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A Thousand Pieces of Gold : Growing Up Through China's Proverbs
A Thousand Pieces of Gold Growing Up Through China's Proverbs
Author: Adeline Yen Mah
In this poignant memoir the New York Times bestselling author of Falling Leaves, Adeline Yen Mah, provides a fascinating window into the history and cultural soul of China. Combining personal reflections, rich historical insights, and proverbs handed down to her by her grandfather, Yen Mah shares the wealth of Chinese civilization with Western r...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060006419
ISBN-10: 0060006412
Publication Date: 9/16/2003
Pages: 272
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Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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A really intertesting history of the First Emperor and the weeks af5ter his reign. this part from Sima Qians Shiji ( history of early China) and interspersed with the meaning of chinese proverbs that came out of the time ( 2nd Cent BCE. She then gives notations of how they apply in her own life and history which also is most interesting.
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