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Why the Chinese Are the Way They Are

June 29, 2016 Holly But it's Historical!, Society Explained, Spanning the Globe 8 comments

Why the Chinese Are the Way They Are Appel (revised edition) 1973 Submitter: We purchased this book for our high school library in 1974.  It has NEVER ONCE been checked out.  The book was first published in 1968 and in

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Coming Collapse of China

February 29, 2016 Holly Making a Living, Society Explained, Spanning the Globe 4 comments

The Coming Collapse of China Chang 2001 Submitter: Books that prognosticate are in a category of their own as far as weeding is concerned. How ridiculous this claim now looks. Note it was 2001 when this author claimed China would collapse

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Ancient Chinese Science

February 10, 2015 Holly Bleeding Edge, But it's Historical! 6 comments

Wonders of Ancient Chinese Science Silverberg 1969 Submitter: The juvenile nonfiction section at my public library hasn’t been weeded in a very long time, as evidenced by this book about Chinese scientists. I include a picture of the card pocket

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