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	1421, The Year China Discovered America • Gavin Menzies • HISTORY • The controversial story of China's early discovery of America. (CHN216, $15.95)
	About Face: A History of America's Curious Relationship With China • James Mann • HISTORY • A history and analysis of Chinese-American relations. (CHN111, $16.95)
	After Tamerlane, The Global History of Empire Since 1405 • John Darwin • HISTORY • (WLD134, $34.95)
	All the Tea in China • Kyril Bonfiglioli • MYSTERY • Another in the series of deliciously entertaining novels starring fictional art dealer Charlie Mortdecai (CHN480, $23.95)
	The Analects of Confucius • D. C. Lao • Confucius • RELIGION • 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 • Cyril Birch • Donald Keene • ANTHOLOGY • 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 • Cyril Birch • ANTHOLOGY • 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 • Stephanie Elizondo Griest • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Melissa Chiu • Zheng Shengtian • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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)
	Art in China • Craig Clunas • ART & ARCHITECTURE • Art historian Clunas reevaluates the entire 5,000-year history of art in China by examining all aspects of art production and consumption and placing works in their proper contexts. (CHN247, $27.95)
	The Asia Book, A Journey Through Every Country in the Continent • China Williams • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Covering every country in Asia and the Middle-East, this swoon-worthy collection offers pages of bright full color photographs, shedding light on the peoples and cultures of each nation. Also includes fact-filled profiles and a historical background for each country. (ASA64, $40.00)
	Asian Games, The Art of Contest • Irving Finkel • Colin Mackenzie • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A catalogue for an exhibtiion at New York's Asia Society, this book showcases 2,000 years worth of art, objects and equipment depicting and used in games throughout Asia. (CHN317, $45.00)
	Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture • Sarah Handler • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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, $70.00)
	Authentic Confucius, A Life of Thought and Politics • Annping Chin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Yale historian Chin's authoritative, engaging portrait of Confucius, his teachings and legacy. (CHN436, $26.00)
	Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress • Xun Zhou • 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 • Sijie Dai • Ina Rilke • LITERATURE • A charming, unexpectedly witty, tale of two teenage boys in China sent off to the countryside during Mao's Cultural Revolution. (CHN159, $12.95)
	Bamboo Shoots After the Rain, Contemporary Stories by Women Writers of Taiwan • Ann C. Carver • Sung-Sheng Y. Chang • ANTHOLOGY • An anthology of 14 stories by three generations of Taiwanese women from the 1940s to the 1980s, dealing with issues of sexuality, tradition and politics. (TWN02, $16.95)
	Becoming Madame Mao • Anchee Min • LITERATURE • 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)
	Beijing Coma • Ma Jian • LITERATURE • In this remarkable novel former Tiananmen Square protester Dai Wei awakeens after a decade of unconsciousness, 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, $27.50)
	Beijing Guidemap • MapEasy • 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 • Borch Maps • 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 • Berlitz Multimedia • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 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 • Maris Boyd Gillette • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An academic study of the minority Muslim population of Xi'an. (CHN180, $23.95)
	Beyond the Stone Arches, An American Missionary Doctor in China, 1892-1932 • Edward Bliss, Jr. • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • An account of a missionary doctor in China. (CHN95, $24.95)
	Big Dragon, The Future of China • Daniel Burstein • Arne de Keijzer • HISTORY • An overview of China's culture, economy, and opportunities for the future. (CHN208, $26.95)
	Binu and the Great Wall, The Myth of Meng • Su Tong • LITERATURE • Tong renders anew one of China's oldest myths, the tale of a girl whose tears flood the great wall. A best-seller in China, this journey of magic and misfortune provides insight into the foundation of a culture. (CHN494, $24.00)
	Birds of Europe, Russia, China and Japan: Volume Two, nonpasserines (Divers to Woodpeckers) • Norman Arlott • FIELD GUIDE • COMING IN MAY • This second volume covers the nonpasserines (divers to woodpeckers). (EUR318, $29.95)
