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River Town

Two Years on the Yangtze

by Peter Hessler ...

A New York Times Notable book, this memoir by a journalist who lived in a small city in China is "a vivid and touching tribute to a place and its people" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a ... Read more

$12.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A New York Times Notable book, this memoir by a journalist who lived in a small city in China is "a vivid and touching tribute to a place and its people" ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a
... Read more
A Past Unearthed

Return of the Condor Heroes Volume 1

by Jin Yong ...

Translated by Gigi Chang ...

Series series Legends of the Condor Heroes
THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" New Yorker"If you haven't read Jin Yong's work, you haven't yet fully experienced the fantasy genre" ... Read more

$9.99 USD

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" New Yorker"If you haven't read Jin Yong's work, you haven't yet fully experienced the fantasy genre"
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Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

A Novel

by Mo Yan ...

Translated by Howard Goldblatt ...

One of the Nobel Prize Winners in LiteratureIdeal for fans of Chinese Playground, We Are Party People, Death of Me, Skate with Me, A Farmer’s Life for Me, and similar worksWritten by today’s most revered, controversial, and feared Chinese novelistMo Yan’s Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out is a remarkable story. The absurd, real, comical, and tragic are combined into a fantastic read. The hero—or ... Read more

$11.99 USD

One of the Nobel Prize Winners in LiteratureIdeal for fans of Chinese Playground, We Are Party People, Death of Me, Skate with Me, A Farmer’s Life for Me, and similar worksWritten by today’s most revered, controversial, and feared Chinese novelistMo Yan’s Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out is a remarkable story. The absurd, real, comical, and tragic are combined into a fantastic read. The hero—or
... Read more
Brave Dragons

A Chinese Basketball Team, an American Coach, and Two Cultures Clashing

by Jim Yardley ...

The wonderfully original story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixotic, often comical attempt to right its fortunes by copying the American stars of the NBA—a season of cultural misunderstanding that transcends sports and reveals China’s ambivalent relationship with the West.When the Shanxi Brave Dragons, one of China’s worst professional basketball teams, hired former NBA coach ... Read more

$6.99 USD

The wonderfully original story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and its quixotic, often comical attempt to right its fortunes by copying the American stars of the NBA—a season of cultural misunderstanding that transcends sports and reveals China’s ambivalent relationship with the West.When the Shanxi Brave Dragons, one of China’s worst professional basketball teams, hired former NBA coach
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Lonely Planet Pocket Taipei

by Dinah Gardner, Megan Eaves ...

Series series Pocket Guide
Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisherLonely Planet's Pocket Taipeiis your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get the ultimate view from Taipei 101, explore the world-class antiquities at the National Palace Museum, and admire the grandeur of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - all with your trusted ... Read more

$9.71 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisherLonely Planet's Pocket Taipeiis your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get the ultimate view from Taipei 101, explore the world-class antiquities at the National Palace Museum, and admire the grandeur of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - all with your trusted
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Mandarin Grammar ( Blokehead Easy Study Guide)

by The Blokehead ...

Series series Blokehead Easy Study Guide
Mandarin Chinese sentence structure is a great way to start learning the language. Because it is very easy to understand, it helps ease you into the tougher parts of learning the language. It also helps you understand the basic qualities of the Chinese grammar. Grab The Easy Study Guide now! ... Read more

$2.69 USD

Mandarin Chinese sentence structure is a great way to start learning the language. Because it is very easy to understand, it helps ease you into the tougher parts of learning the language. It also helps you understand the basic qualities of the Chinese grammar. Grab The Easy Study Guide now!
... Read more
Shadow of the Silk Road

by Colin Thubron ...

Shadow of the Silk Road records a journey along the greatest land route on earth. Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran and into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron covers some seven thousand miles in eight months. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart and camel, he travels from the tomb of the Yellow Emperor, the ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Shadow of the Silk Road records a journey along the greatest land route on earth. Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran and into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron covers some seven thousand miles in eight months. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart and camel, he travels from the tomb of the Yellow Emperor, the
... Read more
In Xanadu

by William Dalrymple ...

William Dalrymple’s award-winning first book: his classic, fiercely intelligent and wonderfully entertaining account of his journey across Marco Polo’s 700-year-old route from Jerusalem to Xanadu, the summer palace of Kubla Khan.At the age of twenty-two, Dalrymple left his college in Cambridge to travel to the ruins of Kubla Khan’s stately pleasure dome in Xanadu. As he and his companions travel ... Read more

$9.99 USD

William Dalrymple’s award-winning first book: his classic, fiercely intelligent and wonderfully entertaining account of his journey across Marco Polo’s 700-year-old route from Jerusalem to Xanadu, the summer palace of Kubla Khan.At the age of twenty-two, Dalrymple left his college in Cambridge to travel to the ruins of Kubla Khan’s stately pleasure dome in Xanadu. As he and his companions travel
... Read more
The Silk Roads

A New History of the World

by Peter Frankopan ...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next."A rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast ... Read more

$13.99 USD

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next."A rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast
... Read more
Making Out in Chinese

A Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book

by Ray Daniels, Haiyan Situ, Jiageng Fan ...

