Ruthanne Lum McCunn

Centuries of traditional wisdom are collected in this delightful volume. Each beautifully illustrated proverb, appears in both English and Chinese. This book is a lasting treasure from a culture, rich in advice and thought.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

In the best-selling tradition of Jewish Proverbs, this charming little book gathers centuries of Chinese wisdom in a delightful and unique bilingual format. Each illustrated proverb is accompanied by its corresponding Chinese characters. Timed to coincide with Chinese New Year on February 4th, this handsome book is a year-round gift, a winning souvenir of any city's Chinatown, and a useful addition to bilingual classrooms and libraries.

Chinese Proverbs

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

A dazzling debut novel about the power of love and language...

Li Jing, a successful, happily married businessman, is dining at a grand hotel in Shanghai when a gas explosion shatters the building. A shard of glass neatly pierces Li Jing's forehead--obliterating his ability to speak Chinese. The only words that emerge from his mouth are faltering phrases of the English he spoke as a child growing up in Virginia. Suddenly Li Jing finds himself unable to communicate with his wife, Meiling, whom he once courted with beautiful words, as she struggles to keep his business afloat and maintain a brave face for their son. The family turns to an American neurologist, Rosalyn Neal, who is as lost as Li Jing--whom she calls James--in this bewitching, bewildering city, where the two form a bond that Meiling does not need a translator to understand.

The Lost and Forgotten Languages of Shanghai

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

New Jersey

The Encyclopedia of Regional Chinese Cooking

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Cooking Szechuan-Style

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Ohio

Winner of the 2000 Book Award in Prose from the Association for American Studies and the Lannan Foundation Literary Award for 2002!

The award-winning author of Pangs of Love triumphs with "a work that manages to be consistently funny, infinitely sad, and surprisingly exhilarating... truly memorable." (Newsday)

The Barbarians Are Coming

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Delaware

Chinese

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Florida

Peach Blossom Spring

Virginia Walton Pilegard

Former library book with teacher name and book level written on inside cover

Clever young Chuan comes to the rescue of his father and in the process invents the abacus. Illustrations.

The Warlord's Beads

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The Essentials of Chinese Cooking

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Published 1984 - Scribbles on front free end paper. 

The Chinese Gourmet

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Lillian Li

A Novel

"The Beijing Duck House in Rockville, Maryland, is not only a beloved go-to setting for hunger pangs and celebrations, it is its own world, inhabited by waiters and kitchen staff who have been fighting, loving, and aging within its walls for decades. When disaster strikes, this working family's controlled chaos is set loose, forcing each character to confront the conflicts that fast-paced restaurant life has kept at bay"--Amazon.com.

Number One Chinese Restaurant

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A Traveler's Introduction to Chinese Characters

This unique approach to learning characters features dozens of the most commonly used words and phrases encountered daily. By using photographs of actual street scenes, it differentiates between various styles of characters used in public places, and guides the reader through numbers, names, common words, money, directions and much more. An ideal reference for tourists and students.

I Can Read That!

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Lisa See

California

“I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret.” For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, amid the scent of ginger, green tea, and jasmine, a small theatrical troupe is performing scenes from this epic opera, a live spectacle few females have ever seen. Like the heroine in the drama, Peony is the cloistered daughter of a wealthy family, trapped like a good-luck cricket in a bamboo-and-lacquer cage. Though raised to be obedient, Peony has dreams of her own. Peony’s mother is against her daughter’s attending the production: “Unmarried girls should not be seen in public.” But Peony’s father assures his wife that proprieties will be maintained, and that the women will watch the opera from behind a screen. Yet through its cracks, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man with hair as black as a cave–and is immediately overcome with emotion. So begins Peony’s unforgettable journey of love and destiny, desire and sorrow–as Lisa See’s haunting new novel, based on actual historical events, takes readers back to seventeenth-century China, after the Manchus seize power and the Ming dynasty is crushed. Steeped in traditions and ritual, this story brings to life another time and place–even the intricate realm of the afterworld, with its protocols, pathways, and stages of existence, a vividly imagined place where one’s soul is divided into three, ancestors offer guidance, misdeeds are punished, and hungry ghosts wander the earth. Immersed in the richness and magic of the Chinese vision of the afterlife, transcending even death, Peony in Love explores, beautifully, the many manifestations of love. Ultimately, Lisa See’s new novel addresses universal themes: the bonds of friendship, the power of words, and the age-old desire of women to be heard.

