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Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China
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Author: Jung Chang Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through a hundred years of wars, revolutions and seismic...
Voice for the Voiceless: Over Seven Decades of Struggle with China for
In this unique book, His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story of his 75-year struggle with China to save Tibet and its people. Instant New York Times Bestseller...
The Poppy War Boxset (The Poppy War)
This collection features the novels in her historical military fantasy trilogy-The Poppy War, The Dragon Republic, and The Burning God-a complete epic inspired by the bloody history of China's twentieth...
Chinese Made Easy: Simple, Modern Recipes for Every Day
Dive into Chinese cooking with this delicious collection of more than 70 authentic, easy-to-follow recipes. With clear, uncomplicated instructions and accessible, supermarket-friendly swaps for traditional Chinese ingredients, Chinese Made Easy...
Beijing Rules: China's Quest for Global Influence
LONGLISTED FOR FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Excellent . . . reveals an insidious matrix of spying, deception, censorship...
A Chinese Perspective
Author: Brian Aldiss Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 96 A major science fiction novella by the master of British science fiction. First published almost a quarter of a...
Chineasy (R) Travel
Author: ShaoLanFormat: Hardback, 120mm x 180mm, 200g, 96 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Chineasy (R) Travel presents over 100 of the most used and useful Chinese characters, phrases...
A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Brush Painting: 35 Painting Activities
A Beginner's Guide to Chinese Brush Painting teaches this ancient art form in an easy-to-understand way - no prior experience necessary! As one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in...
Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora
Mahjong is one of the first English language books to break down classic Chinese Mahjong. Readers learn game setup, rules, common hands, strategy, and scoring through beautiful illustrations and photography,...
At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China: FINALIST FOR
FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2025 'A brilliant personal account of China's borderlands and peoples' Francis Fukuyama 'Edward Wong is about as knowledgeable a guide to China as a reader...
The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric
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In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, the bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman ("Elegant and scrupulous"-- New York Times Book Review ) and Krakatoa ("A mesmerizing page-turner"--...
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future
'Compelling and informative... a useful gateway into [Xi Jinping's] mind' Rana Mitter, Literary Review From one of the most admired reporters covering China today, a vital new account of the...
The Second World War in the Far East
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: H. P. Willmott Format:...
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned,...
Jasmine Tea
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'But how sweet a fruit the 'suppose' must be, that people will sup and sup on it! A juicy fruit, like...
The Great Transformation: China's Road from Revolution to Reform
The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history "Almost every page contains an eye-opening detail. . . . The Great Transformation evokes the multiple...
No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs
'Anyone interested in the future of autocracy should buy it' Anne Applebaum, author of Twilight of Demoracy **Shortlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Literature** A devastating account of...
The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MOORE PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE An eye-opening exploration of the Chinese internet that reveals the intricate dance between freedom and control in contemporary China ....
The Fox Wife: an enchanting historical mystery from the New York Times
Longlisted for the Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award 'Vivid, enigmatic, enchanting' M. L. Rio 'Irresistible' Sunday Times Some people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but...
The Food of Sichuan
Winner of the Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book Award 2020 Shortlisted for the Guild of Food Writers Award 2020 Shortlisted for the James Beard Award 2020 'Cookbook of the year'...
On China
The legendary ex-US Secretary of State on the world's foremost emerging superpower In 1971 Henry Kissinger took the historic step of reopening relations between China and the West, and since...
Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned,...
The Night Ends With Fire: the #1 Sunday Times bestselling fantasy
RAISED TO OBEY. DESTINED TO REBEL. The Three Kingdoms are at war, but Meilin's father refuses to answer the imperial draft. Trapped by his opium addiction, he plans to sell...
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution
In 1949 Mao Zedong hoisted the red flag over Beijing's Forbidden City. Instead of liberating the country, the communists destroyed the old order and replaced it with a repressive system...
Family Style: Elegant Everyday Recipes Inspired by Home and Heritage
From culinary creator, lifestyle expert, and award-winning fashion designer Peter Som, a stunning cookbook of 100 recipes with unique and creative flavor combinations, paying homage to his identity, heritage, and...
Kiki Xue (Multi-lingual edition)
Format: Hardback, 250mm x 320mm, 1440g, 160 pagesPublished: Editions Skira Paris, France, 2023Originally from Chengdu in China, Kiki Xue first studied mathematics before deciding to become a professional photographer. Since...
The Fourth Princess: A Gothic Novel of Old Shanghai
From the internationally bestselling author of The Porcelain Moon comes a haunting Gothic novel set in 1911 China. Two young women living in a crumbling, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger...
The Book of Secrets: A Personal History of Betrayal in Red China
'An extraordinary firsthand account of Communist Party machinery at its most brutal and paranoid' -- Sunday Telegraph Picked as Hilary Spurling's Book of the Year in The Spectator. The spellbinding...
Self Reiki: Tune in to Your Life Force to Achieve Harmony and Balance
The first illustrated book on self reiki available on the market Harness the power of universal energy and use Reiki techniques at home - to harmonise and heal. Reiki promotes...
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing: On Making a Living
A witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and a driving desire to thrive A Book of the Year in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Economist and the Financial...