	Blue and White: Chinese Porcelain Around the World • John Carswell • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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 • George Crane • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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 • Yuan Gao • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • The memoir of a young man, the son of a government official, who joins the Cultural Revolution against the wishes of his family. (CHN255, $27.95)
	Bradt Guide The Great Wall of China • Thammy Evans • GUIDEBOOK • Practical, reliable and up-to-date, this Bradt guide covers Beijing and northern China in companionable detail. (CHN351, $22.95)
	Bridge of Birds • Barry Hughart • LITERATURE • A novel of whimsy and fantasy set in ancient China. (CHN117, $7.50)
	Brothers • Yu Hua • LITERATURE • COMING IN JANUARY • 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, $29.95)
	Brothers, A Novel • Da Chen • LITERATURE • 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 • Karen Armstrong • RELIGION • 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 • Kenneth Ch'en • RELIGION • A well organized, scholarly history of the development of Mahayana Buddhism in China, originally published in 1964. (CHN151, $46.95)
	Buddhism in Chinese History • Arthur F Wright • RELIGION • 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, $19.95)
	Buddhism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places • Malcolm David Eckel • RELIGION • 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 • Robert Fisher • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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, $18.95)
	A Case of Two Cities • Qiu Xiaolong • MYSTERY • 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., were he pursues a wealthy capitalist immigrant. (CHN396, $13.95)
	Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee (Dee Goong An) • Robert Van Gulik • MYSTERY • 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 • Wang Wusheng • NATURAL HISTORY • A photographic celebration of the mist-shrouded granite peaks of the Yellow Mountains celebrated by Chinese landscape painters. (CHN371, $55.00)
	Central China Map • Nelles • A map in the regional series by Nelles from Shanghai west across China, at a scale of 1:1,500,000. (CHN65, $10.95)
	The Chan's Great Continent: China in Western Winds • Jonathan Spence • HISTORY • 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 • John Gittings • HISTORY • 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 • Mishi Saran • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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)
	Chasing the Panda • Michael Kiefer • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • The spellbinding tale of an unlikely duo and their successful expedition to Wolong in 1936 to recover a panda bear. (CHN166, $24.95)
	China and the Forbidden City • Tom Priestley • HISTORY • 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 • Sang Ye • HISTORY • 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, $21.95)
	China Map • International Travel Maps • 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 Map • Geocart • This folded map shows all of China at a scale of 1:4,000,000 on one side of a 39 X 52 sheet. (CHN360, $15.95)
	China Men • Maxine Hong Kingston • LITERATURE • A novel of three generations of Chinese men adjusting to life in a America. (CHN118, $14.95)
	China Pop: How Soap Operas, Tabloids and Bestsellers are Transforming a Culture • Jianying Zha • HISTORY • 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, $13.00)
	The China Reader, The Reform Era • Orville Schell • David Shambaugh • HISTORY • A comprehensive and well-researched sourcebook on China over the last 25 years. (CHN224, $17.95)
	China Revealed • Ba Pao • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A portfolio of images by the Hong Kong-based photographer. (CHN422, $60.00)
	China since Tiananmen, From Deng Xiaoping to Hu Jintao • Joseph Fewsmith • HISTORY • A revised second edition of Fewsmith's political history of modern China since 1989. (CHN507, $24.99)
	China Survival Guide, How to Avoid Travel Troubles and Mortifying Mishaps • Larry Herzberg • GUIDEBOOK • 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 • Bates Gill • C. Fred Bergsten • HISTORY • 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 • Charles O. Hucker • HISTORY • A history of China from the beginning to the Opium Wars. (CHN341, $15.95)
	China Wakes, The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power • Nicholas Kristoff • Sheryl WuDunn • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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 • National Geographic • A wall map of China from the cartographers at National Geographic. (CHN197, $14.99)
	China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors • Frances Wood • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Marie Claire Huot • HISTORY • 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, $22.95)
	China, A Celebration in Art & Literature • Jason Steuber • HISTORY • This lavishly illustrated oversized anthology juxtaposes 100 color illustrations with excerpts from well-known stories, plays and poems. (CHN517, $60.00)
