Cultural Region/Asian
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The Party and the People: Chinese Politics in the 21st Century
$49.92 Read moreHow the Chinese Communist Party maintains its power by both repressing and responding to its people
Since 1949, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained unrivaled control over the country, per- Author: Dickson, Bruce J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 0691186642
- Language: English
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Family Crests of Japan
$18.95 Add to cartFind the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition
- Author: Stone Bridge Press
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: April 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1933330309
- Language: English
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Book of My Nights
$19.00 Read moreThe long-awaited new poetry collection from one of the world’s most acclaimed young poets.
- Series: American Poets Continuum
- Author: Lee, Li-Young
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 01 2001
- ISBN10: 1929918089
- Language: English
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On Practice and Contradiction
$24.95 Add to cartThese early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions, and their clarion calls to insurrection remain some of the most stirring of all time. Drawing on a dizzying array of references … [more below]
- Series: Revolutions
- Author: Mao Tse-Tung
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 17 2007
- ISBN10: 1844675874
- Language: English
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Japanese Cooking Made Simple: A Japanese Cookbook with Authentic Recipes for Ramen, Bento, Sushi & More
$24.99 Add to cartEvery complex art has a simple solution. Japanese food is adored throughout the globe, yet a mysterious shroud remains over Japanese cooking. Perhaps cooking with exotic flavors is as daunting as atte… [more below]
- Author: Salinas Press
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: June 12 2014
- ISBN10: 1623154669
- Language: English
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Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery
$24.95 Add to cartIn the tradition of Celestial Gallery, this unique collection of striking Tibetan-style thangka paintings of the Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery are presented together for the first time, in this b… [more below]
- Author: Shrestha, Romio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 19 2011
- ISBN10: 1608870227
- Language: English
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Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance
$19.95 Add to cartThe spiritual influence of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) is increasing among people of diverse beliefs throughout the western world. Rumi is now recognized here in the West, as he has been for seven cen… [more below]
- Author: Helminski, Camille Adams
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 19 1999
- ISBN10: 1570625301
- Language: English
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The Indonesian Kitchen
$35.00 Read moreIn this landmark book, renowned author Sri Owen provides a unique insight into the ancient, exotic and varied cuisine of the Indonesian archipelago. Over 120 mouthwatering and easy-to-follow recipes t… [more below]
- Author: Owen, Sri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 31 2008
- ISBN10: 1566567394
- Language: English
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The Clash of Cultures: The Dark Path to Genocide
$18.99 Add to cartIn 1984, the Sikh community – a minority amidst the Hindu majority that dominates the Indian nation-state – faced the most traumatizing of events for any group – complete annihilation. Since its incep
- Author: Singh, Gursimran
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 172
- Publish Date: August 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1631321730
- Language: English
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Mirror Nation
$25.00 Read moreElegiac and haunting, Mirror Nation by Don Mee Choi completes the KOR-US trilogy, along with Hardly War (Wave Books, 2016) and the National Book Award-winning DMZ Colony (Wave Books, 2020).
Much like P… [more below]
- Author: Choi, Don Mee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1950268934
- Language: English
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Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-Mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food
$29.99 Add to cartIn 1949, a young Chinese housewife arrived in Taiwan and transformed herself from a novice to a natural in the kitchen. She launched a career as a cookbook author and television cooking instructor tha
- Author: King, Michelle T.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1324021284
- Language: English
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Practical Korean: Speak Korean Quickly and Effortlessly (Revised with Audio Recordings & Dictionary)
$12.95 Add to cartDesigned for beginning Korean learners, Practical Korean gives you only what you need–including an essential pronunciation guide and key grammar points.
This concise Korean language book is organized- Author: Martin, Samuel E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0804847223
- Language: English
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Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History
$20.00 Add to cartCharlie Wilson’s War was a publishing sensation and a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times bestseller. In the early 1980s, a Houston socialite turned the attention of maverick Texas … [more below]
- Author: Crile, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: April 22 2004
- ISBN10: 0802141242
- Language: English
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Nadiya’s Kitchen: Over 100 Simple, Delicious, Family Recipes
$43.95 Read more‘National treasure’ Independent
Nadiya’s very first cookbook is filled with all of her favourite recipes – from breakfasts to dinners, to a cake fit for the Queen . . .
____________ The nation fell i- Author: Hussain, Nadiya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 18 2017
- ISBN10: 0718184513
- Language: English
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Bhagavadgita
$6.00 Read morePart of the great Indian epic the Mahabharata, the Bhagavadgita probes Hindu concepts of the nature of God and what man should do to reach him. Translation by Sir Edwin Arnold. Explanatory footnotes.
A… [more below]
- Series: Dover Thrift Editions
- Author: Arnold, Sir Edwin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 12 1993
- ISBN10: 0486277828
- Language: English
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Empires of the Indus: The Story of a River
$27.99 Add to cartOne of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains and flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan. It has been worshipped as a god, used as a tool of imp
- Author: Albinia, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 402
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 0393338606
- Language: English
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The Midnight Palace
$17.99 Add to cartA dark mystery lurks in the heart of Calcutta in this young adult novel from bestselling author Carlos Ruiz Zaf, translated from the original Spanish by acclaimed translator Lucia Graves.
Set in C- Author: Zafon, Carlos Ruiz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 10 2012
- ISBN10: 0316044741
- Language: English
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The Age of Kali: Indian Travels & Encounters
$20.00 Add to cartFrom the author of The Last Mughal and Nine Lives the classic stories he gathered during the ten years he spent journeying across the Indian subcontinent, from Sri Lanka and southern India to the Nort… [more below]
- Series: Vintage Departures
- Author: Dalrymple, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 02 2012
- ISBN10: 0307948900
- Language: English
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Concise English-Korean Dictionary
$4.99 Read moreIntended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Korea, Concise English-Korean Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating in the Korean language.
It features all the ess- Author: Underwood, Joan V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 340
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 0804852944
- Language: English
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The People’s Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited
$21.99 Add to cartFinalist for the 2015 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism
Longlisted for the Lionel Gelber Award for the Best Non-Fiction book in the world on Foreign Affairs An Economist Book of- Author: Lim, Louisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0190227915
- Language: English
