The Lacquer Screen: A Chinese Detective Story, Paperback - Robert Van Gulik

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Long before Western writers had even conceived the idea of writing detective stories, the Chinese had developed a long tradition of literary works ...

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Reducere. Judge Dee, the master detective of seventh-century China, sets out to solve a puzzling double murder and discovers complex passions lurking beneath...

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A crime and a six-decade cover-up: the death of a fashion designer in the cesspit of vice and violence that was 1950s London.

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Contributor(s): Author: Jonny ZuckerIllustrator: Jan Barger CohenA simple introduction to the Chinese New Year festival. Follow a family as they le...

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A jaw-dropping, gritty memoir from Jackie Malton, former DCI and the inspiration for legendary TV detective Jane Tennison in Lynda La Plante's Prim...

Guidance for aspiring directors on how most constructively to work with actors.

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Winner of the Aventis Science Book Prize. 'A scientific detective story, a brilliant cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Gray's anatomy' J G Ballard,...

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Contains articles published in "Screen" between 1990 and 2004, spanning the period during which queer studies and the 'New Queer Cinema' flourished...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Chenshu ZhouIllustration(s): 10 b-w illustrations, 1 map, 3 tablesNumber of pages: 282Publicati...

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A riveting true story of industrial espionage in which a Chinese-born scientist is pursued by the U.S. government for trying to steal trade secrets...

The Nativity is brought to life by master pop-up artist Robert Sabuda in six gorgeously imagined 3-D scenes, making this a Christmas gift book to t...

Publisher: Ebury PublishingAuthor(s): Drew PritchardNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 126 x 196 x 24Cover type: Paperback / sof...