Making Out in Chinese is your indispensable guide to contemporary Chinese as it's really spoken on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei or Singapore.This best-selling Mandarin phrasebook is the perfect introduction to everyday interactions in China and other Chinese-speaking countries and includes colorful slang that'll help rev up your social life. More than just a typical Chinese phrasebook ... Read more

$5.66 USD

Making Out in Chinese is your indispensable guide to contemporary Chinese as it's really spoken on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei or Singapore.This best-selling Mandarin phrasebook is the perfect introduction to everyday interactions in China and other Chinese-speaking countries and includes colorful slang that'll help rev up your social life. More than just a typical Chinese phrasebook
... Read more
My Journey to Lhasa

The Personal Story of the only White Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City

by Alexandra David-Néel ...

This early-twentieth-century adventure travel memoir by a female explorer is "the sort of thriller yarn that keeps you up all night and is too soon over" ( Ms.).In this extraordinary mix of travelogue and autobiography, Madame Alexandra David-Néel details her 1923 expedition to Lhasa as the first Western woman to enter Tibet's Forbidden City. Recounting how she traveled with her adopted son, ... Read more

$5.66 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This early-twentieth-century adventure travel memoir by a female explorer is "the sort of thriller yarn that keeps you up all night and is too soon over" ( Ms.).In this extraordinary mix of travelogue and autobiography, Madame Alexandra David-Néel details her 1923 expedition to Lhasa as the first Western woman to enter Tibet's Forbidden City. Recounting how she traveled with her adopted son,
... Read more
Walking to Samarkand

The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia

by Bernard Ollivier ...

Translated by Dan Golembeski ...

Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier continues his epic journey across Persia and Central Asia as he walks the length of the Great Silk Road.Walking to Samarkand is journalist Bernard Ollivier’s stunning account of the second leg of his 7,200-mile walk from Istanbul, Turkey, to Xi’an, China, along the Silk Road--the longest and perhaps most mythical trade route of all time. Picking up where Out ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier continues his epic journey across Persia and Central Asia as he walks the length of the Great Silk Road.Walking to Samarkand is journalist Bernard Ollivier’s stunning account of the second leg of his 7,200-mile walk from Istanbul, Turkey, to Xi’an, China, along the Silk Road--the longest and perhaps most mythical trade route of all time. Picking up where Out
... Read more
Marco Polo

The Journey that Changed the World

by John Man ...

"I have read everything written on Marco Polo, and John Man's book is, by far, my favorite work on the subject. It's not only an over-due and important historical study, it's an entertaining ride every step of the way." — John Fusco, Creator of the Netflix original series Marco PoloGo behind the Netflix original series Marco Polo with the true story of the world’s most famous traveler.In 1271, a ... Read more

$11.99 USD

"I have read everything written on Marco Polo, and John Man's book is, by far, my favorite work on the subject. It's not only an over-due and important historical study, it's an entertaining ride every step of the way." — John Fusco, Creator of the Netflix original series Marco PoloGo behind the Netflix original series Marco Polo with the true story of the world’s most famous traveler.In 1271, a
... Read more
Lost on Planet China

The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid

by J. Maarten Troost ...

The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China—a complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained.Maarten Troost has charmed legions of readers with his laugh-out-loud tales of wandering the remote islands of the South Pacific. When the travel bug hit ... Read more

$7.99 USD

The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China—a complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained.Maarten Troost has charmed legions of readers with his laugh-out-loud tales of wandering the remote islands of the South Pacific. When the travel bug hit
... Read more
The Coming Collapse of China

by Gordon G. Chang ...

China is hot. The world sees a glorious future for this sleeping giant, three times larger than the United States, predicting it will blossom into the world's biggest economy by 2010. According to Chang, however, a Chinese-American lawyer and China specialist, the People's Republic is a paper dragon. Peer beneath the veneer of modernization since Mao's death, and the symptoms of decay are ... Read more

$11.99 USD

China is hot. The world sees a glorious future for this sleeping giant, three times larger than the United States, predicting it will blossom into the world's biggest economy by 2010. According to Chang, however, a Chinese-American lawyer and China specialist, the People's Republic is a paper dragon. Peer beneath the veneer of modernization since Mao's death, and the symptoms of decay are
... Read more
China Road

A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power

by Rob Gifford ...

Route 312 is the Chinese Route 66. It flows three thousand miles from east to west, passing through the factory towns of the coastal areas, through the rural heart of China, then up into the Gobi Desert, where it merges with the Old Silk Road. The highway witnesses every part of the social and economic revolution that is turning China upside down.In this utterly surprising and deeply personal book ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Route 312 is the Chinese Route 66. It flows three thousand miles from east to west, passing through the factory towns of the coastal areas, through the rural heart of China, then up into the Gobi Desert, where it merges with the Old Silk Road. The highway witnesses every part of the social and economic revolution that is turning China upside down.In this utterly surprising and deeply personal book
... Read more
What Really Happened In Wuhan

A Virus Like No Other, Countless Infections, Millions of Deaths

by Sharri Markson ...