	China, Inc. How the Rise of the Next Superpower Changes America and the World (Audio Version) • Ted C. Fishman • HISTORY • 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 • W. Scott Morton • HISTORY • 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, $18.95)
	China, The Panda Adventure • Robert M. Young • NATURAL HISTORY • 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 • Jasper Becker • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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! • Educational Services Corporation • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 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, $21.95)
	The Chinese Alchemist • Lyn Hamilton • MYSTERY • 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 • Liang Ssu-ch'eng • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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 • Mary Tregear • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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, $18.95)
	Chinese Art & Culture • Richard Ellis Vinograd • Robert L. Thorp • HISTORY • An investigation of the continuously evolving tradition of Chinese art. (CHN94, $85.00)
	The Chinese Bell Murders • Robert Van Gulik • MYSTERY • 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, $13.95)
	Chinese Buddhist Art • Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky • HISTORY • A very short overview of Chinese Buddhist art with 24 black-and-white and 24 color illustrations in the Oxford University Press Images of Asia series. (CHN252, $24.95)
	Chinese Families in the Post-Mao Era • Deborah Davis • Stevan Harrell • HISTORY • A collection of scholarly essays on contemporary Chinese family structures. (CHN203, $37.95)
	Chinese Feasts & Festivals, A Cookbook • S.C. Moey • FOOD • Recipes, illustrations and accompanying text about Chinese culture, traditions and celebrations. (CHN367, $31.95)
	The Chinese Garden • Joseph Cho Wang • ART & ARCHITECTURE • A slim, illustrated guide to Chinese garden design and traditions in the Images of Asia series. With 19 color and 24 black-and-white photographs of gardens in Suzhou and Yangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing. (CHN233, $24.95)
	The Chinese Garden: History, Art and Architecture • Maggie Keswick • NATURAL HISTORY • 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 • Robert Van Gulik • MYSTERY • 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, $13.95)
	The Chinese Have a Word for It, The Complete Guide to Chinese Thought and Culture • Boye Lafayette De Mente • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • A practical guide to Chinese culture and history through a study of over 300 words and phrases. (CHN185, $17.95)
	The Chinese Lake Murders • Robert Van Gulik • MYSTERY • 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, $12.95)
	Chinese Lessons, Five Classmates and the Story of the New China • John Pomfret • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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, $15.00)
	Chinese Lullabies • Beijing Angelic Choir • MUSIC • A soothing collection of lullabies from all over China, performed by the Beijing Angelic Choir. (CHN420, $13.98)
	The Chinese Maze Murders • Robert Van Gulik • MYSTERY • Judge Dee solves three interwoven mysteries (all involving the governor's garden maze) in this installment. (CHN295, $11.00)
	The Chinese Nail Murders • Robert Van Gulik • MYSTERY • 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, $12.95)
	Chinese Poetry, An Anthology of Major Modes and Genres • Wai-Lim Yip • LITERATURE • (CHN174, $24.95)
	Chinese Rugs: A Buyer's Guide • Lee Allane • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to the history, techniques and variety of carpets produced throughout China, featuring a helpful buyer's guide. (CHN30, $15.95)
	Chinese, A Language Map • Kristinek Kershul • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS • 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 • Yu Hua • LITERATURE • 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 • Jo Lau • Howard Goldblatt • ANTHOLOGY • 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, $35.50)
	Communism, A History • Richard Pipes • HISTORY • A short, fiercely critical history of communism from the ideas of Karl Marx to the end of the 20th century. (GEN367, $13.95)
	A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers • Xiaolu Guo • LITERATURE • 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)
	Cries in the Drizzle • Yu Hua • LITERATURE • 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 • Chow Yun Fat • 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 • Iris Wong Po-Yee • Kevin Sinclair • GUIDEBOOK • 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 • Prasenjit Duara • HISTORY • 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 • Nicole Mones • MYSTERY • (CHN404, $14.00)
