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Urbanatomy: Shanghai 2008
China's largest, fastest and most spectacular city is opened up as never before by this lavishly illustrated 600-page book. Combining the advantages of a helpful guidebook and trusted reference work, it presents a comprehensive portrait of Shanghai's physical, social, cultural, technological and economic existence precisely, accessibly and graphically. Taking maximum advantage of local and international expertise, it strikes the optimum balance between intimate familiarity and objective perspective. The world's most dramatic Shanghai photography and artistic images complement a mix of descriptive and analytical articles to detail the attractions, character and contours of a city in flux..
Price: $19.95
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Tupolev Tu-114: The First Soviet Intercontinental Airliner (Red Star)
In the early 1950s, OKB Tupolev, the Tupolev design bureau, was instructed by the Soviet government to design a civil airliner with an intercontinental range. Based upon the earlier four-engined Tu-95 strategic bomber, the resulting aircraft was the largest airliner constructed at that time, providing accommodation for up to 220 passengers. The Tu-144 confounded experts by being able to fly at speeds similar to those achieved by jet aircraft, while still using turboprop technology. The Tu-114 set a number of records, including the speed record for a turbo-prop aircraft that still stands 50 years later. A total of 31 Tu-114’s entered service with Aeroflot, operating over long distance internal services and international services to cities from Tokyo to Havana. Gradually replaced from 1971, the last Tu-144 Aeroflot service was withdrawn in 1975. However, a number of the Tu-114’s were subsequently converted into AWACS aircraft as the Tu-126 "Moss" for operation in the Soviet navy. .
Price: $24.78
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Chinese Gardens
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The InterContinental Kitchen
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, a brand dedicated to providing guests with an authentic taste of the destinations they visit, is making it easier than ever to relive extra ordinary travel experiences with the debut of the brand's first global cookbook, "The InterContinental Kitchen." The cookbook encompasses the InterContinental culinary world through a compilation of 300 international recipes ranging from cocktails and appetizers to main courses and desserts. From our Kitchen to Yours; "The InterContinental Kitchen"..
Price: $60.00
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Dekok and the Begging Death (Dekok Mystery Series)
DeKok (with kay-oh-kay) and Vledder, of the Amsterdam Municipal Police, are present at a baptism, because one of the principals has been receiving death threats and the baby is to be kidnapped. When the Inspectors are about to introduce themselves to the family, a woman faints. It is the beginning of a number of almost gothic events. This 17th book in the popular series is another tension-filled report about the search for the truth..
Price: $5.79
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Two Dogs, an Emperor, and Me
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The Jews in China (Updated Edition)
This title is an extensive, mainly photographic record of the subject edited by Professor Pan Guang, an outstanding Chinese scholar in the field. It covers, in successive sections, the centuries-old Jewish community in Kaifeng of which only a few, assimilated descendants are discernible today; the scores to hundreds of Baghdadi Jewish traders who settled in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the mid-19th century; the many thousands of Jewish migrants from the tsarist Russian empire and the Soviet Union who mounted to tens of thousands in the early 20th and the tens of thousands of refugees from the Nazi holocaust who flocked to Shanghai as a sanctuary in 1930s and early 40s..
Price: $64.00
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Chinese Tea
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