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Aung San Suu Kyi

2012
Chronicles the life of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Burma who has spent much of her recent life under house arrest for promoting democracy against the ruling military regime.

Aung San Suu Kyi

fearless voice of Burma
1997
A biography of the Burmese leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 while under house arrest.

Pervez Musharraf

2004
A biography of the Pakistani president, from childhood to his current position of power, acquired in a military coup.

Pakistan

2010

In the line of fire

a memoir
2006
Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, details the manhunts his country has led in search of Al Qaeda members, attempts that have been made to assassinate him, his rise to power, confrontations with India, and his views on Israel and the emancipation of women.

Aung San Suu Kyi

standing up for democracy in Burma
1999
A biography which traces the life of Aung San Suu Kyi, a Burmese political activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991.

Taiwan

2004
Chronicles Taiwan's history and the social and economic changes it underwent between the 1960s and 1990s, discussing land reform, the growth of manufacturing, the end of martial law, and political reforms by Lee Teng-hui.

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