	A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman • Lao Toai-Taoi Ning • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Hong Ying • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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)
	Death of a Red Heroine • Qui Xiaolong • MYSTERY • Marvelously evocative of Shanghai, and tremendously informative about China's transition towards a market economy in the 1990's, this award-winning debut of Inspector Chen of the Shanghai police is also a page-turner. Winner of several mystery awards. (CHN374, $14.00)
	The Death of Woman Wang • Jonathan Spence • LITERATURE • 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)
	Did Marco Polo Go to China? • Frances Wood • EXPLORATION • A critical look at the manuscripts and evidence regarding this most famous journey. (CAS28, $35.00)
	Dim Sum, A Pocket Guide • Kit Shan Li • FOOD • 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 • Lisa See • MYSTERY • (CHN405, $14.95)
	Dragon Lady, The Life and Legend of the Last Empress of China • Sterling Seagrave • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • (CHN229, $18.95)
	Dragon Rising, An Inside Look at China Today • Jasper Becker • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • Asia scholar Jasper Becker examines the pertinent questions and issues facing modern China and its relationship to the global economy. (CHN365, $18.95)
	Dream of the Red Chamber • Chi-Chen Wang • Tsao Hsueh-Chin • LITERATURE • 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, $14.95)
	East Asia, Tradition and Transformation • John Fairbank • Edwin O. Reischauer • Albert M. Craig • HISTORY • A sprawling history of China and Japan, covering ancient through modern times. (ASA18, $171.96)
	Emperor of China, Self-Portrait of K'Ang-His • Jonathan Spence • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • (CHN358, $14.95)
	The Emperor's Pearl • Robert Van Gulik • MYSTERY • 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)
	Eurasian Crossroads, A History of Xinjiang • James A. Millward • HISTORY • 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, $41.50)
	Eyewitness Guide China • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A hefty guide to sites, attractions and places throughout China featuring excellent maps and hundreds of full color photographs and site diagrams (CHN242, $30.00)
	Eyewitness Top 10 Beijing • Eyewitness Guides • GUIDEBOOK • A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions in Beijing. (CHN427, $12.00)
	Farewell My Concubine • Kaige Chen • The moving story of a fifty-year friendship between two men who meet as children in the Peking Opera. (CHN226, $14.99)
	Feather in the Storm, A Childhood Lost in Chaos • Emily Wu • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • Wu's unsentimental account of coming of age during the devastation, chaos and horror of Mao's Cultural Revolution. (CHN381, $26.00)
	The First Emperor of China • Liu Hao Xue • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 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 • David Young • LITERATURE • A collection of T-ang poetry. (CHN157, $14.95)
	Flashman and the Dragon • George MacDonald Fraser • LITERATURE • 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 • John Gribbin • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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. (NAT141, $27.95)
	Fodor's Beijing • Emmanuelle Morgen • Deborah Kaufman • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, frequently revised guide to Beijing and Shanghai featuring hundreds of annotated listings of where to eat, stay and shop. (CHN253, $17.95)
	Fodor's Beijing's 25 Best • Fodors • GUIDEBOOK • This slim book includes a separate full-color map of the center of Beijing, along with a handy 96-page shirt-pocket guide with essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing. (CHN48, $11.95)
	Fodor's China • David Allan • GUIDEBOOK • A practical, frequently revised guide to China featuring hundreds of annotated listings of where to eat, stay and shop. (CHN314, $24.95)
	Fodor's China • Marg Kelly • GUIDEBOOK • This practical guide, from the popular series, is saturated with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (CHN460, $25.95)
	Fodor's Hong Kong's 25 Best • Fodor's • GUIDEBOOK • A shirt-pocket guide and map. (HKG09, $11.95)
	Fodor's See It China • Cathy Hatley • A practical guide in the popular series, saturated with tons of color photos and valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (CHN487, $25.95)
	Forbidden City, The Great Within • Caroline Courtauld • May Holdsworth • Hu Chui • Jonathan Spence • HISTORY • This richly illustrated blend of history, anecdote, biographical sketches and stunning images evokes daily life in the Bejing's imperial city. (CHN450, $24.95)
	A Fortune-Teller Told Me, Earthbound Travels in the Far East • Tizanio Terzani • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • A peripatetic journalist sets off to Laos, Cambodia, Burma, Thailand, Mongolia, China, Japan and other far-flung destinations in this warm, anecdotal account. (SEA35, $14.95)