Walkley Award-winning journalist, Sharri Markson is the Investigations Editor at The Australian and host of prime-time show Sharri on Sky News Australia.The origins of Covid-19 are shrouded in mystery. Scientists and government officials insisted, for a year and a half, that the virus had a natural origin, ridiculing anyone who dared contradict this view. Tech giants swept the internet, censoring ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Walkley Award-winning journalist, Sharri Markson is the Investigations Editor at The Australian and host of prime-time show Sharri on Sky News Australia.The origins of Covid-19 are shrouded in mystery. Scientists and government officials insisted, for a year and a half, that the virus had a natural origin, ridiculing anyone who dared contradict this view. Tech giants swept the internet, censoring
... Read more
Korea

A Walk Through the Land of Miracles

by Simon Winchester ...

In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea - from its southern tip to the North Korean border - in order to set the record straight about this enigmatic and elusive land.Fascinating for its vivid presentation of historical and geographic detail, Korea is that rare travel memoir that actually defines a nation and its ... Read more

$11.99 USD

In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea - from its southern tip to the North Korean border - in order to set the record straight about this enigmatic and elusive land.Fascinating for its vivid presentation of historical and geographic detail, Korea is that rare travel memoir that actually defines a nation and its
... Read more
Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China

Enriched edition. Journey through Northern China's Cultural Landscape

by Robert Fortune, Shane Payne ...

In "Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China," Robert Fortune chronicles his extensive travels across northern China during the mid-19th century, presenting a vivid portrayal of the cultural, social, and geographical landscapes he encountered. Written in a narrative style that combines descriptive detail with insightful analysis, Fortune's work serves not only as a travelogue but ... Read more

$1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In "Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China," Robert Fortune chronicles his extensive travels across northern China during the mid-19th century, presenting a vivid portrayal of the cultural, social, and geographical landscapes he encountered. Written in a narrative style that combines descriptive detail with insightful analysis, Fortune's work serves not only as a travelogue but
... Read more
Other Rivers

A Chinese Education

by Peter Hessler ...

An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next ... Read more

$14.99 USD

An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next
... Read more
The Garlic Ballads

A Novel

by Mo Yan, Howard Goldblatt ...

The farmers of Paradise County have been leading a hardscrabble life unchanged for generations. The Communist government has encouraged them to plant garlic, but selling the crop is not as simple as they believed. Warehouses fill up, taxes skyrocket, and government officials maltreat even those who have traveled for days to sell their harvest. A surplus on the garlic market ensues, and the farmers ... Read more

$10.99 USD

The farmers of Paradise County have been leading a hardscrabble life unchanged for generations. The Communist government has encouraged them to plant garlic, but selling the crop is not as simple as they believed. Warehouses fill up, taxes skyrocket, and government officials maltreat even those who have traveled for days to sell their harvest. A surplus on the garlic market ensues, and the farmers
... Read more
The Making of Modern China

The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912)

by Jing Liu ...

Series Book 4 - Understanding China Through Comics
The fourth volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's move to modernization!Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The Understanding China Through Comics series answers these questions and more.The fourth volume in the Understanding China Through Comics series The Making of Modern China, covers the stunningly ... Read more

$7.82 USD

The fourth volume in this fun, comic-style series that explores China's move to modernization!Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The Understanding China Through Comics series answers these questions and more.The fourth volume in the Understanding China Through Comics series The Making of Modern China, covers the stunningly
... Read more
Street of Eternal Happiness

Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road

by Rob Schmitz ...

An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of Shanghai, from one of the most acclaimed broadcast journalists reporting on China.Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to partake in a mad torrent of capital, ideas, and opportunity. Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz is one of them ... Read more

$8.99 USD

An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of Shanghai, from one of the most acclaimed broadcast journalists reporting on China.Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day to partake in a mad torrent of capital, ideas, and opportunity. Marketplace’s Rob Schmitz is one of them
... Read more
The Longevity Plan

Seven Life-Transforming Lessons from Ancient China

by John D. Day, Jane Ann Day, Matthew LaPlante ...

A renowned cardiologist recounts his time living in Longevity Village in China, and the seven lessons he learned there that lead to a happy, healthy, long life—"Highly readable, thoughtful, and inspiring" ( Publishers Weekly )."If getting healthier is part of your . . .plan, this book is a must read… . . . Dr. Day shares a proven program to help readers feel sharper, more motivated, and to live ... Read more

$12.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A renowned cardiologist recounts his time living in Longevity Village in China, and the seven lessons he learned there that lead to a happy, healthy, long life—"Highly readable, thoughtful, and inspiring" ( Publishers Weekly )."If getting healthier is part of your . . .plan, this book is a must read… . . . Dr. Day shares a proven program to help readers feel sharper, more motivated, and to live
... Read more

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