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  • Breast Cancer

    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICC. The editors and authors feel strongly that more standar dization in cancer therapy is needed on a worldwide basis. This, of course, is only possible if experts from all countries subscribe to a joint policy of making their treatment designs available 'to practising oncologists all over the world. Current Treatment of Cancer discusses ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

  • The Fledgling

    by C. K. Osborne ...
    Imperial China in 5BC was a divided country where belief in religions; mysticism and politics were interwoven together. 10 year old Su Ling, growing up in poor surroundings was soon to discover that the honour bestowed on her by her parents meant abandonment to the work-rooms of the local Grand Administrator in his vast complex of buildings. In the workhouse, the disciplined lifestyle required ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

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  • River of Stars

    Series Book 2 - Under Heaven
    Ren Daiyan was still just a boy when he took the lives of seven men while guarding an imperial magistrate of Kitai. That moment on a lonely road changed his life in entirely unexpected ways, sending him into the forests of Kitai among the outlaws. From there he emerges years later—and his life changes again, dramatically, as he moves toward the court and the emperor while war approaches Kitai from ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • Under Heaven

    Series Book 1 - Under Heaven
    Inspired by the glory of Tang Dynasty China in the eighth century, Guy Gavriel Kay melds history and the fantastic into something both powerful and emotionally compelling. Under Heaven is a novel on the grandest narrative scale, encompassing the intimate details of individual lives in an unforgettable time and place. Shen Tai is the son of a general who led the forces of imperial Kitai in that ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Snake Agent

    by Liz Williams ...
    Series Book 1 - The Detective Inspector Chen Novels
    Introducing Singaporean DI, Wei Chen . "This exotic amalgam of police procedural, SF, comic fantasy, and horror is a delight from start to finish" ( Locus).When the fourteen-year-old daughter of Singapore Three's most prominent industrialist dies of anorexia, her parents assume that Pearl's suffering has come to an end. But somewhere along the way to the Celestial Shores, Pearl's soul is waylaid, ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Record of Wortenia War: Volume 10

    by Ryota Hori ...
    Series Book 10 - Record of Wortenia War
    The O’ltormean invasion war against the Three-Kingdom Alliance reaches its conclusion thanks to Ryoma’s efforts. In so doing, Ryoma forms a powerful connection with Xarooda’s king, Julianus I. With these achievements under his belt, Ryoma makes his triumphant return to his domain in the Wortenia Peninsula.However, Sudou and his Organization continue to act in secret, sowing chaos throughout the ... Read more

    $10.98 CAD

  • Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio

    by Pu Songling ...
    Translated by John Minford ...
    The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) are exquisite and amusing miniatures that are regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle charm, the 104 stories in this selection reveal a world in which nothing is as it seems. Here a Taoist monk conjures up a magical pear tree, a scholar recounts his previous incarnations, a woman out ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Myths & Legends of China

    In this fascinating and comprehensive collection of Chinese myths and legends, E. T. C. Werner drew upon material readily available to him as a member of the Chinese government's' Historiographical Bureau in Peking. A former barrister and British consul in Foochow, Werner presents a wealth of information illuminating the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of the Chinese people long ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Thirty-Six Strategies of Ancient China

    This is one of the most diverse yet accessible collections of Chinese strategies yet assembled. Brief in form, yet endless in wisdom, these fundamental rules of military engagement are easily adapted to the modern office, sports team, or everyday task.Taken from sources ranging from Lao Zi to Miyamoto Musashi, Stefan H. Verstappen has assembled a fascinating and impressive selection of historical ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Message for the Emperor

    by Mark Frutkin ...
    This is a unique novel of old China, the traditional landscape of mountains and rivers without end, and life in an imperial city rife with plots, intrigues, culture, sensuality and wealth. Li Wen, a landscape painter of the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD), is on a journey to deliver a message to the Chinese Emperor. His teacher has instructed him to paint four landscapes, one for each season, during ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Tales of the Taoist Immortals

    by Eva Wong ...
    As a girl growing up in Hong Kong, Eva Wong heard and memorized many tales told to her by Hong Kong's finest professional storytellers, by actors on the radio, and by her grandmother. These popular tales of the Taoist immortals were also often dramatized in Chinese operas.The stories are of famous characters in Chinese history and myth: a hero's battle with the lords of evil, the founder of the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Mandate of Heaven

    Series Book 3 - Medieval China Trilogy
    Hou-ming, city of ghosts, central China, 1304 - In a vast graveyard created by Mongol slaughter, three children meet amidst the decaying ruins and forge a friendship that will determine their destinies. As the years pass they separate, finding different paths in life. Yun Shu, cruelly rejected by her father for refusing to bind her feet, seeks solace as a Daoist nun. Hsiung, enslaved by the ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD