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Why Taiwan Matters

A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future

by Kerry Brown ...

Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book.When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao’s Communists won and took China’s mainland; Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural ... Read more

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Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book.When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao’s Communists won and took China’s mainland; Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural
... Read more

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Xi

A Study in Power

by Kerry Brown ...

'Kerry Brown's Xi is the perfect primer for understanding Xi Jinping's status as China's greatest ruler since Mao and as this century's least assailable statesman' John Keay, author of China: A History'A valuable primer for anyone looking to get up to speed on Xi Jinping's rise to global power' Jeff Wasserstrom, Guardian'Offers a nuanced and thorough explanation of Xi's ... ... Read more

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'Kerry Brown's Xi is the perfect primer for understanding Xi Jinping's status as China's greatest ruler since Mao and as this century's least assailable statesman' John Keay, author of China: A History'A valuable primer for anyone looking to get up to speed on Xi Jinping's rise to global power' Jeff Wasserstrom, Guardian'Offers a nuanced and thorough explanation of Xi's ...
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The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things

Stories

by JT LeRoy ...

Narrated by JT LeRoy, Jeff Feuerzeig, Christelle de Castro, Donovan Leitch, Laura Desiree, Kerris Dorsey, Julie Mintz, Winsome Brown, Michael Imperioli0, Libby Mintz1, Joshua Caleb Johnson2, Darnell Martin3, Laura Albert4, Lawrence Rothman5, Paul Mendez6, Pamela Sneed7, Shirley Manson8, Laila Hayani9, SOKO0, Alissa Bennett1, Daniel Newman2, Robin Weigert3, various narrators4 ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

The classic JT LeRoy story collection is now available in audio for the first time ever, featuring eleven previously uncollected stories, including one never before published, and an all-star line-up of twenty-one narrators.“Beautifully structured and written.”—Hubert Selby, Jr., author of Last Exit to BrooklynThis book of interconnected stories depicts the chaotic life of a young boy on the run ... Read more

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The classic JT LeRoy story collection is now available in audio for the first time ever, featuring eleven previously uncollected stories, including one never before published, and an all-star line-up of twenty-one narrators.“Beautifully structured and written.”—Hubert Selby, Jr., author of Last Exit to BrooklynThis book of interconnected stories depicts the chaotic life of a young boy on the run
... Read more

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Mao

Power and Contradiction

by Kerry Brown ...

Mao Zedong lived one of the most epic and influential lives of the twentieth century. His impact on the People’s Republic of China was vast. Half a century after his passing, he remains a divisive and controversial figure. This book gives an accessible narrative of his life, from the fall of the Qing dynasty in the early part of the twentieth century to the long years in which he struggled not ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Mao Zedong lived one of the most epic and influential lives of the twentieth century. His impact on the People’s Republic of China was vast. Half a century after his passing, he remains a divisive and controversial figure. This book gives an accessible narrative of his life, from the fall of the Qing dynasty in the early part of the twentieth century to the long years in which he struggled not
... Read more
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Private Investigating, Third Edition

Discover How the Pros Uncover the Facts and Get to the Truth

by Steven Kerry Brown ...

The mystique of private investigating draws significant numbers of people to consider it as a career or side business. At the same time, individuals want to learn investigative techniques to solve their own personal and legal problems. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Private Investigating, Third Edition, private investigator and former FBI agent Steven Kerry Brown shares his hard-won expertise ... Read more

$11.99 USD

The mystique of private investigating draws significant numbers of people to consider it as a career or side business. At the same time, individuals want to learn investigative techniques to solve their own personal and legal problems. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Private Investigating, Third Edition, private investigator and former FBI agent Steven Kerry Brown shares his hard-won expertise
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China

by Kerry Brown ...

