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  • The Art of Medicine in Early China

    The Ancient and Medieval Origins of a Modern Archive

    by Miranda Brown ...
    In this book, Miranda Brown investigates the myths that acupuncturists and herbalists have told about the birth of the healing arts. Moving from the Han (206 BC–AD 220) and Song (960–1279) dynasties to the twentieth century, Brown traces the rich history of Chinese medical historiography and the gradual emergence of the archive of medical tradition. She exposes the historical circumstances that ... Read more

    $109.89 USD

  • Dumpling Therapy

    My Mother, Chinese Food, and Five Thousand Years of Not-So-Ancient Recipes

    by Miranda Brown ...
    A delicious and moving memoir, tracing a family’s journey through Chinese food.As a teen growing up in San Francisco, Miranda Brown noticed her outspoken immigrant mother didn’t act—or cook—like other Chinese mothers. Butter invaded coffee. Stinky fruits found their way into ice cream. Brown dreamed of making dumplings the way “normal” Chinese moms did.Years later, after her mother’s death, Brown ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    Dumpling Therapy

    My Mother, Chinese Food, and Five Thousand Years of Not-So-Ancient Recipes

    by Miranda Brown ...

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    11 hours 18 min

    A delicious and moving memoir, tracing a family’s journey through Chinese food.As a teen growing up in San Francisco, Miranda Brown noticed her outspoken immigrant mother didn’t act—or cook—like other Chinese mothers. Butter invaded coffee. Stinky fruits found their way into ice cream. Brown dreamed of making dumplings the way “normal” Chinese moms did.Years later, after her mother’s death, Brown ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

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