Asian Nonfiction

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    • War in the Far East Series, Book 1
    • By: Peter Harmsen
    • Narrated by: Walter Dixon
    • Series: War in the Far East, Book 1
    • Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 08-24-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 39 ratings
    • Storm Clouds over the Pacific begins the story long before Pearl Harbor, showing how the war can only be understood if ancient hatreds and long-standing geopolitics are taken into account....

    Regular price: $17.19

    • A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution
    • By: Ji-li Jiang
    • Narrated by: Christina Moore
    • Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
    • Release date: 02-26-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 709 ratings
    • Twelve-year-old Ji-li Jiang has brains, friends, and a bright future. Then Mao Zedong launches China’s infamous Cultural Revolution....

    Regular price: $17.19

    • A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There
    • By: Yijie Zhuang
    • Narrated by: Kathleen Li
    • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 07-12-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
    • We meet one of twenty-four citizens of this ancient culture, from the midwife to the soldier, the priest to the performer, and the blacksmith to the tomb looter, and see what an average day in ancient China was really like....

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    • Collected Nonfiction
    • By: Arundhati Roy
    • Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues
    • Length: 36 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 06-04-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • My Seditious Heart collects the work of a two-decade period when Arundhati Roy devoted herself to the political essay as a way of opening up space for justice, rights, and freedoms in an increasingly hostile environment....

    Regular price: $20.97

    • A North Korean Defector’s Story
    • By: Hyeonseo Lee, David John
    • Narrated by: Josie Dunn
    • Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 08-08-19
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2,609 ratings
    • An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom....

    Regular price: $24.67

    • By: John Hersey
    • Narrated by: George Guidall
    • Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 09-17-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 390 ratings
    • On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic....

    Regular price: $13.50

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    • By: Leslea Newman
    • Narrated by: James Yaegashi
    • Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
    • Release date: 01-22-13
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 54 ratings
    • Every morning in the Japanese town of Shibuya, Professor Ueno awakens and is greeted by his loyal Akita dog, Hachiko....

    Regular price: $7.73

    • Young Listeners' Edition
    • By: Saroo Brierley
    • Narrated by: Vikas Adam
    • Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
    • Release date: 02-28-17
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 63 ratings
    • The young listeners' edition of the true story that inspired Lion, the major motion picture starring Dev Patel, David Wenham, Rooney Mara, and Nicole Kidman....

    Regular price: $20.70

    • The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue
    • By: Marc Aronson
    • Narrated by: Vikas Adam
    • Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
    • Release date: 03-19-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 33 ratings
    • This is the incredible true story of the 12 boys trapped with their coach in a flooded cave in Thailand and their inspiring rescue. Award-winning author Marc Aronson brings us the backstory behind how this astounding rescue took place....

    Regular price: $11.24

    • By: Colleen Sexton
    • Narrated by: Dana Fleming
    • Series: Exploring Countries
    • Length: 21 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-24
    • Language: English
    • 3 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Japan is a nation made up of many islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Over 100 million people live in this small nation of islands. Many live in the countryside, but millions live in crowded cities like Tokyo.

    Regular price: $6.99

    • Asian Animals
    • By: Lyn A. Sirota
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 2 mins
    • Release date: 03-02-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Giant pandas munch on bamboo. Learn all about these gentle bears and their habitats in Giant Pandas....

    Regular price: $2.72

    • A Book About the People and Places of Japan
    • By: Sarah Heiman, Todd Ouren
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Series: Country Abcs
    • Length: 16 mins
    • Release date: 04-13-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • An alphabetical exploration of the people, geography, animals, plants, history, and culture of Japan....

    Regular price: $6.23

    • By: Walter Simmons
    • Narrated by: Dana Fleming
    • Length: 19 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • China, with over one billion people, is the most populated country in the world. China’s most famous tourist attraction is the Great Wall, which runs across about 5,000 miles of northern China. Rich with Chinese culture, this title explores Chinese food, holidays, and daily life.

    Regular price: $6.99

    • Samurai, Spirits, Emperors, Myths, Magic & More from Japan
    • By: History Brought Alive
    • Narrated by: Guy Barnes
    • Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
    • Release date: 02-18-25
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Get ready to hop on a mythical time machine and travel to Japan—a land of legendary samurai, magical creatures, and ancient wisdom!

    Regular price: $14.95

    • By: Walter Simmons
    • Narrated by: Dana Fleming
    • Length: 19 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • For many years, Cambodia was a war-torn country. Recently, a new government has helped turn the economy around and given the Cambodian people more opportunity. Tourism has boomed, with many visitors heading to see Angkor Wat, one of the oldest religious temples in the world.

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    • By: Lisa Owings
    • Narrated by: Mandy Kaplan
    • Length: 15 mins
    • Release date: 08-01-24
    • Language: English
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    • As a country of 17,000 islands, Indonesia is truly unique. It's fitting that many rare animals make their homes in Indonesia. The venomous Komodo dragon, one of the deadliest animals in the world, is one such animal. Encounter it in this title as you learn about life on the Indonesian islands.

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    • By: Megan C. Peterson
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 6 mins
    • Release date: 03-02-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Yank! The giant panda strips bamboo leaves with its sharp claws. Weighing more than 300 pounds, this is one huge bear! Listeners are introduced to physical features, behavior, habitat, and life cycle to find out why giant pandas are awesome....

    Regular price: $3.11