1421, The Year China Discovered America

by Gavin Menzies

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

The controversial story of China's early discovery of America. (CHN216, $15.95)

About Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship With China

by James Mann

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 464 PAGES

A history and analysis of Chinese-American relations. (CHN111, $17.95)

After Tamerlane, The Global History of Empire Since 1405

by John Darwin

• HISTORY
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 592 PAGES

Darwin traces the rise and fall of large-scale empires in the centuries after the death of the emperor Tamerlane in 1405, in an account that challenges conventional beliefs about the rise of the western world and contends that European ascendancy may be a transitory event. (WLD134, $34.95)

All Men Are Brothers

by Pea Buck

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 720 PAGES

A band of men become robbers when they are forced to flee the decadent Sung Dynasty. (CHN650, $39.95)

All the Tea in China

by Kyril Bonfiglioli

• MYSTERY
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 276 PAGES

Another in the series of deliciously entertaining novels starring fictional art dealer Charlie Mortdecai (CHN480, $23.95)

The Analects of Confucius

by D. C. Lao | Confucius

• RELIGION
• 1979
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES

A popular and acclaimed modern translation of the writing of Confucius, an essential introduction to the man and his thoughts. Includes explanatory notes. (CHN123, $12.00)

Anthology of Chinese Literature, Volume I: From the Earliest Times to the Fourteenth Century

by Cyril Birch | Donald Keene

• ANTHOLOGY
• 1989
• PAPER

A banquet of love stories, operatic plays, drinking poems and other traditional Chinese writing up to the Ming Dynasty. (CHN388, $15.95)

Anthology of Chinese Literature, Volume II: From the 14th Century to the Present Day

by Cyril Birch

• ANTHOLOGY
• 1988
• PAPER
• 476 PAGES

An excellent collection of representative verse, song, stories, essays and excerpts from classic novels, a sampling of Chinese writing over the last 700 years. (CHN14, $16.50)

Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana

by Stephanie Elizondo Griest

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2004
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

The offbeat memoirs of a Texan who spent four years as a volunteer in Moscow, a propaganda officer in Beijing, and a belly dancer in Havana. (RUS242, $14.95)

Art and China's Revolution

by Melissa Chiu | Zheng Shengtian

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 260 PAGES

Bringing together more than 200 extraordinary artworks, including oil paintings, ink scroll paintings, artist sketchbooks, posters, and objects from daily life, this catalog sheds light on this tumultuous period in China's History. (CHN540, $65.00)

Fodor's Exploring China

by Christopher Knowles

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2007
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES
• CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
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This excellent guidebook, featuring maps and color photos, brings old and new China to life, with sections on places to visit, a useful language guide and practical information. (CHN25, $22.00)

The Asia Book

by China Williams

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 231 PAGES

Covering every country in Asia and the Middle East, this swoon-worthy collection offers pages of full-color photographs and profiles, shedding light on the peoples and cultures of each nation. (ASA64, $40.00)

Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture

by Sarah Handler

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2001
• HARD COVER
• 417 PAGES

A stunningly illustrated survey of hardwood furniture in China from its earliest origins in the Shang dynasty (c. 1500 to c. 1050 B.C.) to the present. (CHN319, $75.00)

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

by Xun Zhou

• 2005
• DVD

In this film by by Xun Zhou (based on the novel), two teenage boys are sent off to the countryside in Mao's Cultural Revolution in 1971. (CHN327, $26.98)

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

by Sijie Dai | Ina Rilke

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 208 PAGES

A charming, unexpectedly witty, tale of two teenage boys in China sent off to the countryside during Mao's Cultural Revolution. (CHN159, $13.95)

Becoming Madame Mao

by Anchee Min

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 330 PAGES

Min (Red Azalea) follows the arc of the life the woman who would become Madame Mao in powerful strokes in this fine example of historical fiction. (CHN304, $13.95)

Before the Deluge, The Vanishing World of the Yangtze's Three Gorges

by Deirdre Chetham

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2004
• PAPER
• 306 PAGES

A vivid portrait of the Three Gorges region of the Upper Yangtze River, by the director of the Asia Center at Harvard. Chetham offers a personal, detailed glimpse into the daily life along the river, its spectacular natural beauty and checkered history, including recent efforts to tame it. (CHN132, $25.00)

Beijing Coma

by Ma Jian

• LITERATURE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 624 PAGES

In this remarkable novel former Tiananmen Square protester Dai Wei awakens after a decade, learning that his mother had sold one of his kidneys to finance his care, and that the China he knew has undergone radical change. (CHN502, $18.00)

Beijing Guidemap

by MapEasy

• 2006
• MAP

This handy colorful double-sided map shows Central Beigin along with The Forbidden City, Tiannamen Square, the Summer Palace, Greater and out-of-town Beijing. (CHN530, $6.95)

Beijing Map

by Borch Maps

• 2007
• MAP

This laminated, folded map of Beijing, with a blowup of the city center at a scale of 1:24,000, notes 2008 Olympic venues. With detailed inset maps of the Beijing Metro, tops sights, key attractions, an index and Chinese characters for key place names. (CHN199, $8.95)

Berlitz Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book & CD

by Berlitz Multimedia

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2007
• AUDIO CD
• 224 PAGES

A 224-page phrase book and audio CD, this handy language primer focuses on food, people, fun and the basic phrases for getting around in another language. Compatible with iPod and MPS devices, this bestselling series is geared for travelers. (CHN455, $14.95)

Between Mecca and Beijing, Modernization and Consumption Among Urban Chinese Muslims

by Maris Boyd Gillette

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2002
• PAPER
• 296 PAGES

An academic study of the minority Muslim population of Xi'an. (CHN180, $24.95)

Beyond the Great Wall

by Jeffrey Alford | Naomi Duguid

• FOOD
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 376 PAGES

The globe-trotting duo weave tales of travel with contemporary politics, commentary, carefully documented recipes and stunning photographs for this sumptuous overview of the food and culture of Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Yunnan and other far-off regions of ethnically diverse China. (CHN475, $40.00)

Beyond the Stone Arches, An American Missionary Doctor in China, 1892-1932

by Edward Bliss, Jr.

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2001
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

An account of a missionary doctor in China. (CHN95, $24.95)

Big Dragon, The Future of China

by Daniel Burstein | Arne de Keijzer

• HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

An overview of China's culture, economy, and opportunities for the future. (CHN208, $26.95)

Birds of Europe, Russia, China and Japan: Volume Two, nonpasserines (Divers to Woodpeckers)

by Norman Arlott

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

The companion volume to Arlott's illlustrated checklist of the Birds of Europe, Russia, China and Japan (EUR276, $29.95), covering the nonpasserines (divers to woodpeckers). (EUR318, $29.95)

Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain Around the World

by John Carswell

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2000
• HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES

A richly illustrated survey of the developent and evolution of influential Chinese porcelain. (CAS95, $65.00)

Bones of the Master, A Journey to Secret Mongolia

by George Crane

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

An odd, captivating biography of a 75-year-old Zen monk who escaped Inner Mongolia in the wake of China's Great Leap Forward in 1959, and the tale of his unlikely journey back to China with the author. (CHN96, $17.00)

Born Red, A Chronicle of the Cultural Revolution

by Yuan Gao

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1987
• PAPER
• 380 PAGES

The memoir of a young man, the son of a government official, who joins the Cultural Revolution against the wishes of his family. (CHN255, $29.95)

Bridge of Birds

by Barry Hughart

• LITERATURE
• 1990
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

A novel of whimsy and fantasy set in ancient China. (CHN117, $7.99)

British Naturalists in Qing China

by Fa-Ti Fan

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2004
• HARD COVER
• 268 PAGES

A scholarly overview of 18th and 19th-century British naturalists -- and how they explored, studied and understood the nature of China. (CHN609, $68.50)

Brothers

by Yu Hua

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 656 PAGES

Set against the backdrop of a modern-day China caught in the midst of a growing capitalism, Baldy Li, a teenage ne'er-do-well, and Song Gang, his bookish stepbrother, vow to preserve their close relationship despite their personal differences. (CHN546, $16.95)

Brothers, A Novel

by Da Chen

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• HARD COVER

Two brothers, one illegitimate and the other the acknowledged son of a powerful general, take opposite sides in China's Cultural Revolution. (CHN383, $25.00)

Buddha

by Karen Armstrong

• RELIGION
• 2004
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

A concise, thought-provoking biography of the Buddha in the Penguin Lives series, written by one of the foremost experts on world religions. (REL09, $14.00)

Buddhism in China: A Historical Survey

by Kenneth Ch'en

• RELIGION
• 1972
• PAPER
• 560 PAGES

A well organized, scholarly history of the development of Mahayana Buddhism in China, originally published in 1964. (CHN151, $57.50)

Buddhism in Chinese History

by Arthur F Wright

• RELIGION
• 1983
• PAPER
• 144 PAGES

A brief overview of the transformation of the culture of pre-modern China by Buddhism and the legacy of Buddhism in modern China, originally presented as a series of six lectures in 1959. (CHN131, $24.95)

Buddhism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places

by Malcolm David Eckel

• RELIGION
• 2002
• HARD COVER
• 112 PAGES

A concise introduction to the theology and social practice of Buddhism. Eckel, a professor of East Asian religion, includes short primary sources to present Buddhism in its own words. (CHN248, $17.95)

Buddhist Art and Architecture

by Robert Fisher

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1993
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

A wide-ranging, illustrated survey of Buddhist art, architecture and iconography in the excellent World of Art series. It includes examples from throughout Asia. (ASA30, $19.95)

The Cambridge Illustrated History of China

by Patricia Buckley Ebrey

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

A concise, handsomely illustrated survey of Chinese history. Organized chronologically, this book marches confidently through 8,000 years of Chinese civilization, balancing social issues with politics and culture. (CHN79, $46.99)

A Case of Two Cities

by Qiu Xiaolong

• MYSTERY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

In the fourth installment of the Inspector Chen series, Chen investigates the murder of the head Fujian special case squad. The trail leads him to the U.S., where he pursues a wealthy capitalist immigrant. (CHN396, $14.99)

The Caves of Dunhuang

by Fan Jinshi

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

This richly illustrated survey presents the ancient murals, silks, manuscripts and other treasures within the 50 extraordinary cave temples of Mogao, used as a monastery for a millennium. With 350 color photographs. (CHN534, $70.00)

Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An)

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 1976
• PAPER
• 237 PAGES

Van Gulilk's translation of 18th-century Chinese detective stories. This is the book that launched the Dutch diplomat and scholar's Judge Dee detective series, drawn from Chinese traditions. (CHN300, $8.95)

Celestial Realm, the Yellow Mountains of China

by Wang Wusheng

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2005
• HARD COVER
• 239 PAGES

A photographic celebration of the mist-shrouded granite peaks of the Yellow Mountains celebrated by Chinese landscape painters. (CHN371, $55.00)

