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1	The thousand recipe Chinese cookbook more books like this by Gloria Bley Miller add to wishlist Gloria Bley Miller does indeed include the 1000 recipes promised, but this amazing cookbook includes much more. Beginning with background, Miller writes extensively about Chinese attitudes toward food and cooking, about the evolution of the Chinese diet over the centuries, and about the regional variations that make the cuisine so rich and diverse ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.90! \| first editions
2	The Red Heart of Jade more books like this by Marjorie M Liu add to wishlist The Dirk & Steele Detective Agency sends clairvoyant investigator Dean Campbell to Taipei to look into a series of murders. Soon, Dean becomes embroiled in an ancient game of immortals--a game in which he and the stunning Mirabelle Lee are both players and prizes. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.29! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the Struggle for Modern China more books like this by Jay Taylor add to wishlist One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China's rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that promises to one day rival the United States. Chiang Kai-shek, an autocratic, larger-than-life figure, dominates this story. A modernist as well as a neo-Confucianist, Chiang was a man of war who led ... see all copies from $19.11! new only from $24.50! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Kilo Class more books like this by Patrick Robinson add to wishlist A specialized team of Navy SEALs travel to Russia to thwart a Chinese plot to overtake Taiwan using Russian nuclear weapons. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Lucky Girl more books like this by Mei-Ling Hopgood add to wishlist In a true story of family ties, journalist Hopgood, one of the first wave of Asian adoptees to arrive in America, comes face to face with her past when her Chinese birth family suddenly requests a reunion after more than two decades. see all copies from $12.88! new only from $12.88! \| SVS
6	A Thrice-Told Tale: Feminism, Postmodernism, and Ethnographic Responsibility more books like this by Margery Wolf add to wishlist A Thrice-Told Tale is one ethnographer's imaginative and powerful response to the methodological issues raised by feminist and postmodernist critics of traditional ethnography. The author, a feminist anthropologist, uses three texts developed out of her research in Taiwan - a piece of fiction, anthropological fieldnotes, and a social science ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $15.51! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Bound feet & western dress more books like this by Pang-Mei Natasha Chang add to wishlist The author, born in China in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion, tells the story of her tumultuous life: her arranged marriage to a poet who treated her cruelly and ultimately abandoned her; her flight to Germany where she educated herself and became a teacher; and her career as the first woman vice-president of a Shanghai bank. This memoir was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Shark Mutiny more books like this by P Robinson add to wishlist A group of Chinese generals and Iranian religious leaders team up and hatch a plot to destroy the global economy by blowing up most of the world's oil tankers. U.S. National Security Adviser Admiral Arnold Morgan discovers the plan and fights to save the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Foreigner more books like this by Francie Lin add to wishlist A noirish work about family, fraternity, conscience, and the curious gulf between a man's culture and his deepest self, "The Foreigner" is a darkly comic tale of crime and contrition, and a riveting story about what it means to be a foreigner--even in one's own family. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.60! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Wild Kids: Two Novels about Growing Up more books like this by Ta-Ch'un Chang, Dachun Zhang, Professor Chang Ta-Chun add to wishlist Two short novels by a popular Taiwanese TV personality: MY KID SISTER, about the rebellious daughter in a very conventional family, and WILD CHILD, about a troubled teenager on the streets. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Formosa Straits more books like this by Anthony Hyde add to wishlist Nick Lamp is the son of a Chinese father and an American mother. On a visit to Taiwan to see an old family friend, who he finds dead. Lamp's friend was the head of the Taiwan mafia, and Nick becomes a suspect. He must navigate the Taiwan underworld to prove his innocence. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Life & Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas & Himalayan Mountaineer more books like this by Sherry B Ortner add to wishlist The Sherpas were dead, two more victims of an attempt to scale Mt. Everest. Members of a French climbing expedition, sensitive perhaps about leaving the bodies where they could not be recovered, rolled them off a steep mountain face. One body, however, crashed to a stop near Sherpas on a separate expedition far below. They stared at the frozen ... see all copies from $2.84! new only from $32.68! \| first editions
