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Recommended books or essays by senior officials

(China Daily)
Updated: 2010-06-16 16:04

The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Friedman

- recommended by Wang Yang, Communist Party chief of South China's Guangdong province, as the book explores the theory of globalization with colorful stories.

The Rise of a Nation of Education by China Education Reform and Development Research Team

- recommended by Chen Zhili, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The book records China's education reform.

A Message to Garcia by Elbert Hubbard

- recommended by Wei Liucheng, Hainan Party secretary, as an inspirational book about a soldier who takes the initiative to accomplish a daunting and difficult task without questions or objections.