Central China Map

by Nelles

• 2007
• MAP

From Shanghai west across China, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (CHN65, $13.95)

The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Winds

by Jonathan Spence

• HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 279 PAGES

Beginning with the narrative of Marco Polo, Spence uses the accounts of historically important Europeans to illuminate the West's perspective of China over the years. (CHN276, $16.95)

The Changing Face of China, From Mao to Market

by John Gittings

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 372 PAGES

A lively history of China from 1949 to the present by a journalist and China expert. Gittings was East Asia corespondent for The Guardian from 1983-2003. (CHN307, $19.95)

Chasing the Monk's Shadow

by Mishi Saran

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2005
• HARD COVER
• 456 PAGES

Traveling in the footsteps of 7th-century Buddhist monk Xuanzang, Mishi Saran explores the historical, cultural and religious legacies of the Silk Road in China, Central Asia and India. (CHN372, $26.95)

China

by Ming Tan | Guo Guang

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2009
• HARD COVER
• 244 PAGES

Ming Tan's 238 luminous color photographs show the splendor and diversity of China's landscapes and monuments. With 12 foldout pages and slipcase, this limited edition by the art publisher Abbeville also includes a signed and numbered 11 x 17 color print. (CHN595, $185.00)

China AdventureMap

by National Geographic

• 2011
• MAP

This double-sided map, printed on tough synthetic paper, shows sites of interest throughout China at a scale of 1:4,375,000. (CHN360, $11.95)

China and the Forbidden City

by Tom Priestley

• HISTORY
• 2005
• DVD

This Peabody-award winning film explores the history, art and architecture of the imperial city. (CHN419, $19.95)

China Candid, The People on the People's Republic

by Sang Ye

• HISTORY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 338 PAGES

Journalist Sang Ye (China Lives) brings together interviews with 26 citizens from all over the country for this people's history of modern China. (CHN347, $26.95)

China Map

by International Travel Maps

• 2006
• MAP

A double-sided shaded-relief map of China, at a useful scale of 1:3,800,000, indexed with an inset map of central Beijing. (CHN06, $11.95)

China Men

by Maxine Hong Kingston

• LITERATURE
• 1989
• PAPER
• 308 PAGES

A novel of three generations of Chinese men adjusting to life in a America. (CHN118, $15.95)

China North Map

by Nelles

• MAP

A detailed travel map of North China, at a scale of 1:1,750,000. (CHN40, $13.95)

China Pop: How Soap Operas, Tabloids and Bestsellers are Transforming a Culture

by Jianying Zha

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 210 PAGES

A history of contemporary China as seen through its pop culture. Zha, who now lives in the U.S., is an entertaining and insightful commentator on how television, pulp novels and other recent innovations are impacting traditional Chinese culture and society. (CHN277, $15.95)

The China Reader, The Reform Era

by Orville Schell | David Shambaugh

• HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 553 PAGES

A comprehensive and well-researched sourcebook on China over the last 25 years. (CHN224, $17.95)

China Revealed

by Ba Pao

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2007
• HARD COVER

A portfolio of images by the Hong Kong-based photographer. (CHN422, $60.00)

China Revealed

by Discovery Channel

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2006
• DVD

Coupling insightful storytelling with spectacular and groundbreaking photographic techniques this Discovery Atlas presentation brings to life contemporary culture and wonders of China. (CHN604, $14.98)

China Shakes the World

by James Kynge

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 270 PAGES

China Bureau Chief for the Financial Times, Beijing-based Kynge brings experience and perspective to this very readable, enlightening report on the transformation of China today. (CHN353, $14.95)

China since Tiananmen, From Deng Xiaoping to Hu Jintao

by Joseph Fewsmith

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 344 PAGES

A revised second edition of Fewsmith's political history of modern China since 1989. (CHN507, $27.99)

China South Map

by Nelles

• 2005
• MAP

A detailed travel map of Southern China, from Taiwan to Hong Kong and the Yunnan Province, at a 1:1,500,000 scale. (CHN27, $13.95)

China Survival Guide, How to Avoid Travel Troubles and Mortifying Mishaps

by Larry Herzberg

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 160 PAGES

A humorous and helpful guide that addresses all the travails of being a foreign tourist in China. (CHN428, $9.95)

China the Balance Sheet, What the World Needs to Know about the Emerging Superpower

by Bates Gill | C. Fred Bergsten

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

A fact-filled, academic report on Chinese colossus by teams at the Centre for Strategic International Studies and the Institute for International Economics, both think tanks on international economic policy in Washington D.C. (CHN354, $13.95)

China to 1850, A Short History

by Charles O. Hucker

• HISTORY
• 1977
• PAPER
• 162 PAGES

A history of China from the beginning to the Opium Wars. (CHN341, $16.95)

China Wakes, The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power

by Nicholas Kristoff | Sheryl WuDunn

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1995
• PAPER
• 501 PAGES

The authors journeyed from Tibet to Tiananmen, reporting in depth on contemporary China and its cultural dissidents. An engrossing portrait of a nation struggling to hold onto tradition while modernizing its economy. (CHN33, $16.95)

China Wall Map

by

• 1997
• MAP

A wall map of China from the cartographers at National Geographic. (CHN197, $14.99)

China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors

by Frances Wood

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 209 PAGES

Wood's astute biography -- enlivened with woodcuts, engravings, poetry and recipes from the period -- is a rich introduction to Emperor Qin Shihuangdi (258-210 BC) and his times. (CHN492, $24.95)

China's New Cultural Scene, A Handbook of Changes

by Marie Claire Huot

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 258 PAGES

A discussion of China's culture in relation to traditional society and the traumatic events of the last fifty years. Huot discusses music from rock to rap, television, theater, and literature. She pays special attention to cinema. Includes an index of artists and works, and a glossary of Chinese words. (CHN330, $23.95)

China, A Celebration in Art & Literature

by Jason Steuber

• HISTORY
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES

This lavishly illustrated oversized anthology juxtaposes 100 color illustrations with excerpts from well-known stories, plays and poems. (CHN517, $60.00)

China, A New History

by John Fairbank | Merle Goldman

• HISTORY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 546 PAGES

A sweeping history of China from the Paleolithic to Tiananmen, revised with a new chapter by Merle Goldman. A standard for history buffs. (CHN11, $26.50)

China, Inc. How the Rise of the Next Superpower Changes America and the World

by Ted C. Fishman

• HISTORY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

An economist and former commodities trader, Ted Fishman draws on statistics, case studies and interviews in this lively economic history and guide to understanding China's spectacular economic growth and future prospects. (CHN305, $17.00)

China, Inc. How the Rise of the Next Superpower Changes America and the World (Audio Version)

by Ted C. Fishman

• HISTORY
• 2005
• AUDIO CD

An audio version of a bestselling economic history of China over the last 30 years and lively guide to understanding China's spectacular economic growth and future prospects. Fishman draws on statistics, case studies, and interviews to document the rapid transformation from economic backwater to industrial behemoth. Read by Alan Sklar. (CHN377, $39.99)

China, Its History and Culture

by W. Scott Morton

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

A concise survey of Chinese history, people and culture from the Neolithic to present times. Morton weaves together politics, culture and history, and includes selections from literature and arts, anecdotes and illustrations. (CHN22, $19.95)

China, Museums

by Miriam Clifford

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

A comprehensive, illustrated guide to China's museums, with 218 listings -- from contemporary art galleries and Beijing's must-see museums to fascinating, lesser-known attractions. (CHN593, $29.95)

China, The Panda Adventure

by Robert M. Young

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2005
• DVD

A dramatization of the true-life travels and travails of Ruth Harkness and her 1936 journey. The film, originally presented in IMAX theatres, is a visually stunning introduction to the giant panda, its history, conservation and habitats. (CHN302, $9.98)

The Chinese

by Jasper Becker

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2002
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

An insightful, up-to-date account of the contradictions, diversity and potential in contemporary Chinese society and economy, by a veteran journalist and astute observer. (CHN97, $24.99)

Chinese (Mandarin), Start Speaking Today!

by Educational Services Corporation

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 1993
• AUDIO CD

A 90-minute crash course in Mandarin featured in two compact discs and a phrasebook packaged in a vinyl sleeve. Geared for travelers, the course follows the foreign service method -- which focuses on dialogues and useful sentences instead of individual words. (CHN92, $24.95)

The Chinese Alchemist

by Lyn Hamilton

• MYSTERY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

Antiques dealer Lara McClintoch stumbles into a dangerous realm of murder and intrigue in Beijing in this 10th -- and last -- installment of Lyn Hamilton's pleasurable archaeological mysteries. She weaves into the cozy tale much about Chinese history and art. (CHN384, $7.99)

Chinese Architecture: A Pictorial History

by Liang Ssu-ch'eng

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 232 PAGES

A pictorial introduction to temples, timber-frames, pagodas, bridges, terraces and gateways of China, from pre-Buddhist times to the 20th century. With 152 halftones and 94 diagrams. (CHN394, $26.95)

Chinese Art

by Mary Tregear

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

A quick, but surprisingly thorough survey of Chinese art, including calligraphy and painting, sculpture and ceramics, as well as garden design, architecture, and various crafts. (CHN153, $19.95)

The Chinese Bell Murders

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

The first in a series of historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. (CHN286, $13.99)

Chinese Families in the Post-Mao Era

by Deborah Davis | Stevan Harrell

• HISTORY
• 1993
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

A collection of scholarly essays on contemporary Chinese family structures. (CHN203, $37.95)

Chinese Feasts & Festivals, A Cookbook

by S.C. Moey

• FOOD
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 144 PAGES

Recipes, illustrations and accompanying text about Chinese culture, traditions and celebrations. (CHN367, $31.95)

The Chinese Garden: History, Art and Architecture

by Maggie Keswick

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2003
• HARD COVER
• 240 PAGES

An oversized illustrated survey of Chinese gardens, updated and expanded in this third edition by Alison Hardie. First published 25 years ago, the book is a classic survey of the symbolism, meaning and beauty of Chinese gardens. (CHN198, $39.95)

The Chinese Gold Murders

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2004
• PAPER

These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, are taken from the tradition of Chinese detective novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. (CHN289, $13.99)

The Chinese Have a Word for It, The Complete Guide to Chinese Thought and Culture

by Boye Lafayette De Mente

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2000
• PAPER
• 506 PAGES

De Mente introduces readers to China through shot essays explaingin 300 words and phrases from ai (love) to zuxian (revering your ancestors). (CHN185, $17.95)

The Chinese Kitchen

by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

• FOOD
• 1999
• HARD COVER
• 452 PAGES

An authoritative compendium of Chinese recipes and food-oriented cultural practices. Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's cookbook doubles as an introduction to China itself. (CHN134, $39.95)