Peony in Love

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Scott D. Seligman

I-Chuan Chen

Illinois

Phrase Book and Dictionary for Travelers

This language phrasebook presents more than 1,500 Chinese expressions with translations to help English-speaking travelers get around in hotels, airports, train stations, restaurants, and other travel sites. The newly revised edition has been improved with more attractive and useful city maps, availability of ATMs, faxes, and other modern facilities in far-away cities and towns, and much more.

Chinese at a Glance

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Jenny Stacey

This handy little cookbook is easy to use and filled with recipes for every skill level. It's delicious recipes are great for entertaining this Spring or for quiet dinners at home. It makes a great gift for Chinese cuisine enthusiasts. It's small size (6 in x 5 in x 1 in) makes it a great space saver in even the tiniest of kitchens. Bon apetit!

Washington

Angi Ma Wong

Ever feel like your house just isn’t homey, no matter what you do?  Or that you just spin your wheels in your office without being as productive as you could be?  Make your home and office a zen haven with this paperback book that measures about 4”x4”.  See and feel the changes!

The ancient Chinese practice of feng shui is one of today's hottest topics in home decorating and self-help. In a fun-to-read A-Z format, Wong delivers over 350 practices, principles, and proverbs of feng shui with a focus on the simple and the practical. From antiques and aquariums to water and wind chimes, this browser-friendly reference offers easy, concrete ways to promote harmony, balance, and happiness. The hand-size trim makes this book an appealing gift.

Feng Shui Dos and Taboos

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Far East Chinese English Dictionary

Stella Pevsner

Fay Tang

South Carolina

Recalls the events in a North Vietnamese village that forever changed the lives of the youngest daughter of a prosperous trader and her family.

Sing for Your Father, Su Phan

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Slight wear around the edges. Pages crisp and clean. Ships same or next day. SKU 51622013 #fiction #paperback #cultural #culturalrevolution #paperwork #chinese #novel 

During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two boys are sent to the country for reeducation, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western literature.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A gifted writer . . . explores the bonds of sisterhood while powerfully evoking the often nightmarish American immigrant experience.”—USA Today In 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, a city of great wealth and glamour, the home of millionaires and beggars, gangsters and gamblers, patriots and revolutionaries, artists and warlords. Thanks to the financial security and material comforts provided by their father’s prosperous rickshaw business, twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are having the time of their lives. Though both sisters wave off authority and tradition, they couldn’t be more different: Pearl is a Dragon sign, strong and stubborn, while May is a true Sheep, adorable and placid. Both are beautiful, modern, and carefree . . . until the day their father tells them that he has gambled away their wealth and that in order to repay his debts he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from California to find Chinese brides. As Japanese bombs fall on their beloved city, Pearl and May set out on the journey of a lifetime, one that will take them through the Chinese countryside, in and out of the clutch of brutal soldiers, and across the Pacific to the shores of America. In Los Angeles they begin a fresh chapter, trying to find love with the strangers they have married, brushing against the seduction of Hollywood, and striving to embrace American life even as they fight against discrimination, brave Communist witch hunts, and find themselves hemmed in by Chinatown’s old ways and rules. At its heart, Shanghai Girls is a story of sisters: Pearl and May are inseparable best friends who share hopes, dreams, and a deep connection, but like sisters everywhere they also harbor petty jealousies and rivalries. They love each other, but each knows exactly where to drive the knife to hurt the other the most. Along the way they face terrible sacrifices, make impossible choices, and confront a devastating, life-changing secret, but through it all the two heroines of this astounding new novel hold fast to who they are: Shanghai girls. Praise for Shanghai Girls “A buoyant and lustrous paean to the bonds of sisterhood.”—Booklist “A rich work . . . as compulsively readable as it is an enlightening journey.”—Denver Post

Shanghai Girls

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Massachusetts

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Pennsylvania

Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

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Margaret Mahy

Texas

A magnificently illustrated and authentic retelling of the classic Chinese folktale of the seven brothers and their supernatural gifts. "Exceptional." - School Library Journal, starred review

The Seven Chinese Brothers

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Carol Crane

A China Alphabet

This captivating book brings China's history and culture alive through its art, customs, inventions, geography, and wildlife. Full color.

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