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Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China (P.S.)
by Peter Hessler
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From the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare portrait, both intimate and epic, of twenty-first-century China as it opens its doors to the outside world.... (read more)

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Wild Swans Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang
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Blending the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history, andlt;Iandgt;Wild Swansandlt;/Iandgt; has become a bestselling classic in thirty languages, with more than ten million copies sold. The story of three generations in twentieth-... (read more)

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Son of the Revolution
by Heng Liang
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1421: The Year China Discovered America
by Gavin Menzies
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The Rape of Nanking
by Iris Chang
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The Private Life of Chairman Mao
by Li Zhi-Sui
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From 1954 until Mao Zedong's death twenty-two years later, Dr. Li Zhisui was the Chinese ruler's personal physician, which put him in daily — and increasingly intimate — contact with Mao and his inner circle. In The Private Life of Chairman Mao,... (read more)

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Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
by Adeline Yen Mah
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The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection
by Jonathan Spence
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Informative headnotes accompany the selections, helping readers with unfamiliar names, places, and events. With a chapter organization mirroring that of The Search for Modern China, this collection is the perfect supplement, providing a first-hand look... (read more)

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Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750
by Odd Arne Westad
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Displacing Desire: Travel and Popular Culture in China
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by Frank Dikotter
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang
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The Good Man of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe
by John Rabe
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The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
by Xinran
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A Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China's Past Through Its Proverbs
by Adeline Yen Mah
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China Quarterly Special Issue #3: Religion in China Today
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