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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In The Good Earth, Pearl S. Buck paints an indelible portrait of China in the 1920s, when the last emperor reigned and the vast political and social upheavals of the twentieth century were but distant rumblings. This moving story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading to fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century. Though more than eighty years...
Author
Series
Publisher
Magnetic Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"China, 1937. Yaya is almost back in Shanghai where she hopes to finally find her parents. But she doesn't realize the wicked Zhu plans to ransom her for riches! Fortunately, Tuduo is on their trail, and he'll do anything to rescue her first..."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Square Enix Manga, an imprint of the book publishing division of Square Enix, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Though Maomao has left the palace behind and returned to her home in the pleasure district, it seems the Inner Court can't do without her! Jinshi comes to the erstwhile food taster with a request involving the attempted poisoning of the Virtuous Consort during the garden banquet and the identity of the mastermind behind it!"--
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Before Kyle Rayner... Before Hal Jordan... Before Alan Scott... There was Jong Li. In ancient China, the sole surviving monk in the Temple of Dragon Lords is sought out by an alien being and offered the power to deliver a nation from chaos. Jong Li is destined to be China's last Dragon Lord... and Earth's fist Green Lantern!"--Volume 1 cover.
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"When a man saves a fox, the last thing he expects is for her to return to him as a beautiful maiden, but gratitude is powerful and so is the law of the fox. When it comes to finding a love match, don't rule out pairing with a tiger, wolf, or bear, either! This collection of eight fantasy tales are all about finding love in the weirdest of places"--
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This beautiful retelling of Chinese folktales highlights the relationships between humans and non-humans. Whether fantastical, like the love story of the Dragon King's Daughter, or intense, like the bond between hunter and beast, this stunning collection of five stories delves into traditional Chinese lore and myth."--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Lion Forge LLC/Magnetic
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Shanghai, November 1937. Yaya, the eight-year-old daughter of a diamond merchant, lives a life of luxury in the French Concession in Shanghai. Her one great passion is the piano. While she is preparing for an important audition, her father decides that the family must leave town in the face of the imminent Japanese invasion. The evening before all the family is to leave, stubborn Yaya, unaware of the danger, runs away in an attempt to make it to...
Author
Series
Monkey King ; 14
Publisher
JR Comics
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"San Zang has known from the beginning of the journey to the West that Sun Wu Kong s short temper and violent tendencies could be as great a threat to their mission as any monster or demon. Now, a second Sun Wu Kong appears, and it is immediately clear that he embodies all of Wu Kong s worst traits. But the scariest thing may just be that even the Goddess of Mercy cannot tell the two Wu Kongs apart." --
Author
Publisher
Magnetic Press, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The complete story of the legendary Monkey King fable of ancient Chinese lore. Artist Chaiko brings his unique visual style and humour to this fantasy adventure about a monkey who acquires supernatural abilities and intelligence and chooses to use them for mischief and glory before finding himself at the ire of the Heavens. Imprisoned by the Buddha himself, the rapscallion vows to prove his worth by escaping and retrieving the sacred sutras on a mighty...
Author
Publisher
Selfmadehero
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The image of Samia Yusuf Omar running for last place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will forever be imprinted in the minds of all who saw it: The lean Somalian, wearing knee-length leggings and a baggy T-shirt, came in seconds behind her competitors. What the cheering crowd couldn't know then was what it took to get there. An Olympic Dream follows Omar's second attempt to represent her country at the Olympics, this time in London. Reinhard Kleist pictures...
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