Books by Bernstein, Richard

2. Richard Bernstein, China 1945: Mao’s Revolution and America’s Fateful Choice .  A very good book on how the Americans had a decent relationship with the Chinese Communists in 1945 and how rapidly that fell apart and why.

The East, the West, and Sex: A History of Erotic Encounters , by Richard Bernstein.  When I first saw this book I swore I wouldn't read it or buy it.  Then the excellent reviews started piling up.  Eventually I broke down.  It turns out the writing is superb and it has plenty of informative content.  But you know what, it is still a bad book and it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.  The always-excellent Laura Miller reviews it .