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Queen of Dreams
1.  Queen of Dreams by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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  "A magic book, where text dissapear and appeared. Or am I crazy? Story of an Idian girl born in America where her mother is a dream teller..."
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Joy Luck Club
2.  Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
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  "follows the lives of a group of Chinese women and daughters living in modern day San Francisco"
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The Hundred Secret Senses
3.  The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan
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  "Chinese girl living in the US that discovers one day that she has a sister in China. A very special sister..."
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The Bonesetter's Daughter
4.  The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
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  "Amy Tan. Going back generations to understand who she is."
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
5.  Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
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  "A fantastic book to umderstand the cultural revolution and their minds."
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The Discoverers
6.  The Discoverers by Daniel J Boorstin
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  "Not a cultural conflic book, but explains how we thought, how we lived to come and invent what we needed."
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Silence
7.  Silence by Shusaku. Endo
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  "The story tells of Portuguese priest attempting to preach Christianity in Japan during a terrifying persecution. 17th century"
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Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki
8.  Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki by Mineko Iwasaki
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  "True story of an arrogant famous and rich geisha, living in a world apart, and how she put and end to it."
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Autobiography Of A Geisha (Vintage Original)
9.  Autobiography Of A Geisha (Vintage Original) by Sayo Masuda
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  "True story of an 'poor' geisha, compared to the above."
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Princess: True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
10.  Princess: True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia by Jean Sasson
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  "True story of what life is like for a Saudi Arabian Princess."
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