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5 Books About World War II In China 0
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- April 6, 2018
The Nanking Massacre, otherwise known as Rape of Nanking left more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and soldiers raped, tortured, and murdered by soldiers from the Imperial Japanese Army during a period of six weeks starting on December 13, 1937. With the aid of the Soviet Union and the United States, China fought Japan during World War
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Native American Literature: 10 Must-Read Books 0
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- April 3, 2018
It’s quite a challenge to try to distill a category as broad as Native American literature into a 10-title “listicle.” One must consider a wide array of works in the genres of contemporary fiction and non-fiction, historical fiction and non-fiction. The category includes gritty, heart-rending and often satirical fiction about the lives of contemporary Native
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5 Books About Ancient Egypt 0
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- March 27, 2018
These 5 books about Ancient Egypt will offer you insights about an incredible civilization and its many achievements. 1. Ancient Evenings: A Novel by Norman Mailer “Norman Mailer’s dazzlingly rich, deeply evocative novel of ancient Egypt breathes life into the figures of a lost era: the eighteenth-dynasty Pharaoh Rameses and his wife, Queen Nefertiti; Menenhetet,
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10 Must-Read Historical Fiction Books About China 1
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- March 23, 2018
These excellent works of fiction detail China’s vast landscape, ancient culture, and fascinating history. You will want to place on your TBR list all 10 of these must-read historical fiction books about China. 1. To Live by Yu Hua “From the author of Brothers and China in Ten Words: this celebrated contemporary classic of Chinese
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5 Books About Cleopatra 0
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- March 12, 2018
Cleopatra: beautiful, powerful, legendary. She was also the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. Learn all there is to know about the woman who ruled Ancient Egypt as well as gain insights about her sacred animal companion—the cat—with these 5 informative and imaginative books about Cleopatra. 1. Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff “Her
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Standing Alone Together: 7 Books About The Power Of Women United 0
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- October 11, 2017
These 7 books about the power of women united prove the advantage of female friendships and support groups for professional women breaking the glass ceiling. 1. The Group by Mary McCarthy “Mary McCarthy’s most celebrated novel follows the lives of eight Vassar graduates, known simply to their classmates as the group. An eclectic mix of
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