I read books. Mostly travel books.
![Mark Salzman's "Iron & Silk"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-153719.jpg)
Mark Salzman
Is this guy the original Karate Kid, and why is his book so weak?
![Yu Ying's "Go Out And Talk To People About Their Dreams"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-162020.jpg)
Yu Ying
Does the Chinese literary world need to train tougher editors?
![Colette Modiano's "Twenty Snobs and Mao"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-142028.jpg)
Colette Modiano
What happens when rich Europeans visit China at the height of the “Cultural Revolution”?
![Ben Donald's "Springtime for Germany"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-154351.jpg)
Ben Donald
Who came up with the idea to spoil a fine travelogue with some contrived nonsense?
![Matteo Ricci's "China in the 16th Century"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-141224.jpg)
Matteo Ricci
Is there a more interesting account of life in the Ming Dynasty?
![Carol Kloeppel's "Dear Germany"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-154036.jpg)
Carol Kloeppel
Is this author trying to show us how to alienate ourselves from our surroundings?
![Cem Gülay's "No Döner Country"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/05/TLW-20140506-130253.jpg)
Cem Gülay
Can this book succeed in making migration seem a little bit less mysterious?
![Gunther Plüschow's "The Adventures of the Aviator of Tsingtao"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-154255.jpg)
Gunther Plüschow
Can we really read about warfare as if it was just an adventure?
![George, Earl Of Macartney's "Our First Ambassador to China"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-141922.jpg)
George Macartney
Why was this book about an interesting journey so slow?
![John Pomfret's "Chinese Lessons"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-142346.jpg)
John Pomfret
Does the saying “loyal advice jars on the ears” still hold true today?
![Achill Moser's "The China Adventure"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-141714.jpg)
Achill Moser
Why did such an interesting adventure turn into such an uneven book?
![San Mao's "Stories From The Sahara"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-141551.jpg)
Sanmao
How did this writer become an archetype for female travelers from China?