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1	Shanghai Girls more books like this by Lisa See add to wishlist From the author of the bestsellers "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" and "Peony in Love" comes a stunning new novel about two sisters who leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930s Los Angeles. see all copies from $13.10! new only from $14.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China more books like this by Jung Chang add to wishlist An international bestseller with over three million copies in print, this is the story of three generations, mostly of women, in a Chinese family. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.84! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Peony in Love more books like this by Lisa See add to wishlist Immersed in the richness and magic of the Chinese vision of the afterlife, transcending even death, See's novel beautifully explores the many manifestations of love and addresses the age-old desire of women to be heard. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	1421: The Year China Discovered America more books like this by Gavin Menzies add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom more books like this by Simon Winchester add to wishlist In sumptuous and illuminating detail, the bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "Krakatoa" brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter more books like this by Adeline Yen Mah, Adeline Yen Mah add to wishlist The author's Westernized Chinese family in Shanghai was wealthy but dysfunctional. In this painful memoir, she writes about the cruelty she endured and her eventual emigration to the U.S., where she became a doctor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Heavenly Man more books like this by P Hattaway add to wishlist The dramatic autobiography of one of China's dedicated, courageous, and intensely persecuted house church leaders. This is the gripping story of how God took a young, half-starved boy from a poor village in Henan province and placed him on the front line for Jesus, in the face of impossible odds. Instead of focusing on the many miracles or ... see all copies from $6.26! new only from $7.78! \| SVS
8	The I Ching: Or Book of Changes more books like this by Richard Wilhelm add to wishlist At least 5000 years old, the "I Ching" is a book of oracles containing the whole of human experience. Used for divination, it is a method of exploring the unconscious; through the symbolism of its hexagrams we are guided towards the solution of difficult problems and life situations. It can also be read as a book of wisdom revealing the laws of ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $17.84! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life: How to Use Feng Shui to Get Love, Money, Respect, and Happiness more books like this by Karen Rauch Carter (Illustrator), Jeff Fessler add to wishlist Carter translates the principles of feng shui into easy-to-understand and easy-to-follow tips--perfect for readers without access to Chinese specialty shops and who are working with a very limited budget. 70 line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition more books like this by Paul Pitchford add to wishlist This health manual merges modern nutrition with insight from ancient Asian traditions. There are life-enhancing guidelines to renewal and rejuvenation, allowing the reader to develop an optimal diet to fit his or her constitutional type. This revised edition includes many updates, including new research, resources, information on GMOs, an ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $19.95! \| SVS
11 view cover	Empress Orchid more books like this by Anchee Min add to wishlist EMPRESS ORCHID is the story of one of the concubines of the Chinese emperor in the last days of the Ch'ing dynasty. Though she is only 17, Orchid rises in the emperor's favor until, as the empire falls, she finds herself in the position of empress, and deeply immersed in the complex politics of the time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power more books like this by Rob Gifford add to wishlist An acclaimed National Public Radio reporter takes a dramatic journey along China's Route 312 from its start in the boomtown of Shanghai to its end on the border with Kazakhstan. Along the way, he poses crucial questions regarding China's future as a super power. see all copies from $5.12! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
13 view cover	Oxford Picture Dictionary more books like this by Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, Norma Shapiro add to wishlist A comprehensive, flexible, and up-to-date vocabulary reference and teaching tool for English language learning. The Oxford Picture Dictionary and its components create a highly teachable programme that can be used as a complete, four-skills beginning course, or as a language development supplement and practical reference. NEW Grammar Activity Book see all copies from $9.23! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Tao Te Ching more books like this by Professor Lao Tzu add to wishlist Long interested in Taoist teaching, Le Guin retells a classic story, including her own notes on her interpretations of the events in the story. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Integrated Chinese =: [Zhong Wen Ting Shuo Du XIE] more books like this by Yuehua Liu add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Web That Has No Weaver more books like this by Ted J Kaptchuk, O.M.D. add to wishlist In this guide to Chinese medicine, an American expert explains the effectiveness of different treatments, such as acupuncture, and provides an introduction to the philosophical outlook that governs such practices. see all copies from $6.60! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
17 view cover	Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress more books like this by Sijie Dai, Ina Rilke (Translator) add to wishlist In this novella, set in 1971 China at the height of the Cultural Revolution, two young men have been sent away to the mountains for "reeducation" through hard labor. There they encounter a novel by Balzac--a Western book forbidden under the Mao regime--and it changes their lives and the life of the seamstress with whom one of them falls in love. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.14! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Art of War more books like this by Sun Tzu add to wishlist The aphorisms that make up the philosophy of war and strategy by Sun Tzu have, several centuries later, become a must-read for young professionals in business. Though the text can be applied to the ruthless world of commerce, this translation by Thomas Cleary contextualizes the teachings in the Taoist tradition, enabling the work to transcend the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China more books like this by Peter Hessler add to wishlist The acclaimed author of "River Town" offers a rare portrait of 21st-century China. Hessler tells the story of this modern-day country and its growing links to the Western world as seen through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. see all copies from $3.25! new only from $4.67! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Secret of Shambhala: In Search of the Eleventh Insight more books like this by James Redfield add to wishlist In this fictional adventure story, the author of THE CELESTINE PROPHECY and THE TENTH INSIGHT tells of a journey to the land of Tibet in search of centuries-old wisdom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Joy Luck Club more books like this by Amy Tan add to wishlist 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 $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Snow Flower and the Secret Fan more books like this by L See add to wishlist In 19th-century China, when wives and daughters live in almost total seclusion, the women in one remote Hunan county develop their own secret code for communication. This work offers a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.63! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Good Earth more books like this by Pearl S Buck add to wishlist Pearl Buck (1892-1973) wrote THE GOOD EARTH in three months, based on her observations of Chinese life and culture while she lived in China as the daughter of American missionaries. In the novel, Buck tells the story of a simple, traditional small-farmer, Wang Lung, whose highest priority is the land he farms himself with his wife, O-lan. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Five Chinese Brothers more books like this by Claire H Bishop add to wishlist Five identical brothers have remarkable talents: one can swallow the sea, one has an iron neck, one can stretch and stretch his legs, one cannot be burned, and one can hold his breath indefinitely. The first one's talent gets him in serious trouble, but the other four step up to receive his punishment, one after the other, and their remarkable ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| SVS
25 view cover	The search for modern China more books like this by Jonathan D. Spence add to wishlist Over 400 years of Chinese history--from the Ming dynasty to Mao--are recalled in Spence's narrative history. see all copies from $2.86! new only from $15.95! \| first editions \| SVS

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