|
Joy Luck Club
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
When June's mother dies, she is invited to join a long-standing club of Chinese women who urge her not only to take her mother's place at the mah-jongg table, but also to carry the news of her mother's death to her step-sisters in China. Through the stories of the women and their daughters, the values of different generations are articulated. June ...
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $2.48!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
|
Bonesetter's Daughter
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
Ruth Young and Art Kamen live together in San Francisco, and the deterioration of their relationships renders Ruth unable to speak. Her Chinese mother, LuLing, who now has Alzheimer's, is another complicating factor in her life, but the diary she kept as a young woman still exists, and when Ruth reads it she comes to a better understanding of her ...
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $1.99!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
|
Saving Fish from Drowning
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
Amy Tan's fifth novel takes a group of travelers and strands them in the jungles of Myanmar when a bridge they are crossing collapses. There, they tangle with a local tribe who declare one of their party a god who can save them from the ruthless militarist regime. The tourists include an expert on tropical plants, a famous dog trainer, a teenage ...
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $3.74!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
|
Kitchen God's Wife
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
Pearl gradually comes to understand her mother Jiang Weili (Winnie) as a heroic survivor, not a troublesome anachronism, as they begin to reveal secrets about themselves to one another. Winnie tells the story of how she escaped a horrible marriage to a cowardly fighter pilot in the Sino-Japanese war and how he may or may not be Pearl's father. ...
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $1.99!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
|
Hundred Secret Senses
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
Olivia is 3 years old when she discovers she has a half-sister, Kwan, who lives in China. When Kwan arrives to join the family, she reveals her secret to Olivia--she has visions and communicates with ghosts. Many years later, Kwan tries to encourage Olivia not to give up on her marriage to Simon and convinces them both to travel to China with her. ...
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $1.99!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
|
The Opposite of Fate: A Book of Musings
more books like this
by
Amy Tan (Read by)
Amy Tan leaves the realm of fiction in this collection of essays about her own life--and, specifically, about the part fate has played in it. In the process, she covers her Chinese-American childhood, her writing, and her travels with the all-writer rock band, the Rock Bottom Remainders. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $1.99!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
|
The Moon Lady
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
An excerpt from the novel THE JOY LUCK CLUB presented in picture-book format. A Chinese grandmother now living in America shares a story with her three grandchildren about her youth in China. While celebrating at the Moon Festival, 7-year-old Ying-ying becomes separated from her family. She has many adventures, but when she meets the magical Moon ...
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $1.99!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
|
What the Dormouse Said: Lessons for Grown-Ups from Children's Books
more books like this
by
Amy Gash, Pierre Le-Tan (Illustrator), Judith Viorst (Foreword by)
In a collection of over 300 quotations from the best-loved children's books of all time, Gash brings together the wit and wisdom of such classics as "Charlotte's Web, Peter Pan, Eloise, " and "Goodnight Moon, " to remind weary adults not to lose sight of the values and virtues they learned as children.
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $3.98!
|
SVS
|
|
The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
Internationally bestselling novelist Amy Tan's first work of nonfiction reveals personal stories of her life and family, and of faith and fate. A "New York Times" Notable Book. Photos throughout.
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $1.99!
|
SVS
|
|
The Chinese Siamese Cat
more books like this
by
Amy Tan (Read by)
An original folktale explaining the origin of Siamese cats. It seems that all Siamese cats are descendents of Sagwa, a Chinese cat once owned by a Foolish Magistrate. The magistrate used cats to write out his edicts by dipping their tails in ink and then using their tails as pens. When Sagwa accidently falls in an ink pot and then walks across the ...
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $1.99!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
view cover
|
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
To explain the markings on their faces and tails, Ming Miao tells her kittens the story of their ancestor, Sagwa of China, and how the kitten's antics foiled the Foolish Magistrate. This fairy tale is the inspiration of a new PBS animated series debuting in fall 2001. Full-color illustrations.
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $4.81!
|
SVS
|
view cover
|
The Opposite of Fate
more books like this
by
Amy Tan (Read by)
Amy Tan leaves the realm of fiction in this collection of essays about her own life--and, specifically, about the part fate has played in it. In the process, she covers her Chinese-American childhood, her writing, and her travels with the all-writer rock band, the Rock Bottom Remainders. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $2.99!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
view cover
|
Mother: Mother
more books like this
by
Claudia O'Keefe (Editor), Faye Kellerman, Amy Tan
Mary Higgins Clark, Amy Tan, Joyce Carol Oates and Maya Angelou are among the gifted writers who share their personal reflections on mother in this exceptiolnal collection of fiction, essays and poetry. From a woman's choice to become a mother to the inner workings of a mother's relationship with her children, the full cycle of motherhood is ...
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $17.67!
|
first editions
|
SVS
|
view cover
|
Mei Mei Little Sister: Portraits from a Chinese Orphanage
more books like this
by
Richard Bowen (Photographer), Karin Evans (Afterword by), Amy Tan (Introduction by)
The Chinese believe an unseen red thread joins those in this life who are destined to connect. For photographer Richard Bowen, that thread led him to China's state-run welfare institutions, where there are thousands of children, primarily girls, growing up without families to take care of them. "Mei Mei" presents a poignant glimpse of just a few ...
see all copies from $7.68!
new only from $15.75!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
view cover
|
El Club de La Buena Estrella
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
see all copies from $9.95!
new only from $16.83!
|
SVS
|
|
|
Literary Outtakes [False Starts, Loose Lines, Dropped Dialogue, and Other Fragments From 101 Renowned Writers]
by
Larry (Edited By) [Foreword By Harold Bloom] [Allen Ginsberg Dark, Amy Tan, Peter Benchley, John Updike, William T. Vollman,...
see all copies from $1.99!
signed copies
|
first editions
|
view cover
|
The Opposite of Fate PB
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
Amy Tan leaves the realm of fiction in this collection of essays about her own life--and, specifically, about the part fate has played in it. In the process, she covers her Chinese-American childhood, her writing, and her travels with the all-writer rock band, the Rock Bottom Remainders. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.
see all copies from $2.00!
new only from $7.70!
|
|
|
Uc the Hundred Secret Senses, Limited Edition
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $13.94!
|
signed copies
|
first editions
|
view cover
|
The Best American Short Stories 1999
more books like this
by
Amy Tan (Editor), Katrina Kenison (Editor)
Amy Tan of THE JOY LUCK CLUB fame collects her favorites from 1998, including stories from Rick Bass, Junot Diaz, Lorrie Moore, Ha Jin, and Stephen Dobyns, as well as from less established names such as A. Hemon and Tim Gautreaux.
see all copies from $1.99!
first editions
|
view cover
|
Club de la Buena Estrella
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
see all copies from $10.78!
new only from $54.95!
|
view cover
|
Selected from the Joy Luck Club
more books like this
by
Amy Tan, Literacy Volunteers of New York City Sta (Editor), Melinda Corey (Editor)
see all copies from $1.99!
new only from $28.99!
|
view cover
|
Hija del Curandero
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
see all copies from $3.58!
new only from $49.99!
|
view cover
|
La Esposa del Dios del Fuego
by
Amy Tan
see all copies from $2.99!
new only from $11.41!
|
SVS
|
view cover
|
Un Lugar Llamado Nada
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
Twelve American tourists join an art expedition that begins in the Himalayan foothills of China and heads south into the jungles of Burma. After the mysterious death of their tour leader, the carefully laid plans fall apart. On Christmas morning, 11 of the travelers boat across a misty lake for a sunrise cruise and disappear.
see all copies from $10.95!
new only from $30.96!
|
|
|
La Hija del Curandero
more books like this
by
Amy Tan
see all copies from $20.35!
|