age ~54
from Mebane, NC
At dawn on the June morning in 1989 following the brutal repression of student demonstrations in Beijing, a young poet flees the bullets, tanks, and soldiers, trying desperately to get back to the flat she shares with her lover. When she discovers him in bed with his estranged wife, she must strike ...
Author
Hong Ying
Binding
Paperback
Pages
208
Publisher
Grove Press
ISBN #
0802135943
EAN Code
9780802135940
ISBN #
10
Part of the educational and beautifully produced Cultural China Series, this book focuses on the wealth of objects and remains that have been preserved on China’s vast territory and underground, much of which has been collected and exhibited in various museums. In vivid color, with illustrations and...
Author
Li Xianyao, Luo Zhewen, Martha Avery
Binding
Paperback
Pages
201
Publisher
China Intercontinental Press
ISBN #
7508506030
EAN Code
9787508506036
ISBN #
8
"The 19th century belonged to England, the 20th century belonged to the US and the 21st century belongs to China. Invest accordingly."Warren BuffetThis comprehensive resource presents the views of China's most highly respected economists, bankers, and policy makers--along with opinions from Western ...
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
400
Publisher
Wiley
ISBN #
047082249X
EAN Code
9780470822494
ISBN #
6
Lenovo is a global leader in the PC market, employing more than 19,000 people worldwide. Its landmark takeover of IBM’s PC division in May 2005 was a major step for the company and a huge boost for Chinese industry. The deal proved to the world that Chinese companies are not only competitive in th...
Author
Ling Zhijun
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
250
Publisher
Wiley
ISBN #
0470821930
EAN Code
9780470821930
ISBN #
5
The first in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar company Alibaba.com—known to many as "China's eBay"—and the inspirational story behind the man who created it.A bestseller in China and now translated into English and updated with recent events, Alibaba by Liu Shiying and Martha Avery tells the rem...
Author
Liu Shiying, Martha Avery
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
240
Publisher
HarperBusiness
ISBN #
006167219X
EAN Code
9780061672194
ISBN #
4
For decades preceding 1990, Mongolia's economy was supported by the Soviet Union. For the past several years the country has been undergoing extreme change in economic structure as well as social organization. The 30 women in this book discuss the changes in specific, pesonal terms but, as a counter...
Author
Martha Avery
Binding
Paperback
Pages
188
Publisher
Asian Art and Archaeology
ISBN #
0937321052
EAN Code
9780937321058
ISBN #
3
This book tells of the little known ¡°Old Tea Road¡± between China and Russia via Mongolia. This commercial route that opened as a result of China¡¯s flourishing tea trade can be traced back to 450 years ago. It gives a vivid description of the rise and decline of this commercial road, changes in th...
Author
Martha Avery
Binding
Paperback
Pages
198
Publisher
China Intercontinental Press
ISBN #
7508503805
EAN Code
9787508503806
ISBN #
1
One of China's most brilliant young writers opens up that world and shows us how it is strangely like our own, giving us the shocks of recognition that are the mark of a great art.
Author
Anyi Wang
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
143
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Inc
ISBN #
0393027112
EAN Code
9780393027112
ISBN #
7