The Chinese Lake Murders

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, are taken from the tradition of Chinese suspense novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. (CHN288, $13.99)

Chinese Lessons, Five Classmates and the Story of the New China

by John Pomfret

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2007
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

Pomfret chronicles the lives and fates of his classmates from the University of Nanjing, where he was an exchange student in 1981, in this dramatic account of tumultuous change. (CHN382, $16.99)

Chinese Lullabies

by Beijing Angelic Choir

• MUSIC
• 1999
• AUDIO CD

A soothing collection of lullabies from all over China, performed by the Beijing Angelic Choir. (CHN420, $13.98)

The Chinese Maze Murders

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

Judge Dee solves three interwoven mysteries (all involving the governor's garden maze) in this installment. (CHN295, $11.00)

The Chinese Nail Murders

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER

These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, follow the tradition of ancient Chinese suspense novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. (CHN292, $13.99)

Chinese Poetry, An Anthology of Major Modes and Genres

by Wai-Lim Yip

• LITERATURE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 360 PAGES

Wai-Lim Yip combs the literature for the finest and more unusual examples of poems from Chinese traditions. (CHN174, $26.95)

Chinese Rugs: A Buyer's Guide

by Lee Allane

• GUIDEBOOK
• 1994
• PAPER
• 144 PAGES

A guide to the history, techniques and variety of carpets produced throughout China, featuring a helpful buyer's guide. (CHN30, $15.95)

Chinese Wildlife

by Martin Walters

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 208 PAGES

This compact introduction to birds, mammals, reptiles, insects and plants found from the Tibetan plateau to the deserts, tropical forests and mountains includes 200 color photographs. (CHN440, $26.99)

Chinese Writers on Writing

by Ar Sze

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

The fifth volume in the Writer's World Series, this anthology includes authors such as Mo Yan, Lu Xun, and Gao Xingjian, recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature. (CHN613, $24.95)

Chinese, A Language Map

by Kristine K. Kershul

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2001
• PLASTIC CARD

This durable, foldout card, featuring 1,000 words and phrases, works as a quick reference for travelers. (CHN284, $7.95)

Chronicle of a Blood Merchant

by Yu Hua

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

Struggling to support his family on his meager salary amid the cruelty and hardships of Mao's China, Xu Sanguan is haunted by his love for Yile, his wife's bastard son, over his own children, until a series of devastating events forces Xu to risk his own life to save Yile. (CHN545, $13.95)

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature

by Jo Lau | Howard Goldblatt

• ANTHOLOGY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 737 PAGES

The first comprehensive anthology of modern Chinese literature, this tome, with many newly commissioned translations, introduces important authors and literary trends of modern China. (CHN524, $37.50)

Coming to Terms With the Nation, Ethnic Classification in Modern China

by Thomas Mullaney

• HISTORY
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 246 PAGES

Mullaney explains the 1954 Ethnic Classification project that decided which minority communities in China would and would not be recognized by the state. (CHN635, $60.00)

Communism, A History

by Richard Pipes

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

This short, fiercely critical history of communism provides a compelling overview, from the ideas of Karl Marx to the end of the 20th century. (GEN367, $15.00)

Complete Chinese Mandarin

by Living Language

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2008
• AUDIO CD

Geared for fast results, this four-step program includes 40 lessons on CD and a coursebook. (CHN599, $29.95)

A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers

by Xiaolu Guo

• LITERATURE
• 2007
• HARD COVER

This arresting tale of young Chinese woman caught in the cultural confusion of England and English pokes fun at both England and China and explores the endless possibilities for misunderstanding between East and West. (CHN513, $23.95)

Confucius, A Life of Thought and Politics

by Annping Chin

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2008
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Yale historian Chin's original and engaging brief portrait of Confucius, his teachings and legacy reveals what is known about the man, his encounters in the rough-and-tumble of politics, and quest to live a joyful and authentic life. (CHN436, $14.95)

Cries in the Drizzle

by Yu Hua

• LITERATURE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

This powerful novel from one of China's great modern writers depicts rural family life in Maoist China, and the trials and troubles of a middle child. (CHN447, $13.95)

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

by Chow Yun Fat

• 2004
• DVD

In this martial arts fantasy, epic battles and sweeping romance unfold in Imperial China. Featuring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi. Run time of 120 minutes. (CHN329, $14.94)

Culture Shock! China

by Iris Wong Po-Yee | Kevin Sinclair

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

This guide is a lively introduction to modern Chinese culture and manners. (CHN204, $15.95)

Culture, Power and the State, Rural North China, 1900-1942

by Prasenjit Duara

• HISTORY
• 1988
• PAPER
• 340 PAGES

A scholarly politcal and cultural history of North China from the last days of the Qing Dynasty to the Second World War. (CHN423, $27.95)

A Cup of Light

by Nicole Mones

• MYSTERY
• 2003
• PAPER

Flying to Beijing to appraise some rare imperial porcelain, art historian Lia Frank must ensure that the collection is authentic as she finds herself being drawn into the perilous underworld of art forgeries, smuggling and unexpected passion, in a tale of romance and suspense set in modern China. (CHN404, $15.00)

Daily Life in China, On the Eve of the Mongol Invasion, 1250-1276.

by Jacques Gernet

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1962
• PAPER
• 254 PAGES

A classic account of life in Hangchow/Hangzhou. (CHN581, $21.95)

A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman

by Lao Toai-Taoi Ning

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1990
• PAPER
• 254 PAGES

An inspiring account of a lively and driven woman. Born in 1867 and never formally educated, Ning met with one hardship after another as she struggled to support her children without much help from her opium-addicted husband. (CHN274, $22.95)

Daughter of the River, An Autobiography

by Hong Ying

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2000
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

Ying traces the arc of her life from struggles during the Great Famine through Tiananmen Square in this inspiring tale of coming of age in Chongqing on the banks of the Yangtze. (CHN240, $14.00)

The Death of Woman Wang

by Jonathan Spence

• LITERATURE
• 1978
• PAPER
• 169 PAGES

The turbulent saga about a runaway wife who is murdered by her husband, set in 17th century China and written by one of the foremost western scholars on China. (CHN58, $14.00)

A Dictionary of Maqiao

by Han Shaogong | Julia Lovell

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

This tragicomic novel, inspired by the author's "reeducation" during the cultural revolution, is structured as an encyclopedia of names, places, objects and people of fictional Hunan. (CHN568, $15.00)

Did Marco Polo Go to China?

by Frances Wood

• EXPLORATION
• 1998
• PAPER
• 208 PAGES

A critical look at the manuscripts and evidence regarding this most famous journey. (CAS28, $38.00)

Dim Sum, A Pocket Guide

by Kit Shan Li

• FOOD
• 2004
• PAPER
• 80 PAGES

Yum! Yum! This handy little book, including a primer on ingredients, etiquette and ordering, illustrates 48 dishes. With a photo, notes, Chinese and English names for each plate. (CHN413, $8.95)

Dragon Bones

by Lisa See

• MYSTERY
• 2004
• PAPER

When the body of an American archaeologist turns up in the Yangtze, Liu Hulan, an agent for the Chinese government, and her American husband, David Stark, investigate and find that the murder may be tied to a missing priceless artifact. (CHN405, $14.95)

Dragon Lady, The Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China

by Sterling Seagrave

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1993
• PAPER
• 601 PAGES

Reappraises the Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi and portrays a strong, complex woman struggling to keep her country from unraveling. (CHN229, $19.95)

Dragon Rising, An Inside Look at China Today

by Jasper Becker

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2007
• PAPER
• 264 PAGES

Asia scholar Jasper Becker examines the pertinent questions and issues facing modern China and its relationship to the global economy. (CHN365, $18.95)

Dragon Seed

by Pearl S. Buck

• LITERATURE
• 1992
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

A Chinese farm family tries to carry on in the face of war with Japan in this novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Buck. (CHN651, $14.95)

Dream of the Red Chamber

by Chi-Chen Wang | Tsao Hsueh-Chin

• LITERATURE
• 1958
• PAPER
• 329 PAGES

An ill-fated affair between two doomed lovers is the basis for China's most loved novel. Written in the 18th-century, the stunning story is a wonderful introduction to China. (CHN192, $15.95)

East Wind, West Wind

by Pearl S. Buck

• LITERATURE
• 1993
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

An Oriental girl who has been raised in a traditional manner by her noble family marries a Chinese doctor who has been educated in America and who represents the ways of the West. (CHN652, $14.95)

Emperor of China, Self-Portrait of K'Ang-His

by Jonathan Spence

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1988
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Spence re-creates the life of K'ang-hsi, emperor of the Manchu dynasty from 1661-1772, from documents that survived his reign. (CHN358, $15.95)

The Emperor's Pearl

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 186 PAGES

In this installment the time is 699 A.D. The place is Poo-yang, where Judge Dee must investigate two deaths -- the heart failure of a rower in the annual boat race and a murder committed in a deserted country estate. (CHN296, $12.00)

Empire of the Sun

by J. G. Ballard

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 279 PAGES

Ballard's widely acclaimed novel of an English boy in Shanghai during the Japanese occupation, drawn from his own experiences. It's a powerful tale of the upheaval and trauma of war. (CHN265, $14.00)

Empress Orchid

by Anchee Min

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 346 PAGES

In this novel of the glorious, decadent last days of 19th-Century Imperial China, Min (Red Azalea, Becoming Madame Mao) combines her tale of a young girl from the provinces who marries an emperor -- and then improbably becomes the Last Empress -- with a lovingly re-created portrait of life in the Forbidden City. (CHN267, $14.00)

English

by Wang Gang

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

Drawing on his boyhood in Urumchi, Wang Gang show life in Xianjiang -- and the transporting power of language -- through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy and his friendship with his English teacher from Shanghai -- in this novel, wildly popular in China. (CHN549, $15.00)

Eurasian Crossroads, A History of Xinjiang

by James A. Millward

• HISTORY
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 440 PAGES

Millward's engaging survey of Xinjiang's rich environmental, cultural and ethno-political heritage will appeal travelers, students and anyone eager to learn about this strategic crossroads at the center of Asia. (CHN469, $45.00)

Eyewitness Guide Beijing and Shanghai

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

This superb guide features color photography, excellent maps and a neighborhood-by-neighborhood overview of each city. (CHN385, $23.00)

Eyewitness Top 10 Beijing

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Beijing. (CHN427, $14.00)

Farewell My Concubine

by Kaige Chen

• 1993
• DVD

The moving story of a fifty-year friendship between two men who meet as children in the Peking Opera. (CHN226, $14.99)

Farewell Shanghai

by Angel Wagenstein

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

Wagenstein's novel chronicles the flight of four refugees from Nazi Germany to Shanghai, where they are immersed into both the glamour and devastating poverty of the city. (CHN516, $13.95)

