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Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built

Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built

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In just a decade and half Jack Ma, a man who rose from humble beginnings and started his career as an English teacher, founded and built Alibaba into the second...
1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: Two lives, one nation and a century of art under tyranny in China

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: Two lives, one nation and a century of art under tyranny in China

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Ai Weiwei - one of the world's most famous artists and activists - tells a century-long epic tale of China through the story of his own extraordinary life and the...
Kingdom of Characters: A Tale of Language, Obsession, and Genius in Modern China

Kingdom of Characters: A Tale of Language, Obsession, and Genius in Modern China

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
A riveting, masterfully researched account of the bold innovators who adapted the Chinese language to the modern world, transforming China into a superpower in the process What does it take...
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the China Production Game

Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the China Production Game

$27.95 AUD$10.00 AUD
An insider reveals what can-and does-go wrong when companies shift production to China In this entertaining behind-the-scenes account, Paul Midler tells us all that is wrong with our effort to...
Insight Guides City Guide Shanghai  (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides City Guide Shanghai (Travel Guide eBook)

$34.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
There is no city quite like it. Bursting with life, a fascinating history and a glitzy skyline, Shanghai is one of the worlds most exciting destinations. Inside Insight City Guide...
The Poppy War Collector's Edition (The Poppy War, Book 1)

The Poppy War Collector's Edition (The Poppy War, Book 1)

$49.99 AUD$42.49 AUD
Winner of the Reddit Fantasy Award for Best Debut 2018 'The best fantasy debut of 2018' - WIRED From the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface comes...
Wild Grass: China's Revolution from Below

Wild Grass: China's Revolution from Below

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
A compelling history of Chinese resistance to state oppression, told through the stories of three remarkable individuals In Wild Grass, Pulitzer Prize-winning Ian Johnson describes a China caught between the...
The Taiwan Story: How a Small Island Will Dictate the Global Future

The Taiwan Story: How a Small Island Will Dictate the Global Future

$36.99 AUD$31.44 AUD
In this urgent book, we learn why a small island in the East China Sea will be central to the world's future An urgent, indispensable guide to why Taiwan matters...
The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present, Third Edition

The Penguin History of Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great

$35.00 AUD$29.75 AUD
The crucial book for understanding modern China, now updated to include the rule of Xi Jinping In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to...
Pleasure of Thinking

Pleasure of Thinking

$28.99 AUD$24.64 AUD
The dazzling essays of the beloved, subversive Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo, a continual bestseller in China, now in English for the first time Wang Xiaobo made his name as a...
Sparks: China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future

Sparks: China's Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future

$28.99 AUD$24.64 AUD
An inspiring testament to China's dissident historians and activists, from the 1940s to the present A documentary filmmaker who uncovered a Mao-era death camp; an independent journalist who gave voice...
On China

On China

$27.99 AUD$23.79 AUD
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...
The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers

The Party: The Secret World of China's Communist Rulers

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
'A book that is as informative as it is entertaining ... China has been transformed. The system that takes the credit is brilliantly described by McGregor' Chris Patten, Financial Times...
20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth

20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world 'She's no good, that girl. Much too individualistic' This is the story...
Shadow of the Silk Road: (Vintage Voyages)

Shadow of the Silk Road: (Vintage Voyages)

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind Colin Thurbon's beautiful prose unfolds along the Silk Road, unearthing a richly layered past...
China Dream

China Dream

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A biting satire of Chinese totalitarianism from the critically acclaimed author of Beijing Coma and Red Dust. 'One of China's greatest living novelists' Guardian Blending fact with fiction, China Dream...
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China

Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
A major new biography from the internationally bestselling author of Wild Swans, Mao and Empress Dowager Cixi- a gripping story of sisterhood, revolution and betrayal, and three women who helped...
Golden Age

Golden Age

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The bestselling novel by cult writer Wang Xiaobo, a satire of the Cultural Revolution, in its first full English translation 'Life is but a slow, drawn-out process of getting your...
Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

Falling Leaves Return to Their Roots: The True Story of an Unwanted

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter The story of an unwanted daughter growing up during the Chinese Communist Revolution, blamed for her...
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

$22.99 AUD$19.54 AUD
From the bestselling author of Wild Swans and Mao- The Unknown Story, the extraordinary story of the woman who single-handedly dragged China into the modern age Discover the extraordinary story...
Bao Family: Recipes from the eight culinary regions of China

Bao Family: Recipes from the eight culinary regions of China

$45.00 AUD$38.25 AUD
Full of recipes sharing their love of bao as well as other Chinese dishes, the Bao Family cookbook symbolises the bridge between two cultures: the traditions of China and the...
Chinese-ish: Home cooking, not quite authentic, 100% delicious

Chinese-ish: Home cooking, not quite authentic, 100% delicious

$39.99 AUD$33.99 AUD
James Beard Award 2023 winner for Best Visuals As immigrants with Chinese heritage who both moved to Australia as kids, Rosheen Kaul and Joanna Hu spent their formative years living...
River East, River West: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024

River East, River West: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2024

$24.99 AUD$21.24 AUD
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024 A mesmerising reversal of the east-west immigrant narrative set against China's economic boom, River East, River West is a deeply moving exploration...
Chinese Astrology, Orion Plain and Simple

Chinese Astrology, Orion Plain and Simple

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
A practical guide on how to work out your Chinese horoscope.Though perhaps less well-known here than its Western counterpart, Chinese astrology is every bit as illuminating and provides an equally...
The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China

The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the

$26.99 AUD$21.59 AUD
As any traveller knows, the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So when journalist Frank Langfitt wanted to learn more about the real China, he started...
East Asian Folktales, Myths and Legends

