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by Simon Winchester
Published May 2009
Read ReviewsThe Man Who Loved Chinatells the sweeping story of China through the remarkable life of Joseph Needham's , a brilliant Cambridge scientist . Here is an unforgettable tale of what makes men, nations, and, indeed, mankind itself greatrelated by one of the world's inimitable storytellers.
by Sun Shuyun
Published May 2008
Read ReviewsThe Long March is Communist Chinas founding myth, the heroic tale that every Chinese child learns in school. Seventy years after the historical march took place, Sun Shuyun set out to retrace the Marchers steps and unexpectedly discovered the true history behind the legend.
by Anchee Min
Published Apr 2008
Read ReviewsThe last decades of the nineteenth century were a violent period in Chinas history, ultimately ending in the demise of the Ching dynasty. The only constant during this tumultuous time was the power wielded by the resilient, ever-resourceful Tzu Hsi, Lady Yehonala -- or Empress Orchid.
by Jung Chang, Jon Halliday
Published Nov 2006
Read ReviewsThis is an entirely fresh look at Mao in both content and approach. It will astonish historians and the general reader alike.
by Peter Hessler
Published Dec 2001
Read ReviewsAn unforgettable portrait of a city that, much like China itself, is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be. "Tender, intelligent, and insightful, [this] is the work of a writer of rare talent; it deserves to become a classic."
by Gao Xingjian
Published Nov 2001
Read ReviewsA man's search for meaning -- in life, in the journey -- turns up the possibility that there may be no meaning. The elusive Lingshan (Soul Mountain) becomes the object of his quest. A novel of immense wisdom and profound beauty.
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