	Four Sisters of Hofei • Annping Chin • HISTORY • 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 • Polly Evans • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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 • Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 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 • Jamilah Mohd Hassan • Yeo Puay Khoon • Illydea Seulaseri Ishak • FOOD • Part of the Feast of Flavors series, this book is a handy introduction to Chinese cuisine. (CHN414, $16.95)
	Frommer's Beijing • Frommer's • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, strong on where to eat, sleep and shop. (CHN346, $16.99)
	Frommer's China • Peter Neville-Hadley • GUIDEBOOK • 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, $24.99)
	Frommer's Shanghai • J.D. Brown • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide in the popular series, strong on where to eat, sleep and shop. (CHN220, $17.99)
	Frommer's Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing, The Ultimate Guide for Travelers Who Love To Shop • Suzy Gershman • GUIDEBOOK • A guide to shopping for designer labels, jade, porcelin and more. (CHN397, $15.99)
	Frontiers of Heaven, A Journey to the End of China • Stanley Stewart • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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 • Craig Clunas • HISTORY • 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, $24.95)
	Gardens in China • Peter Valder • NATURAL HISTORY • 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 • Jonathan Spence • HISTORY • 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 • Robert Temple • Joseph Needham • HISTORY • 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)
	Giant Pandas in the Wild, Saving an Endangered Species • Lu Zhi • NATURAL HISTORY • A portrait of the giant panda, its habitat in China and international conservation efforts. Includes excellent color photographs by George Schaller and text chronicling the lives of 20 individual pandas. (CHN173, $35.00)
	The Ginger Tree • Oswald Wynd • LITERATURE • The bittersweet tale of an innocent young Scots woman in Asia, rich in the details of life in Japan and China before WWII. (JPN125, $12.95)
	The Girl Who Played Go • Shan Sa • Adriana Hunter • LITERATURE • 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, $14.95)
	God Lives in St. Petersburg, and Other Stories • Tom Bissell • LITERATURE • Six fast-paced tales set in Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and the Aral Sea by the author of Chasing the Sea. (CAS117, $13.95)
	God's Chinese Son: The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom of Hong Xiuquan • Jonathan Spence • HISTORY • (CHN178, $17.95)
	The Golden Days • Cao Xueqin • David Hawkes • LITERATURE • 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, $16.00)
	Good Luck Life, The Essential Guide To Chinese American Celebrations And Culture • Rosemary Gong • GUIDEBOOK • A collection of notes and guide to Chinese culture, festivals and traditions, covering food, drink, weddings, and funerals. (CHN333, $14.95)
	The Good Women of China, Hidden Voices • Xinran Xue • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • An oral history of women in modern China, using a popular radio call-in show as a source. (CHN256, $13.95)
	Governing China, From Revolution Through Reform • Kenneth Lieberthal • HISTORY • A scholarly political history of China. (CHN112, $28.50)
	The Great Railway Bazaar, By Train through Asia • Paul Theroux • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • Theroux's vintage 1970s journeys across Asia by Train, displaying all his talent for portraiture, ego and the dismissive aside. It's great fun. 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. (ASA40, $14.95)
	The Great Wall • Elizabeth Mann • HISTORY • 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 • Stephen Turnbull • HISTORY • 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 • Arthur Waldron • HISTORY • A scholary history of the famous defensive wall. (CHN130, $32.99)
	The Great Wall Revisited, From the Jade Gate to Old Dragon's Head • William Lindesay • ART & ARCHITECTURE • 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, The Extraordinary Story of China's Wonder of the World • John Man • TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 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, $26.00)
	A Guide to Chinese Literature • Wilt Idema • Lloyd L. Haft • LITERATURE • A scholarly survey of Chinese literary traditions over the last 3,000 years, organized into five major time periods. Intended for classroom use. (CHN313, $25.00)
	A Guide to the Mammals of China • Andrew T. Smith • GUIDEBOOK • 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)
	The Haunted Monastery • Robert Van Gulik • MYSTERY • In this installment, Judge Dee inverstiages murder in a Taoist monastery. (CHN297, $12.00)
	Hero • Zhang Yimou • Jet Li stars in this visually stunning martial arts masterpiece by the director of Raise the Red Lantern. Set in ancient feudal China, this