Feather in the Storm, A Childhood Lost in Chaos

by Emily Wu

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 352 PAGES

Wu's unsentimental account of coming of age during the devastation, chaos and horror of Mao's Cultural Revolution. (CHN381, $26.00)

Feathered Serpent

by John Howard-Gibbon | Xu Xiaobin | Joanne Wang

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

This family saga spans 100 tumultous years from the 1890s Qing Dynasty to the 1990s. (CHN612, $15.00)

A Field Guide to the Birds of China

by John MacKinnon | Karen Phillipps

• FIELD GUIDE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 586 PAGES

A comprehensive field guide to the birds of China, featuring 128 color plates illustrating 1,300 species of birds. Contains introductory chapters on the history of ornithology in China, biogeography, and conservation. (CHN85, $124.00)

The First Emperor of China

by Liu Hao Xue

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2002
• DVD

This historical drama, originally appearing in IMAX theatres, features documentary footage of Emperor Qin's life-sized terracotta army, constructed almost 2,200 years ago in Xi'an. (CHN303, $14.99)

Five T'ang Poets

by David Young

• LITERATURE
• 1990
• PAPER

A collection of T-ang poetry. (CHN157, $15.95)

Flashman and the Dragon

by George MacDonald Fraser

• LITERATURE
• 1995
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

The eighth entry in Fraser's popular series of 19th-century adventures starring Harry Flashman, the womanizing rogue and international troublemaker, set in 1860s China. In this installment, our reluctant hero is hoodwinked into joining the Teiping Rebellion, participates in the Seige of Nanking and ends up as a plaything of the Dowager Empress at the Summer Palace. (CHN116, $15.00)

Flower Hunters

by John Gribbin

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2009
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

A lively omnibus biography of 11 mostly British, largely Victorian botanist-adventurers and their far-flung exploits, including Linneaus, Joseph Banks, Marianne North, Richard Spruce and Joseph Dalton Hooker, whose Himalayan exploits led to his discovery of rhododendron and magnolia. (NAT141, $19.95)

Fodor's Beijing

by Emmanuelle Morgen | Deborah Kaufman

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

A practical, frequently revised guide to Beijing and Shanghai featuring hundreds of annotated listings of where to eat, stay and shop. (CHN253, $19.99)

Fodor's China

by Marg Kelly

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 784 PAGES

This practical guide, from the popular series, is saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (CHN460, $26.99)

Fodor's Hong Kong's 25 Best

by Fodor's

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

A handy shirt-pocket guide and map. (HKG09, $11.99)

Fodor's See It China

by Cathy Hatley

• 2009
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with tons of color photos and valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (CHN487, $24.99)

Fodor's Shanghai's 25 Best

by Fodor's

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 96 PAGES

This shirt-pocket guide, with an excellent map of the city, includes a choice selection of attractions, shops and restaurants, ideal for a short visit. (CHN60, $11.99)

For All the Tea in China, How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History

by Sarah Rose

• FOOD
• 2011
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

Sarah Rose's thrilling tale of Empire and the man who stole the secret of tea from China combines biography, geography, botany science and old-fashioned adventure. (GBR926, $15.00)

Forbidden City, The Great Within

by Caroline Courtauld | May Holdsworth | Hu Chui | Jonathan Spence

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 152 PAGES

This richly illustrated blend of history, anecdote, biographical sketches and stunning images evokes daily life in the Bejing's imperial city. (CHN450, $24.95)

Four Sisters of Hofei

by Annping Chin

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

Yale historian Chin draws on family papers, diaries and interviews for this history of the Chang family from the turmoil of the Taiping Rebellion in the 1860s through the whole twentieth century of political and intellectual upheaval as seen through the family's eyes. (CHN435, $15.00)

Fried Eggs With Chopsticks

by Polly Evans

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

Subtitled "One Woman's Hilarious Adventures Into a Country and a Culture Not Her Own," this is an offbeat account of travels in China. (CHN362, $14.00)

From Emperor to Citizen

by Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2001
• PAPER
• 536 PAGES

The autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, the twelfth emperor of the Qing Dynasty and the last to rule China. (CHN398, $27.50)

From the Chinese Kitchen: A Step by Step Culinary Adventure

by Jamilah Mohd Hassan | Yeo Puay Khoon | Illydea Seulaseri Ishak

• FOOD
• 2005
• HARD COVER

Part of the Feast of Flavors series, this book is a handy introduction to Chinese cuisine. (CHN414, $16.95)

Frommer's Beijing

by Frommer's

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER

A practical guide in the popular series, strong on where to eat, sleep and shop. (CHN346, $18.99)

Frommer's Beijing

by Jen Lin-liu

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 248 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (CHN588, $18.99)

Frommer's China

by Peter Neville-Hadley

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 884 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide in the popular series, focusing on attractions, restaurants and accommodations. An excellent planning tool, it also features useful language and menu guides. (CHN207, $25.99)

Frommer's China

by Peter Neville-Hadley

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 884 PAGES

A comprehensive, practical guide in the popular series, focusing on attractions, restaurants and accommodations. An excellent planning tool, it also features useful language and menu guides. (CHN207, $25.99)

Frommer's Shanghai

by J.D. Brown

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 328 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series, strong on where to eat, sleep and shop. (CHN220, $19.99)

Frommer's Shanghai

by Sharon Owyang

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (CHN589, $18.99)

Frommer's Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing, The Ultimate Guide for Travelers Who Love To Shop

by Suzy Gershman

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 328 PAGES

A guide to shopping for designer labels, jade, porcelin and more. (CHN397, $17.99)

Frontiers of Heaven, A Journey to the End of China

by Stanley Stewart

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 232 PAGES

A British journalist with wanderlust and a way with the pen, Stewart recounts his rough journey halfway across Asia from Shanghai to Xinjiang along the Great Wall. A Thomas Cook Travel Book of the Year. (CHN237, $14.95)

Fruitful Sites, Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China

by Craig Clunas

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

A study of Ming Era (1450-1650) gardens in the Jiangnan Valley of the Yangtze, especially in wealthy Suzhou and to a lesser extent in Hangzhou. With 48 illustrations. (CHN175, $26.95)

Gardens in China

by Peter Valder

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2002
• HARD COVER
• 400 PAGES

A gorgeous book featuring over 500 color photographs of Chinese gardens in 11 provinces. (CHN176, $59.95)

The Gate of Heavenly Peace, The Chinese and Their Revolution 1895-1980

by Jonathan Spence

• HISTORY
• 1982
• PAPER
• 516 PAGES

Jonathan Spence, a prolific scholar of Chinese history at Yale, delivers a portrait of Chinese revolution, combining straightforward political history with an intriguing selection of materials by poets, artists and intellectuals. (CHN195, $18.00)

The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention

by Robert Temple | Joseph Needham

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

The revised, lavishly illustrated edition of Needham's multi-volume, best-selling survey of Chinese innovation over the millennia. Organized thematically, it covers the suspension bridge, wheelbarrow, circadian rhythms, decimal system, seismograph, parachute, gunpowder and rockets. (CHN82, $29.95)

The Ginger Tree

by Oswald Wynd

• LITERATURE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

The bittersweet tale of an innocent young Scots woman in Asia, rich in the details of life in Japan and China before WWII. (JPN125, $12.99)

The Girl Who Played Go

by Shan Sa | Adriana Hunter

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

In this accomplished novel set in a Manchurian city in the war-torn 1930s, two young people -- one of each side of the conflict -- fall in love. (CHN214, $15.95)

God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan

by Jonathan Spence

• HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 430 PAGES

(CHN178, $18.95)

The Golden Days

by Cao Xueqin | David Hawkes

• LITERATURE
• 1974
• PAPER
• 544 PAGES

The classic enchanting love story set in 18th-century China which follows the Jia family and the magical stone at the center of the tale. (CHN223, $17.00)

The Good Earth

by Pearl Buck

• LITERATURE
• 1994
• PAPER
• 379 PAGES

The modern classic that won the Pulitzer Prize in 1931. Drawing heavily on Buck's personal experience as a young newlywed in rural China, it is the plainly told story of a poor farmer and his stalwart wife. (CHN15, $15.00)

Good Luck Life, The Essential Guide To Chinese American Celebrations And Culture

by Rosemary Gong

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2005
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

A collection of notes and guide to Chinese culture, festivals and traditions, covering food, drink, weddings, and funerals. (CHN333, $15.99)

The Good Women of China, Hidden Voices

by Xinran Xue

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2003
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

An oral history of women in modern China, using a popular radio call-in show as a source. (CHN256, $15.00)

Governing China, From Revolution Through Reform

by Kenneth Lieberthal

• HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 461 PAGES

A scholarly political history of China. (CHN112, $28.50)

The Great Call of China

by Cynthea Liu

• LITERATURE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS

Cece, an adopted Chinese-American high school student, studies abroad in Xi'an to explore her roots and seek her birth parents in this installement in the SASS (Students Across the Seven Seas) series. (CHN565, $7.99)

The Great Gardens of China, History, Concepts, Techniques

by Fang Xiaofeng

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 260 PAGES

This volume pairs text explaining the history and principles of Chinese garden design with 300 color photographs of gardens throughout the country. (CHN626, $60.00)

The Great Railway Bazaar

by Paul Theroux

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

These 1970s journeys across Asia by train display Theroux's talent for portraiture, ego and the dismissive aside. He takes every two-bit train he can find from London across Europe, Turkey and the Middle East, India, Japan and China, returning home via the Trans-Siberian Express. Great fun. (ASA40, $14.95)

The Great Walk of China, Travels on Foot from Shanghai to Tibet

by Graham Earnshaw

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 344 PAGES

A Chinese speaking journalist who has lived in Shanghai since the 1970s, Earnshaw sets out from his home to explore the rural Chinese hinterlands. (CHN629, $16.95)

The Great Wall

by Elizabeth Mann

• HISTORY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 48 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A concise history of the Great Wall told in story format, from the "Wonders of the World" series. With colorful illustrations by Alan Witschonke. (CHN332, $9.95)

The Great Wall of China 221 BC-1644 AD

by Stephen Turnbull

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 96 PAGES

Turnbull charts the history, purpose and technical challenges of this most famous fortification in absorbing detail in this handy, illustrated guide. (CHN390, $18.95)

The Great Wall of China from History to Myth

by Arthur Waldron

• HISTORY
• 2002
• PAPER
• 314 PAGES

A scholary history of the famous defensive wall. (CHN130, $36.99)

The Great Wall Revisited, From the Jade Gate to Old Dragon's Head

by William Lindesay

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 292 PAGES

Lindesay juxtaposes modern color photographs with archival material in this visually arresting portrait of the wall and its watchtowers, fortified checkpoints, granaries, gates and ramparts. (CHN532, $39.95)

