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Secrets of the Forbidden City [videorecording] / by Bremner, Ian,television director,television producer.; Meyers, Eric,1959-narrator.; ARTE France,production company.; Channel Four (Great Britain),production company.; China Intercontinental Communication Center,production company.; Lion Television Ltd,production company.; PBS Distribution (Firm),film distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),publisher.; WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.),production company.;
Narrator, Eric Meyers.In a laboratory, a team of engineers create a replica of Beijing's Forbidden City to uncover the secrets underlying its ability to withstand earthquakes over the centuries.E.DVD; NTSC, Region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Subjects: Forbidden City (Beijing, China); Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistant design; Palaces;
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Soundless / by Mead, Richelle.;
"A fantasy adventure steeped in Chinese folklore about a teenage girl named Fei. When her village is suddenly in danger, Fei finds herself on a journey from the peak of her jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiguo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Sounds; Deaf; Women heroes;
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Our violent ends / by Gong, Chloe,author.;
"Though secrets and lies keep Juliette and Roma apart, a monster still prowls the city of Shanghai, and the two are going to have to put aside their differences to end this threat once and for all"--
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Historical fiction.; Death; Gangs; Monsters; Death; Gangs; Monsters;
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Detective Dee and the mystery of the phantom flame. Mandarin with English subtitles [1 DVD - 122 min.] / by Wang, Zhonglei,1970-film producer.; Chen, Guofu,1958-film producer.; Tsui, Hark,1951-film director.; Zhang, Jialu(Screenwriter),screenwriter.; Chen, Zhiying,director of photography.; Chen, Chuqiang,director of photography.; Jin, Peida,composer (expression); Hung, Samo,1952-choreographer.; Liang, Jiahui,actor.; Deng, Chao,1979-actor.; Liu, Jialing,1964-actor.; Li, Bingbing,1976-actor.; Lau, Andy,1961-actor.; Wu, Yaohan,actor.; Robin, Teddy,actor.; Hua yi xiong di chuan mei gu fen you xian gong si.; Hua yi xiong di guo ji you xian gong si.; Film Workshop (Firm); Indomina Media, Inc.;
Presenter, Wang Zhongjun ; screenwriter, Zhang Jialu ; cinematographer, Chen Zhiying, Chen Chuqiang ; costume designer, Yu Jiaan ; art director, Zhao Chongbang ; editor, Qiu Zhiwei ; composer, Jin Peida ; action director, Hong Jinbao.Liang Jiahui, Deng Chao, Liu Jialing, Li Bingbing, Liu Dehua, Wu Yaohan, Taidi Luobin, Yao Lu, Liu Jinshan.A bizarre murder mystery brings together the most powerful woman in China, the soon-to-be-Empress Wu Zetian (Lau), and a formerly exiled detective, Dee Renjie (Lau), at the infamous Imperial Palace. Hoping he will solve the crime before her coronation, Wu appoints Dee Chief Judge of the Empire and implores him to combine his indisputable wisdom with his unparalleled martial arts skills to save the future of her dynasty. Inspired by the true story of one of the Tang Dynasty's most celebrated officials.MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, disturbing images and some sexuality.DVD, region 1, NTSC, Dolby Digital, widescreen.1
Subjects: Detective and mystery films.; Historical films.; Martial arts films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Foreign films; Di, Renjie, 629-700; Wu hou, Empress of China, 624-705; Murder; Detectives;
© c[2011], Indomina Media ; distributed by Vivendi Entertainment,
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The two Michaels : innocent Canadian captives and high-stakes espionage in the US-China cyber war / by Blanchfield, Mike,1964-author.; Hampson, Fen Osler,author.;
"Landing in Vancouver on a flight from Hong Kong on December 2018, Chinese telecom executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested by Canadian authorities with an American extradition warrant. The US Department of Justice accused Meng of fraud and bypassing sanctions against Iran. Nine days later, in an act of retaliation, China arrested two Canadians--Michael Spavor, an entrepreneur, and Michael Kovrig, a peace advocate--charging them with spying. Imprisoned and interrogated, the Two Michaels became hostages in a tense showdown between China and the United States over not only the Meng extradition but whether East or West will control the future of the internet. In this timely and essential book, journalist Mike Blanchfield and international affairs expert Fen Hampson combine groundbreaking original reporting and keen analysis to tell this gripping and ongoing story of cyber espionage, life-and-death diplomacy, and global superpowers in conflict."--
Subjects: Cyberterrorism; Cyberterrorism; Espionage, American; Espionage, Chinese; Geopolitics.;
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Skiptrace [videorecording] / by Cheng, Long,1954-film producer,actor.; Coker, Charlie,film producer.; Fan, Bingbing,1981-actor.; Grabinsky, Ben David,screenwriter.; Harlin, Renny,film director.; Knoxville, Johnny,1971-actor.; Longino, Jay,screenwriter.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.; Saban Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Music, Chan Kwong Wing ; editor, Derek Hui ; director of photography, Chan Chiying.Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, Bingbing Fan.Follow detective Benny Chan, in this action-packed comedy, as he tries to avenge the death of his late partner. Freewheeling American gambler Connor has the evidence Benny needs in order to get justice. Benny and Connor must survive the fight of their lives!MPAA rating: PG-13; for action/violence, some suggestive content, language, brief nudity and drug material.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Americans; Combat; Criminal investigation; Gamblers; Murder; Revenge;
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Everest, Inc. : the renegades and rogues who built an industry at the top of the world / by Cockrell, Will,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Anyone who has read Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air or has seen a recent photo of climbers standing in line to get to the top of Everest may think they have the mountain pretty well figured out. It's an extreme landscape where bad weather and incredible altitude can occasionally kill, but more so an overcrowded, trashed-out recreation destination where rich clients pad their egos -- and social media feeds -- while exploiting local Sherpas. There's some truth to these clichés, but they're a sliver of the story. Unlike any book to date, Everest, Inc. gets to the heart of the mountain through the definitive story of its greatest invention: the Himalayan guiding industry"--
Subjects: Mountaineering expeditions; Mountaineering guides (Persons); Sherpa (Nepalese people);
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Tikki Tikki Tembo [kit (CD)] / by Mosel, Arlene.; Lent, Blair.; Harden, Marcia Gay.;
Read by Marcia Gay Harden.When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names."Ages 4-8"--Container.LSC
Subjects: Tales; Children's audiobooks.;
© p2009., Macmillan Young Listeners,
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Her lotus year : China, the roaring twenties, and the making of Wallis Simpson / by French, Paul,1966-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Author Paul French examines a controversial and revealing period in the early life of the legendary Wallis, Duchess of Windsor -- her one year in China. Before she was the Duchess of Windsor, Bessie Wallis Warfield was Mrs. Wallis Spencer, wife of Earl "Win" Spencer, a US Navy aviator. From humble beginnings in Baltimore, she rose to marry a man who gave up his throne for her. But what made Wallis Spencer, Navy Wife, the woman who could become the Duchess of Windsor? The answers lie in her one-year sojourn in China. In her memoirs, Wallis described her time in China as her "Lotus Year," referring to Homer's Lotus Eaters, a group living in a state of dreamy forgetfulness, never to return home. Though faced with challenges, Wallis came to appreciate traditional Chinese aesthetics. China molded her in terms of her style and provided her with friendships that lasted a lifetime. But that "Lotus Year" would also later be used to damn her in the eyes of the British Establishment. The British government's supposed "China Dossier" of Wallis's rumored amorous and immoral activities in the Far East was a damning concoction, portraying her as sordid, debauched, influenced by foreign agents, and unfit to marry a king. Instead, French, an award-winning China historian, reveals Wallis Warfield Spencer as a woman of tremendous courage who may have acted as a courier for the US government, undertaking dangerous undercover diplomatic missions in a China torn by civil war. Her Lotus Year is an untold story in the colorful life of a woman too often maligned by history"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986; Americans; Military spouses;
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The longevity plan : seven life-transforming lessons from Ancient China / by Day, John D.,author.; Day, Jane Ann,author.; LaPlante, Matthew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Aging; Aging; Aging; Aging; Exercise for older people.; Longevity.; Older people; Older people;
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