Asian & Asian American

In this unusual, engaging, and intimate collection of personal essays, Lambda Literary Award finalist Tania De Rozario recalls growing up as a queer, brown, fat girl in Singapore, blending memoir with elements of history, pop culture, horror films, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635901924Author Jackie WangFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher Semiotext (E)

Born in Korea, raised in the American South and trying her best to survive British academia, SJ Kim probes her experiences as a writer, a scholar and a daughter to confront the silences she finds in the world. With curiosity and sensitivity, she writes...

WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY 'A narrative of startling originality ... As discussions of Britain's colonial legacy become increasingly polarised, we are in ever more need of nuanced...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358694106Author Bretman RockFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint HarperPublisher HarperWeight(grams) 640gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 160mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593315392Author Alice WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Introduced to the West by Paul Brunton, Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) is widely hailed as the greatest Indian saint and sage in modern times, whose teachings continue to influence thousands around the world today. This intimate biography by...

A new, fully illustrated gift book commemorating the unparalleled rise, fall, and comeback of golf's greatest champion Tiger Woods turned pro at age 20 in 1996, rapidly ascending to become the No. 1 ranked player in the world at age 21 and the youngest...

Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child Eunsun loved her country...despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw...

Get to know the inhabitants of a tiny Japanese island-and their unusual stories and secrets-through this fascinating, intimate collection of portraits."This book beautifully describes the residents of tiny Shiraishi Island as well as telling how Amy...

"Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2024" -Ms. Magazine A chronicle of the divergent journeys of a Vietnamese father, who fled his home country in desperation, and his American-born daughter, who ventured to Vietnam as an adult, capturing the stark...

Discover one family's fascinating story in this beautiful, sweeping, multigenerational memoir, spanning 19th century south China to modern day Singapore'A captivating, compelling story of history, family loyalty, and personal sacrifice. A fascinating and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781959030751Author Shze-Hui TjoaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Tin House BooksPublisher Tin House BooksWeight(grams) 279g

Palmer, a long-time friend of Bruce Lee and one of his youngest martial arts students, recounts Lee's early years, when he would train a multicultural group of local toughs in empty parking lots and backyards around Seattle. Palmer spends a summer with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739417109Author Lena LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Little Koo PressPublisher Little Koo PressWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm *...

In this exhilarating memoir, three-time World Champion and Olympic gold-medalist Nathan Chen tells the story of his remarkable journey to success, reflecting on his life as a Chinese American figure skater and the joys and challenges he has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782382748367Author Paramhansa YoganandaFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Les Prairies NumeriquesPublisher Les Prairies NumeriquesWeight(grams)...

Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles in the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887554745Author David T K WongFormat PaperbackPage Count 522Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 772g

In a mesmerizing story, Chanrithy Him vividly recounts her trek through the hell of the "killing fields." She gives us a child's-eye view of a Cambodia where rudimentary labor camps for both adults and children are the norm and modern technology no...

In the early 1960s, travel-writer Simon Gandolfi drove a VW from England to Goa where he rented a bungalow on the beach at Calangute. And it was on Calangute beach that Gandolfi met and loved Vanessa and explored with her much of the subcontinent. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345522337Author Helen ZiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 544Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Curious to find out what it means to be an Anglo-Indian? Join Andrea Malam BEM as she shares the story of her journey from Bombay to London, and the search for her ancestry and identity. Along with her contributors, Andrea reveals the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668070741Author Lionel BarberFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Atria/One Signal PublishersPublisher Atria/One Signal PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374601652Author Tessa HullsFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint MCDPublisher MCDWeight(grams) 300g

Described as 'a masterpiece' by critics, this remarkable book tells the story of war through the lives and deaths of a single family. Absolutely unforgettable new writing. If you loved The English Patient or Rohinton Mistry's Fine Balance or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632060242Author Grace TalusanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Restless BooksPublisher Restless Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525561323Author Meredith TalusanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

What happens when you land your dream job and everything you've been working toward becomes a complete nightmare? This is Patty Lin's story. She climbed the ladder as an award-winning television writer (often the only Asian person in the room) only to be...

Winner of the 2020 PEN Open Book AwardBest of 2019: Nonfiction - Entropy MagazineA memoir and book of mourning, a grandson's attempt to reconcile his own uncontested citizenship with his grandfather's lifelong struggle.Award-winning poet Brandon Shimoda...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643703206Author Afia KhatunFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Afia KhatunPublisher Afia KhatunWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 6mm

Does home have to be a country or a city? ... Or is home this house or that? We have been fortunate...We seemed always to have been home.Wang Gungwu, historian of grand themes and broad perspectives, has held positions in universities around the world,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593445884Author Geena RoceroFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838496760Author Jagir Singh KaluFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint BookpublishingworldPublisher BookpublishingworldWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593132746Author Barbara DemickFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781775146223Author Tony SchmidtFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Tony SchmidtPublisher Tony SchmidtWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 9mm

Jade Hidle grew up tweezing her mother's hairs. As the distance between them grew, she began pulling her own. Born in the shadow of mixed-race Vietnamese children deemed "bui doi" ("dust of life"), she struggled to find belonging in her family's cultures...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593594728Author Sarah ChihayaFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781920850265Author Amya MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Trans Pacific PressPublisher Trans Pacific PressWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780008733438Author Hyeseung SongFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint HQPublisher HarperCollins PublishersWeight(grams) 270gDimensions(mm) 240mm * 159mm *...