Grace: An American Woman in China, 1934-19742 reviews Eleanor McCallie Cooper, William Liu Soho Press, 2003 An important contribution to 20th Century Chinese history + history with a small "H" - an American's 'life' experienced living 40 years in China This is the very readable interesting story of Grace Divine, an aspiring opera student from Chatanooga, Tennessee, who married a Chinese engineering student, moved to China in the 1930's and raised a family. It is the story of the Japanese occupation, the civil war in the 1940's, the political ...             Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China353 reviews Jung Chang Touchstone, 2003 Excellent presentation + Rather tedious + eye-opening, couldn't put it down; everyone should read this book. + A must read non-fiction account of Cultural Revolution + memoire extraordinaire             Wild Grass: Three Portraits of Change in Modern China13 reviews Ian Johnson Vintage, 2005 An excellent book about my homeland + China to-day + How to make reading a pleasure! + Beijing and Prairie grasses             Waiting: A Novel303 reviews Ha Jin Vintage, 2000 Perfect Novel About the Chimera That Never Leaves You + simple story elegantly written + An enjoyable and memorable quick read + In love with the history             River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)163 reviews Peter Hessler Harper Perennial, 2006 The Adventure of an American in China + China, both Complex and Fascinating + River Town + A fast and engaging read + Easy, Interesting Read             The Man Who Stayed Behind12 reviews Sidney Rittenberg, Amanda Bennett Duke University Press, 2001 A Hero by Failure + an exceptionally human look at the early PRC + An unbelievable story and man + One of the best China biographies out there             Three Kingdoms: Chinese Classics (Classic Novel in 4-Volumes)102 reviews Luo Guanzhong Foreign Languages Press, 2005 Great story of heroics and loyalty: Truly an epic + Most fun I've ever had with a book. + Three Kingdoms, The Heart of Chinese Culture. This is the unabridged version and truly a masterpiece. I was familiar with a very small portion of the history during this time period before I read it, so that encouraged me to try it out. If you love epic stories, this is a great one. Guanzhong based his novel on solid historical facts while ...             The White Mandarin1 review Dan Sherman Ballantine Books, 1984 Rare combination of epic and suspense After reading `The White Mandarin', I was puzzled that its sales rank wasn't higher. This is not a common spy and love story. It is an epic, an insightful and artful account of the historical relationship between America and China from 1948 (before the Communist victory in China) to 1972 (when ...             The Man Who Stayed Behind12 reviews Sidney Rittenberg, Amanda Bennett Duke University Press, 2001 A Hero by Failure + an exceptionally human look at the early PRC + An unbelievable story and man + One of the best China biographies out there             The White Mandarin1 review Dan Sherman Ballantine Books, 1984 Rare combination of epic and suspense After reading `The White Mandarin', I was puzzled that its sales rank wasn't higher. This is not a common spy and love story. It is an epic, an insightful and artful account of the historical relationship between America and China from 1948 (before the Communist victory in China) to 1972 (when ...             Waiting: A Novel303 reviews Ha Jin Vintage, 2000 Perfect Novel About the Chimera That Never Leaves You + simple story elegantly written + An enjoyable and memorable quick read + In love with the history             Grace: An American Woman in China, 1934-19742 reviews Eleanor McCallie Cooper, William Liu Soho Press, 2003 An important contribution to 20th Century Chinese history + history with a small "H" - an American's 'life' experienced living 40 years in China This is the very readable interesting story of Grace Divine, an aspiring opera student from Chatanooga, Tennessee, who married a Chinese engineering student, moved to China in the 1930's and raised a family. It is the story of the Japanese occupation, the civil war in the 1940's, the political ...             Three Kingdoms: Chinese Classics (Classic Novel in 4-Volumes)102 reviews Luo Guanzhong Foreign Languages Press, 2005 Great story of heroics and loyalty: Truly an epic + Most fun I've ever had with a book. + Three Kingdoms, The Heart of Chinese Culture. This is the unabridged version and truly a masterpiece. I was familiar with a very small portion of the history during this time period before I read it, so that encouraged me to try it out. If you love epic stories, this is a great one. Guanzhong based his novel on solid historical facts while ...             Wild Grass: Three Portraits of Change in Modern China13 reviews Ian Johnson Vintage, 2005 An excellent book about my homeland + China to-day + How to make reading a pleasure! + Beijing and Prairie grasses             Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China353 reviews Jung Chang Touchstone, 2003 Excellent presentation + Rather tedious + eye-opening, couldn't put it down; everyone should read this book. + A must read non-fiction account of Cultural Revolution + memoire extraordinaire             River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (P.S.)163 reviews Peter Hessler Harper Perennial, 2006 The Adventure of an American in China + China, both Complex and Fascinating + River Town + A fast and engaging read + Easy, Interesting Read