Chinese Cinderella: The true story of an unwanted daughter

The daughter of a wealthy Hong Kong businessman describes her very difficult childhood and the psychological abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepmother.

Dragon moon

Ancient China, Han Dynasty. Ping and Kai have travelled far, but their journey is not yet over. Danger stalks them. Ping must find Kai a safe home. But how? When a hidden message from Danzi makes the way clear, Ping knows that once again the journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.

Throwaway daughter

Grace was adopted by Canadian parents after being abandoned as a baby in China - Years later, as teenager, she realises that she needs to find out about her birth parents in China for her own peace of mind.

Red scarf girl: A memoir of the cultural revolution

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-

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-06-446208-2

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-

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-

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951.056 JIA r

The party: The secret world of China's communist rulers

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9780061708763

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-

Series Title

-

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324.251075 MCG p

In the shadow of the Buddha: One man's journey of discovery in Tibet

A Buddhist activist who worked to expose human rights abuses by the Chinese government on Tibetan citizens describes his meditation studies, courier work exchanging messages between his teacher and the Dalai Lama, and the loss of faith that is being induced by Tibet's occupiers

Colors of the mountain

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ISBN/ISSN

0385720602

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310 p.

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-

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F CHE c

Life behind the Great Wall

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-

ISBN/ISSN

0276421302

Collation

160 p. ; photos

Series Title

Journeys into the past

Call Number

951 FAL l

Mao's last dancer

Chosen from millions of children to serve in Mao's cultural revolution by studying at the Beijing Dance Academy, Li knew ballet would be his family's best opportunity to escape the bitter poverty in his rural China home. From one hardship to another, Li persevered, never forgetting the family he left behind.

Treasures of Indochina

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ISBN/ISSN

9789812614254

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144 p. ; col. photos

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-

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959 CHA t

The dark road

From one of world literature's most courageous voices, a novel about the human cost of China's one-child policy Far away from the Chinese economic miracle, from the bright lights of Beijing and Shanghai, is a vast rural hinterland, where life goes on much as it has for generations, with one extraordinary difference: "normal" parents are permitted by the state to have only a single child. Writte…

Red dust

In 1983, at the age of thirty, Jian wanted to rebel and escape the confines of Beijing. This account of his three year journey to find himself provides an insight into the contradictions that make up modern China.

Tales from China

This collection of Chinese stories begins with the great legends of how Earth and Heaven came into being, and of how the archer Yi rid the Emperor Yao of the menace of the ten suns. Engrossing folk tales about ghosts and rainmakers, poor students and magicians, and the man who was nearly made into fishpaste flesh out Chinese culture, character, and customs. Throughout all these stories, the aut…

Gigiku Sehat dan Kuat

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ISBN/ISSN

978-979-27-0929-2

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32p;ill.

Series Title

Seri Aku Mau Sehat #1

Call Number

617.6

Mao's last dancer

Edition

Young readers' edition

ISBN/ISSN

9780143301646

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-

Series Title

-

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F Cub m

Step into the- Chinese Empire

Chinese Empire

Step into the world of Ancient China

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-

ISBN/ISSN

0-7554-3407-2

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449.; 29cm

Series Title

-

Call Number

931 Ste

Painting ceramics : 30 step-by-step decorative projects

How to transform bowls, plates, cups, vases, jars and tiles into exquisite original pieces, with simple techniques and 300 inspirational photographs

Decorating glass & ceramics : how to embellish glass, ceramics, terrac

Decorating glass and ceramics

Painting ceramics : 30 step-by-step decorative projects

How to transform bowls, plates, cups, vases, jars and tiles into exquisite original pieces, with simple techniques and 300 inspirational photographs

West meets East: best practices from expert teachers in the U.S. and China

OverviewrnThe United States and China: two nations drastically different in demographics, history, political structures, and education systems. Despite these differences, educators in each country have discovered they have much to learn from one another. The United States looks east and is captivated by the high assessment scores that many Chinese students achieve. China looks west and is enamo…