of the Tiger
- Memoir of a United States Marine, Third Force Recon Company, Vietnam
- Written by: John Edmund Delezen
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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John Edmund Delezen felt a kinship with the people he was instructed to kill in Vietnam; they were all at the mercy of the land. His memoir begins when he enlisted in the Marine Corps and was sent to Vietnam in March of 1967. He volunteered for the Third Force Recon Company, whose job it was to locate and infiltrate enemy lines undetected and map their locations and learn details of their status. The duty was often painful both physically and mentally. He was stricken with malaria in November of 1967, wounded by a grenade in February of 1968, and hit by a bullet later that summer.
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Eye of the Tiger
- Memoir of a United States Marine, Third Force Recon Company, Vietnam
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Release Date: 12-11-19
- Language: English
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The Radio Operator
- Robert Ford's Last Stand in the Fight to Save Tibet
- Written by: James McGrath Morris
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Hired by the Tibetan government, Royal Air Force veteran Robert W. Ford put together a radio communications network for a nation that had up to this time relied on messages carried by foot over the highest mountains on the globe. More important, his radio connected the secluded nation to the outside world. When, in October, 1950, the Communist Chinese army began its march to subjugate Tibet, Ford risked his life by staying behind to send out reports over his radio to let the world know.
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Short and interesting account
- By Barry O'Brien on 08-02-25
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The Radio Operator
- Robert Ford's Last Stand in the Fight to Save Tibet
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
- Release Date: 12-08-16
- Language: English
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Written by: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization.
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Good but with typical western historian biases
- By Pragmatic Indian Cricket Fan on 14-05-22
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release Date: 16-02-10
- Language: English
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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
- Written by: Herbert P. Bix
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In this groundbreaking biography of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, Herbert P. Bix offers the first complete, unvarnished look at the enigmatic leader whose 63-year reign ushered Japan into the modern world. Never before has the full life of this controversial figure been revealed with such clarity and vividness. Bix describes what it was like to be trained from birth for a lone position at the apex of the nation's political hierarchy and as a revered symbol of divine status.
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Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
- Release Date: 04-12-18
- Language: English
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- Written by: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet he also answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.
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Authenticity
- By Dhawan on 04-08-25
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
- Release Date: 23-03-21
- Language: English
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China's Leaders
- From Mao to Now
- Written by: David Shambaugh
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Since the founding of the People's Republic of China over seventy years ago, five paramount leaders have shaped the fates and fortunes of the nation and the ruling Chinese Communist Party: Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and Xi Jinping. Under their leaderships, China has undergone an extraordinary transformation from an undeveloped and insular country to a comprehensive world power. In this definitive study, renowned Sinologist David Shambaugh offers a refreshing account of China's dramatic post-revolutionary history through the prism of those who ruled it.
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China's Leaders
- From Mao to Now
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
- Release Date: 19-04-22
- Language: English
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Living the Asian Century
- An Undiplomatic Memoir
- Written by: KIshore Mahbubani
- Narrated by: Remesh Panicker
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In this stirring memoir, a preeminent politician and diplomat traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouse.
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Living the Asian Century
- An Undiplomatic Memoir
- Narrated by: Remesh Panicker
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Release Date: 05-11-24
- Language: English
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The Pillow Book
- Written by: Sei Shōnagon
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the closing years of the 10th century. Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthrals with its lively gossip, witty observations and subtle impressions. Lady Shōnagon was an erstwhile rival of Lady Murasaki, whose novel, The Tale of Genji, fictionalized the elite world Lady Shōnagon so eloquently relates.
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The Pillow Book
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Release Date: 19-03-22
- Language: English
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The Epic City
- The World on the Streets of Calcutta
- Written by: Kushanava Choudhury
- Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Everything that could possibly be wrong with a city was wrong with Calcutta. When Kushanava Choudhury arrived in New Jersey at the age of 12, he had already migrated halfway around the world four times. After graduating from Princeton, he moved back to the world which his immigrant parents had abandoned, to a city built between a river and a swamp, where the moisture-drenched air swarms with mosquitos after sundown.
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The place you should visit.
- By Amazon Customer on 05-02-25
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The Epic City
- The World on the Streets of Calcutta
- Narrated by: Homer Todiwala
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release Date: 10-08-17
- Language: English
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China in Ten Words
- Written by: Yu Hua, Allan H. Barr - translator
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of China’s most acclaimed writers, his first work of nonfiction to appear in English: a unique, intimate look at the Chinese experience over the last several decades, told through personal stories and astute analysis that sharply illuminate the country’s meteoric economic and social transformation. Characterized by Yu Hua’s trademark wit, insight, and courage, China in Ten Words is a refreshingly candid vision of the “Chinese miracle” and all its consequences, from the singularly invaluable perspective of a writer living in China today.
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Great Listen
- By Rahul on 31-10-25
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China in Ten Words
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release Date: 30-04-12
- Language: English
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Shogun
- The Life and Times of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Japan's Greatest Ruler
- Written by: A.L. Sadler, Stephen Turnbull - foreword, Alexander Bennett - foreword
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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For 700 years, Japan was ruled by military commanders who waged war against one another incessantly. Shogun tells the fascinating story of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the man who finally unified and brought lasting peace to the nation. He established a new central government which enabled his descendants to rule Japan for the next 260 years—a period in which Japanese culture as we know it today flourished.
