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The Theft of History
3.85
liked it
It is difficult to evaluate this book. The narrative is broad, covering history in all regions of the world and on topics ranging from love to politic ...more
Jan 16, 2010
Jan 16, 2010
 
The China Fantasy: How Our Leaders Explain Away Chinese Repression
3.48
really liked it
This book argues that US policy and business involvement in China has been predicated on a fantasy - that China over time will become more democratic ...more
Jan 21, 2010
Jan 22, 2010
 
On China
4.11
it was ok
There are brilliant sections of this book. There is an interpretative history of modern China. There is insight into some of the key personalities. Th ...more
Jun 2011
Jun 04, 2011
 
Future Imperfect: Technology and Freedom in an Uncertain World
3.74
really liked it
This is a daring and provocative book which speculates about a wide range of topics from an elevator into space to colonizing and mining asteroids to ...more
Jan 18, 2010
Jan 17, 2010
 
China's Crisis of Success
4.00
really liked it
Unique perspective on China

The author has spent most of his career connected with China in one way or another and this is a set of thoughts/ideas on w
...more
Mar 04, 2018
Feb 25, 2018
 
The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789
3.91
really liked it
Robert Middlekauff's, the Glorius Cause, is a volume of the Oxford History of America dealing with the revolutionary war area (1763-1787 or so) (it is ...more
not set
Jan 10, 2010
 
Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
4.43
really liked it
This is a fascinating book which relies extensively on oral history of defectors to describe life in North Korea. It focuses on the lives/experiences ...more
Jul 11, 2011
Jul 11, 2011
 
Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It
4.05
liked it
The book is entertaining and easy to read. It is a good exposition of the shortcomings of epidemological evidence on weight loss and as such is intere ...more
Jan 2011
Jan 03, 2011
 
Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do About It
3.72
really liked it
This is a well-written discussion about the issues with cyber security and in particular the vulnerability of the United States. It is difficult to kn ...more
Jul 20, 2010
Jul 25, 2010
 
The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers
3.98
really liked it
This is a reasonably credible and balanced discussion of the controlling role of the Chinese communist party in all major aspects of the Chinese econo ...more
Jul 21, 2010
Jul 25, 2010
 
The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power
3.84
This is a nicely written synopsis of the problems the incoming Obama administration faced in 2009 when it entered office. I think it underestimated ec ...more
not set
Jan 15, 2010
 
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
4.02
liked it
This book is about leading change by example. It's largely focused on individual projects and therefore is better aimed at how individuals can contrib ...more
Jul 10, 2011
Jul 11, 2011
 
Asia's Cauldron: The South China Sea and the End of a Stable Pacific
3.94
it was amazing
I loved this book

I would have liked more on Borneo and the issues in the epilogue. but I otherwise exellent as a treatment of a critical topic
not set
Mar 26, 2014
 
Nagaland: A Journey to India's Forgotten Frontier
3.29
really liked it
None
not set
Dec 30, 2013
 
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
3.93
liked it
None
not set
Dec 05, 2009
 
Animal Farm
3.89
really liked it
None
not set
Dec 05, 2009
 
China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World
3.45
it was amazing
None
not set
Dec 25, 2013
 
The Odyssey
3.73
it was amazing
None
not set
Dec 05, 2009
 
Total Engagement: How Games and Virtual Worlds Are Changing the Way People Work and Businesses Compete
3.31
it was ok
None
Jul 11, 2011
Jul 11, 2011
 
The Great Gatsby
3.90
liked it
None
not set
Dec 05, 2009
 
To Kill a Mockingbird
4.26
really liked it
None
not set
Dec 05, 2009
 
1984
4.15
really liked it
None
not set
Dec 05, 2009
 
Of Mice and Men
3.85
liked it
None
not set
Dec 05, 2009
 
Skywalker--Close Encounters on the Appalachian trail
3.93
liked it
None
Aug 05, 2014
Aug 05, 2014
 
Stumbling Giant: The Threats to China's Future
3.62
really liked it
None
not set
Nov 29, 2013
 
The Catcher in the Rye
3.80
it was ok
None
not set
Dec 05, 2009
 
The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today
3.47
it was ok
None
not set
Nov 29, 2013
 
@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex
3.80
it was amazing
None
Jan 10, 2015
Jan 10, 2015
 
The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower
4.09
it was ok
None
Feb 28, 2015
Feb 28, 2015
 
The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
4.34
it was amazing
None
Dec 03, 2014
Dec 03, 2014
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