The Great Wall, China Against the World, 1000 BC - 2000 AD

by Julia Lovell

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 412 PAGES

The Who, Why and Wherefore of the Great Wall, this marvelous history demolishes myths (no, the wall is not a continuous structure of great antiquity, as much of it was built in the 1600s) with fresh insight and wit. (CHN308, $15.00)

The Great Wall, The Extraordinary Story of China's Wonder of the World

by John Man

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

Off he went, across China and Mongolia, in search of the wall of history and legend, not continuous, built over millennia, in many places a faint hill or rammed earth, not necessarily a wall at all. (CHN533, $16.95)

A Guide to Chinese Literature

by Wilt Idema | Lloyd L. Haft

• LITERATURE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 458 PAGES

A scholarly survey of Chinese literary traditions over the last 3,000 years, organized into five major time periods. Intended for classroom use. (CHN313, $26.00)

A Guide to the Mammals of China

by Andrew T. Smith

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 576 PAGES

The definitive, comprehensive, up-to-date guide to China's 556 species of mammals, 10% of the world's total. With 83 color plates and 572 maps. (CHN484, $60.00)

Hangchow, My Home, Growing Up in Heaven Below

by Eugenia Barnett Schultheis

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2000
• PAPER
• 262 PAGES

The daughter of American missionaries, Schultheis writes with affection and simplicity of coming of age in early 20th century Hangchow/Hangzhou ("Heaven Below"). (CHN582, $17.95)

The Haunted Monastery

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 198 PAGES

With its fascinating detours into Tao and Confucian thought, this brilliant short novel has it all -- a terrific setting in a remote mountain monastery, young women in trouble, a nasty murderer and a genuine hero in Judge Dee. (CHN297, $12.00)

Hero

by Zhang Yimou

• 2005
• DVD

Jet Li stars in this visually stunning martial arts masterpiece by the director of Raise the Red Lantern. Set in ancient feudal China, this simple tale is rendered in breathtaking color. (CHN328, $19.99)

The High Road to China

by Kate Teltscher

• HISTORY
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 336 PAGES

A history of the first British mission to Tibet and the Panchen Lama's state visit to China in the 18th century. Teltscher makes extensive use of a fascintating journal kept by one young British envoy. (CHN386, $26.00)

A History of Chinese Civilization

by Jacques Gernet

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 780 PAGES

An informed and scholarly cultural history of China from ancient times, updated for this second edition. Translated from the French by Translated by J. R. Foster and Charles Hartman. (CHN211, $45.99)

Hong Kong Map

by Nelles

• MAP

A detailed, colorful folded map of Hong Kong, scale 1:22,500. (HKG15, $13.95)

The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds, A Tale of Espionage, the Silk Road, and the Rise of Modern China

by Eric Enno Tamm

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 512 PAGES

Tamm follows in the path of Baron Carl Gustav Mannerheim, last of the Tsarist spies in the Great Game, from St. Petersburg across the Silk road in this tale of great adventure, riveting history and the troubling roots of modern China. (CHN664, $30.00)

A House Divided

by Pearl S. Buck

• LITERATURE
• 1994
• PAPER
• 348 PAGES

The third novel in Buck's Good Earth Trilogy. (CHN653, $14.95)

Hungry Ghosts, Mao's Secret Famine

by Jasper Becker

• HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

The definitive work on the devastating famine that overtook China in the 1950s and 1960s. (CHN99, $21.99)

I Love Dollars

by Zhu Wen

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

This collection of short stories offers a whimsical look at everyday life in modern-day China and at China's identity crisis in a post-Mao world. (CHN470, $14.00)

Imperial Capitals of China

by Arthur Cotterell

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• HARD COVER

Cotterell shows us the rich array of characters, political and ideological tensions and technological genius which defined the imperial cities of China. (CHN479, $27.95)

Imperial Woman

by Pearl S. Buck

• LITERATURE
• 1991
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

Nobel Prize winner Buck recreates the life of Cixi, the last Empress of China. (CHN663, $14.95)

The Importance of Living

by Lin Yutang

• RELIGION
• 1998
• PAPER
• 462 PAGES

A philosophical treatise on living the good life. (CHN121, $16.99)

In the Naga's Wake, The First Man to Navigate the Mekong, from Tibet to the South China Sea

by Mick O'Shea

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER

Upon first seeing its unforgiving rapids, 20-year-old traveler Mick O'Shea began dreaming of a solo expedition down the Mekong River, from its source in Tibet to the South China Sea. (SEA57, $16.95)

In the Red: On Contemporary Chinese Culture

by Geremie R. Barme

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2000
• PAPER
• 512 PAGES

Examination of Chinese culture, both "official" and "unofficial." (CHN88, $32.50)

The Inner Chapters

by Chuang Tzu | A. C. Graham

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

The oldest pieces of Taoist writing, by one of its greatest philosophers, Chuang Tzu. From the fourth-century B. C. (CHN244, $18.00)

Inside China

by Jonathan Spence

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 272 PAGES

The editors at National Geographic pair a breathtaking selection of historic and contemporary photographs with essays by six experts for this visually striking portrait of China. (CHN444, $50.00)

Inside Chinese Business, A Guide for Managers Worldwide

by Ming-Jer Chen

• REFERENCE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

A comprehensive, insightful overview for the Western businessman of how aspects of Chinese culture shape the particulars of Chinese business practices. (CHN671, $25.00)

Insight City Guide Shanghai

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 328 PAGES

A nicely illustrated guide to Shanghai with excellent maps and hundreds of illustrations. (CHN219, $19.99)

Insight Guide China

by Manfred Morganstern

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 411 PAGES

This lavishly illustrated guide includes essays on the history, politics and culture of China with hundreds of color photographs, providing a concise, informative introduction to the country. (CHN05, $24.99)

Insight Guide Southern China & Hong Kong

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

This lavishly illustrated Insight guide includes excellent color maps and thoughtful short essays on history, culture and attractions. (CHN482, $23.95)

Insight Pocket Guide Beijing

by Insight Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2005
• PAPER
• 92 PAGES

A convenient practical guide to Beijing. (CHN26, $13.95)

Inspired by China, Contemporary Furnituremakers Explore Chinese Traditions

by Nancy Berliner

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 160 PAGES

This graceful book showcases furniture produced by 22 American, Canadian, and Chinese studio furniture makers for a workshop at the Peabody Essex Museum. (CHN544, $60.00)

Into the Teeth of the Tiger

by Donald S. Lopez Jr.

• HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

The memoirs of a World War II pilot in Asia. (ASA39, $17.95)

Iron and Silk

by Mark Salzman

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1990
• PAPER
• 211 PAGES

Salzman gets himself to Changsha in the mid-1980s on the pretext of teaching English to Chinese doctors. His real mission, however, is to become a kung fu master. In this wonderfully readable travelogue he conveys a sense of contemporary life. (CHN52, $15.00)

Judge Dee at Work, Eight Chinese Detective Stories

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 174 PAGES

A collection of eight cases from the long career of the magistrate, originally published in 1967. (CHN299, $12.00)

K: The Art of Love

by Hong Ying

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2002
• PAPER
• 262 PAGES

A story of the true-life love affair between Virginia Woolf's nephew Julian Bell and famed Chinese woman writer Ling Shuhua in 1930s Beijing. (CHN260, $14.95)

Kinfolk

by Pearl S. Buck

• LITERATURE
• 1996
• PAPER
• 416 PAGES

A novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Buck exploring the tension between progress and tradition in China. (CHN654, $15.95)

The Kitchen God's Wife

by Amy Tan

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 415 PAGES

Winnie Louie, an aging Chinese woman convinced that she will die soon, decides to unburden herself by divulging her secrets to her Americanized daughter. (CHN357, $16.00)

Knopf Mapguide Shanghai

by Knopf Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2005
• PAPER
• 48 PAGES

Full-color foldout maps make this guidebook a handy and practical way to find information on where to go and what to do in the city. (CHN283, $10.95)

Kowloon Tong, A Novel of Hong Kong

by Paul Theroux

• LITERATURE
• 1998
• PAPER
• 248 PAGES

With its strong sense of place and contemporary setting in Hong Kong at a time of transition, this fast-paced novel is an illuminating and imaginative look at the city. (HKG12, $15.95)

The Lacquer Screen

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 1993
• PAPER
• 183 PAGES

In this installment, Judge Dee investigates a series of suspicious events surrounding a magistrate's eerily prophetic tapestry. (CHN298, $15.00)

Last Chance to See

by Douglas Adams | Mark Carwardine

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1992
• PAPER
• 222 PAGES

A whirlwind visit to remote habitats around the world by two entertaining traveling companions. (CON04, $16.00)

The Last Chinese Chef

by Nicole Mones

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER

Mones' delectable third novel pairs a fast-paced romantic plot with insight into the meaning and preparation of classical Chinese dishes. (CHN498, $13.95)

The Last Emperor

by Bernardo Bertolucci

• HISTORY
• 1987
• DVD

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning rendition of the true story of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi, the last emperor of China's Ching Dynasty. (CHN225, $29.95)

The Last Empress

by Anchee Min

• LITERATURE
• 2007
• HARD COVER

The sequel to Min's best-selling Empress Orchid, The Last Empress chronicles the second half of the life of Tzu Hsi during her tumultuous leadership of late 19th century China, a period plagued by foreign conflicts and domestic unrest. (CHN403, $25.00)

Lee Krasner

by John J. Ewel | Robert Hobbs | B. H. Friedman

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1999
• HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES

Mr. Hobbs examines the work of renowned Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner, wife of Jackson Pollock. With 48 color and 67 black-and-white images of her art. (NYS36, $49.50)

Lee Krasner

by John J. Ewel | Robert Hobbs | B. H. Friedman

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 1999
• HARD COVER
• 224 PAGES

Mr. Hobbs examines the work of renowned Abstract Expressionist Lee Krasner, wife of Jackson Pollock. With 48 color and 67 black-and-white images of her art. (NYS36, $49.50)

Legacies, A Chinese Mosaic

by Betty Bao Lord

• HISTORY
• 1991
• PAPER
• 242 PAGES

A memoir of contemporary China, interweaving a family tale with interviews and testimony. (CHN84, $19.00)

Letters to Henrietta

by Lisa Chubbuck | Isabella Bird

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2003
• PAPER
• 356 PAGES

This extremely enjoyable collection of letters back home capture the verve and spirit of the globe-trotting spinster from the Isle of Mull. (WLD39, $24.95)

Life and Death in Shanghai

by Nien Cheng

• HISTORY
• 2010
• PAPER
• 560 PAGES

A plainly told account of the horrors of the Cultural Revolution in Shanghai, from an author who was a six-year political prisoner. (CHN42, $17.95)

Liquid Jade, The Story of Tea from Wast to West

by Beatrice Hohenegger

• HISTORY
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

Barbara Hohenegger takes in the tumultuous history of tea and the tea trade, a 5,000-year journey from Japan and China to the British Empire and beyond, in this captivating history. (ASA54, $25.95)

