China for the non-Chinese
1. 
Journey to the West: A Long March from Eastern Dream to Western Reality
by:
Biao Wang
4.27 avg rating β 142 ratings 
4. 
The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II
by:
Iris Chang
4.24 avg rating β 50,762 ratings 
8. 
Adventure, romance and war in the Far East: The Iris Hay-Edie Diary: A historical memoir
by:
Iris Hay-Edie
4.28 avg rating β 160 ratings 8. 
Inconvenient Memories: A Personal Account of the Tiananmen Square Incident and China Before and After
by:
Anna Wang Yuan
3.96 avg rating β 91 ratings 11. 
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
by:
Jack Weatherford
4.06 avg rating β 81,022 ratings 
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The City of Light: The Hidden Journal of the Man Who Entered China Four Years Before Marco Polo
by:
Jacob D'Ancona
3.69 avg rating β 78 ratings 20. 
The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (History of Imperial China, #1) 3.76 avg rating β 587 ratings
21. 
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
by:
Jung Chang
3.91 avg rating β 10,431 ratings 21. 
China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty (History of Imperial China, #3) 3.94 avg rating β 285 ratings
21. 
China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #2) 3.82 avg rating β 257 ratings
26. 
Foreign Devils on the Silk Road: The Search for the Lost Cities and Treasures of Chinese Central Asia
by:
Peter Hopkirk
4.16 avg rating β 1,529 ratings 27. 
The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze & Back in Chinese Time
by:
Simon Winchester
3.93 avg rating β 1,843 ratings 
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The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties (History of Imperial China, #5)
by:
Timothy Brook
3.92 avg rating β 309 ratings 30. 
The Manchu Way: The Eight Banners and Ethnic Identity in Late Imperial China
by:
Mark C. Elliott
4.09 avg rating β 98 ratings 
31. 
Dispatches from Crazytown: Two Years in the Ancient Chinese Capital of Xi'an
by:
Chris McElwain
3.67 avg rating β 3 ratings 31. 
Mythbusting the Cult of Confucius: What the Chinese Really Are, How to Understand Them and Why We Need to
by:
Wayne Deeker
4.40 avg rating β 10 ratings 31. 
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
by:
Paul Midler
4.09 avg rating β 2,415 ratings 
31. 
Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 1: Introductory Orientations
by:
Joseph Needham
4.26 avg rating β 50 ratings 31. 
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Terracotta Warriors: History, Mystery and the Latest Discoveries
by:
Edward Burman
3.71 avg rating β 93 ratings 31. 
Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China's Drive for Global Supremacy
by:
Bill Gertz
3.96 avg rating β 222 ratings 
31. 
Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: what China's Crackdown Reveals about Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere
by:
Mark L. Clifford
4.25 avg rating β 130 ratings 
31. 
Chinese History Stories Volume 1: Stories from the Zhou Dynasty
by:
Renee Ting
4.12 avg rating β 8 ratings 31. 
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics. A Guide for Foreigners
by:
Roland Boer
4.43 avg rating β 90 ratings 31. 
Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control
by:
Dali L. Yang
4.33 avg rating β 30 ratings 
50. 
The Cult of the Fox: Power, Gender, and Popular Religion in Late Imperial and Modern China
by:
Xiaofei Kang
4.11 avg rating β 28 ratings 50. 
Science and Civilisation in China, Volume 2: History of Scientific Thought
by:
Joseph Needham
4.42 avg rating β 36 ratings 50. 
Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America's Cheap Goods
by:
Amelia Pang
4.35 avg rating β 2,144 ratings 50. 
Journey to the West: A Long March from Eastern Dream to Western Reality
by:
Biao Wang
4.27 avg rating β 142 ratings 50. 
Chinese History Stories Volume 2: Stories from the Imperial Era
by:
Renee Ting
4.33 avg rating β 3 ratings 50. 
The East is Still Red - Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century
by:
Carlos MartΓnez
4.52 avg rating β 180 ratings 
57. 
Science and Civilisation in China: Vol 3, Mathematics and the Sciences of the Heavens and the Earth
by:
Joseph Needham
4.61 avg rating β 18 ratings 57. 
Dragon Ride: True Stories of Adventure, Miracles, and Evangelism from China
by:
Grace Jacob
4.54 avg rating β 258 ratings 57. 
Socialism with Chinese Characteristics: Marketization of the Chinese Economy
by:
Harpal Brar
4.27 avg rating β 15 ratings 
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The Chief Witness: escape from Chinaβs modern-day concentration camps 4.55 avg rating β 884 ratings
62. 
Has China Turned to Capitalism?-Reflections on the Transition from Capitalism to Socialism
by:
Domenico Losurdo
4.37 avg rating β 19 ratings 71. 
Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present
by:
Peter Hessler
4.22 avg rating β 7,536 ratings 
71. 
When Huai Flowers Bloom: Stories of the Cultural Revolution
by:
Shu Jiang Lu
3.33 avg rating β 6 ratings 71. 
Li, Qi and Shu: An Introduction to Science and Civilization in China
by:
Ho Peng Yoke
3.60 avg rating β 5 ratings 
71. 
Eighth Moon: The True Story of a Young Girl's Life in Communist China
by:
Bette Bao Lord
3.97 avg rating β 217 ratings 71. 
The Destiny of Civilization: Finance Capitalism, Industrial Capitalism or Socialism
by:
Michael Hudson
4.49 avg rating β 86 ratings 80. 
80. 
Primordial Breath: An Ancient Chinese Way of Prolonging Life Through Breath Control, Vol. 1: Seven Treaties from the Taoist Canon, the Tao Tsang
by:
Jane Huang
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 5 ratings 
82. 
The Primordial Breath: An Ancient Chinese Way of Prolonging Life Through Breath Control, Vol. 2
by:
Jane Huang
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β 2 ratings 82. 
85. 
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
by:
Jack Weatherford
3.93 avg rating β 4,563 ratings 
93. 
A World Trimmed with Fur: Wild Things, Pristine Places, and the Natural Fringes of Qing Rule 3.92 avg rating β 39 ratings
93. 
Song of Praise for a Flower: One Woman's Journey through China's Tumultuous 20th Century
by:
Fengxian Chu
4.54 avg rating β 215 ratings 96. 
The Book of Chinese Beliefs: A Journey into the Chinese Inner World
by:
Frena Bloomfield
3.75 avg rating β 16 ratings 96. 
Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
by:
Peter Schweizer
4.37 avg rating β 1,147 ratings 
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The Eternal Army: The Terracotta Soldiers of the First Emperor
by:
Roberto Ciarla
4.05 avg rating β 42 ratings 