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This is an another exciting novel by China Mieville. On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. The giant...

The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Mieville team up on this genre-bending epic of ancient powers, modern war, and an outcast who cannot die. THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES...

In the year that Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii, Vitellan set off for the 21st century as Imperial Rome's last human time machine. He killed an unfaithful lover by just letting...

Author: Claire McKenna Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 352 The sensational follow up to MONSTROUS HEART; a magical tale of intrigue on dark waters and a love story...

Author: Steph Swainston Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 384 The most exciting, original and important new fantasy novel to be published since China Mieville's PERDIDO STREET STATION. A...

A Wall Street banker, an Englishman, an ex-Red Guard...and $418,000,000 disappearing every day In the early nineties, China finally opened for business and Wall Street wanted to get in on...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase - faded. This comprehensive historical account, The Dynasties Of China, chronicles the vast and intricate history of imperial...

Tourist numbers to China are on the increase with the Beijing Olympics in 2008. This authoritative guide provides coverage of the country's best sights, hotels and restaurants. An indispensable language...

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...

Modern megacities, breathtaking natural backdrops and a varied cultural landscape with a long tradition - China captivates with its contrasts and unbelievable diversity. The most populous country in the world...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageTwenty years after his landmark visit to Liu Ling, a remote village in northern China's Shaanxi province, Jan...

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After living in China for five years, and learning the language, Peter Hessler decided to undertake an even more complicated endeavor: he acquired his Chinese driving licence. An eye-opening challenge,...

Set in New York City, China Dolls is the irresistible story of three best friends from childhood-- each an unforgettable Asian woman-- tackling their late twenties over drinks, laughs, and...

Edition: 3rd ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. Slipcase included. Few civilisations have produced an...

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...

Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Edges scuffed from age war, foxed fore-edge and FEP. Set against the richly layered backdrop of Tang...

Hu Feng, the 'counterrevolutionary' leader of a banned literary school, spent twenty-five years in the Chinese Communist Party's prison system. But back in the Party's early days, he was one...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Razor-sharp, pugnacious and blackly funny, Wang Xiaobo's essays established him as one of China's most popular - and subversive - writers....

China's past is key to the modern world. This nimble history of rogues, revolutions and rebellions can be read in a day, but will transform your view for a lifetime....

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingAt a pivotal crossroads between ancient tradition and revolutionary transformation, China: New Age and New Outlook presents a...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A compelling work of biographical history, The Last Great...

Author: Chongda Cai Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 "Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary life in China, and highly recommended for memoir enthusiasts in general." -- Library Journal...

The book titled Understanding China: Introduction to China's History, Society and by the author Jin Bo. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This 1987 edition of a translation from the French, presents a illuminating account of some of the innumerable superstitious customs which have long held sway over Chinese social and family...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew civilizations have produced artistic and cultural heritage as breathtaking in its scope and antiquity as China's, and Treasures of China by Michael Ridley...

Awarded the 1985 Goncourt Prize, this is more a political fable than an historical novel, concerning the rise to power of Ch'in Shih Huang Ti, the Great Emperor of China....

For millennia, China was the largest and richest nation on earth. Two centuries ago, however, its economy sank into a depression from which it had not fully recovered-until now. China's...

Author: Eliot PorterBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1984Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cloth cover has some slight marks from protective plastic jacket adhesive staining, jacket has...

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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the sweeping bronze vessels of the Shang dynasty to the refined porcelain of the Ming era, Style...

As the glittering skyline in Shanghai seemingly attests, China has quickly transformed itself from a place of stark poverty into a modern, urban, technologically savvy economic powerhouse. But as Scott...

Recent discoveries suggest that construction of defensive walls in northern China began about 688 BC. Today, the dragon-like walls that follow the mountain ridges and valleys north of Beijing were...

This book offers a complete and concise history of China from earliest times right up to the present day. The author explores the geographical, cultural and political facets which have...

Detailing a selection of outstanding masterpieces, this catalog provides an overview of the Dresden Porcelain Collection, which comprises more than 20,000 pieces, including Chinese porcelain from the Kangxi era, Japanese...

The book titled China: The Land of the Heavenly Dragon by the author Edward L. Shaughnessy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Simultaneously a literary movement, ultra-hip subculture and burgeoning cottage industry, Steampunk is the most influential new genre to emerge from the late twentieth century. Spinning tales populated with clockwork Leviathans,...

In the 1980s, a wave of Chinese from Fujian province began arriving in America. Many of them lived in a world outside the law, working in a shadow economy overseen...

Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of China's political and social developments following the 1911 revolution. It explores the...

"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving - and rather civilized - empire" - The Telegraph "sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas Morton, BBC History Magazine Control...

Author: Dinny McMahon Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 The world has long considered China a juggernaut of economic strength, but since the global financial crisis, the country's economy has...