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  • The Life and Loves of an Artist

    by Gail King, Paul King ...
    Enter a world of creativity, passion, and enduring bonds as you journey through "The Life and Loves of an Artist." This captivating novel weaves a mesmerizing tapestry of emotions, chronicling the extraordinary lives of three individuals from a talented family, whose shared passion for art becomes the thread that binds them together in the face of adversity. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • "A Model for All Christian Women"

    Candida Xu, a Chinese Christian Woman of the Seventeenth Century

    by Gail King ...
    Series series Collectanea Serica. New Series
    This biography of Candida Xu (1607–1680), granddaughter of the prominent Chinese Christian convert and statesman Xu Guangqi (1562–1633) and foremost Chinese Christian woman of the seventeenth century, is based on the biography of Candida Xu titled Histoire d’une dame chrétienne de la Chine (Paris, 1688) written by her confessor Philippe Couplet, S.J. (1623–1693), an obituary of his mother and ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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  • The Early Chinese Empires

    Qin and Han

    by Mark Edward Lewis, Timothy Brook ...
    Series Book 1 - History of Imperial China
    In 221 BC, the First Emperor of Qin unified the lands that would become the heart of a Chinese empire. Though forged by conquest, this vast domain depended for its political survival on a fundamental reshaping of Chinese culture. With this informative book, we are present at the creation of an ancient imperial order whose major features would endure for two millennia.The Qin and Han constitute the ... Read more

    $24.69 USD

  • 101 Amazing Facts About The USA

    by Jack Goldstein ...
    Series Book 3 - Countries of the World
    In this amazing eBook you can find more than one hundred facts about the United States of America. Separated into sections such as its geography, its people, famous American figures from history, presidents and many more you will find some fascinating information inside! Whether you are planning on visiting the USA, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Jesuit in the Forbidden City

    Matteo Ricci 1552-1610

    by R. Po-chia Hsia ...
    A 16th century Italian Jesuit, Matteo Ricci was the founder of the Catholic Mission in China and one of the most famous missionaries of all time. A pioneer in bringing Christianity to China, Ricci spent twenty eight years in the country, in which time he crossed the cultural divides between China and the West by immersing himself in the language and culture of his hosts. Even 400 years later, he ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Saint Lucia, Caribbean Travel Guide - What To See & Do

    by Kenneth Coates ...
    Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia is a British Commonwealth country that is an island in the Caribbean, off the coast of Central America. It lies between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago. The twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton) are striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere that are one of the scenic natural ... Read more

    $4.91 USD

  • A New History of Christianity in China

    by Daniel H. Bays ...
    Series Book 7 - Wiley Blackwell Guides to Global Christianity
    A New History of Christianity in China, written by one of the world's the leading writers on Christianity in China, looks at Christianity's long history in China, its extraordinarily rapid rise in the last half of the twentieth century, and charts its future direction.Provides the first comprehensive history of Christianity in China, an important, understudied area in both Asian studies and ... Read more

    $40.00 USD

  • Look Up, Honolulu! A Walking Tour of Honolulu, Hawaii

    by Doug Gelbert ...
    There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour.Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out when those pesky street addresses are missing. Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets.Although ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Encounter of China and the West, 1500–1800

    by D. E. Mungello ...
    For the Chinese, the drive toward growing political and economic power is part of an ongoing effort to restore China's past greatness and remove the lingering memories of history's humiliations. This widely praised book explores the 1500–1800 period before China's decline, when the country was viewed as a leading world culture and power. Europe, by contrast, was in the early stages of emerging ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • Calm Harbour, Turbulent Seas

    A History of Ucluelet

    by Shirley Martin ...
    Shirley Martin weaves accounts of shipwrecks and sea serpents, settlement and dispossession, tragedy and resilience, unsolved mysteries and surprising revelations to depict the rich and vibrant history of Ucluelet and surrounding area.Once an isolated outpost, now a touted tourist destination, Ucluelet sits at the gateway to Barkley Sound, epitomising “life on the edge.”The history of Ucluelet ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Remains

    Coming to Terms with Civil War in 19th Century China

    by Tobie Meyer-Fong ...
    The Taiping Rebellion was one of the costliest civil wars in human history. Many millions of people lost their lives. Yet while the Rebellion has been intensely studied by scholars in China and elsewhere, we still know little of how individuals coped with these cataclysmic events.Drawing upon a rich array of primary sources, What Remains explores the issues that preoccupied Chinese and Western ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • On Friendship

    One Hundred Maxims for a Chinese Prince

    by Matteo Ricci ...
    Translated by Timothy Billings ...
    "On Friendship, with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."-Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship-the first book to be written in Chinese by a European-that instantly became a late Ming best seller ... Read more

    $31.49 USD