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Shogun
- The Life and Times of Tokugawa Ieyasu: Japan's Greatest Ruler
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 17 hrs and 56 mins
- Release Date: 14-11-23
- Language: English
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Murder in the High Himalaya
- Loyalty, Tragedy, and Escape from Tibet
- Written by: Jonathan Green
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The murder of a young Tibetan nun at the hands of Chinese border guards at the rooftop of the world offers a unique parable for the tale of modern Tibet. Chinese police are instructed to take any measures necessary to protect the border of Tibet. When a group of climbers witness the murder of a young Tibetan nun who is fleeing to India, two men have a choice: turn a blind eye and preserve their climbing careers or alert the world to the grand scale of human injustice played out daily in Tibet.
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Murder in the High Himalaya
- Loyalty, Tragedy, and Escape from Tibet
- Narrated by: William Hughes
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Release Date: 01-06-10
- Language: English
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The Japanese
- A History in Twenty Lives
- Written by: Christopher Harding
- Narrated by: Christopher Harding
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book distils Japan's long, complex and fascinating history into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. These vivid and entertaining portraits take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to...
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The Japanese
- A History in Twenty Lives
- Narrated by: Christopher Harding
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Release Date: 05-11-20
- Language: English
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Transformed by India...
- A Life
- Written by: Stephen P Huyler
- Narrated by: Stephen P Huyler
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Stephen Huyler's journey into India began on his twentieth birthday, pedalling a bicycle rickshaw from the border. Over fifty-two years, for an average of four months a year, he has explored India's diverse village and other subcultures through his writing and photography, becoming a leading documentarian of India. Transformed by India invites listeners to join Huyler as he navigates this remarkable nation, highlighting individuals from the wide spectrum of life all around the country.
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Transformed by India...
- A Life
- Narrated by: Stephen P Huyler
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Release Date: 24-09-25
- Language: English
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Out of the Gobi
- My Story of China and America
- Written by: Weijian Shan, Janet Yellen - foreword
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Weijian Shan's Out of the Gobi is a powerful memoir and commentary that will be one of the most important books on China of our time, one with the potential to re-shape how Americans view China, and how the Chinese view life in America. Shan, a former hard laborer who is now one of Asia's best-known financiers, is thoughtful, observant, eloquent, and brutally honest, making him well-positioned to tell the story of a life that is a microcosm of modern China, and of how, improbably, that life became intertwined with America.
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Out of the Gobi
- My Story of China and America
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Release Date: 17-04-19
- Language: English
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai
- The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
- Written by: Helen Zia
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The dramatic real-life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist revolution. Benny must decide either to escape to Hong Kong or navigate the intricacies of a newly Communist China. Annuo, forced to flee with her father, a defeated Nationalist official, becomes an unwelcome exile in Taiwan. The financially strapped Ho fights deportation from the US in order to continue his studies while his family struggles at home. Bing, given away by her poor parents, faces the prospect of a new life among strangers in America.
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The story that is unknown
- By Road runner on 21-12-23
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai
- The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Release Date: 23-04-19
- Language: English
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Emperor of Japan
- Meiji and His World, 1852-1912
- Written by: Donald Keene
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 38 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Little has been written about the strangely obscured figure of Meiji himself, the first Japanese emperor ever to meet a European. But now, Donald Keene sifts the available evidence to present a rich portrait not only of Meiji but also of rapid and sometimes violent change during this pivotal period in Japan's history. Emperor of Japan conveys in sparkling prose the complexity of the man and offers an unrivaled portrait of Japan in a period of unique interest.
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Emperor of Japan
- Meiji and His World, 1852-1912
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 38 hrs and 13 mins
- Release Date: 11-10-22
- Language: English
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The Bhutto Dynasty
- The Struggle for Power in Pakistan
- Written by: Owen Bennett-Jones
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A major new investigation into the Bhutto family, examining their influence in Pakistan from the colonial era to the present day.
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The Bhutto Dynasty
- The Struggle for Power in Pakistan
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Release Date: 27-10-20
- Language: English
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No Surrender
- My Thirty-Year War
- Written by: Hiroo Onoda
- Narrated by: Lane Nishikawa
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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In the Spring of 1974, 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year ordeal. Hunted in turn by American troops, the Philippine army and police, hostile islanders, and eventually successive Japanese search parties, Onoda had skillfully outmaneuvered all his pursuers, convinced that World War II was still being fought and waiting for the day when his fellow soldiers would return victorious.
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No Surrender
- My Thirty-Year War
- Narrated by: Lane Nishikawa
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Release Date: 03-12-13
- Language: English
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Ask a North Korean
- Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation
- Written by: Daniel Tudor, Andrei Lankov - foreword
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan, Greta Jung
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The weekly column Ask a North Korean, published by NK News, invites readers from around the world to pose questions to North Korean defectors. By way of these fascinating interviews, the North Koreans themselves provide authentic firsthand testimonies about what is happening inside the "Hermit Kingdom." This book sheds critical light on all aspects of North Korean politics and society and shows that even in the world's most authoritarian regime, life goes on in ways that are very different from what you may think.
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Ask a North Korean
- Defectors Talk About Their Lives Inside the World's Most Secretive Nation
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan, Greta Jung
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Release Date: 20-03-18
- Language: English
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