Series series Polity Histories
China is poised to become the world's largest economy in the next decade. But its great struggle to modernise has been one of tragedy, conflict, and challenge. From the first attempts to introduce Western ideas into the country two centuries ago, China's long march to global primacy has been above all an epic fight to renew an ancient country and culture.Leading Sinologist Kerry Brown traces this ... Read more

$12.00 USD

China is poised to become the world's largest economy in the next decade. But its great struggle to modernise has been one of tragedy, conflict, and challenge. From the first attempts to introduce Western ideas into the country two centuries ago, China's long march to global primacy has been above all an epic fight to renew an ancient country and culture.Leading Sinologist Kerry Brown traces this
... Read more
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Why Taiwan Matters

A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future

by Kerry Brown ...

Narrated by Kerry Brown ...

Unabridged

7 hours 48 min

**This program is read by the author.Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book.**When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao’s Communists won and took China’s mainland; Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

**This program is read by the author.Taiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book.**When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Mao’s Communists won and took China’s mainland; Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
The Great Reversal

Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power

by Kerry Brown ...

A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the presentThe relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British exploitation is still bitterly remembered in China today. But how has their interaction changed over time?From the early ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the presentThe relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British exploitation is still bitterly remembered in China today. But how has their interaction changed over time?From the early
... Read more

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All My Kisses

by Kerry Brown ...

Illustrated by Jedda Robaard ...

Abby was very kissable. When she was a baby, her mummy would kiss her goodnight on the end of her button nose. When she was one, her daddy would kiss her goodnight on the end of each of her fingers and each of her toes... A delightful picture book manuscript about a little girl who receives too many kisses - and what she decides to do with the overflow...Abby was very kissable. Every night she ... Read more

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Abby was very kissable. When she was a baby, her mummy would kiss her goodnight on the end of her button nose. When she was one, her daddy would kiss her goodnight on the end of each of her fingers and each of her toes... A delightful picture book manuscript about a little girl who receives too many kisses - and what she decides to do with the overflow...Abby was very kissable. Every night she
... Read more
Audiobook

The Great Reversal

Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power

by Kerry Brown ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

12 hours 31 min

A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the presentThe relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy, and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British exploitation is still bitterly remembered in China today. But how has their interaction changed over time?From the early ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Also available as: eBook

A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the presentThe relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy, and science have had a profound effect upon British culture, while the long history of British exploitation is still bitterly remembered in China today. But how has their interaction changed over time?From the early
... Read more

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China Through European Eyes: 800 Years Of Cultural And Intellectual Encounter

by Kerry Brown, Gemma Chenger Deng ...

China Through European Eyes provides a reader's perspective on the conceptualisation of China by Europeans over the last 800 years. With annotated excerpts of their key China related writings by influential figures such as Voltaire, Ricci, Leibniz, Montesquieu, Marx, Weber, Hegel, Barthes and Kristeva, this collection brings together the visions and ideas of individuals who had a unique impact ... Read more

$62.99 USD

China Through European Eyes provides a reader's perspective on the conceptualisation of China by Europeans over the last 800 years. With annotated excerpts of their key China related writings by influential figures such as Voltaire, Ricci, Leibniz, Montesquieu, Marx, Weber, Hegel, Barthes and Kristeva, this collection brings together the visions and ideas of individuals who had a unique impact
... Read more
China's Dream

The Culture of Chinese Communism and the Secret Sources of its Power

by Kerry Brown ...

The Communist Party of China (CPC) is one of the great political forces of modern times. In charge of the destiny of a fifth of humanity, it survives despite the collapse of similar systems elsewhere. Few, however, understand the sources of this resilience, or, for that matter, what the Party itself stands for.China’s Dream is the first book to explore the Communist Party as a cultural, rather ... Read more

$20.00 USD

The Communist Party of China (CPC) is one of the great political forces of modern times. In charge of the destiny of a fifth of humanity, it survives despite the collapse of similar systems elsewhere. Few, however, understand the sources of this resilience, or, for that matter, what the Party itself stands for.China’s Dream is the first book to explore the Communist Party as a cultural, rather
... Read more

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