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River Town by Peter HesslerCountry Driving by Peter HesslerUp to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside by Quincy CarrollOracle Bones by Peter HesslerCHINA by Tom Carter
China Expat Books
2nd out of 99 books — 109 voters
Wild Swans by Jung ChangThe Good Earth by Pearl S. BuckSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa SeeThe Joy Luck Club by Amy TanBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Best Books About China
21st out of 747 books — 587 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniLost in Yaba by Walt GleesonNorwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiShōgun by James Clavell
Best Books on Asia
30th out of 998 books — 827 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonInto the Wild by Jon KrakauerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertInto Thin Air by Jon KrakauerIn a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Favorite Travel Books
130th out of 2,031 books — 3,943 voters

Room by Emma DonoghueThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootOne Day by David NichollsFreedom by Jonathan Franzen
New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010 (fiction and nonfiction)
24th out of 100 books — 663 voters
A Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Great Railway Bazaar by Paul TherouxTravels with Charley by John SteinbeckThe Trigger by Tim Butcher
Have Passport Will Travel
41st out of 710 books — 589 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonWild by Cheryl Strayed
Best Popular Travel Books on Goodreads
305th out of 315 books — 53 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangCountry Driving by Peter HesslerChina's Great Wall of Debt by Dinny McMahonMade in China by Amelia PangMeltdown in Tibet by Michael Buckley
Non-Fiction Books About China
2nd out of 58 books — 32 voters

Unbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Big Short by Michael LewisNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickThe Tiger by John VaillantLast Call by Daniel Okrent
Christian Science Monitor's Best Nonfiction Books of 2010
17th out of 33 books — 62 voters
Journey to the West by Biao WangThe Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 1 by Cao XueqinThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangWild Swans by Jung ChangThe Story of the Stone, or The Dream of the Red Chamber, Vol. 2 by Cao Xueqin
Seeing China through Books
21st out of 107 books — 34 voters

Country Driving by Peter HesslerRiver Town by Peter HesslerCity of Devils by Paul FrenchBeijing for Beginners by Gary FinneganFragrant Heart by Miranda Emmerson
China Through Foreign Eyes
1st out of 29 books — 6 voters
The Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe Good Women of China by XinranRiver Town by Peter HesslerGod is Red by Liao YiwuDreaming in Chinese by Deborah Fallows
China Report Recommends
18th out of 108 books — 13 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakLife of Pi by Yann Martel
Foreign Lands
555th out of 2,368 books — 2,201 voters
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertA Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonBlood River by Tim ButcherThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferInto the Wild by Jon Krakauer
Best Traveling Vicariously
456th out of 2,142 books — 1,870 voters

River Town by Peter HesslerUnsavory Elements by Tom Carter39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Speaking Activities by Jackie BolenLife After ESL by Jackie Bolen39 ESL Warm-Ups by Jackie Bolen
Teaching English in China
6th out of 36 books — 18 voters
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensIn a Sunburned Country by Bill BrysonThe Devil in the White City by Erik LarsonCry, the Beloved Country by Alan PatonThe Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose Heyward
City vs. Country
117th out of 735 books — 38 voters

Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas HardyEnglish Pastoral by James RebanksFar From the Madding Crowd by Thomas HardyAnimal Farm by George OrwellOne Potato, Two Potato, Dead by Lynn Cahoon
Farming And Agriculture In Literature
19th out of 33 books — 7 voters
AI Superpowers by Kai-Fu LeeThe Girl at the Baggage Claim by Gish JenMao by Jung ChangBlockchain Chicken Farm by Xiaowei WangCulture Hacks by Richard Conrad
Schwarzfam '22 中国 Reading List
9th out of 34 books — 4 voters

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg LarssonThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonDay Out of Days by Sam ShepardThe Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
San Francisco Gate 2010 100 recommended books
64th out of 100 books — 4 voters
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootThe Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha MukherjeeSay Nothing by Patrick Radden KeefeNothing to Envy by Barbara DemickBloodlands by Timothy Snyder
LitHub's Best Nonfiction of the Decade (2010s)
31st out of 59 books — 8 voters

Cheever by Blake BaileyThe Age of Wonder by Richard HolmesThe Lost City of Z by David GrannEmpire of Liberty by Gordon S. WoodColumbine by Dave Cullen
Tyler Cowen Best Of 2009 -
24th out of 100 books — 1 voter
Station Eleven by Emily St. John MandelBlood River by Tim ButcherAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryThe House of the Spirits by Isabel AllendeNext Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton
Popsugar 2020 - A Book Set in a Country Beginning with “C”
97th out of 194 books — 146 voters

Bhutan Travelog Edition 2 by Joni HerisonBhutan Travelog by Joni HerisonCHINA by Tom CarterGinseng Roots by Craig ThompsonOracle Bones by Peter Hessler
China Travelogue Books
7th out of 20 books — 6 voters
A Story of Yesterday by Sergio CoboToken Huntress by Kia Carrington-RussellThe Roads Chosen by Ben CarlyleThe Law of Attraction by N.M. SilberLost in Yaba by Walt Gleeson
Our Favorite Indie Reads
3337th out of 3,961 books — 3,633 voters

Journey to the West by Biao WangAI Superpowers by Kai-Fu LeeBeijing for Beginners by Gary FinneganInconvenient Memories by Anna Wang YuanA Businessman's Guide to the Wholesale Markets of Guangzhou by Christian D. Taulkinghorn
To Understand Contemporary China
29th out of 32 books — 23 voters
The Hidden Blade by Sherry ThomasTempted Tigress by Jade LeeThe Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. LeeCornered Tigress by Jade LeeA Dance with Danger by Jeannie Lin
Books set in China
33rd out of 58 books — 8 voters

Blood River by Tim ButcherDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneThe Trigger by Tim ButcherMia's Magic Wand by Peter Volkofsky
Recommended
51st out of 137 books — 63 voters
On the Road by Jack KerouacPaul and Kiki's Guide to Vacationing In Italy by Paul StuartWithout Reservations by Alice SteinbachVagabonds in France by Michael A. BarryEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Best books for the Inspired Traveler
9th out of 59 books — 25 voters

Imperium by Ryszard KapuścińskiNickel and Dimed by Barbara EhrenreichThe Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel WilkersonIt's Our Turn to Eat by Michela WrongThe Race Beat by Gene Roberts
Great Reportage Books
19th out of 58 books — 8 voters
Van Gogh by Steven NaifehThe Social Animal by David BrooksAt Home by Bill BrysonZeitoun by Dave EggersThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2012--The intended Reading List
21st out of 69 books — 26 voters

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