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  • The Outlaws of the Marsh

    by Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong, Sidney Shapiro ...
    The legendary account of 108 "Stars from Heaven" who, faced with a corrupt bureaucracy, flee to Liangshan Marsh, from a fortress there thwarting minions of the evil regime while continuing to serve the emperor. In its mix of politics, military tactics, action, martial arts, magic, and even the bawdy (the chapters on Wu Song laying the groundwork for Jin Ping Mei), this beloved novel is an ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The People's Agents and the Battle to Protect the American Public

    Special Interests, Government, and Threats to Health, Safety, and the Environment

    by Rena Steinzor, Sidney Shapiro ...
    Reasonable people disagree about the reach of the federal government, but there is near-universal consensus that it should protect us from such dangers as bacteria-infested food, harmful drugs, toxic pollution, crumbling bridges, and unsafe toys. And yet, the agencies that shoulder these responsibilities are in shambles; if they continue to decline, lives will be lost and natural resources will be ... Read more

    $44.69 USD

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  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms (with footnotes and maps)

    by Luo Guanzhong ...
    “The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divide…”The Han dynasty is falling, the rebels and warlords fight each other for the hegemony inChina. Who will bring peace to these lands?Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is one of the four great Chinese classical novels. Discover it in this ... Read more

    $4.88 USD

  • Journey to the West

    by Wu Cheng-en ...
    “Nothing in this world is difficult, but thinking makes it seem so. Where there is true will, there is always a way.”Journey to the WestJourney to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It was written by Wu Cheng'en in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty. In English-speaking countries, the tale is also often known simply as Monkey. This was one title used ... Read more

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  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms

    by Luo Guanzhong ...
    Romance of the Three Kingdoms, attributed to Luo Guanzhong, is a historical novel set in the turbulent years towards the end of the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history, starting in 169 AD and ending with the reunification of the land in 280.The story – part historical, part legend, and part mythical – romanticises and dramatises the lives of feudal lords and their ... Read more

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  • The Story of the Stone (Volume I)

    by Cao Xueqin ...
    Translated by John Minford ...
    Series Book 1 - The Story of the Stone
    The Story of the Stone (c.1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • The Story of the Stone (Volume II)

    by Cao Xueqin ...
    Translated by John Minford ...
    Series Book 2 - The Story of the Stone
    "The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760), also known as "The Dream of the Red Chamber", is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The fifth part of Cao Xueqin's magnificent saga, "The Dreamer Awakes", was carefully edited and completed by Gao E some decades later. It continues the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic ... Read more

    $19.09 USD

  • Hung Lou Meng, the Dream of the Red Chamber, Story of the Stone (English Edition)

    by Cao Xueqin ...
    Hung Lou Meng is one of China's Four Great Classical Novels. It was written in the middle of the 18th century during the Qing Dynasty. It is considered a masterpiece of Chinese literature and is generally acknowledged to be the pinnacle of Chinese fiction. "Redology" is the field of study devoted exclusively to this work.Red Chamber is believed to be semi-autobiographical, mirroring the rise and ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Story of the Stone (Volume III)

    by Cao Xueqin ...
    Translated by John Minford ...
    Series Book 3 - The Story of the Stone
    The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature.Divided into five volumes, of which The Warning Voice is the third, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main characters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are ... Read more

    $19.09 USD

  • The Story of the Stone (Volume V)

    by Cao Xueqin ...
    Translated by John Minford ...
    Series Book 5 - The Story of the Stone
    The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known as The Dream of the Red Chamber, is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The fifth part of Cao Xueqin's magnificent saga, The Dreamer Awakes, was carefully edited and completed by Gao E some decades later. It continues the story of the changing fortunes of the Jia dynasty, focussing on Bao-yu, now married to Bao-chai, after the tragic death ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • The Story of the Stone (Volume IV)

    by Cao Xueqin ...
    Translated by John Minford ...
    Series Book 4 - The Story of the Stone
    The Story of the Stone (c. 1760), also known by the title of The Dream of the Red Chamber, is the great novel of manners in Chinese literature.Divided into five volumes, of which The Debt of Tears is the fourth, it charts the glory and decline of the illustrious Jia family (a story which closely accords with the fortunes of the author's own family). The two main characters, Bao-yu and Dai-yu, are ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • The Architecture of Desire

    by Mary Gentle ...
    Mercenaries in lace and steel roam the countryside and the heads of criminals are impaled on London Bridge. The characters' relationships are played out in the shadow of the hangman's rope. Sequel to Rats and Gargoyles. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD