East Eats West shines new light on the bridges and crossroads where two global regions meld into one worldwide "immigrant nation." In this new nation, with its amalgamation of divergent ideas, tastes, and styles, today's bold fusion becomes tomorrow's classic. But, while the space between East and West continues to shrink in this age of globalization, some cultural gaps remain. In this collection of twenty-one personal essays, Andrew Lam, the award-winning...

Professor Jared Diamond provides evidence showing that inequalities exist in the world based on geography and access to guns, germs, and steel.