This collection is one of the earliest and most important works of Chinese Buddhist poetry and is especially influential in the later literature of the Zen Sect of Buddhism, which looked back to these poems as a classic of Zen literature. The poems cover a wide range of subjects: the conventional la[...]

Desire, virtue, courtesans (also known as sing-song girls), and the denizens of Shanghai's pleasure quarters are just some of the elements that constitute Han Bangqing's extraordinary novel of late imperial China. Han's richly textured, panoramic view of late-nineteenth-century Shanghai follows a ra[...]

"An essential source for the study of events in early China, a guide to the moral philosophy of the gentlemen of Han, and a splendid work of literature which may be read for the pleasure of its style and the power of its narrative. . . . This work makes Shi ji and its scholarship accessible to any r[...]

This text, intended for both graduate students and professional researchers, is an effective, concise introduction to the structural econometrics of auctions. Tools from recent developments in theoretical econometrics are combined with established numerical methods to provide a practical guide to mo[...]

Han Solo soars againin this awesome trilogy of his extraordinary exploits. Ride with him as he rides to the rescue, narrowly escapes certain death, and foils evil in its ruthelss tracks!HAN SOLO AT STARS' END Han Solo trusts no one, and does no favors. But when the best illegal ship rebuilder in the[...]

One of the most-talked about works of fiction to emerge from China in recent years, this novel about an urban youth "displaced" to a small village in rural China during the Cultural Revolution is a fictionalized portrait of the author's own experience as a young man.[...]

Web 2.0 is a highly accessible introductory text examining all the crucial discussions and issues which surround the changing nature of the World Wide Web. It not only contextualises the Web 2.0 within the history of the Web, but also goes on to explore its position within the broader dispositif of [...]

This inexpensive, color handbook will provide urologists and urology trainees with a practical tool covering all the major urologic disorders to help them with the clinical assessment and management of their patients.[...]

Use e--mail to boost your income--today! The E--Code brings together the combined wisdom of 33 Internet marketing superstars to reveal how they make money online--using nothing but the power of e--mail. Each succinct chapter presents one moneymaking strategy or concept and offers step--by--step guid[...]

Captivating caterpillars, bunnies, and other creatures enjoy books while sitting on a toadstool, relaxing in a tub, and engaged in other improbable situations. 19 stickers.
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