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On the Brink: In their respective books, two authors consider modern-day superpower conflict through the lens of the past.

• Authors : ANDERSON, SCOTT

Subjects: *GREAT powers (International relations); *MILITARY assistance; *NONFICTIONRETURN of Great Powers: Russia, China & the Next World War, The (Book); UP in Arms: How Military Aid Stabilizes & Destabilizes Foreign Autocrats (Book)SCIUTTO, Jim; CASEY, Adam E.

• Source: New York Times Book Review. 5/5/2024, p12-13. 2p.

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Government Spies: Two books detail how modern governments wield high-tech snooping gear while relying on old methods of social surveillance.

• Authors : NEWITZ, ANNALEE

Subjects: *DEMOCRACY; *DICTATORSHIP; *NONFICTIONMEANS of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech & Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State (Book); SENTINEL State: Surveillance & the Survival of Dictatorship in China, The (Book)TAU, Byron; PEI, Minxin

• Source: New York Times Book Review. 4/14/2024, p17-17. 1p.

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Flipping the Script.

• Authors : Mask, Deirdre; Parker, James

Subjects: *ASIAN languages; *NONFICTIONKINGDOM of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern (Book); RED Carpet: Hollywood, China & the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy (Book)TSU, Jing, 1973-; SCHWARTZEL, Erich

• Source: New York Times Book Review. 2/6/2022, p1-17. 3p.

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From Bad to Worse: A pair of books consider protest movements of the past and the drive for democracy in countries like Egypt, Syria and Iraq.

• Authors : ANDERSON, SCOTT

Subjects: *POLITICAL science; *NONFICTIONIF We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade & the Missing Revolution (Book); LOOM of Time: Between Empire & Anarchy From the Mediterranean to China, The (Book)BEVINS, Vincent; KAPLAN, Robert D., 1952-

• Source: New York Times Book Review. 10/22/2023, p21-21. 1p.

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Chinese Cultural Nomads Find an Oasis.

• Authors : POLLACK, BARBARA

Subjects: *CHINESE art; *CHINA trade art; *NOMADS

• Source: New York Times. 1/13/2017, Vol. 166 Issue 57476, pC19-C21. 2p. 4 Color Photographs.

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Theater: Last Chance.

• Authors : Gates, Anita; Brantley, Ben; Zinoman, Jason

Subjects: BILL W. & Dr. Bob (Play); CHINA Doll (Play); IN Quietness (Play)SURREY, Janet; MACKINNON, Pam; TAYMOR, Danya

• Source: New York Times. 1/29/2016, Vol. 165 Issue 57126, pC15-C16. 2p.

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Mamet’s Urban Warrior In Winter.

• Authors : BRANTLEY, BEN (AUTHOR)

Subjects: CHINA Doll (Theatrical production)MAMET, David, 1947-; PACINO, Al, 1940-

• Source: New York Times. 12/4/2015, Vol. 165 Issue 57070, pC1-C4. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph.

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THE PEKING EXPRESS: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China.

Subjects: *MYSTERY fiction; *FICTIONPEKING Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West & Broke the Republic of China, The (Book)ZIMMERMAN, James M.

• Source: New York Times Book Review. 4/23/2023, p19-19. 1/9p.

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The Great Train Robbery: A dramatic 1923 kidnapping becomes an international incident -- and then, naturally, a Hollywood film.

• Authors : THEROUX, PAUL

Subjects: *TRAIN robberies; *DACOITS; *NONFICTIONPEKING Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West & Broke the Republic of China, The (Book)ZIMMERMAN, James M.

• Source: New York Times Book Review. 4/16/2023, p14-14. 1p.

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KINGDOM OF CHARACTERS: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern.

• Authors : SALAZAR, MIGUEL

Subjects: *LINGUISTS; *FICTIONCHINAKINGDOM of Characters: The Language Revolution That Made China Modern (Book)...

• Source: New York Times Book Review. 1/22/2023, p20-20. 1/9p.

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