FICTION
♥ China Keys of the Kingdom by A.J. Cronin (1941)
An unconventional Scottish Catholic priest tries to establish a mission in China. A movie starring Gregory Peck was made from the book.
An unconventional Scottish Catholic priest tries to establish a mission in China. A movie starring Gregory Peck was made from the book.
CLASSIC LITERATURE
♦ $ China The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
This moving, classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century.
This moving, classic story of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his selfless wife O-Lan is must reading for those who would fully appreciate the sweeping changes that have occurred in the lives of the Chinese people during the last century.
CULTURAL
♥ China China’s Story in Myth, Legend, Art and Annals by William Griffis (1911)
♥ China Peeps Into China by E. C. Phillips (1882)
China’s history and customs through the eyes of missionaries
♥ China Our Boys in China by Harry French (1881)
“The thrilling story of two young Americans wrecked in the China sea. on their return from India, with their strange adventures in China.”
♥ China Stories and Myths of Eight Immortals
There weren't a lot of options. This book does little more than introduce the 8 Chinese Immortals. The book itself has a 1995 copyright and doesn't have the story appeal of the other books. I've included it just to note China, also, has her legendary heroes.
♥ China The World’s Story: A History of the World in Story, Song and Art, Volume 1 by Eva March Tappan (1914)
♥ Japan Warriors of Old Japan by Yei Ozaki
♥ China Peeps Into China by E. C. Phillips (1882)
China’s history and customs through the eyes of missionaries
♥ China Our Boys in China by Harry French (1881)
“The thrilling story of two young Americans wrecked in the China sea. on their return from India, with their strange adventures in China.”
♥ China Stories and Myths of Eight Immortals
There weren't a lot of options. This book does little more than introduce the 8 Chinese Immortals. The book itself has a 1995 copyright and doesn't have the story appeal of the other books. I've included it just to note China, also, has her legendary heroes.
♥ China The World’s Story: A History of the World in Story, Song and Art, Volume 1 by Eva March Tappan (1914)
♥ Japan Warriors of Old Japan by Yei Ozaki
HISTORICAL
♥ China A Little History of China by Alexander Brebner (1895)
A little more mature look at China’s history, adapted from an old Chinese novel.
♦ China Fifty-Five Days of Terror by Burt Hirschfield
A Messner History about the Boxer Rebellion.
♥ China Historical Tales: Japan and China by Charles Morris (1903)
♥ China I Was There...When It Happened in China by Mary Culler White
The account of a Christian woman who served in China among crumbling churches and starving millions.
♦ China Mao Tse-Tung and His China by Albert Marrin
♥ China Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant
♥ China The Making of Modern China by Eleanor Lattimore
♥ China The Story of China by Robert K. Douglas (1887)
Story of the Nations Series
♥ China The Story of Marco Polo by Noah Brooks
♥ China The Travels of Marco Polo by Manuel Komroff
♥ China The Vigil of a Nation by Lin Yutang
An eyewitness account of a native Chinese who returns to his homeland and reports what he sees and feels in the turmoil of 1940s China as Communists take command.
♦ $ China Wild Swans by Jung Chang
The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history. An unforgettable story.
♥ Japan The World’s Story by Eva March Tappan (1914)
A history of the world in story, song and art
♥ Japan The Story of Japan by David Murray (1894)
Story of the Nations Series
♦ $ Cambodia First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
From a childhood survivor of the Camdodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.
A little more mature look at China’s history, adapted from an old Chinese novel.
♦ China Fifty-Five Days of Terror by Burt Hirschfield
A Messner History about the Boxer Rebellion.
♥ China Historical Tales: Japan and China by Charles Morris (1903)
♥ China I Was There...When It Happened in China by Mary Culler White
The account of a Christian woman who served in China among crumbling churches and starving millions.
♦ China Mao Tse-Tung and His China by Albert Marrin
♥ China Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant
♥ China The Making of Modern China by Eleanor Lattimore
♥ China The Story of China by Robert K. Douglas (1887)
Story of the Nations Series
♥ China The Story of Marco Polo by Noah Brooks
♥ China The Travels of Marco Polo by Manuel Komroff
♥ China The Vigil of a Nation by Lin Yutang
An eyewitness account of a native Chinese who returns to his homeland and reports what he sees and feels in the turmoil of 1940s China as Communists take command.
♦ $ China Wild Swans by Jung Chang
The story of three generations in twentieth-century China that blends the intimacy of memoir and the panoramic sweep of eyewitness history. An unforgettable story.
♥ Japan The World’s Story by Eva March Tappan (1914)
A history of the world in story, song and art
♥ Japan The Story of Japan by David Murray (1894)
Story of the Nations Series
♦ $ Cambodia First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung
From a childhood survivor of the Camdodian genocide under the regime of Pol Pot, this is a riveting narrative of war crimes and desperate actions, the unnerving strength of a small girl and her family, and their triumph of spirit.
HISTORICAL FICTION
♦ $ China The Earth is the Lord's by Taylor Caldwell
The story of Genghis Khan's early years and the world he lived in.
♥ Japan In the Mikado’s Service by William Griffis (1901)
$ Cambodia The Rent Collector by Cameron Wright
The story of Genghis Khan's early years and the world he lived in.
♥ Japan In the Mikado’s Service by William Griffis (1901)
$ Cambodia The Rent Collector by Cameron Wright
BIOGRAPHIES
FC China (W12:277) Confucius
♥ China Genghis Khan by Jacob Abbott
Makers of History Series
♦ $ Marco Polo by Manuel Komroff
Messner Biography
♦ China The Small Woman by Alan Burgess
The story of Gladys Aylward's missionary labors in China.
♦ Japan A Daughter of the Samurai by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
How a daughter of feudal Japan, living hundreds of years in one generation, becomes a modern American.
♦ $ Japan America's First Trained Nurse: Linda Richards by Rachel Baker (worked in Japan)
Messner Biography
♥ Thailand Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon
Semi-biographical account of Margaret's time in Siam.
Makers of History Series
♦ $ Marco Polo by Manuel Komroff
Messner Biography
♦ China The Small Woman by Alan Burgess
The story of Gladys Aylward's missionary labors in China.
♦ Japan A Daughter of the Samurai by Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
How a daughter of feudal Japan, living hundreds of years in one generation, becomes a modern American.
♦ $ Japan America's First Trained Nurse: Linda Richards by Rachel Baker (worked in Japan)
Messner Biography
♥ Thailand Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon
Semi-biographical account of Margaret's time in Siam.