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In 1957, Chairman Mao declared a new openness in China : "Let a hundred flowers bloom; let a hundred schools of thought contend." With many intellectuals fearing that it was a trap, Kai Ying's husband, Sheng, a headstrong teacher, promised not to jeopardize his family's safety. Nevertheless, one early July morning, Sheng was dragged away for writing a letter criticizing the Communist Party and sent to a labor camp to be "reeducated.".
44) Point blank
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Sisterhood series volume 26
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English
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The members of the Sisterhood always stand together, and that includes aiding and protecting the men in their lives. Yoko's partner Harry Wong has received a phone call from his old schoolmate Jun Yu. Jun Yu resided at the same temple where Harry's daughter Lily was training, but they were all forced to evacuate. Jun Yu's managed to get his son out, but Lily is missing. And now Jun is trusting Harry to guard the most precious things in his life--...
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Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled the empire of Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young man raised on the impoverished northern border, the concerns of the empire are as distant as the stars above. When raiders from the north attack Chang Geng's small village, he discovers that the life he knows is a lie. His mother, his teacher, and even his godfather whom he trusted more than...
48) Typhoon
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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Discovering a scientist who claims to have information about an elaborate terrorist attack, [MI6 agent] Lennox brings him in. But when the man is spirited away by Lennox's superiors and the CIA, it becomes clear that this man's secrets detail a plot much larger and darker than anyone can imagine.
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China novels volume 2
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Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
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English
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A young man interning for a newspaper in Hong Kong finds himself in Thailand searching for a missing journalist and also exploring his own identity amid the steamy streets and illicit pleasures of Bangkok. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
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Shan Tao Yun mysteries volume 6
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Soho Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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The Chinese minister of tourism has been assassinated on the slope of Everest. Shan, a former investigator from Beijing, must solve the mystery of the assassination to save the accused man, the only person who can help his imprisoned son.
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At the moment of the Emperor's death, everything changes in the palace. Mei, his former concubine, is free, and Pheasant, the heir and Mei's lover, is proclaimed as the new Emperor, heralding a new era in China. But just when Mei believes she's closer to her dream, Pheasant's chief wife, Lady Wang, powerful and unpredictable, turns against Mei and takes unthinkable measures to stop her. The power struggle that ensues will determine Mei's fate-- and...
54) Ghost Recon
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English
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"The U.S. Army's Special Forces are known for their highly specialized training and courage behind enemy lines. But there's a group that's even more stealthy and deadly. Composed of the most feared operators on the face of the earth--they are the soldiers of Ghost Recon. Captain Scott Mitchell and his Ghost Recon team infiltrate China's eastern coast to seek and destroy the Spring Tiger Group. The small band of renegade Chinese military leaders is...
55) A single pebble
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English
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While in China on business in the 1920s, a young American engineer becomes involved in the lives of people who live on a junk on the Yangtze River.
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Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2008.
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English
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Chinese police detective Liu Hulan agrees to work undercover to discover the truth about a young girl's mysterious suicide, but she soon finds herself involved in a dangerous conspiracy that seems to be linked to her lover's newest company.
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Sean Dillon thrillers volume 3
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
58) Shanghai secrets
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Rowland Sinclair novels volume 9
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English
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"Shanghai, 1935. Rowland Sinclair arrives from Sydney, Australia, to represent his brother at international wool negotiations. A novice to global commerce, Rowland is under strict instructions to keep a low profile...but that soon becomes next to impossible. A beautiful Russian taxi girl--who once claimed to be the princess, Anastasia, and who danced in Rowland's arms the night before--is found slain in his suite. It's no surprise that suspicion falls...
59) The great fire
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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60) The China bride
Author
Series
Bride trilogy (Mary Jo Putney) volume 2
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
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