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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Ama Alchemy of Love Ama Alchemy of Love Nataša Pantović Nuit “I started writing this as a 17th-century novel. In this novel, it was easy to write from the point of view of the main character, a priest or Ama's mother, or a man without a name, or a Goddess Lili… OL17625964W
Forgotten ally Forgotten ally Rana Mitter "For decades, a major piece of World War II history has gone virtually unwritten. China was the fourth great ally, partner to the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain, yet its drama of … OL19671079W
The road to Sleeping Dragon The road to Sleeping Dragon Michael J. Meyer xvi, 296 pages : 25 cm OL19722144W
The China mission The China mission Daniel Kurtz-Phelan "A nuanced history of the doomed diplomatic mission that turned the tides of the Chinese Civil War. Following the phenomenal success of General George C. Marshall's leadership of the American army du… OL19739850W
Teaching the I Ching (Book of changes) Teaching the I Ching (Book of changes) Geoffrey P. Redmond "Teaching the I Ching (Pinyin Yijing) is a comprehensive and authoritative source for attaining an understanding of 3,000 year old Book of Changes, arguably the most influential Chinese classical tex… OL19752611W
Hanging man Hanging man Barnaby Martin "The gripping story of post-Mao China and the harrowing fate of the artist and activist Ai Weiwei"-- OL19968983W
The slaughter The slaughter Ethan Gutmann "The inside story of China's organ transplant business and its macabre connection with internment camps and killing fields for arrested dissidents, especially the adherents of Falun Gong. Mass murder… OL19982920W
The hundred-year marathon The hundred-year marathon Michael Pillsbury "For more than forty years, the United States has reached out to China, helping it develop a booming economy and take its place on the world stage, in the belief that there is little to fear--and eve… OL19994559W
Dealing with China Dealing with China Henry M. Paulson "Henry M. Paulson, Jr., former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and CEO of Goldman Sachs, delivers a behind-the-scenes account of China's rise as an economic superpower. When Hu Jintao, China's then vi… OL19995260W
The porcelain thief The porcelain thief Huan Hsu "A journalist travels throughout mainland China and Taiwan in search of his family's hidden treasure and comes to understand his ancestry as he never has before. In 1938, when the Japanese arrived in… OL19998724W
Street of Eternal Happiness Street of Eternal Happiness Rob Schmitz "An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of China's most exhilarating metropolis, from one of the most acclaimed broadcas… OL20030208W
Everything under the heavens Everything under the heavens Howard W. French For many years after its reform and opening in 1978, China maintained an attitude of false modesty about its ambitions. That role, reports Howard French, has been set aside. China has asserted its pl… OL20049816W
Silver Way Silver Way Peter Gordon,Juan José Morales 99 pages : 18 cm OL25410898W
Wandering knights Wandering knights Barnett, Robert W. xvii, 166 p., [8] p. of plates : 24 cm OL4793189W