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Winner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius Ryan Award for Best Nonfiction Book on International AffairsWinner of the New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Book AwardA New York Times Best Book of the Year A New York Times Notable Book A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year  The Assassins' America in Iraq recounts how the United States set about changing the history of the Middle East and became ensnared in a guerilla war in Iraq

But he also finds the “real” Hong Kong in a maze of interconnected shopping malls

Contents:Crossing the RiverLessons from the CountrysideThe General RetiresWithout a KingMy Uncle HoatThe Winds of Hua Tat: Ten Stories in the Small Mountain VillageThe Salt of the JungleA Drop of BloodA Sharp SwordFired GoldChastityRainLife's So FunLove Story Told on a Rainy NightRemembrance of the CountrysideThe Water NymphThe Woodcutters

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