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An excerpt from The Moon Year – by Juliet Bredon CHAPTER XII. THE EIGHTH MOON, OR “THE HARVEST MOON.” THE eighth moon is the Harvest Moon par excellence. Though Chinese farmers gather several crops a year, this is the time Continue Reading
Hundred Altars Juliet Bredon “Hundred Altars” is a village in Northern China, whose inhabitants are presented so convincingly that one recognises first-hand knowledge of the country. Chinese beliefs and customs are dealt with in detail here, yet all as part Continue Reading
Chinese Ghost Stories – Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio Pu Songling Herbert Giles Chinese Ghost Stories – Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, is a collection of 164 Classical Chinese stories compiled by Pu Songling. These hair-raising tales focus Continue Reading
In this political thriller, Steven Boyd is the undercover agent who knows how to get the job done. But when a powerful psychopath threatens America’s heartland with nuclear devastation, Boyd is not sure he’s up for this challenge. Only his Continue Reading
Vincent Van Gogh – His Life Story Julius Meier-Graefe List Price: $14.95 194 pages ISBN-13: 978-1515093770 Vincent van Gogh was a controversial artist and the life story of the artist has never been told in such a detailed manner. The Continue Reading
I Mesmerism – The Discovery of Animal Magnetism List Price: $12.95 70 pages ISBN-13: 978-1523292363 In 1779, Franz Anton Mesmer wrote an 88-page book, Mémoire sur la découverte du magnétisme animal, to which he appended his famous 27 Propositions. Continue Reading
Forgotten Kingdom Peter Goullart List Price: $18.95 280 pages ISBN-13: 978-1514737187 Peter Goullart was brought up in the Orient and spent most of his life there. Forgotten Kingdom describes his years in the ancient forgotten Chinese Kingdom of Nakhi in Continue Reading
In Search of Old Peking L.C. Arlington and W. LewisohnISBN: 978-1512113976 Price: $24.95 430 pages In Search of Old Peking is much more than a classic guide book: it is both a painstakingly constructed portrait of one of the world’s Continue Reading
The True Story of the Empress DowagerDer Ling ISBN: 978-1512227581 Price: $19.95 300 pages Der Ling became the First lady-in-waiting to Empress Dowager Cixi, as well as a translator, and was highly trusted by the Empress-Dowager to share many memories Continue Reading
The Ancient Wisdom of the Chinese Brian Brown with an introduction by Ly Hoi Sang ISBN-13: 978-1479156412 128 pages Also available in Kindle Edition This carefully edited and restored edition features Brian Brown’s carefully selected fine works of ancient Chinese Continue Reading