Memoir genre books (36)
1.
A Daughter of Han; the Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman by Ida Pruitt, from the story told her by Ning Lao T'ai-t'ai EN
Rating: 4 6 Votes
ChinaDescription:
2011 Reprint of 1945 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In "A Daughter of Han" author Ida Pruitt presents the autobiography of a Chinese working woman. Through this story the reader gains insight into the China of the poor, of women, and of the provinces. The subject of the autobiography, Ning Lao Tai-Tai, is also interesting as she lived in the period, the late 19th to mid 20th century, during which China underwent its most dramatic changes. This is a genuine, warm-blooded, dramatic chronicle of a woman's life, of the life of one... continue
2.
A River in Darkness : One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa EN
Country: Asia / 
North Korea
North Korea
Description:
Previously published in Japan in 2000. Translated from Japanese by Risa Kobayashi and Martin Brown. First published in English by AmazonCrossing in 2017.
3.
Banker To The Poor : Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus EN
Rating: 4 17 Votes
Country: Asia / 
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Description:
The founder of the Grameen Bank relates how he developed the system of micro-credit to help eradicate poverty in countries such as Bangladesh by providing financial education and small loans to rural families.
Tags:
Set in BANGLADESH
Male author
Recommended: 22 Oct 2022
4.
Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour, David Hazard EN
Rating: 4 5 Votes
PalestineDescription:
The unforgettable story of Elias Chacour, a Palestinian Christian with deep love for both Jews and Arabs. The birth of the modern Jewish nation is set against ancient and modern history.
5.
China Cry : The Nora Lam Story by Nora Lam, Richard H. Schneider EN
Rating: 5 2 Votes
Description:
Tells the true story of the love, courage, and struggles of one woman, Nora Lam, whose Christian faith led her to make the ultimate choice between life and death
6.
China Witness : Voices from a Silent Generation by Xinran EN
Rating: 3 3 Votes
Description:
In 1912, 5000 years of feudal rule ended in China. In 1949, Mao Zedong came to power. This book is a personal testimony from a normally silent generation, a huge major work of oral history which sums up, in their own words, the vast changes which have overtaken China and its people over a century.
7.
Defying Jihad : The Dramatic True Story of a Woman Who Volunteered to Kill Infidels - and Then Faced Death for Becoming One by Esther Ahmad EN
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PakistanDescription:
If you truly love Allah, you will die for him. Your death will mean much reward for you and your family in heaven. Only death will prove your love. It was the final test. A chance to win not only the love of Allah, but the love of her father--something she had never been able to earn. Esther took a deep breath and raised her hand in the air. At the age of eighteen, she had just volunteered to become a suicide bomber. Defying Jihad is the true story of a girl growing up under radical Islamic rule, trained to believe her ultimate purpose was to serve Allah by dying as a jihadist. But two nights ... continue
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Eyes of the Tailless Animals: Prison Memoirs of a North Korean Woman by Sun-Ok Yi EN
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Country: Asia / North Korea
North Korea
9.
First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers by Loung Ung EN
Rating: 3.5 32 Votes
CambodiaDescription:
One of seven children of a high-ranking government official, Loung Ung lived a privileged life in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh until the age of five. Then, in April 1975, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge army stormed into the city, forcing Ung's family to flee and, eventually, to disperse. Loung was trained as a child soldier in a work camp for orphans, her siblings were sent to labor camps, and those who survived the horrors would not be reunited until the Khmer Rouge was destroyed. Harrowing yet hopeful, Loung's powerful story is an unforgettable account of a family shaken and shattered, yet mir... continue
10.
From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey by Pascal Khoo Thwe EN
Rating: 4.3 4 Votes
MyanmarDescription:
A former Burma student rebel leader describes his tribal upbringing, experiences with political turmoil and poverty, participation in the insurrection of 1988, and flight to England, where he attended Cambridge University.
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