Cultural Region/Chinese
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Tai-Pan
$44.99 Add to cartThe sweeping epic novel of the founding of Hong Kong, by the #1 New York Times bestselling author and unparalleled master of historical fiction, James Clavell
There can only be one Tai-Pan.
Dirk Struan
- Series: Asian Saga #2
- Author: Clavell, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: December 06, 2022
- ISBN10: 9798212173483
- Language: English
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Ninth Building
$15.95 Add to cartNinth Building is a fascinating collection of vignettes drawn from Zou Jingzhi’s experience
growing up during the Cultural Revolution, first as a boy in Beijing and then as a teenager exiled
to the coun… [more below]- Author: Jingzhi, Zou
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1948830752
- Language: English
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Chinese Takeout Cookbook: From Chop Suey to Sweet ‘n’ Sour, Over 70 Recipes to Re-Create Your Favorites
$24.99 Add to cartChinese is one of our favorite takeout foods – and it’s those nostalgic, comfort-food creations that really get people salivating. Now you can make your favorite Chinese restaurant classics at home wi… [more below]
- Author: Wan, Kwoklyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 20 2019
- ISBN10: 1787134199
- Language: English
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
$19.99 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book
Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize
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 o
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Hessler, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0060855029
- Language: English
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My Korea: Traditional Flavors, Modern Recipes
$40.00 Add to cartSimple rice cakes drenched in a spicy sauce. Bulgogi sliders. A scallion pancake (pajeon) the New York Times calls “the essential taste of Korean cuisine.” For years Hooni Kim’s food has earned him ra
- Author: Kim, Hooni
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0393239721
- Language: English
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Birds of China
$39.95 Add to cartA comprehensive, fully illustrated field guide to the birds of China
China is home to some of the most spectacular birdlife to be found anywhere in the world. This richly illustrated field guide cover- Series: Princeton Field Guides #160
- Author: Yang, Liu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: January 16 2024
- ISBN10: 0691237522
- Language: English
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Chinese Homestyle: Everyday Plant-Based Recipes for Takeout, Dim Sum, Noodles, and More
$28.00 Add to cartEnjoy the bold flavors of Chinese food with 90 accessible plant-based recipes for the Western cook and kitchen. No wok required!
With her popular blog, Omnivore’s Cookbook, Maggie Zhu is the go-to per
- Author: Zhu, Maggie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 163106844X
- Language: English
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Red Roulette: An Insider’s Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today’s China
$18.99 Add to cart“THE BOOK CHINA DOESN’T WANT YOU TO READ.” –CNN SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by THE ECONOMIST and FINANCIAL TIMES This “powerful and disturbing” (Bill Browder, author of Red Notice) New… [more below]
- Author: Shum, Desmond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1982156163
- Language: English
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Last Words from Montmartre
$16.95 Add to cartAn NYRB Classics Original
When the pioneering Taiwanese novelist Qiu Miaojin committed suicide in 1995 at age twenty-six, she left behind her unpublished masterpiece, Last Words from Montmartre. Unfol- Series: New York Review Books (Paperback)
- Author: Miaojin, Qiu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 1590177258
- Language: English
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Chinese Children’s Favorite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales
$14.99 Add to cartChinese Children’s Favorite Stories is a delightful selection of thirteen Chinese folktales as retold by author and illustrator Mingmei Yip. Inspired by her beloved father’s nightly story-telling when… [more below]
- Series: Favorite Children’s Stories
- Author: Yip, Mingmei
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0804851492
- Language: English
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New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies
$29.99 Add to cartExtensively revised and expanded, The New Essential Guide to Hong Kong Movies includes over 670 film reviews, a poster gallery, and a look at the key studios that made Hong Kong cinema so amazing, alo… [more below]
- Author: Baker, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1648210163
- Language: English
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The Making of Modern China: The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912)
$14.95 Add to cart“An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history; ideal for those new to the subject.”–School Library Journal
- Series: Understanding China Through Comics #4
- Author: Liu, Jing
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 28 2017
- ISBN10: 1611720397
- Language: English
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The Art of War
$9.95 Add to cartCompiled more than two thousand years ago by a mysterious warrior-philosopher, The Art of War is still perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today, as eagerly stud… [more below]
- Series: Shambhala Pocket Classics
- Author: Sun-Tzu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 07 1991
- ISBN10: 0877735379
- Language: English
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Forgotten Ally: China’s World War II, 1937-1945
$17.99 Add to cartAn Economist Book of the Year
“A book that has long cried out to be written.” — Observer (UK), Books of the Year In 1937, two years before Hitler invaded Poland, Chi
A Financial Times Book of the Year- Author: Mitter, Rana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 02 2014
- ISBN10: 0544334507
- Language: English
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China’s Hidden Century: 1796-1912
$75.00 Read moreCultural creativity in China between 1796 and 1912 demonstrated extraordinary resilience in a time of warfare, land shortages, famine, and uprisings. Innovation can be seen in material culture (includ
- Author: Harrison-Hall, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0295751851
- Language: English
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The Cultural Revolution: A People’s History, 1962–1976
$20.00 Add to cartThe concluding volume–following Mao’s Great Famine and The Tragedy of Liberation–in Frank Dik tter’s award-winning trilogy chronicling the Communist revolution in China.
After the economic disaster- Author: Dik?tter, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 06 2017
- ISBN10: 1632864231
- Language: English
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Jang: The Soul of Korean Cooking (More Than 60 Recipes Featuring Gochujang, Doenjang, and Ganjang)
$35.00 Add to cartIn the first book on the subject in English, South Korea’s best chef shows readers how to cook with jangs–the sauces that are the essential building blocks of all Korean cuisine. In the 60 home-cook-… [more below]
- Author: Kang, Mingoo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1648291864
- Language: English
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Mini Mandarin Chinese Dictionary: Chinese-English English-Chinese
$6.99 Read moreThis travel-sized Mandarin dictionary is ideal for any application where a handy and portable dictionary is required.
Proving that big things come in small packages, Mini Mandarin Chinese Dictionary i- Series: Tuttle Mini Dictionary
- Author: Lee, Philip Yungkin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 10 2018
- ISBN10: 0804849595
- Language: English
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Brightening My Corner: A Memoir of Dreams Fulfilled
$25.00 Add to cartRuth Lor started life Chinese in a small Canadian town. Driven by curiosity, a yen for adventure, and a wish to be useful, she managed to spend her life fighting racial discrimination.
In Washington,
- Author: Lor Malloy, Ruth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: May 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1594980322
- Language: English
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The Art of War
$16.99 Add to cart‘Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.’
– Sun Tzu
Written around the 6th century BC, The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous books on- Series: Arcturus Silkbound Classics
- Author: Tzu, Sun
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1398827401
- Language: English