Living With China

by Ezra F. Vogel

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1997
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

A scholarly examination of the major policy issues facing US engagement with China. (CHN160, $18.00)

Lonely Planet Beijing

by Damian Harper

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

This practical guide to Beijing features maps, an overview of culture, history and nature, and a good deal of nuts-and-bolts information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. There's even a section on the locally spoken dialect of Mandarin. (CHN47, $19.99)

Lonely Planet Beijing Encounter

by Eilis Quinn

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER

This lively shirt pocket guide to the city, jammed with personal recommendations and photographs, also includes a pull-out map. (CHN522, $12.99)

Lonely Planet Cantonese Phrasebook

by Kam Y. Lau

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2008
• PAPER
• 260 PAGES

A palm-sized handy guide to pronunciation, basic grammar and essential vocabulary for the traveler. (HKG19, $8.99)

Lonely Planet China

by Lonely Planet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 1048 PAGES

An excellent practical guide to China, geared for independent travelers. (CHN39, $31.99)

Lonely Planet China Phrasebook

by Michael Cannings

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2009
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

A convenient, palm-sized phrasebook and min-dictionary geared for travelers to China. (CHN579, $10.99)

Lonely Planet Discover China

by Lonely Planet

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 448 PAGES

Focusing on must-see and memorable places and experiences, this all color guide by the discerning editors at Lonely Planet, featuring hundreds of color photographs and maps, includes suggested tours and itineraries along with not-to-be-missed places to stay, eat, shop and see. (CHN674, $27.99)

Lonely Planet Hong Kong & Macau City Guide

by Nicko Goncharoff | Damian Harper

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 380 PAGES

A practical guide to Hong Kong. (HKG14, $21.99)

Lonely Planet Mandarin Audio Pack

by Lonely Planet Publications

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2009
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

This handy take-along phrasebook includes a CD with essential vocabulay for travelers. (CHN578, $12.99)

Lonely Planet Shanghai

by Bradley Mayhew

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 276 PAGES

A practical guide to Shanghai featuring maps and detailed information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With a few color photographs and excellent travel information. (CHN91, $21.99)

Lonely Planet Shanghai Encounter

by Damian Harper

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER

This lively shirt pocket guide to the city, jammed with personal recommendations and photographs, also includes a pull-out map. (CHN523, $12.99)

Lonely Planet Taiwan

by Andrew Bender

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 392 PAGES

A travel guide to Taipei and Taiwan noteworthy for its attention to practical detail on food, accommodations and excursions. (CHN67, $26.99)

The Long March, The True History of Communist China's Founding Myth

by Sun Shuyun

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER

Shuyan retraces the epic 1934 journey, re-evaluating communist China's founding stories in light of interviews with witnesses and aging survivors. She lets the veterans themselves tell the dramatic tale of endurance. (CHN490, $16.00)

Looking for Chengdu, A Woman's Adventure in China

by Hill Gates

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

Anthropologist Hill Gates sets off on a series of excursions through the inland province of Sichuan. Gates is especially curious to learn how the economic boom has effected the women of Sichuan, which was the birthplace of Chinese economic reforms in the 1970s. (CHN74, $26.95)

The Lost Camels of Tartary

by John Hare

• EXPLORATION
• 2000
• PAPER
• 239 PAGES

A vivid account of three expeditions on the trail of the migrating Bactrian camel through the deserts of Xinjiang and Mongolia. The author includes vivid portraits of the people he encounters along the way. (CAS67, $14.99)

Lost in Translation

by Nicole Mones

• LITERATURE
• 1999
• PAPER

Deflty interweaving acinetn hiostory, travel and a modern love story, this novel traces the journey of discovery of an American translator in Beijing, Alice Mannegan, who joins professor Lin Shiyang on a far-flung archaeological expedition. (CHN499, $15.00)

Lost on Planet China

by J. Maarten Troost

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

Lost on Planet China finds the irrepressible J. Maarten Troost dodging deadly drivers in Shanghai; eating Yak in Tibet; deciphering restaurant menus (offering local favorites such as Cattle Penis with Garlic); and visiting with Chairman Mao (still dead, very orange). He's not just funny, he's a guide to mixed-up modern China. (CHN496, $14.95)

Love in a Fallen City

by Eileen Chang | Karen S. Kingsbury

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 338 PAGES

A major 20th-century Chinese writer, little known in the U.S. (these sparkling translations will go far to change that), Chang wrote these four fascinating novellas and two glittering stories in Japanese-occupied Shanghai in the 1940s. Her work is a revelation, poised tellingly between Confucian tradition and Western modernity. (CHN387, $14.95)

A Loyal Character Dancer

by Qiu Xiaolong

• MYSTERY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 351 PAGES

An important witness has disappeared and Inspector Chen must tread warily as he strives to be a good cop, a good man and also a loyal Party member. The series continues with When Red Is Black (CHN411), A Case of Two Cities (CHN396), Red Mandarin Dress (CHN458) and The Mao Case (CHN539). (CHN412, $14.00)

Making China Policy, Lessons from the Bush and Clinton Administrations

by Ramo Myers

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

An evaluation of U.S. foreign policy toward China and Taiwan during the twelve years of the Bush and Clinton administrations. (CHN336, $39.95)

The Man Who Loved China

by Simon Winchester

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 336 PAGES

Winchester's absorbing portrait of the mid-twentieth-century scientist and adventurer Joseph Needham and his love affair with China. (CHN512, $27.95)

Man's Fate

by Andre Malraux

• LITERATURE
• 1990
• PAPER
• 356 PAGES

A suspenseful, psychologically complex novel set during the early days of the Chinese revolution. (CHN188, $16.00)

Mandarin, Start the Conversation

by 30 Words

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2009
• PLASTIC CARD

An easy-to-access pocket-sized card with 800 words and phrases organized by category. (CHN628, $9.95)

Mantles of Merit: Chin Textiles from Myanmar, India and Bangladesh

by David Fraser | Barbara Fraser

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2005
• HARD COVER

An abundantly illustrated study of the textiles of the Chin peoples of southern and eastern Asia. With more than 600 color illustrations. (ASA46, $60.00)

Mao's China and After, A History of the People's Republic

by Maurice Meisner

• HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 587 PAGES

A vivid, comprehensive history of China since the Communists came into power in 1949. (CHN165, $36.95)

Mao's Last Dancer

by Li Cunxin

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2005
• PAPER
• 451 PAGES

Li's memoir begins with his childhood in a poor village in northeast China and follows his remarkable rise to become a ballet star in Maoist China and, after defecting to the U.S., one of the greatest dancers of his generation. (CHN623, $17.00)

Mao's Last Revolution

by Roderick MacFarquhar | Michael Schoenhals

• HISTORY
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 752 PAGES

Mao's 1966 Cultural Revolution, the politics, policies and devastating impact on the Chinese people. (CHN378, $35.00)

Mao, The Unknown Story

by Jung Chang | John Halliday

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2006
• PAPER
• 814 PAGES

In this extraordinary biography Chang (Wild Swans) and her historian husband reveal Mao as a brutal, power-hungry monster with close ties to Joseph Stalin. (CHN301, $20.00)

Mao: A Biography

by Ross Terrill

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1999
• PAPER
• 571 PAGES

A no-holds-barred biography of the Chinese leader. (CHN51, $33.95)

Marco Polo and the Discovery of the World

by John Larner

• EXPLORATION
• 2001
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

A scholarly, insightful study of the impact of the venetian merchant-explorer's impact on European ideas and knowledge of the world. (EXP22, $21.00)

The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

by Jonathan Spence

• HISTORY
• 1994
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

A "portrait of the age," revealing fascinating connections between Eastern and Western history and thought via a life of Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci (1552-1616), an early Catholic missionary in China. (CHN262, $16.00)

Miao Textiles from China

by Gina Corrigan

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 88 PAGES

A short, illustrated introduction to the textiles of the Miao peoples of the Guizhou Province in southwestern China. Gina Corrigan provides social context and analysis of techniques. (CHN322, $24.95)

A Million Truths, A Decade in China

by Linda Jakobson

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2000
• PAPER

A Finnish reporter's portrait of China in the 1990s, an observant and sensitive account of peasants, professionals, officials and scholars adjusting to life in an emerging economic powerhouse. (CHN373, $17.95)

Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture

by Sarah Handler

• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• 2005
• HARD COVER
• 233 PAGES

A beautifully illustrated overview of Ming furniture and its architectural setting. (CHN318, $50.00)

Modern China, A Very Short Introduction

by Rana Mitter

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER

This very short introduction offers an indispensible starting point for anyone who needs to quickly know the themes and controversies that have shaped modern China. (CHN504, $11.95)

Modern China, The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present

by Johnathan Fenby

• HISTORY
• 2008
• HARD COVER
• 816 PAGES

Jonathan Fenby tells the turbulent story of modern China with personality and a journalist's eye for historical panorama. (CHN542, $34.95)

Modern Marvels, The Great Wall of China

by The History Channel

• HISTORY
• 2005
• DVD

This documentary from the History Channel explores the story of China's Great Wall, one of the most impressive building feats of ancient history. (CHN418, $24.95)

The Monkey & the Monk

by Cheng'en Wu

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 497 PAGES

The abridged version of Anthony Yu's masterful translation of The Journey to the West. (CHN402, $20.00)

The Monkey and the Tiger, Two Chinese Detective Stories

by Robert Hans Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 152 PAGES

These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, are taken from the tradition of Chinese detective novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. (CHN290, $12.00)

Monkey, A Journey to the West

by David Kherdian

• LITERATURE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

The 16th-century Chinese epic of adventure and pilgrimage, brilliantly retold by David Kheridan. It's the wild tale of the encounters of the rogue-trickster Monkey and his Buddhist companion Tripitaka on the Silk Road. (ASA32, $16.95)

The Mother

by Pearl S. Buck

• LITERATURE
• 1993
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

A portrait of a poor woman living in a remote village in China, struggling to find balance as ancient tradition collides with Communist ideals. (CHN656, $12.95)

Mountain of Fame, Portraits in Chinese History

by John Wills

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 424 PAGES

An intriguing, novel approach to Chinese history. Instead of marching through the dynasties, Wells illuminates themes and continuities within Chinese tradition through 20 representative personalities. (CHN10, $29.95)

Mr. China's Son, A Villager's Life

by He Liyi

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2002
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

Written with warmth, humor and an admirable lack of bitterness, this autobiography by a villager from Yunnan is a poignant glimpse into the rural experience in China over 50 years, including the Japanese invasion, Communist revolution, and time in reeducation camps. (CHN399, $40.00)

Mr. China, A Memoir

by Tim Clissold

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2006
• PAPER
• 262 PAGES

An excellent portrait of contemporary China. Clissold writes with humor and insight in this entertaining account of his encounters with the Chinese and the Chinese way of doing business. (CHN306, $14.99)

Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha

by Dorothy Gilman

• MYSTERY
• 1988
• PAPER

Grandma Pollifax, the CIA agent, is at it again, hot on the trail of jewel thieves, drug dealers and murderers in the city of Hong Kong. Part of the popular series, this mystery is great fun. (HKG17, $6.99)

Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station

by Dorothy Gilman

• MYSTERY
• 1990
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

In the sixth in the series, cheerful Emily Pollifax, posing as a tourist in China, meets sinister challenges and all but loses her life safeguarding a treasure for the CIA. (CHN535, $7.99)

Murder in Canton

by Robert Hans Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, follow the tradition of ancient Chinese detective novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. (CHN291, $15.00)

My Life As Emperor

by Howard Goldblatt | Su Tong

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

Tong (Raise the Red Lantern borrows from imperial Chinese history in for this powerful tale of the rise and fall of a brutal young emperor. (CHN417, $13.95)

Nanjing Requiem, A Novel

by Ha Jin

• LITERATURE
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 320 PAGES

Award winning novelist Ha Jin re-creates the terror and menace of life in Nanjing after the Japanese invasion of 1937. (CHN681, $26.95)

National Geographic Atlas of China

by National Geographic Society

• REFERENCE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

A portrait of China as seen in 300 maps, including traditional cartography, ten detailed city plans, satellite imagery and scores of thematic maps and charts. (CHN445, $21.95)

National Geographic Beijing

by Paul Mooney

• REFERENCE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

This guide to Beijing, published in National Geographic's attractive visual style, features hundreds of photographs, full color maps, and good information on history, art, culture and travel. (CHN486, $22.95)

National Geographic China

by Damian Harper

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2007
• PAPER
• 400 PAGES

A generously illustrated guide to China with the usual National Geographic attention to maps and photographs. With a 50-page appendix of practical travel information. (CHN163, $27.95)

National Geographic Shanghai

by Andrew Forbes

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2007
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

The history, nature, culture and attractions of Shanghai, thoroughly illustrated in dependable National Geographic style. (CHN443, $22.95)

National Geographic Taiwan

by Phil Macdonald

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

A traveler's guide to the history, nature, culture, and attractions of Taiwan, thoroughly illustrated in dependable National Geographic style. (CHN446, $22.95)

Nature: Pandas: Pandas of the Sleeping Dragon, The Panda Baby

by Nature

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2003
• DVD

A double-feature from the award-winning Nature series: Pandas of the Sleeping Dragon narrated by George Page and filmed in the bamboo forests of Wolong; and The Panda Baby, the story of the San Diego Zoo panda cub. (CHN263, $19.99)

Necklace and Calabash

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 152 PAGES

In this novel, Van Gulik's penultimate tale, set in a river town in his home district of Poo-yang, Judge Dee's vacation is interrupted by murder. (CHN293, $15.00)

The New Chinese Empire

by Ross Terrill

• HISTORY
• 2004
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

Terrill assesses China's past and politics to help Americans understand their economic status and where the country is headed. (CHN400, $19.95)

News from Tartary

by Peter Fleming

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 1999
• PAPER
• 384 PAGES

Fleming's rousing account of a 3,500-mile jaunt from Peking to Sinkiang and on to India, a classic of imperial British wit and style. (CAS46, $18.95)

Noble House

by James Clavell

• LITERATURE
• 2009
• PAPER
• 1376 PAGES

Another Clavell novel set in Asia, this one finds Russian, Chinese and English businessmen and intelligence agents caught up in a struggle to control the largest trading house in 1960s Hong Kong. (HKG16, $18.00)

The North China Lover

by Marguerite Duras

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 231 PAGES

Duras returns to her childhood experiences in Indochina in this novel, one of her last. (ASA66, $14.95)

Northeastern China Map

by Nelles

• MAP

A double-sided map of the northeastern portion of the country at a 1:1.5 scale. (CHN172, $13.95)

Oasis Identities, Uyghur Nationalism Along China's Silk Road

by Justin Jon Rudelson

• HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

A survey of Uyghur identity based on the author's fieldwork in Turpan. (CAS92, $29.50)

Odyssey Guide Beijing & Shanghai

by Bill Mooney

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 600 PAGES
• COMING IN MARCH

Jammed with photographs, maps and great information on culture and history, this colorful guide introduces the two cities with style. (CHN228, $27.95)

Odyssey Guide China

by Charis Chan | Peter Neville

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 440 PAGES

A handsomely illustrated compact guide, strong on culture and history. With 15 regional and local maps, hundreds of photographs -- and all 31 World Heritage Sites in China. (CHN87, $19.95)

Odyssey Guide Guizhou Province

by Gina Corrigan

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2002
• PAPER

An in-depth guide to the history, culture and peoples of the subtropical Guizhou province in Southwest China, covering the textile arts and costume, jewelry, music and festivals in detail. With photographs and maps. (CHN321, $23.95)

Odyssey Guide Xi'an, Shaanxi & the Terracotta Army

by Kevin Bishop

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2009
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

With color photographs, insightful essays on culture and history, site plans and places of interest in and around China's ancient capital. (CHN34, $24.95)

On China

by Henry Kissinger

• HISTORY
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 586 PAGES

Kissinger examines how China has approached diplomacy, strategy and negotiation throughout its history, and reflects on the consequences for the global balance of power in the 21st century. (CHN683, $36.00)

Once on a Moonless Night

by Dai Sijie

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

The bestselling author of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress weaves the tale of an ancient silk scroll containing a lost Buddhist sutra with the stories of an imprisoned French linguist, a Western student in Peking and a Chinese grocer who are devoted to discovering it. (CHN624, $14.95)

One Man's Bible

by Gao Xingjian

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 464 PAGES

This fictionalized account of Xingjian's life during the rule of Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution describes how the political climate of Beijing rendered his home one of perpetual fear for its citizens and discusses his decision to live in exile. (CHN359, $13.95)

The Open Empire, A History of China to 1600

by Valerie Hansen

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 458 PAGES

This account of premodern China depicts the empire as heterogenous, vibrant, and open to the outside world. (CHN138, $55.40)

Oracle Bones

by Peter Hessler

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 512 PAGES

In this fine portrait of tumult and tradition, Hessler (River Town) finds clues to modern China's realities in the personal stories of peasants, scholars, day laborers and activists. (CHN316, $15.99)

Original Tao: Inward Training and the Foundations of Taoist Mysticism

by Harold D. Roth

• RELIGION
• 2004
• PAPER
• 275 PAGES

Harold D. Roth, professor of East Asian studies at Brown, reinterprets the origins of Taoism through a fourth-century B.C. text. (CHN245, $26.50)

The Origins of the Cultural Revolution, Volume 1: The Contradictions among the People 1956-1957

by Roderick MacFarquhar

• HISTORY
• 1974
• PAPER
• 439 PAGES

China's Cultural Revolution from 1956 to 1966. (CHN115, $33.50)

Pandas

by Heather Angel

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 72 PAGES

A series of gorgeous color photographs of pandas, mostly concerned with the Giant Pandas of Wolong and with a section on the red panda. Includes some information on natural history. (CHN137, $17.95)

Passions of the Cut Sleeve, The Male Homosexual Tradition in China

by Bret Hinsch

• LITERATURE
• 1992
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

A well-written, scholarly survey of the traditions of same-sex male love in Chinese literature. (CHN167, $26.95)

Pavilion of Women

by Pearl S. Buck

• LITERATURE
• 2001
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

Nobel Prize-winning author Buck weaves the story of Madame Wu, a woman who makes the surprising decision to retire from married life and select a concubine for her husband. (CHN658, $14.95)

Peacock Cries, At the Three Gorges

by Hong Ying

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER

A political drama set against the backdrop of the Three Gorges Dam project in China. (CHN350, $14.95)

Pearl of China

by Anchee Min

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• HARD COVER
• 288 PAGES

Bestselling author Min, a native of Shanghai, turns the life of Pearl Buck into a novel. (CHN611, $24.00)

Peking Story

by David Kidd

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2003
• PAPER
• 208 PAGES

A wry tribute to a lost way of life and time in Beijing. Kidd writes with humor and sweet nostalgia of the privileged and eccentric Lu family in the years around the 1948 Communist Revolution. (CHN264, $15.95)

Peony

by Pearl S. Buck

• LITERATURE
• 2004
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

Based on a true story, this novel follows Peony, a Chinese girl sold into a rich family as a bondmaid who falls in love with the family's only son. (CHN659, $14.95)

Peony in Love

by Lisa See

• LITERATURE
• 2007
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

Set in 17th century China, See's fifth novel offers a vivid portrayal of women's roles in the Ming and Qing dynasties through the eyes of fifteen-year old Peony. The sheltered daughter of a wealthy family, Peony is inspired in her struggle against tradition by the lyrics of an epic opera, The Peony Pavilion. (CHN410, $15.00)

The Phantom of the Temple, A Judge Dee Mystery

by Robert Hans Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 214 PAGES

Three murders and stolen gold are tied together by one sinister plot in this creepy entry in the always-entertaining Jude Dee series. (CHN439, $13.00)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Chinese (Cantonese)

by Pimsleur Language Method

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2005
• AUDIO CD

An audio CD with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Cantonese, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (CHN279, $19.95)

Pimsleur Quick & Simple Chinese (Mandarin)

by Pimsleur Language Method

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2005
• AUDIO CD

Four audio CDs with eight 30-minute lessons in basic Mandarin, covering elementary vocabulary and phrases used in travel and everyday situations. (CHN280, $19.95)

Pocket China Atlas, Maps and Facts at Your Fingertips

by Stephanie Hemelryk Donald

• REFERENCE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 64 PAGES

With 25 full-color topical maps, clear graphics and an informative, readable text, this volume charts the profound changes within China and traces their implications for the world at large. (CHN485, $15.95)

Poems of the Late T'ang

by A. C. Graham

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 184 PAGES

Graham's slim anthology of late T'ang dynasty poetry exhibits the experimental style and emotional intensity which characterized the era. (CHN497, $14.95)

Poets and Murder

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 184 PAGES

In this satisyingly complex tale set in the imperial academy, Judge Dee puzzles over a double-murder of a young student and a dancer. Orginally published in 1968, this is the last ofd Van Gulik's many books based on the life of a ancient Chinese magistrate. (CHN294, $12.00)

Popular China, Unoffical Culture in a Globalizing Society

by Paul G. Pickowicz | Richard P. Madsen | Perry Link

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2002
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

A reader on manifestations of popular culture in contemporary China, including chapters by both Chinese and western contributors. (CHN259, $34.95)

Precious Records, Women in China's Long Eighteenth Century

by Susan Mann

• HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

Respected scholar Mann seeks to given voice to the underrepresented women of Qing China. (CHN139, $27.95)

