The Lore of the Chinese Lute, Hardcover - Robert H. Van Gulik

Reducere. The lute, ch'in or guqin is one of China's oldest and most revered musical instruments. Records indicate that it has been a favourite of the litera...

Reducere. In this, the second book in Robert van Gulik's classic mystery series of ancient China, Judge Dee must look into the murder of his predecessor. His...

Reducere. Early in his career, Judge Dee visits a senior magistrate who shows him a beautiful lacquer screen on which a scene of lovers has been mysteriously...

Reducere. Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge...

Reducere. Brought back into print in the 1990s to wide acclaim, re-designed new editions of Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee Mysteries are now available. Written...

Reducere. It all begins on the night of the Poo-yang dragonboat races in 699 A.D.: a drummer in the leading boat collapses, and the body of a beautiful young...

Reducere. A chance encounter with Autumn Moon, the most powerful courtesan on Paradise Island, leads Judge Dee to investigate three deaths. Although he final...

Reducere. The Lore of the Camino de Santiago: A Literary Pilgrimage offers a different view of the ancient pilgrimage route from France to the shrine of Sain...

Reducere. DescriptionFascinating, delightfully readable book traces development of various aspects of the unicorn legend in mythology, folklore, magic, medic...

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

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

Examines a watershed moment in the recent history of digital publishing through a case study of the pre-web, serious hypertext periodical, the East...

Reducere. Parents, Grandparents, siblings, and caregivers can share this delightful story with children: toddlers through early readers. The Tugboat Cheryl A...

Reducere. Ireland has one of the finest cultural heritages and a standard reference book combining the related subjects of folklore, myth, legend and romance...

A complete history of one of the world's most iconic cocktails--now the poster child of the modern cocktail revival--with fifty recipes for classic...

Reducere. The building culture of China is currently one of the most innovative and most adventurous in the world because of the bold ways architects approac...

Reducere. A compelling history. -- Foreword Reviews Inspiring and well-researched. -- Booklist The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one o...

Reducere. Since it first appeared in 1978, this seminal work by one of the foremost American legal minds of our age has dramatically changed the way the cour...

Reducere. DescriptionReading about the slime- covered, non- Euclidean ruins of the sunken city of R'lyeh or the squamous, tentacled deity who slumbers there ...

Reducere. Robert Laszlo a debutat editorial in anul 2009, la nici 18 ani, cu volumul de versuri „In vid iata viata mea!” (titlu lizibil si ca Invidiata viata...

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DescriptionA groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America o...

Reducere. In this book, Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown tell the story of the Cayuse people, from their early years through the nineteenth century, when the...

Reducere. The 57th Ohio Volunteer Infantry fought in some of most bitterly contested battles of the war: Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Atlanta just to name a few. T...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, bold new ideas for creating environments that promise a bri...

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Reducere. Enjoy the sensational adventure of Olivia, an outgoing ox growing up to discover her true character. The revised edition features a bilingual Chine...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: H. P. LovecraftAuthor: Robert E. HowardEditor: S. T. JoshiH. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard are two of the titans of wei...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: H. P. LovecraftAuthor: Robert E. HowardEditor: S. T. JoshiIn the second volume of the letters of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert...

Reducere. 2022 is the Year of the Tiger!Teddy is a future tiger king, whose journey celebrates the new year. Thisedition features a bilingual Chinese transla...

DescriptionOn Tuesday, November 17, 1942, aircraft CNAC No. 60 climbed slowly toward the Himalayas, growing smaller and smaller until it finally fa...

Reducere. DescriptionThe piglet Patricia explores the farm with her parents and Farmer Wu. Growing up is a learning process, as Patty gets advice from her un...

Reducere. 2018 is the Year of the DogThe first book in the Tales of the Chinese Zodiac series. Daniel the dog befriends the neighbor girl Lin and the other a...

Reducere. 2020 is the Year of the Rat Ralph is a resolute rodent whose journey celebrates the new year. This edition features a bilingual Chinese translation...