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We publish quality books primarily on China's past, present and future, with occasional forays farther afield.

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Book Cover for: The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere, Pico Iyer

The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere

Pico Iyer
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“Very, very few foreigners have lived through half a century of China’s almost unimaginable upheavals as Jaime FlorCruz has done. I’ve been waiting for forty years to read a full accounting of his unique and endlessly surprising story" — Pico Iyer, author of The Art of Stillness https://t.co/9M5K3CBOHE

Hardcover, 2014

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Coward's Emblem, A. D. Guier

The Coward's Emblem

A. D. Guier
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Shanghai may be in lockdown, but in neighbouring Wuxi, Alex Guier hosted a book reading to celebrate the launch of her debut novel - The Coward's Emblem 📚🖊 https://t.co/UkmZFe7hGe https://t.co/zREAHXH4Mt

Paperback, 2022

$19.99Member price:$17.99 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: The Great Wall: High Above and Down Below, William Lindesay

The Great Wall: High Above and Down Below

William Lindesay
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William Lindesay chats to Jing Kids about Wild Wall: The Foundation Years and how his sons have embarked on a similar journey along The Great Wall on foot 🤩👇 @LindesayWilliam https://t.co/VcB9wbSvKB

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Book Cover for: Out of Ireland, Mark O'Neill

Out of Ireland

Mark O'Neill
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Some more kind reviews we want to spotlight❤️ Out of Ireland by Mark O'Neill https://t.co/H5gM8H8FMs https://t.co/hgfFKQ8PeT

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$17.99 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Shanghai Girl, Vivian Yang

Shanghai Girl

Vivian Yang
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“This carefully researched and moving book brings to life a corner of Shanghai where the tensions between the two Asian powers played out, with the Uchiyama bookstore taking the star role." — Betty Barr, author of Shanghai Boy, Shanghai Girl @naoko_katonaoko 📚 https://t.co/CYYwhHE5CS

Paperback, 2011

$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hiking in China, Mable-Ann Chang

Hiking in China

Mable-Ann Chang
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IWD💜 This week we'll be shining a light on all the talented authors we've had the honour of working with 💫 Mable-Ann Chang, author of Hiking In China https://t.co/eQZpKiWo8F https://t.co/xb8UOsitbm

Paperback, 2022

$15.99Member price:$14.39 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Rocking China: Music scenes in Beijing and beyond, Andrew Field

Rocking China: Music scenes in Beijing and beyond

Andrew Field
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📌NEW RELEASE TUESDAY Rocking China by Andrew Field https://t.co/smb7X4xxVg 1/5 https://t.co/AK8Up7pE5t

Paperback, 2023

$19.99Member price:$17.99 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Stateless in Shanghai, Liliane Willens

Stateless in Shanghai

Liliane Willens
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📌Josephine McDermott speaks to Liliane Willens (author of Stateless in Shanghai), who lived through the invasion and occupation of Asia's most international city for BBC - give it a listen! 🎙️👂 https://t.co/Db2SJZL2Go Get her book 📖https://t.co/eexQi0wbRX

Paperback, 2022

$18.99Member price:$17.09 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Mainland China: Politics, Economics, and Reform, Yu-Ming Shaw

Mainland China: Politics, Economics, and Reform

Yu-Ming Shaw
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Mark O'Neill & fellow Irish expatriate James Hogan with Asia Society HK discussing his memoir and his exploration of the impact of Irish migrants in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Japan, and how Chinese immigrants are shaping modern Ireland. https://t.co/v4ymiq0cpy

Paperback, 2020

$55.99Member price:$53.19 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Monk of Park Avenue: A Modern Daoist Odyssey (a Taoist's Memoir of Spiritual Transformation), Yun Rou

The Monk of Park Avenue: A Modern Daoist Odyssey (a Taoist's Memoir of Spiritual Transformation)

Yun Rou
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Dancing through time and space in his particularly Asian version of magical realism, Yun Rou, author of The Monk of Park Avenue along with other best-selling fiction and nonfiction titles, brings us a spiraling spear of a love story. PRE-ORDER NOW - https://t.co/NhTfSg5QuK https://t.co/J5RhDA8nVg

Paperback, 2022

$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book