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  • The Ghost King
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    The Buddhist monk Tangseng arrives with his disciples at a mountain monastery, and he is visited in a dream by someone claiming to be the ghost of a murdered king. The ghost claims that the king sitting on the throne is really an evil demon. Is he telling the truth or is he actually a demon in disguise? Tangseng’s chief disciple, the monkey king Sun Wukong, offers to go to the ...
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    12,62 €

  • Hulin and the Mad Goose
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    Folk tales are immensely popular in China. Passed down orally over the centuries from grandparents and parents to children, they serve as an unwritten handbook for living. Nearly all Chinese folk tales are about simple people who find themselves in difficult situations. These people are often helped (and occasionally hindered) by talking animals, as well as by powerful gods, wi...
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    12,58 €

  • Learn to Read Chinese, Book 2
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    Two friends find a golden nugget on the ground. A young girl meets a fox spirit. A dog saves a life, a tiger takes a life. A girl runs away from her fishing boat. And a boy saves the spirit of his grandfather.Believe it or not, it’s possible for you to read and understand the stories in this book even if you start off not knowing a single word of Chinese! We won’t lie to you an...
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    15,06 €

  • The Journey to the West, Books 1, 2 And 3
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    This book contains the full text of the first three stories in the best-selling Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here - The Rise of the Monkey King, Trouble in Heaven, and The Immortal Peaches - are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting.These three stories all focus on the adventures ...
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    23,15 €

  • The Love Triangle
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    Sang is a young scholar living alone in a small village in 18th century China. One night a strange and beautiful woman arrives at his house, and he soon falls deeply in love with her. But later, a second even more beautiful woman arrives, and things become extremely complicated. This is a story about fox spirits and ghosts, love and lust, and the unpredictable nature of the hum...
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    15,28 €

  • Learn to Read Chinese, Book 1
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    An orphan girl gets help from a goose. A poor family receives a magical gift. A boy is stranded alone on a ship in a storm. And two magicians perform a deadly trick.Believe it or not, it’s possible for you to read and understand the four wonderful stories in this book even if you start off not knowing a single word of Chinese! We won’t lie to you and say it will be easy, but wi...
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    15,06 €

  • The Five Treasures
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    Our band of travelers arrives at Level Top Mountain and encounters their most powerful adversaries yet: Great King Golden Horn and his younger brother Great King Silver Horn. These two monsters, assisted by their elderly mother and hundreds of well-armed demons, attempt to capture and liquefy Sun Wukong, and eat the Tang monk and his other disciples.  Led by Sun Wukong, the tra...
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    12,64 €

  • The Journey to the West, Books 10, 11 and 12
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    This book contains the full text of the 10th, 11th and 12th stories in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting.In The Magic Ginseng Tree, Tangseng and his disciples arrive at a secluded mountain monastery which turns out to be the home of a ...
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    24,75 €

  • The Journey Begins
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    The young monk Xuanzang sets out on his westward journey. His journey is difficult and filled with dangers. He runs into trouble immediately when he is captured and nearly killed by the Monster King and his ogres. He escapes with the help of a mysterious old man, only to be attacked on the road later by tigers, snakes and more monsters. Eventually he meets the Monkey King, Sun ...
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    15,17 €

  • The Emperor in Hell
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    This story starts innocently enough, with two good friends chatting as they walk home after eating and drinking at a local inn. One of the men, a fisherman, tells his friend about a fortune-teller who advises him on where to find fish. This seemingly harmless conversation between two minor characters triggers a series of events that eventually cost the life of a supposedly immo...
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    15,35 €

  • The Young Monk
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    In this book we tell the story of the monk Xuanzang’s birth and early years. Our story begins with the Buddha’s decision to bring his wisdom to China. Then we meet Xuanzang’s father and mother and learn about their terrible ordeals around the time of his birth. Finally we jump ahead to when Xuanzang turns eighteen, learns of his true parentage, and avenges his parents.This is t...
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    10,43 €

  • The Journey to the West, Books 7, 8 and 9
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    This book contains the full text of the 7th, 8th and 9th stories in our Journey to the West series for people learning to read Chinese. The three stories told here are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting.The Monster of Black Wind Mountain tells the story of the first few months of the journey itself. The monk Tangseng is accompanied by...
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    24,78 €

  • San Zi Jing - Three Character Classic in Chinese and English
    Wang Yinglin / Jeff Pepper
    Welcome to 三字经, San Zi Jing, known in English as the Three Character Classic. The San Zi Jing was written by Wang Yinglin during the Song Dynasty in the 13th century, modified many times since then, and memorized by generations of Chinese students. It’s a box of treasures, a puzzle within a puzzle, with layers of meaning waiting you to discover.At the simplest level, San Zi J...
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    15,33 €