East Asian Folktales, Myths and Legends

$22.99 AUD$18.39 AUD
A beautiful new edition of retellings of classic folktales, myths and legends from China, Korea, Japan and beyond. Follow the journey of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac, explore...
One-off Focus on China Bargain Book Box ON1715

One-off Focus on China Bargain Book Box ON1715

$618.00 AUD$130.00 AUD
One-off Focus on China Bargain Book Box Delve into the heart of the Middle Kingdom with our exclusive "Focus on China" book box! This curated collection offers a diverse range...
A Bond Undone: Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 2

A Bond Undone: Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. 2

$24.99 AUD$19.99 AUD
THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 100 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Jin Yong's work,...
Why the Chinese Don't Count Calories

Why the Chinese Don't Count Calories

$24.99 AUD$12.00 AUD
A favourite Chinese greeting is Ni chi fan le ma? - Have you eaten yet? Unlike many in the West, the Chinese see food not as a chore to prepare...
10-Minute Chinese Takeaway: Simple, Classic Dishes Ready in Just 10 Minutes!

10-Minute Chinese Takeaway: Simple, Classic Dishes Ready in Just 10

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
10-Minute Takeaway is the fastest, easiest ever cookbook for all your favourite Chinese dishes.Cooking star Kwoklyn Wan offers over 80 inventive ways of getting food on the table in 10...
Jades from China

Jades from China

$99.95 AUD$79.96 AUD
A magnificently produced catalog of the major exhibition at the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, England. Illustrating 354 Chinese jades from the collection of Brian McElney, the Peony Collection...
The Island of Seven Cities: The Discovery of a Lost Chinese Settlement in North America

The Island of Seven Cities: The Discovery of a Lost Chinese Settlement

$39.95 AUD$20.00 AUD
"The Island of Seven Cities" unveils the first tangible proof that the Chinese settled in the New World before Columbus. In the summer of 2003, architect Paul Chiasson decided to...
The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China

The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History

$62.99 AUD$30.00 AUD
From the acclaimed author of The Gunpowder Age, a book that casts new light on the history of China and the West at the turn of the nineteenth century.George Macartney's...
Snuff Bottles from China: The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection

Snuff Bottles from China: The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection

$150.00 AUD$120.00 AUD
Snuff Bottles from China: The Victoria and Albert Museum Collection
Small China: Early Chinese Miniatures

Small China: Early Chinese Miniatures

$64.99 AUD$51.99 AUD
Small China presents Chinese miniatures from 5,000 BCE up to the fifteenth century. The pocketsized representations of supernatural beings, people, animals, or everyday objects are virtually uncharted in East Asian...
China's Philological Turn: Scholars, Textualism, and the Dao in the Eighteenth Century

China's Philological Turn: Scholars, Textualism, and the Dao in the

$124.95 AUD$99.96 AUD
In eighteenth-century China, a remarkable intellectual transformation took place, centered on the ascendance of philology. Its practitioners were preoccupied with the reliability of sources as evidence for restoring ancient texts...
Literati Storytelling in Late Medieval China

Literati Storytelling in Late Medieval China

$187.95 AUD$150.36 AUD
Scholar-officials of late medieval China were not only enthusiastic in amateur storytelling, but also showed unprecedented interest in recording stories on different aspects of literati life. These stories appeared in...
The Yellow River: A Natural and Unnatural History

The Yellow River: A Natural and Unnatural History

$56.95 AUD$45.56 AUD
A three-thousand-year history of the Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape From Neolithic times to the present day, the Yellow River and its...
Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

Empress Dowager CIXI: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

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A "New York Times" Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835 1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into...
Tiger Warrior: Fight for the Cursed Unicorn: Book 5

Tiger Warrior: Fight for the Cursed Unicorn: Book 5

$14.99 AUD$8.00 AUD
Jack has always wanted to meet a unicorn, and with its black coat, golden hooves and truth-telling powers, the magical xiezhi is the most amazing unicorn ever! But when the...
Self Reiki: Tune in to Your Life Force to Achieve Harmony and Balance

Self Reiki: Tune in to Your Life Force to Achieve Harmony and Balance

$29.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
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...
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future

Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and the Superpower Future of China shatters the many myths and caricatures that shroud one of the world's most secretive political organisations...
The Shadow of the Empire

The Shadow of the Empire

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'Brilliant' -Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewThe legendary Judge Dee Renjie investigates a high-profile murder case in this intriguing companion novel to Inspector Chen and the Private Kitchen Murder set in seventh-century...
Beijing Rules: China's Quest for Global Influence

Beijing Rules: China's Quest for Global Influence

$36.99 AUD$15.00 AUD
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...
Beijing Rules: China's Quest for Global Influence

Beijing Rules: China's Quest for Global Influence

$24.99 AUD$19.99 AUD
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,...
Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines

$34.99 AUD$27.99 AUD
As featured on CNN's Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4's Start the Week with Andrew MarrOne of the Financial Times' best books of 2021 In this extraordinary journey through...
Aesthetics and Marxism: Chinese Aesthetic Marxists and Their Western Contemporaries

Aesthetics and Marxism: Chinese Aesthetic Marxists and Their Western

$39.95 AUD$20.00 AUD
Although Chinese Marxism - primarily represented by Maoism -is generally seen by Western intellectuals as monolithic, Liu Kang argues that its practices and projects are as diverse as those in...
Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy of 1793

Cherishing Men from Afar: Qing Guest Ritual and the Macartney Embassy

$31.85 AUD$15.00 AUD
In the late eighteenth century two expansive Eurasian empires met formally for the first time-the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain. The occasion...