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From the literary community's most talented translator of Chinese, a compelling, contemporary rendition of Ancient China's most significant work "Breathtaking" --Publishers Weekly Confucius failed in his lifetime to rescue a crumbling civilization with his teachings, but he was to become the most influential sage in human history. His thought, still remarkably current, survives here in The Analects-a... (more)

Lun yu?. (English)

by Arthur Waley, Confucius

The Analects of Confucius is one of the central books of Chinese literature and Chinese thought; memorized and studied for many centuries, it has been certainly one of the most influential books in world history. There are many translations of this rewarding but difficult work. Arthur Waley -- the translator of the Tale of Genji, of a vast body of Chinese poetry, and of many other classics of Oriental literature... (more)

After the Earthquake: Stories

by Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin

The six stories in Haruki Murakami’s mesmerizing collection are set at the time of the catastrophic 1995 Kobe earthquake, when Japan became brutally aware of the fragility of its daily existence. But the upheavals that afflict Murakami’s characters are even deeper and more mysterious, emanating from a place where the human meets the inhuman. An electronics salesman who has been abruptly deserted by his wife... (more)

Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir

by Bich Minh Nguyen

Winner of the PEN/Jerard Award. A vivid, funny, and viscerally powerful memoir about childhood, assimilation, food, and growing up in the 1980s As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Bich Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity. In the pre-PC era Midwest, where the devoutly Christian blond-haired, blue-eyed Jennifers and Tiffanys reign supreme, Nguyen's... (more)

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

by Haruki Murakami

From the bestselling author of Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-up Bird Chronicles comes this superb collection of twenty-four stories that generously expresses Murakami’s mastery of the form. From the surreal to the mundane, these stories exhibit his ability to transform the full range of human experience in ways that are instructive, surprising, and relentlessly entertaining. Here are animated crows, a... (more)

Old Shanghai : a lost ageLiang Wu

Old Shanghai : a lost age

by Liang Wu

Salmonella men on Planet Porno : stories

Salmonella men on Planet Porno : stories

by Yasutaka Tsutsui

This collection of marvelously off-kilter short stories – the American debut of acclaimed Japanese writer Yasutaka Tsutsui – portrays the consequences of a world where the fantastic and the mundane collide and throw the lives of ordinary men and women into disarray. In “The Dabba Dabba Tree” Tsutsui describes the hilarious side effects of a small conical tree that, when placed at the foot of one’s bed, creates... (more)

by Tony Wheeler

Studied by engineers, evaluated by transportation economists and analyzed by sociologists, rickshaws and their riders are now celebrated in a fascinating and beautifully illustrated hardcover book. Inveterate Asia travelers Tony Wheeler and Richard I'Anson team up to explore the fascinating world of rickshaws - from the cycles of Vietnam to the teak becaks of Java - in a dozen cities throughout Asia.

by Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen

Pot stickers, gyoza, spring rolls, samosas--whether wrapped or rolled, steamed or fried, Asian dumplings are surprisingly easy to prepare, as Andrea Nguyen demonstrates in ASIAN DUMPLINGS. Her crystal-clear recipes for more than 75 of Asia's most popular savory and sweet parcels, pockets, packages, and pastries range from Spicy Potato Samosas to Shanghai Wonton Soup. Organized according to type (wheat pastas,... (more)

Japanese Cooking: The Traditions, Techniques, Ingredients & Recipes

Japanese Cooking: The Traditions, Techniques, Ingredients & Recipes

by EMI KAZUKO

Absolutely a fabulous book for those who are just starting in Japanese cooking or for those who just love gorgeous pictures. The first section of the book is comprised of a short cultural history to help you get the feel of why Japanese food is how it is-this includes a little section on regional foods and their differences-and goes from there to a short menu ideas section that divides the menus into the four... (more)

Asian Art (The World's Greatest Art)

Over the centuries, the exotic elegance of Asian art has been a source of fascinating and inspiration for artists and art lovers wolrdwide. This beautifully illustrated book explores the diversity of art and artefacts from around Asia, detailing the subjects depicted, the materials used in their making, and the lives of the artists and artisans who created them.

The Joy Luck ClubAmy Tan

The Joy Luck Club

by Amy Tan

Simplified Chinese Version of "MEMIORS OF A GEISHA"

Simplified Chinese Version of "MEMIORS OF A GEISHA"

by Arthur Golden

An alluring tour de force: a brilliant debut novel told with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism as the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a... (more)

My Several WorldsPearl S. Buck

My Several Worlds

by Pearl S. Buck

THE LITERATURE OF CHINA AND THE LITERATURE OF ARABIA: WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY EPIPHANIUS WILSON (THE WORLD'S GREAT CLASSICS, ORIENTAL LITERATURE. VOLUME IV)Epiphanius (editor) Wilson

THE LITERATURE OF CHINA AND THE LITERATURE OF ARABIA: WITH CRITICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BY EPIPHANIUS WILSON (THE WORLD'S GREAT CLASSICS, ORIENTAL LITERATURE. VOLUME IV)

by Epiphanius (editor) Wilson

SilenceShusako Endo

Silence

by Shusako Endo

Peony in Love

by Lisa See

Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style 2: 250 Patterns for Projects and Designs

Pattern Sourcebook: Japanese Style 2: 250 Patterns for Projects and Designs

by Shigeki Nakamura

Pattern design has a long history on the Japanese culture. This book presents a collection of carefully selected traditional Japanese patterns in 60 categories for use by designers and artists in their projects and personal work. An companion CD ROM provides 250 patterns in high-definitional JPEG format along with PSD format from which you can freely manipulate and modify the patterns to customize them for your... (more)

Asian Dragon

by Ana Star

After a sleazy old man tried to grope Sherrie, she is rescued by a mysterious Chinese woman named Yue. Although Sherrie is attracted to her, she has never had any particular interest in women. Will Yue seduce her into a night of lesbian passion?

Soldiers Viet-namL. T Wolf

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The Analects of Confucius

by David Hinton, Confucius