China category: 3065 books
by Ray Wiseman
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
This story of evangelist and musician, Paul Chang, hangs on a background of Chinese history and culture. We meet young Paul (Chang Bao-wha) fleeing China ahead of the Communist army; he reaches Hong Kong and the West. In China, his father died in a communist prison. An educated Paul later returns...
Division to Unification in Imperial China
The Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty (220907)
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
The second volume in a 5-volume series, builds on philosophical, economic, and political ideas introduced in first volume, e.g. the dynastic cycle, Buddhism, Confucianism, taxation.
This book works as a stand-alone title. Gives readers solid grounding in important Jin, Sui, and Tang dynasties,...
It's All Chinese To Me
An Overview of Chinese Culture, Travel & Etiquette (Fully Revised and Expanded)
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
It's All Chinese to Me is a fun and authentic introduction to Chinese culture that allows readers, tourists, and business travelers to experience what ultimately makes China so unique—its people.
Learn about Chinese customs, proper etiquette for all types of situations, and how to interact...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Ancient China is known for its art. It is a part of their culture that’s still very much seen in modern China today. Art in Ancient China was governed by the belief of the three perfections. What are these? You’ll know when you go over the pages of this art history book for children. If you're interested in art, then start reading today!
by Kenneth Pletcher
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
China’s unmatched ability to reinvent itself over the centuries is perhaps its most timeless asset. Even in the wake of violent civil wars, Mongol invaders, and turbulent governance, China has endured and, in recent times, achieved a level of prosperity rivaled by few other countries in the world....
Street of Eternal Happiness
Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
An unforgettable portrait of individuals who hope, struggle, and grow along a single street cutting through the heart of Shanghai, from one of the most acclaimed broadcast journalists reporting on China.
Modern Shanghai: a global city in the midst of a renaissance, where dreamers arrive each day...
by Henry Kissinger
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
"Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history."—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book length to a country he has known intimately for decades...
American Shaolin
Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in theNe w China
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2007
Bill Bryson meets Bruce Lee in this raucously funny story of one scrawny Americans quest to become a kung fu master at Chinas legendary Shaolin Temple.
Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying...
by Rachel DeWoskin
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
“For a real insider’s look at life in modern China, readers should turn to Rachel DeWoskin.”—Sophie Beach, The Economist
Determined to broaden her cultural horizons and live a “fiery” life, twenty-one-year-old Rachel DeWoskin hops on a plane to Beijing to work for an American PR...
by John Dwyer
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2016
"John Dwyer might be just the ticket to fill [Michael] Palin's well worn shoes" - HungryFeet.com
Overland adventurer John Dwyer has less than three months to cross China, Tibet, Nepal and India and he has a to-do list:
- Drink snake blood
- Get smuggled into Tibet
- Hike to...
The Making of Modern China
The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912)
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2018
The fourth volume in a series, builds on philosophical, economic, and political ideas introduced in the previous volumes.
This is the only comic or graphic novel of its kind that addresses Chinese history both accessibly and accurately for all age levels.
Taps into librarians, educators,...
Kosher Chinese
Living, Teaching, and Eating with China's Other Billion
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
An irreverent tale of an American Jew serving in the Peace Corps in rural China, which reveals the absurdities, joys, and pathos of a traditional society in flux
In September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Michael Levy to teach English in the heart of China's heartland. His hosts in the city...
Encountering the Chinese
A Modern Country, an Ancient Culture
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2010
"A classic must-read for everyone coming to work or live in China." - Shelley Warner and Tony Voutas, cross-cultural trainers and founders of Asia Pacific Access Ltd, China
China is in the midst of unprecedented economic and cultural growth. In the last decade alone, China joined...
by Zachary Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
An American’s experiences of the traditions, changes, and subcultures of 21st-century China—“a seamless portrait of a complex modern society” (Publishers Weekly).
Formerly a student in Bejing, Zachary Mexico returned to China in 2006 to chronicle the immense changes in Chinese society...