For a Song and a Hundred Songs by Liao Yiwu

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For a Song and a Hundred Songs | A Poet’s Journey through a Chinese Prison by Liao Yiwu captures the four brutal years Liao spent in jail for writing the incendiary poem “Massacre.” Through the power and beauty of his prose, he reveals the bleak reality of crowded Chinese prisons — the harassment from guards and fellow prisoners, the torture, the conflicts among human beings in close confinement, and the boredom of everyday life. In this important book, Liao presents a stark and devastating portrait of a nation in flux, exposing a side of China that outsiders rarely get to see.

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Walden on Wheels by Ken Ilgunas

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Walden on Wheels | On The Open Road from Debt to Freedom by Ken Ilgunas recounts the author’s adventure to get out his student debt and to avoid it in his future. The book offers a spirited and pointed perspective on the dilemma faced by those who seek an education but who also want to, as Thoreau wrote, “live deep and suck out all the marrow of life.”

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The Little Red Guard by Wenguang Huang

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The Little Red Guard | A Family Memoir by Wenguang Huang tells story of devotion to traditional Chinese practices during a time of political change. After his grandmother became obsessed with having a proper burial, Huang’s father built her a coffin. Huang was appointed as coffin keeper, a distinction that included sleeping next to the coffin at night.

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A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel by Pin Ho and Wenguang Huang

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A Death in the Lucky Holiday Hotel | Murder, Money, and an Epic Power Struggle in China by Pin Ho and Wenguang Huang recounts the corrupt Bo Xilai family’s story. Scandals including the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood; Bo’s secret lovers; and the trial of Gu Kailai, Bo’s wife were the first rumble of a seismic power struggle that continues to rock the very foundation of China’s Communist Party

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God Is Red by Liao Yiwu

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In God is Red by Liao Yiwu, a Chinese dissident journalist and poet — once lauded, later imprisoned, and now celebrated author of For a Song and a Hundred Songs and The Corpse Walker — profiles the extraordinary lives of dozens of Chinese Christians, providing a rare glimpse into the underground world of belief that is taking hold within the officially atheistic state of Communist China.

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Notes On A Century by Bernard Lewis

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Notes on a Century | Reflections of a Middle East Historian by Bernard Lewis and Buntzie Ellis Churchill tell Lewis’ life as a preeminent historian in the Middle East and around the world. In this witty memoir he reflects on the events that have transformed the region since World War II, up through the Arab Spring. Like America’s other great historian-statesmen Arthur Schlesinger and Henry Kissinger, Lewis is a figure of towering intellect and a world-class raconteur, which makes Notes on a Century essential reading for anyone who cares about the fate of the Middle East.

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June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo

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June Fourth Elegies by Liu Xiaobo is a collection of the author’s poems about the protests in Tiananmen Square. The collection presents Liu’s poems written across twenty years in memory of fellow protestors at Tiananmen Square, as well as poems addressed to his wife, Liu Xia.

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Mr. Broadway by Gerald Schoenfeld

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Mr. Broadway | The Inside Story of the Schuberts, the Shows and the Stars by Gerald Schoenfeld gives an in-depth look into the Schubert Organization through the eyes of its chairman. Bringing the reader backstage, the long-term chairman of the Shubert Organization shares his triumphs and failures, sings praise, and settles scores.

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Second Simplicity by Yves Bonnefoy

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Second Simplicity | New Poetry and Prose (1991-2011) by Yves Bonnefoy collects the recent works of renowned French poet Yves Bonnefoy. This collection reflects the poet’s powerful engagement with the New England landscape; its quiet woods and fields have helped to shape to the pared-down aesthetic of his recent years.

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Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise by Sam Irvin

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Kay Thompson | From Funny Face to Eloise by Sam Irvin tells the thrilling life story of actress Kay Thompson. The saga swells from small town wannabe to international headliner, dissolving into self-destruction and madness with unexpected twists, outlandish turns, and a last-minute happy ending that is nothing short of preposterous.

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