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Linda Jaivin
From kung fu to tofu, tea to trade routes, sages to silk, China has influenced the world for millennia and emerged as a global power. Journey through its riveting history…
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A pacy history of China that can be read in an afternoon, but will transform your perspective for a lifetime.
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Whether we’re aware of it or not, we spend much of our time in this globalised world lost in translation. Language is a big part of it, of course, as…
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Whether we’re aware of it or not, we spend much of our time in this globalised world in the act of translation. Language is a big part of it, of…
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Julia is a photographer; Helen is an academic, and Philippa is writing a novel. The best of friends, they meet at trendy cafes and restaurants to eye the passing talent…
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From the author of Eat Me, Linda Jaivin vistis an S & M club in Sydney, explains why she prefers younger men and delineates the exact nature of lust. Tells…
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Miles Walker, by his own estimation the greatest painter of his generation, has a problem. On the eve of the millennium, everybody wants to kill him. And that’s before he’s…
Aliens mating with earthlings? It’s true. And now three of their otherworldly offspring have stolen a spaceship and are zooming toward Earth in search of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’…
Rock n Roll Babes from Outer Space is an hilarious erotic romp by Linda Jaivin, author of the best-selling Eat Me. The big bang was never so much fun.
A lively history of Beijing, this book is the ultimate introduction to China’s extraordinary city, perfect for travelers and general readers alike.
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Introduced by Krissy Kneen First published in 1995, Eat Me became an instant international bestseller and caused a scandal in the US. Julia is a photographer, Chantal edits a fashion…
Zeki was born in the old country but has been in Australia since he was six months old he considers himself as Aussie as the next bloke. But due to…
It is 1904. Handsome and influential Australian George Ernest Morrison, Peking correspondent for The Times of London, is considered the most eligible Western bachelor in China. But Morrison has yet…
A witty, playful, intriguing and ultimately very moving novel of identity and loss. ‘Stories are the only thing that defy death. Stories are truth. I hereby give you mine…’ Peking…
Linda Jaivin distils China’s complex story into a vivid narrative from ancient times to Xi Jinping the Covid-19 pandemic and the rise of the wolf warriors. Revealing a nation of…
The China Story Yearbook 2017: Prosperity surveys the important events, pronouncements, and personalitites that defined 2017.
The China Story Yearbook 2016: Control surveys the year in China’s economy, population planning, law enforcement and reform, environment, Internet, medicine, religion, education, historiography, foreign affairs, and culture, as well…
The China Story Yearbook 2020: Crisis surveys the multiple crises of the year of the Metal Rat.
In the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the many facets of crisis-the theme of last year’s China Story Yearbook-fractured into pictures of contradiction throughout Chinese society and the Chinese…
The China Story Yearbook: China Dreams reflects on these issues and more. It surveys the dreams, illusions, aspirations, and nightmares that coexisted (and clashed) in 2019 in China and beyond.
Speaking to the Twentieth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in October 2022, President Xi Jinping reiterated his commitment to the 'opening up' policy of his predecessors.
In surveying the various ways in which the Party-state wields its hard, soft, and sharp power, the ‘China Story Yearbook: Power’ offers readers a sense of the diversity of power…
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‘While the theatre stands up for the despised, Australian culture and decency are not yet dead.’ - Thomas Keneally
The first of its kind, this timely anthology brings together six…
