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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Genghis Khan was a great democratizer. His Mongol Empire conquered more territory in 25 years than the Romans did in 200. - Lisa Ling
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News of a Kidnapping
A journalistic account of ten notable Colombians kidnapped by Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Drug Cartel. - Lisa Ling
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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The Joy Luck Club
It is the story of four Chinese American women in San Francisco and how their mothers’ struggles in the Chinese homeland made them who they were. It is a highly emotional and exceptionally beautiful story. - Lisa Ling
Amy Tan
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Midnight's Children
Combines historical reality and mythical fiction to deliver a magnificent and magical account of India’s transition to independence and partition. - Lisa Ling
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families
This meticulously account is told from both the Hutu and Tutsi perspectives and is impressively comprehensive. It is so well told, in fact, that I felt like I was there experiencing the horror with my own eyes. - Lisa Ling
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A People's History of the United States
I credit this book with propelling me to dig deeper, and to not always believe the narrative. - Lisa Ling
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Corelli's Mandolin
One of the most beautifully written books I’ve ever read. - Lisa Ling
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The Girl in the Picture
The story of the young girl who was photographed running naked in horror after her village was napalmed during the war, and who came to symbolize for the world its utter disaster and devastating toll. - Lisa Ling
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
As a child of humble means, this book allowed me to believe that I could go anywhere and do anything. - Lisa Ling
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The Alchemist
This simple little book contains hugely profound meaning. - Lisa Ling
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