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Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China (P.S.)
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
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
Son of the Revolution
by Heng Liang
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An autobiography of a young Chinese man whose childhood and adolescence were spent in Mao's China during the Cultural Revolution.... (read more)

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1421: The Year China Discovered America
1421: The Year China Discovered America
by Gavin Menzies
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Based on 15 years of in-depth research, "1421" traces the voyages of an extraordinary fleet of Chinese ships, whose crews actually charted America 70 years before Columbus. Four 8-page color inserts. 37 maps & diagrams.... (read more)

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The Rape of Nanking
The Rape of Nanking
by Iris Chang
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In December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking. Within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered—a death toll exceeding that of the atomic blasts of Hiroshima and... (read more)

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The Private Life of Chairman Mao
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
Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
by Adeline Yen Mah
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"I read for two nights, sleepless, my heart pierced by Adeline Yen Mah's account of her terrible childhood. Falling Leaves is a potent psychological drama pitting a stubborn little girl against the most merciless of adversaries and rivals: her own family.... (read more)

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The Search for Modern China: A Documentary Collection
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
Restless Empire: China and the World Since 1750
by Odd Arne Westad
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As the twenty-first century dawns, China stands at a crossroads. The largest and most populous country on earth and currently the worlds second biggest economy, China has recently reclaimed its historic place at the center of global affairs after decades... (read more)

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Displacing Desire: Travel and Popular Culture in China
Displacing Desire: Travel and Popular Culture in China
by Beth E Notar
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Why do millions of people from around the world flock to Dali, a small borderland town in the Himalayan foothills of southwest China? Inspired by representations in popular culture that engender fantasies of the exotic, these tourists, Western and... (read more)

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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
by Peter Hessler
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In the heart of China's Sichuan province, tucked away amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this vast and ever-evolving country, Fuling is shifting gears and heading down a... (read more)

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China Airborne
China Airborne
by James Fallows
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More than two-thirds of the new airports under construction today are being built in China. Chinese airlines expect to triple their fleet size over the next decade and will account for the fastest-growing market for Boeing and Airbus. But the Chinese are... (read more)

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Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World
Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World
by Yang Erche Namu and Christine Mathieu
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This lyrical evocation of girlhood in a remote Himalayan village where women truly rule is now in paperback. In the remote Himalayas, on the shores of Lake Lugu, there is a place the Chinese call "the Country of Daughters." This is the home of the... (read more)

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Mao's Great Famine (10 Edition)
Mao's Great Famine (10 Edition)
by Frank Dikotter
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"Between 1958 and 1962, China descended into hell. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up to and overtake Britain in less than 15 years The experiment ended in the greatest catastrophe the... (read more)

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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
by Jung Chang
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The forces of history and the exceptional talents of this young writer combine to produce a work of nonfiction with the breadth and drama of the richest, most memorable fiction classics. Wild Swans is a landmark book, with the intimacy of memoir and the... (read more)

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Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China
Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China
by Philip P Pan
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From an award-winning journalist for The Washington Post and one of the leading China correspondents of his generation comes an eloquent and vivid chronicle of the world's most successful authoritarian state -- a nation undergoing a remarkable... (read more)

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The Good Man of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe
The Good Man of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe
by John Rabe
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The Good Man of Nanking is a crucial document for understanding one of World War II's most horrific incidents of genocide, one which the Japanese have steadfastly refused to acknowledge.  It is also the moving and awe-inspiring record of one... (read more)

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The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices
by Xinran
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When Deng Xiaopings efforts to “open up” China took root in the late 1980s, Xinran recognized an invaluable opportunity. As an employee for the state radio system, she had long wanted to help improve the lives of Chinese women. But when she... (read more)

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A Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China's Past Through Its Proverbs
A Thousand Pieces of Gold: A Memoir of China's Past Through Its Proverbs
by Adeline Yen Mah
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A Thousand Pieces of Gold is a cultural memoir as well as a personal account of China's past, illustrated by proverbs taken from a fascinating period of history when China was ruled by the First Emperor, Qin Shihuang (259-210 B.C.E.), the sovereign who... (read more)

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China Quarterly Special Issue #3: Religion in China Today
China Quarterly Special Issue #3: Religion in China Today
by Daniel L Overmyer
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to religion in contemporary China.... (read more)

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