South China

Over the last decade, the center of world power has been quietly shifting from Europe to Asia. With oil reserves of several billion barrels, an estimated 900 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and several centuries' worth of competing territorial claims, the South China Sea in particular is a simmering pot of potential conflict. The underreported military buildup in the area where the Western Pacific meets the Indian Ocean means that it will likely be a hinge point for global war and peace for the foreseeable future.

She was sold into sexual slavery at age seven. By thirty-five, she commanded 80,000 pirates and negotiated with empires as an equal. In 1801, Shi Yang was property—a flower boat prostitute in Canton with no future and no hope. By 1810, she was Zheng Yi Sao, the Pirate Queen, commander of the largest criminal fleet in history. This is the true story of how one woman transformed herself from victim to victor, building an empire on the South China Sea that neither the Chinese government nor European powers could destroy. Starting with nothing but intelligence and ruthless pragmatism, Shi ...

TIME Magazine's Most Anticipated Books of the Year From the author of the Carnegie Medal in Fiction winner The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu comes a tantalizing, American West saga about a Chinese American family trying to survive on their Dakota farm as a powerful, mysterious, and morally dubious...

KILL THE CHICKEN TO SCARE THE MONKEY The Chinese proverb shā jī jǐng hóu—kill the chicken to scare the monkey—captures something essential about power and punishment. You don't need to destroy everyone. You need only make an example of one to terrify the rest into submission. On a sweltering evening in August 2023, Chen Dawei appeared on Chinese state television. His face was pale, his voice hollow. Flanked by stern officials, he confessed to crimes that had destroyed thousands of lives. But Chen was not the architect of these crimes—he was merely a cog in a vast machine, a ...

Pachinko meets Homegoing in this powerful story of family separation and reunion amid love and war from a Reese’s Book Club LitUp fellow. When news hits in 1950 that the Americans have entered the war between North and South Korea, Oksoon and her family believe the conflict will soon end. But...

Bloomsbury presents The Golden Road, written and read by William Dalrymple. The internationally bestselling author of The Anarchy returns with a sparkling, soaring history of ideas, tracing South Asia’s under-recognized role in producing the world as we know it. For a millennium and a half...

“I don’t know if it was the shouts, the gunfire, the dogs barking or a combination of all three which woke me, but the shock was such that I almost fell out of bed in my haste to rejoin the conscious. I was naked, save for the pair of shorts I always wore in bed, and had no time to dress. I didn’t bother with the light. As I awkwardly pushed my feet into the pair of flip-flops, I grabbed for the pistol belt. I heard my father shout something while I was fumbling to fasten the belt around my waist. My bedroom door suddenly opened. My god! The terrs are in the house?! I was reaching, ...

Please note: This is a revised addition. with extra material for ebook and audiobook formats. The Rhodesian SAS was a highly secretive and specialised unit which carried out some of the most spectacular Special Forces missions of the 1970s. Their reputation was second to none and their abilities the envy of similar units the world over. Now, Andy Ryan, author of ‘Bravo Ten’ and ‘The Rhodesian SAS: Their Most Daring Missions’ lifts the lid on the operational techniques of these elite troops. Sections include personal preparation, insertion & extraction, evasion, survival and much ...

Frances FitzGerald's landmark history of Vietnam and the Vietnam War, "A compassionate and penetrating account of the collision of two societies that remain untranslatable to one another." (New York Times Book Review) This magisterial work, based on Frances FitzGerald's many years of research...

From the former New York Times Asia correspondent and author of China's Second Continent, an incisive investigation of China's ideological development as it becomes an ever more aggressive player in regional and global diplomacy. For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China...

Modern Pirate Series A collection of stories about Alex the Pirate and his savvy crew of rogues and thieves. They are modern pirates who love fast boats and the freedom of the sea. These are the stories of their early days as smugglers and pirates working to make a living in the tough and dangerous sea going trades. From their home base in Malaysia during the treacherous 1990s, they smuggle high tech goods into Vietnam and Cambodia while carrying freedom seeking exiles from those lands to safer shores. Later, Alex and Diego, his second in command, scout the South China Sea and Caribbean for...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NUMA crew leaders Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala must beat the clock to stop the world’s most dazzling new technological advance from becoming mankind’s last in this action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times–bestselling grand master of adventure. When the...

A groundbreaking, haunting, and profoundly moving history of modernity's greatest tragedy: concentration camps. For over 100 years, at least one concentration camp has existed somewhere on Earth. First used as battlefield strategy, camps have evolved with each passing decade, in the scope of...

As you look at this cover and the women featured, you might say to yourself, "I have never heard of any of these women." Exactly! That is why you need to buy it! These are amazing women that were well known at one time, but over time, have slipped between the cracks and have been largely forgotten. Mildred Cable and the French Sisters risked everything, including their lives, in China. They traversed the vast and foreboding Gobi Desert, numerous times to bring the Gospel to those who had never heard. Annie Armstrong never left the soil of the United States. Her prayer mobilization and her ...

"Bangladesh: A Political History" offers a captivating story of Bangladesh's past, present, and future. From its ancient origins along the fertile river valleys to its modern-day challenges and aspirations, this concise yet comprehensive exploration provides insights into the diverse cultures, socio-economic dynamics, and geopolitical significance of this vibrant nation. Through meticulous research and engaging narrative, the book sheds light on key historical milestones, cultural contributions, and contemporary issues, offering readers a deeper understanding of Bangladesh's enduring spirit...

From the Tom Clancy for a new generation, a debut espionage thriller following two CIA outcasts who must race to stop a secret Chinese weapon that threatens to provoke a world war. After her first assignment in Venezuela goes disastrously awry, rookie case officer Kyra Stryker is brought back to...

Previously published as BENEATH THE SURFACE: A Jill Sinclair Thriller by Michael Wegman. The system built to protect the fleet knows exactly how to destroy it. Navy officer Jill Sinclair expects a covert recovery in Hong Kong Harbor. Instead, she surfaces with proof that Phoenix Protocol—the AI-driven logistics network coordinating the Pacific Fleet—has been feeding America's vulnerabilities to China. Before Jill can expose the breach, her husband is abducted. The ultimatum is brutally simple: return the evidence within thirty-six hours, or he dies. With hostile operators closing in and...

East and South East Asian History offers an accessible survey from ancient prehistory and early dynasties through imperialism, world war, decolonization, and contemporary Asia. Peter Samuel Kucer examines China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, the Philippines, and neighboring cultures while tracing trade, political change, religious development, Catholic evangelization, and encounters with the West. Maps, historical sources, focused explanations, and chapter quizzes make this an engaging resource for students, teachers, homeschoolers, and general readers seeking deeper regional understanding.

Mompracem, 1849. A hurricane rages over the small fortress island that is home to the most feared pirate fleet in the South China Sea — and to Sandokan, the indomitable "Tiger of Malaysia," who has spent ten years waging war against the Dutch and British empires that destroyed his kingdom and murdered his family. He is fearless. He is undefeated. And he is about to make the most reckless decision of his life. When Sandokan learns of Marianna Guillonk — the "Pearl of Labuan," a young Englishwoman of extraordinary beauty living under British protection — he resolves, against the urgent ...

Did you know that at its peak, Angkor was the largest city in the world, almost the size of a modern metropolis, maybe even comparable to Los Angeles? When we think of the great civilizations in the world, the first ones that come to mind are Egyptian, Inca, Greek, and Roman civilizations. Not many people think of the Khmer Empire or are aware of how great it was. The Khmer Empire was the greatest player in the political and cultural world of medieval Southeast Asia.