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I just finished Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang. It's a fantastic memoir of her family spanning three generations during the 20th Century. If you want to learn more about the history of China during this time, including the political and military turmoil, this is a must ... ... Suns
Blood Diamonds
The Gulag Archipelago
... And at some point getting around to finishing
Alexander Hamilton
Mao: The Unknown Story
The Adventure of English
The world without us
A Peace to end all peace
The role of scientific revolutions
... Kumpfmuller
Biographies
2-1. Madame de Pompadour: Mistress of France, Christine Pevitt Algrant
2-2. Mao: The Unknown Story, Jung Chang
2-3. Twelve Caesars, Suetonius
2-4. Andrew Carnegie, David Nasaw
2-5. Catherine de Medici; Renaissance Qu ... I got into this topic a bit late. Mao: The Unknown Story may be biased, however, before being to harsh on Jung Chang you should read her book Wild Swans. It tells about her, her mother's and grandmother's experience in China before, during and after the revolution. Those were not pleasant ... ... are more Asian than European, and therefore their actions are (more) explainable (???) in that way.
Bah! Even if Mao: The unknown story IS biased, it is strikes a healthy balance with the many biographers that did their best to white-wash his career.
As for some interesting books:
... I read this book ( Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and I agree with you that it was biased. It was the first (and so far only) bio of Mao I've read, and I bought it because the reviews pointed out that it contained a lot of previously unavailable material (I believe largely material ... So, I've taken a stab at starting Mao:the unknown story. I only got about an hour into it - but wow! Is it ever biased and unobjective! The first sentence is something about how ruthless he was and how many people he killed, before even mentioning that he was born (which was the 2nd sentence)! Kno ... So, I've taken a stab at starting Mao:the unknown story. I only got about an hour into it - but wow! Is it ever biased and unobjective! The first sentence is something about how ruthless he was and how many people he killed, before even mentioning that he was born (which was the 2nd sentence)! Kno ... ... of Rivals discs was too messed up to listen to, so I temporarily switched to whatever was on my iPod, which happened to be Mao:the unknown story. I only got about an hour into it - but wow! Is it ever biased and unobjective! The first sentence is something about how ruthless he was and how many ... I haven't read Wild Swans but, based on Jung Chang's biography of Mao, I wouldn't expect this to be an unbiased account. You might want to balance it with something by another author. ... of a book without pictures or conversation?" Absolutely none when selling a house.)
Also finally heading for the end of Mao the unknown story with full determination and focus, after too many dilettante weeks engaging with other, more loveable individuals. Have just started Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday and I must admit that it is really quite a struggle which has surprised me somewhat. I knew that it wasn't exactly going to be overly favourable towards Mao but I am surprised quite how negative it is towards him. To such an ... Have been steadily marching with Mao: the unknown story and My name is Red but am overwhelmed by work constraints and related reading. Have to speed re-read Arthur and George and The Observations for Reading Groups but really want to start one of the eighteen books sitting by the side of ... #96 lizzier, re Mao: the unknown story, I found it interesting -- especially because the author had access to previously unavailable material -- but also clearly (and perhaps understandably) biased. It made me go out and buy two other books on Mao to get a different perspective, but so far I ... ... - I, too, loved Interpreter of Maladies and I am not a short story reader.
#39 Lizzier - I really enjoyed reading Mao the unknown story. Are you enjoying it? When I was in school I hated history and never really learned anything so I am now an "history-challenged" adult. When I read ... ... William Shakespeare
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
and Mao : The Unknown Story by Jung Chang
Then later, I headed over to the paperback exchange and killed!
Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut
The Tempest by ... ... - The Secret Garden
Kurt Vonnegut - The Sirens of Titan
William Shakespeare - Othello
Jung Chang - Mao : the unknown story
Membership discounts rule. ... for children. Or at least not in the 21st century.
But back now to My name is red and of course, the on-going march of Mao the unknown story.
... Peace to End All Peace by David Fromkin
White Eagle, Red Star by Norman Davies
War Without Mercy by John W. Dower
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang
Isreal: A History by Martin Gilbert
Never Had It So Good by Dominic Sandbrook
White Heat by Dominic Sandbrook
LibraryThing ... ... propaganda aspect is common knowledge; no book sellers mention it. The only references I can find refer to the account in Mao: The Unknown Story.
One example: http://www.answers.com/topic/red-star-over-china
#11, 12, 25, 29 Mao: the unknown story I found the book fascinating, irritating, and ultimately repetitive. The author clearly benefitted from a lot of previously unavailable material, but her perspective was so obviously biased that I found it difficult to take some of the information she ... > 11 & 12 regarding Mao: the Unknown Story
Did you feel this book was reliable? I recall reading in the NYTimes Book Review something to the effect that this book indicates almost everything in the Red Star Over China is exaggerated, or pure fiction. Specifically mentioned were details about ... lizzier, I really liked Mao: the Unknown Story and found it completely fascinating, but I couldn't have possibly divided my attention while I was going through it by reading something else, so your ability to concentrate is totally admirable. Still taking time reading Mao:the unknown story, which is fascinating but a slow read I am trying to fit around other to-be-read titles.
So far, Mao appears to lack any redeeming features at all and he hasn't even reached his mid twenties. Not too hopeful of any improvement in the next 600 odd ...
How about Mao:The Unknown Story? Unrelieved horror. A man with no redeeming features. It certainly was the terrible 20th century. ... Darren Shan and a quick re-reading of A crack in the line by Michael Lawrence, before I can pass go and return to Mao: the unknown story. ... Boyd (well, he's just scooped the Costa and I've never read him), The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden and Mao: the unknown story by Jung Chang.
The last is a real doorstop, and along with Rebecca West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, which has now turned up from Amazo ... ... for the Book Trust Teenage Book Award in 2006, and then possibly, Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. On the other hand, Mao: the unknown story looks tempting, albeit very large. An embarrasment of riches..... I would second what Louis Branning says about the Jung Chang bio of Mao up to a point -- the authors benefit from a lot of previously unavailable information, but their bias (perhaps personally justifiable, but not in a supposedly journalistic bio) is so obvious that in places it is ... ... Way by Kevin MacNeil
and
Days from a different world: a memoir of childhood by John Simpson
Additionally,
Mao: the unknown story by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday
is on the way, I am reliably informed.
I need a week (or three) off work to catch up on all the new additions, ... Im currently reading Mao: The unknown Story by Jung Chang. It's heavy reading, especially for someone who is not familiar with CHina or Chinese history or culture. All those places and names and dates! However it is a very interesting read. At times the author seems almost 'desperate' to ...
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