13 view cover	Taiwan: A New History more books like this by Murray A Rubinstein (Editor) add to wishlist Since its initial publication in 1999, "Taiwan: A New History" has established itself as the book of choice on the history of Taiwan. Conceived as a cohesive and interconnected set of interpretive and narrative essays, it is the most integrated, comprehensive, and accessible history of Taiwan published in any Western language. The contributors are ... see all copies from $7.65! new only from $14.99! \| SVS
14	Encyclopedia of Chinese Food and Cooking more books like this by Wonona Chang add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The wok [a Chinese cook book. more books like this by Gary Lee add to wishlist More than 1.3 million copies of this best-seller have been sold. You can prepare all popular Chinese specialties expertly and easily with this complete cookbook by a Chinese cooking master. It contains delicious recipes for everything from simple stir-fried delicacies to exotic meals for guests, a guide to ingredients, and easy-to-follow ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Hudson Taylor: Deep in the Heart of China more books like this by Janet Benge, Geoff Benge add to wishlist "Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! A pioneer missionary to China at age 21, Hudson Taylor eventually led 641 missionaries, about half the entire protestant force in China (1832-1905). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.55! \| SVS
17 view cover	Learning Gap: Why Our Schools Are Failing and What We Can Learn from Japanese and Chinese Educ more books like this by Harold W Stevenson, James W Stigler add to wishlist Compares United States elementary education practices with those in Asia and comes to some surprising conclusions. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Peanut Butter Friends in a Chop Suey World more books like this by Deb Brammer, Grace Kim (Illustrator) add to wishlist Sixth-grader Amy and her family move to Taiwan to do missionary work, but even at her school for English-speaking students Amy finds the adjustment difficult. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.24! \| SVS
19 view cover	Bamboo Shoots After the Rain: Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of Taiwan more books like this by Ann C Carver (Editor), Professor Sung-Sheng Yvonne Chang (Editor) add to wishlist This remarkable anthology introduces the short fiction of 14 writers, major figures in the literary movements of three generations, who represent a range of class, ethnic, age, and political perspectives. It is filled with "unexpected gems," writes Scarlet Cheng in Belles Lettres, including Lin Hai-yin's story of a woman suffering under a feudal ... see all copies from $6.93! new only from $10.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	Go Home and Tell more books like this by Bertha Smith, Timothy George (Editor), Denise George (Editor) add to wishlist An inspiring story of God's work in China during the Shantung Revival. A first-person account by a remarkable American missionary and conference leader. During her 99 years, Bertha Smith served as a missionary to China, and spent over 30 years as a popular speaker and conference leader. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $91.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	The Best of Taiwanese Cuisine more books like this by Karen H Bartell add to wishlist Dishes from the four corners of China are found in Taiwanese kitchens and restaurants: noodles, dumplings and Mongolian Lamb Barbecue from northern China; sauces and herbs from the east are featured in recipes like Piquant Lime Chicken in Swallow's Nest; hot spicy, fried foods from southern China such as lightly seasoned fresh seafood. This ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan more books like this by Jonathan Manthorpe add to wishlist A gripping history of Taiwan's courageous fight against colonial powers in a decade when its independence will be won or lost. Taiwan's relationship with China remains one of the two most important issues in Asia, reappearing in the news with regular frequency. Written by a senior foreign correspondent with nearly 30 years of experience in Asia. ... see all copies from $14.01! new only from $15.00! \| SVS
23	Splendors of Imperial China: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei more books like this by Kuo Li Ku Kung Po Wu Y Uan, Maxwell K Hearn, Guo Li Gu Gong Bo Wu Yuan add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	Cold War Island: Quemoy on the Front Line more books like this by Michael Szonyi add to wishlist During the height of the Cold War in the 1950s the small island of Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait was the front line in the military standoff between Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China and Mao Zedong's People's Republic. Local society and culture were dramatically transformed. Michael Szonyi uses oral history, official documents, and dissident ... see all copies from $7.61! new only from $11.84! \| SVS
25 view cover	China's Crisis: Dilemmas of Reform and Prospects for Democracy more books like this by Professor Andrew J Nathan add to wishlist Nathan explored the roots of the Tiananmen tragedy in Deng Xiaoping's ten-year reform. How will cultural values and attitudes shape China's political development? What will be the impact of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the West? Drawing on ground-breaking empirical research, Nathan measures the expectations of individual Chinese and their attitudes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $50.09! \| first editions

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