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Ancient wisdom meets modern transformation in this collection exploring China's philosophical heritage, economic rise, and geopolitical influence. Here you'll find everything from timeless teachings of Confucius and Lao Tzu to clear-eyed analyses of China's economic miracle, strategic ambitions, and cultural impact on our world today.

China Book Summaries

The Analects Summary
The Analects
by Confucius 249 pages
3.81
22k+ ratings
Philosophy
Classics
China
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Summary
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See 2005 269 pages
4.09
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
China
Historical
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women Summary
Lady Tan’s Circle of Women
by Lisa See 2023 352 pages
4.35
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
China
The Importance of Living Summary
The Importance of Living
by Lin Yutang 1937 462 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Philosophy
China
Self Help
The Joy Luck Club Summary
The Joy Luck Club
by Amy Tan 1989 288 pages
3.97
600k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
China
The Return of Great Powers Summary
The Return of Great Powers
Russia, China, and the Next World War
by Jim Sciutto 2024 368 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Politics
History
China
The Great Divergence Summary
The Great Divergence
China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
by Kenneth Pomeranz 2000 392 pages
3.69
500+ ratings
History
Economics
China
Dream of the Red Chamber Summary
Dream of the Red Chamber
by Cao Xueqin 1761 329 pages
4.19
5k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
JFK's Forgotten Crisis Summary
JFK's Forgotten Crisis
Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian War
by Bruce Riedel 2015 177 pages
4.13
100+ ratings
History
Politics
India
To Live Summary
To Live
by Yu Hua 1992 250 pages
4.34
21k+ ratings
China
Historical Fiction
Chinese Literature
World on the Brink Summary
World on the Brink
How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century
by Dmitri Alperovitch 2024 400 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
China
Politics
History
The Great Wall Summary
The Great Wall
China Against the World, 1000 BC - AD 2000
by Julia Lovell 1981 432 pages
3.47
100+ ratings
History
China
Asia
Has the West Lost It? Summary
Has the West Lost It?
A Provocation
by Kishore Mahbubani 2018 112 pages
3.70
500+ ratings
Politics
China
History
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