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On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can't stand him. She can't stand it when he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so that she can have a view of the Tyrrhenian Sea, she can't stand that he knows more about Casa Malaparte than she does, and she really can't stand it when he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins of a Roman villa and they are caught...
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Inara Erickson is exploring her deceased aunt's island estate when she finds an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. As she peels back layer upon layer of the secrets it holds, Inara's life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein, a young Chinese girl mysteriously driven from her home a century before. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core -- and force...
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Riverhead
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"After a meteoric rise, China today is one of the world's most powerful nations. Just a century ago, it was a crumbling empire, with literacy reserved for the elite few. In Kingdom of Characters, Jing Tsu argues that China's greatest and most daunting challenge was a linguistic one. Just as important as China's technological and industrial advances and political maneuvers was the century-long fight to make the Chinese language-with its many dialects...
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Works volume 238
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Tian di tu shu you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2004
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中文（繁體）
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Catch volume 56
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Da kuai wen hua chu ban gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2003.
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中文（繁體）
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Novels volume 208
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Tian di tu shu you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2001
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中文（繁體）
10) Xiao ren er
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Works volume 211
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Tian di tu shu you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2001
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中文（繁體）
11) Bu ji de feng
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Tian di tu shu you xian gong si
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1999.
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中文（繁體）
15) Holding pattern
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2023.
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"Holding Pattern is a novel about immigration and belonging, mother-daughter relationships, and the many ways we can learn to hold each other. At 28, Kathleen Cheng returns home to live with her single mother, Marissa, an immigrant from China. Her mother,to Katheen's surprise, is in love, and Kathleen helps her mother plan her wedding to a tech entrepreneur. Kathleen takes a job working for an unusual start-up, and as mother and daughter peel back...
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Cook50 volume 26
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Zhu que wen hua shi ye you xian gong si
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2001.
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中文（繁體）
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McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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The Chinese dictionary that makes learning vocabulary fun and engaging. Whether you are 8 or 108, this fully illustrated dictionary makes building Mandarin Chinese vocabulary easy, stimulating, and fun. Each of the 1,500 entries is represented by its Chinese script as well as its official pinyin transliteration. But what really brings the language alive are the vibrant illustrations that will. help you remember key terms and phrases. It also includes...
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America's Test Kitchen
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James Beard Award winner Kevin Pang and his dad Jeffrey, hosts of the hit America’s Test Kitchen series Hunger Pangs, show you the way to delicious Chinese cooking in this accessible, funny, heartfelt cookbook. From American Chinese classics (General Tso’s Chicken) to Sichuan street foods (Dan Dan Mian) and Hong Kong dim sum favorites (Shu Mai), A Very Chinese Cookbook is ideal for both the Chinese food-curious and experienced cooks seeking a...
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