The Private Life of Chairman Mao, The Memoirs of Mao's Personal Physician

by Dr. Li Zhisui

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1996
• PAPER
• 682 PAGES

22 years in the life of Mao Tse Tung (and communist China), as seen through the eyes of his doctor. (CHN100, $22.95)

The Promise

by Pearl S. Buck

• LITERATURE
• 1997
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

A novel set in China and Burma during World War II, focused around a group of Chinese soldiers sent to rescue a British-American platoon. (CHN660, $11.95)

The Promise of the Revolution

by Daniel B. Wright

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2003
• PAPER
• 216 PAGES

Subtitled "Stories of Fulfillment and Struggle in China's Hinterland," this book depicts the hardships and few economic triumphs of the people of Guizhou, a severely impoverished region of China. (CHN258, $29.95)

Raise The Red Lantern

by Yimou Zhang

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 2007
• DVD

Starring the young Gong Li, this stunning photographed portrait of China at the beginning of the 20th century follows the fate of a 19-year-old, forced to leave college and become the fourth wife of a powerful, feudal nobleman. (CHN575, $19.98)

The Rape of Nanking, The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II

by Iris Chang

• HISTORY
• 1998
• PAPER
• 290 PAGES

Chang's account of the 1937 massacre of an estimated 250,000 Chinese civilians by the Japanese is related with honesty and interspersed with shocking statistics. (CHN272, $16.00)

Red Azalea

by Anchee Min

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2006
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

Born in 1957 (and a leader of the Little Red Guards in Shanghai as a youngster), Min writes with powerful simplicity of coming-of-age under Mao (including a stint at Red Fire Farm). (CHN273, $15.00)

Red China Blues, My Long March from Mao to Now

by Jan Wong

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 1997
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

Jan Wong tells of her experiences in the "hermetically sealed bubble of Maoism" as one of two westerners to attend Beijing University, then offers a first-hand account of recent reforms in China. (CHN37, $15.95)

Red Dust, A Path Through China

by Ma Jian | Flora Drew

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2002
• PAPER
• 324 PAGES

An astounding memoir by an urban poet, painter and writer on the road to Tibet. A vagabond, rebel and Buddhist, Jian abandons his Beijing life for a 3-year southwestern journey through Tibet, Burma and Guizhou Province. (CHN150, $16.00)

Red Mandarin Dress

by Qiu Xiaolong

• MYSTERY
• 2009
• PAPER
• 310 PAGES

The turbulence and corruption of 1990s Shanghai provides the evocative backdrop to this fifth terrific Inspector Chen novel, in which the unflappable detective is on the trail of a serial killer who leaves bodies in public places, dressed in red. (CHN458, $13.95)

The Red Pavilion

by Robert Van Gulik

• MYSTERY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 185 PAGES

These historical mysteries, featuring a Tang-era Chinese magistrate, are taken from the tradition of Chinese suspense novels. Apart from the pleasure of the elaborate plots, the books are rich in details of court and daily life in ancient China. (CHN287, $12.00)

Red Star Over China

by Edgar R. Snow

• HISTORY
• 1973
• PAPER
• 543 PAGES

A classic history of communism in China. (CHN201, $16.50)

Religions of China in Practice

by Donald S. Lopez Jr.

• RELIGION
• 1996
• PAPER
• 472 PAGES

Confucionism, Daoism and Buddhism, and how they overlap and interact with each other. (CHN127, $42.00)

Religions of China, The World as a Living System

by David L. Overmyer

• RELIGION
• 1998
• PAPER
• 125 PAGES

A brief primer on the religions of China. (CHN154, $11.50)

Remaking Beijing: Tiananmen Square and the Creation of a Political Space

by Wu Hung

• HISTORY
• 2005
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

Author Hung witnessed firsthand the the reinvention of Beijing since the Communist revolution. Focusing on Tiananmen Square, Hung chronicles its evolution from an ancient Imperial site to a political public space, and its shift from an official socialist monument to a place for protestors and demonstrators. (CHN415, $35.00)

The Remote Country of Women

by Bai Hua

• LITERATURE
• 1994
• PAPER
• 376 PAGES

Bai Hua alternates the tale of a young Mosuo girl in China's mountainous southwest with that of a political prisoner during the Cultural revolution in this absorbing novel. (CHN310, $24.00)

Rescuing History from the Nation, Questioning Narratives of Modern China

by Prasenjit Duara

• HISTORY
• 1996
• PAPER
• 286 PAGES

Through a series of historical case studies, Duara deftly challenges the linear model of nationalist, postcolonial history. (CHN424, $27.50)

The Retreat of the Elephants, An Environmental History of China

by Mark Elvin

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2006
• PAPER
• 564 PAGES

A thorough examination of the damage that has been done to China's environment through war, modernization and new farming developments. (CHN221, $24.00)

Return to Dragon Mountain

by Jonathan D. Spence

• LITERATURE
• 2008
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

Spence offers a compelling literary-biographic study of Zhang Dai, one of the finest historians and essayists of China's Ming dynasty, chronicling his life from his birth in 1597 to the Manchu invasion of 1644, when Dai's family lost their fortunes. (CHN430, $16.00)

Return to the Middle Kingdom, One Family, Three Revolutions, and the Birth of Modern China

by Yuan-tsun Chen

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2007
• HARD COVER
• 432 PAGES

In the spirit of Wild Swans, Yuan-Tsung Chen has crafted a political history of modern China through the story of three generations of revolutionaries. (CHN449, $27.99)

Rickshaw Boy

by She Lao

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 300 PAGES

Captured by renegade soldiers, seduced by his boss's ugly daughter and robbed by an unscrupulous detective, poor Xiangzi is subjected to all sorts of humiliation in this tale of an honest country boy in rough-and-tumble Beijing. (CHN631, $14.99)

Riding the Iron Rooster

by Paul Theroux

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 528 PAGES

A wry account an utterly exhausting, exasperating travels, mostly by rail, throughout China for an entire year. Theroux gets himself to every corner of the huge country and includes memorable passages on his experiences in Mongolia, Xinjiang, Manchuria and Tibet (where his journey ended). (CHN133, $15.95)

The Rise of Modern China

by Immanuel C.Y. Hsu

• HISTORY
• 1997
• PAPER
• 976 PAGES

A comprehensive history of China from the 17th century through the present. (CHN62, $69.95)

The River Dragon Has Come!: The Three Gorges Dam and the Fate of China's Yangtze River and Its People

by Dai Qing | Philip Williams | John G. Thibodeau | Ming Yi

• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• 1998
• PAPER
• 240 PAGES

Damn the dam, edited by the director of research at Probe International and the founder of the International Rivers Network. (CHN61, $29.95)

River Town, Two Years on the Yangtze

by Peter Hessler

• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• 2006
• PAPER
• 432 PAGES

Hessler's compelling, personal story of life as a Peace Corps volunteer in Fuling, where foreigners are a curiosity, explores the culture, traditions and ideas of an isolated world. (CHN125, $14.99)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Volume I

by Lo Kuan-Chung | C.H. Brewitt-Taylor

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 992 PAGES

The 14th-century epic of the collapse of the Han Dynasty. (CHN212, $28.00)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Volume II

by Lo Kuan-Chung | C.H. Brewitt-Taylor

• LITERATURE
• 2003
• PAPER
• 992 PAGES

Volume II of the epic tale of the collapse of the Han Dynasty. (CHN213, $35.95)

Rough Guide China

by Simon Lewis | David Leffman

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 1284 PAGES

A no-nonsense, opinionated travel guide in the British series aimed at independent-minded travelers. (CHN78, $27.99)

Rough Guide Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook

by Rough Guide

• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• 2011
• PAPER
• 256 PAGES

This palm-sized phrasebook, organized dictionary-style A-Z, includes sections on grammar, menu items and drinks. Free audio download. (CHN149, $8.99)

Rough Guide Shanghai

by Simon Lewis

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2008
• PAPER
• 224 PAGES

A compact, practical guide to the city, jammed with maps, site plans, suggested sightseeing and recommended restaurants and hotels. (CHN488, $27.50)

The Sand Pebbles

by Richard McKenna

• LITERATURE
• 2000
• PAPER
• 624 PAGES

A reprint of the now-classic novel, which revolves around mate Jake Holman and life aboard U.S. Navy gunboat on the Yangtze River in the early 20th century. (CHN147, $24.95)

The Search for Modern China

by Jonathan Spence

• HISTORY
• 1999
• PAPER
• 992 PAGES

A sweeping history of China including events until 1999, geared fo the general reader. With maps, charts and black-and-white photographs. (CHN98, $59.65)

The Selected Poems of T'ao Ch'ien

by David Hinton

• LITERATURE
• 1993
• PAPER
• 92 PAGES

A portrait of the mountains and landscapes of peasant China and the pleasures of rural life by the great poet. (CHN315, $11.00)

Selected Stories of Lu Hsun

by Hsun Lu | William Lyell

• LITERATURE
• 1975
• PAPER
• 255 PAGES

A collection of 18 stories by an important modern Chinese writers (1881-1936). (CHN122, $15.95)

Serve the People, A Stir-fried Journey Through China

by Jen Lin-liu

• FOOD
• 2009
• PAPER
• 352 PAGES

Lin-Liu gives a memorable and mouthwatering cook's tour of today's China, making her way from cooking student to noodle-stall and dumpling-house apprentice to intern at a chic Shanghai restaurant. (CHN483, $21.95)

The Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World

by Chris Scarre

• ARCHAEOLOGY
• 1999
• HARD COVER
• 304 PAGES

A comprehensive, illustrated overview of the great monuments of the ancient world and how they were built. (GEN92, $40.00)

The Sextants of Beijing, Global Currents in Chinese History

by Joanna Waley-Cohen

• HISTORY
• 2000
• PAPER
• 322 PAGES

This accessible history of China from the days of the Silk Road to the present describes a civilization more open and engaged with the rest of the world than often believed. Whether in trade, religious belief, ideology or technology, China has long taken part in exchange with other cultures. (CHN356, $17.95)

Shadow Magic

by Ann Hu

• 2001
• DVD

In Bejing in 1902, a young Chinese photographer's friendship with a newly arrived Englishman complicates his relationship with his family. Despite their cultural conflicts, the two are united by their exciting work with the newest technology: motion pictures. Run time of 115 minutes. (CHN325, $29.95)

Shadow of the Bear, Travels in Their Vanishing Country

by Brian Payton

• NATURAL HISTORY
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 256 PAGES

Payton recounts the journeys he made on four continents to view all eight remaining species of bears. (NAT100, $25.95)

Shanghai Map

by Periplus Maps

• MAP

A map of Shanghai, at a scale of 1:15,000. Main streets shown in both English and Chinese (good for directing taxis!). (CHN90, $8.95)

Shanghai Modern, The Flowering of a New Urban Culture in China, 1930-1945

by Leo Ou-Fan Lee