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The Lunar Chronicles: Book 1
Cinder
by Marissa Meyer
Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . . Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life... (more)
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Lost in Translation
by Nicole Mones
A novel of searing intelligence and startling originality, Lost in Translation heralds the debut of a unique new voice on the literary landscape. Nicole Mones creates an unforgettable story of love and desire, of family ties and human conflict, and of one woman's struggle to lose herself in a foreign land--only to discover her home, her heart, herself. At dawn in Beijing, Alice Mannegan pedals a bicycle... (more)
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Forbidden City
A Novel of Modern China
by William Bell
Contemporary adventure story about a teenage Canadian boy and his father swept up in the recent student revolt in China.
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Beijing Doll
by Chun Sue
Banned in China for its candid exploration of a young girl's sexual awakening yet widely acclaimed as being 'the first novel of 'tough youth' in China' (BEIJING TODAY), BEIJING DOLL drives a daring path through China's rock 'n' roll subculture. This hip, cutting edge novel - drawn from the diaries the author kept throughout her teenage years - takes readers to the streets of Beijing where a disaffected... (more)
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The Eye of Jade: A Mei Wang Mystery (Mei Wang Mysteries)
by Diane Wei Liang
Mei is a modern, independent Chinese woman. She runs her own business in Beijing, working as a private investigator; she owns a car; she even has that most modern of commodities, a male secretary. One day, 'Uncle' Chen - no relation but a close friend of her mother's - comes to Mei with a case to investigate. He asks her to find the Eye of Jade, a Han dynasty artefact of great value. The Eye of Jade was taken from... (more)
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Dirk & Steele: Book 1
Tiger Eye
by Marjorie M. Liu
He looks completely out of place in Dela Reese’s Beijing hotel room—like the tragic hero of some epic tale, exotic and poignant. He is like nothing from her world, neither his variegated hair nor his feline yellow eyes. Yet Dela has danced through the echo of his soul, and she knows this warrior would obey.Hari has been used and abused for millennia; he is jaded, dull, tired. But upon his release from... (more)
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Jesus in Beijing
How Christianity Is Transforming China and Changing the Global Balance of Power
by David Aikman
Within the next thirty years, one-third of China's population could be Christian, making China one of the largest Christian nations in the world. These Christians could also be China's leaders, guiding the largest economy in the world. What is happening in China is what happened to the Roman Empire nearly two millennia ago-a great power transforming itself. The results could be astonishing. Veteran... (more)
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The Beneath the Metropolis
The Secret Lives of Cities
by Alex Marshall
The pulse of great cities may be most palpable above ground, but it is below the busy streets where we can observe their rich archaeological history and the infrastructure that keeps them running. In The Secret Lives of Cities journalist Alex Marshall investigates how geological features, archaeological remnants of past civilizations, and layered networks transporting water, electricity, and people, have shaped... (more)
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Forbidden City (Wonders of Man)
by Roderick MacFarquhar
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American Shaolin
Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
by Matthew Polly
Bill Bryson meets Bruce Lee in this raucously funny story of one scrawny American’s quest to become a kung fu master at China’s legendary Shaolin Temple. Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV... (more)
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Insider's Guide to Beijing 2007
by Adam Pillsbury
There are guidebooks and then there's the Insider's Guide to Beijing. This is a guide that punches through the tourist facade of this mighty city and tells you where real Beijingers like to eat, sleep, study, party, work, primp and play. Whether you are a current or future Beijing resident or just a visitor looking for something deeper than your average tourist guidebook, the Insider's Guide to Beijing will tell... (more)
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The Banquet Bug: A Novel
by Geling Yan
From the acclaimed author of The Lost Daughter of Happiness comes a groundbreaking novel that will introduce readers to the little-known underworlds of contemporary China Geling Yan captivates readers once more in her breakthrough novel. This is the fantastical tale of Dan Dong, an unemployed factory worker whose life takes a series of unexpected twists after he discovers that, by posing as a journalist, he... (more)
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Paper Butterfly
by Diane Wei Liang
Modern-Day Beijing. Mei Wang, 31, lives and works as a private detective in China's capital city. After her resignation from the Ministry for Public Security, Mei saw her status drop swiftly in the eyes of her former colleagues, her TV-star sister, and even her mother. But sharp, intuitive Mei has taken her valuable experience and her insider knowledge of the police and city politics and set herself up as a... (more)
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Satori
A Novel Based on Trevanian's Shibumi
by Don Winslow
Trevanian's Shibumi was a landmark bestseller, and one of the classic thrillers of the 20 th century-now Don Winslow returns with the prequel, SATORI. It is the fall of 1951 and the Korean War is raging. Twenty-six year-old Nicholai Hel has spent the last three years in solitary confinement at the hands of the Americans. Hel is a master of hoda korosu or "naked kill," fluent in over six languages, and has... (more)
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CHINA: Portrait of a People
by Tom Carter
600 pages and over 800 images of life and humanity from across the 33 provinces of China.
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Tide Players: The Movers and Shakers of a Rising China
by Jianying Zha
Tide Players depicts a new generation of entrepreneurs and intellectuals in a rapidly transforming China through six sharply etched and nuanced profiles which capture both the concrete detail and the epic dimension of life in contemporary Beijing. The cast of characters includes: an unlikely couple who teamed up to become the country’s leading real estate mogul; a gifted chameleon who transformed himself from... (more)
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Kitchen Chinese: A Novel About Food, Family, and Finding Yourself
by Ann Mah
Isabelle Lee thinks she knows everything about Chinese cuisine. After all, during her Chinese-American childhood, she ate it every day. Isabelle may speak only "kitchen Chinese"—the familial chatter learned at her mother's knee—but she understands the language of food. Now, in the wake of a career-ending catastrophe, she's ready for a change—so she takes off for Beijing to stay with her older sister, Claire, whom... (more)
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Plenty of Carp: A Fishing Guide for Dating Singles
by Cindy Lucy
Is Cindy Lucy able to catch the "Big One" and give honor to online dating? Is the idea of finding a lover, companion, or platonic adult male a possibility? Did she forget she was happy in the first place prior to finding the tackle box in the basement that was hooked to an online dating service? This complication of short stories and poetry relate to experiences of hooking Carp in the plural form as with... (more)
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The Foremost Good Fortune
by Susan Conley, Susan Conley
Susan Conley, her husband, and their two young sons say good-bye to their friends, family, and house in Maine for a two-year stint in a high-rise apartment in Beijing, prepared to embrace the inevitable onslaught of new experiences that such a move entails. But Susan can’t predict just how much their lives will change. While her husband is consumed with his job, Susan works on finishing her novel and confronting... (more)
Von Peking nach BerlinGerd George
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Von Peking nach Berlin
by Gerd George

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