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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Happy New Year!	Demi	Examines the customs, traditions, foods, and lore associated with the celebration of Chinese New Year.	OL103638W
The Good Earth	Ruth Goode,Donald F. Roden,Stephen Colbourn,Nick Bertozzi,Pearl S. Buck,Ernst Simon	This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby,…	OL1140109W
The Exile	Pearl S. Buck	The Exile is a memoir/biography about Pearl Buck's mother, Caroline Stulting Sydenstricker (1857–1921), describing her life growing up in West Virginia and life in China as the wife of the Presbyteri…	OL1140125W
Hong lou meng	Xueqin Cao	The novel provides a detailed, episodic record of the two branches of the wealthy and aristocratic Jia (賈) clan — the Rongguo House (榮國府) and the Ningguo House (寧國府) — who reside in two large, adjace…	OL11557877W
Nation, governance, and modernity in China	Michael Tsin,Michael T.W. Tsin,Michael Tsang-Woon Tsin	276 p. : 24 cm	OL11625177W
Heavenly clockwork	Joseph Needham	"A reissue with a new foreword and supplement, of a modern classic published in 1960. The invention of the mechanical clock was one of the most important turning points in the history of science and …	OL1186496W
Ocean of Words	Ha Jin	Winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award The place is the chilly border between Russia and China. The time is the early 1970s when the two giants were poised on the brink of war. And the characters in …	OL14552W
Waiting	Ha Jin,Ha Jin	For more than seventeen years, Lin Kong, a devoted and ambitious doctor, has been in love with an educated, clever, modern woman, Manna Wu. But back in the traditional world of his home village lives…	OL14557W
China	Ann Heinrichs	Introduces the history, geography, economy, people, and culture of the country with the largest population in the world.	OL14853567W
Marco Polo	Stephen Feinstein	"Examines the life of Italian explorer Marco Polo, including a childhood in Venice, his travels in China and the Mongol empire, his service to Kublai Khan, and his imprisonment in Genoa"--Provided by…	OL15053711W
China	Susan Sinnott	Describes the history, geography, government, economics, and people of China.	OL15181489W
Chinese New Year	Alice K. Flanagan	Explores the origins of Chinese New Year, a holiday that marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and describes the preparations, foods, customs, and symbols associated with the celebrati…	OL15194675W
Oracle of Compassion	Hope Bradford	In this, the abridged version (sans appendices) of "The Living Word of Kuan Yin: The Teachings and Prophecies of the Goddess of Compassion and Mercy" is presented Kuan Yin’s eternal wisdom on the pow…	OL15232487W
The South Manchuria Railway Through the Camera Lens.	South Manchuria Railway Company.	A scrapbook of photos, bound in hardcover.	OL15297865W
Sovereign power and the law in China	Flora Sapio	In China the coexistence of arbitrary detention and a transition towards a rule of law is either seen as an oxymoron, or as an aberration. This book analyses under-researched institutions and practic…	OL15537737W
This is China	Haiwang Yuan	<i>This Is China</i> contains, in brief, everything we need to know about 5,000 years of history, 30 years of “opening,” and a future that promises to shape the 21st century for all of us.	OL15571147W
Time Slide	Marie Godley	An adventure set in China involving two children on an archaeological dig that turns into much more when they are sent back in time.	OL15640677W
8,000 stones; a Chinese folktale	Diane Wolkstein	Retells the Chinese tale in which the governor's clever son finds a way to weigh an elephant.	OL15841323W
The people of China and their food	Ann Burckhardt	Describes food customs and preparation in China, regional dishes, and cooking techniques; includes recipes for a variety of meals.	OL15844525W
India	Valerie Hill	Describes the geography, history, government, people, and culture of India.	OL15968745W