  • San Zi Jing - Three Character Classic in Chinese and English
    Wang Yinglin / Jeff Pepper
    Welcome to 三字经, San Zi Jing, known in English as the Three Character Classic. The San Zi Jing was written by Wang Yinglin during the Song Dynasty in the 13th century, modified many times since then, and memorized by generations of Chinese students. It’s a box of treasures, a puzzle within a puzzle, with layers of meaning waiting you to discover.At the simplest level, San Zi J...
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    18,63 €

  • The Monster’s Secret
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    The Buddhist monk Tangseng and his ragtag band of disciples come upon a strange pagoda in a mountain forest. Inside they discover the fearsome Yellow Robed Monster, living a quiet life with his wife and their two children. Unfortunately the monster has a bad habit of ambushing and eating travelers. The ancient and powerful monkey king Sun Wukong, the monk Tangseng and his other...
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    12,65 €

  • Dao De Jing in Clear English
    Jeff Pepper / Lao Tzu / Xiao Hui Wang
    The Dao De Jing (also called the Tao Te Ching) was written more than 2,500 years ago and is considered one of the most important books in world literature. Coming in at only 5,000 Chinese characters, its timeless wisdom has inspired millions of people around the world and serves as one of the cornerstones of the Taoist religion.This new translation, by the best-selling writing ...
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    17,89 €

  • Dao De Jing in Clear English
    Jeff Pepper / Lao Tzu / Xiao Hui Wang
    The Dao De Jing (also called the Tao Te Ching) was written more than 2,500 years ago and is considered one of the most important books in world literature. Coming in at only 5,000 Chinese characters, its timeless wisdom has inspired millions of people around the world and serves as one of the cornerstones of the Taoist religion.It has been translated into English many, many tim...
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    16,95 €

  • The Art of War
    Sun Tzu / Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    The Art of War is the most disruptive and revolutionary book ever written about human conflict. Written in the fifth century BC during the Warring States period of ancient China and attributed to the legendary Master Sun (Sunzi), the book turned traditional thinking about warfare on its head. It advocates a radical new way of viewing warfare, replacing the traditional view of w...
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    14,78 €

  • Trouble in Heaven
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    Things begin to unravel for Sun Wukong as he sees the consequences of his outrageous actions. While trying to defend his troop of monkeys, he manages to offend the underwater Dragon King, the Dragon Kong’s mother, all ten Kings of the Underworld, and the great Jade Emperor himself. Finally, goaded by a couple of troublemaking demons, he goes too far, calling himself the Great S...
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    10,17 €

  • The Immortal Peaches
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    Once again the Monkey King’s unlimited ambitions and uncontrolled appetites land him in deep trouble. He is given a job in heaven taking care of the Emperor’s Garden of Immortal Peaches, but he can’t stop himself from eating all the peaches. He impersonates a great Immortal and crashes a party in Heaven, stealing the guests’ food and drink and barely escaping to his loyal troop...
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    15,41 €

  • The Magic Ginseng Tree
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    Tangseng and his disciples have been traveling for two or three years. They arrive at a secluded mountain monastery which turns out to be the home of a powerful master named Zhenyuan and an ancient and magical ginseng tree. As usual, the travelers’ search for a nice hot meal and a place to sleep quickly turns into a disaster. Although Zhenyuan has gone away for a few days, he h...
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    12,71 €

  • The Journey to the West, Books 4, 5 and 6
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    This book is a compilation of books 4, 5 and 6 in our Journey to the West series of story books for people learning to read Chinese.The three stories told here - The Young Monk, The Emperor in Hell, and The Journey Begins - are unchanged from our original versions except for minor editing and reformatting.In The Young Monk, we tell the story of Xuanzang, the monk chosen by the ...
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    22,83 €

  • The Immortal Peaches
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    Once again the Monkey King’s unlimited ambitions and uncontrolled appetites land him in deep trouble. He is given a job in heaven taking care of the Emperor’s Garden of Immortal Peaches, but he can’t stop himself from eating all the peaches. He impersonates a great Immortal and crashes a party in Heaven, stealing the guests’ food and drink and barely escaping to his loyal troop...
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    12,95 €

  • Trouble in Heaven
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    Things begin to unravel for Sun Wukong as he sees the consequences of his outrageous actions. While trying to defend his troop of monkeys, he manages to offend the underwater Dragon King, the Dragon Kong’s mother, all ten Kings of the Underworld, and the great Jade Emperor himself. Finally, goaded by a couple of troublemaking demons, he goes too far, calling himself the Great S...
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    12,98 €

  • Rise of the Monkey King
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    'The Rise of the Monkey King' is the first book in the 'Journey to the West' series of stories by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. Other titles include 'Trouble in Heaven', 'The Immortal Peaches' and 'The Young Monk'.Sun Wukong, the Handsome Monkey King, is one of most famous characters in Chinese literature and culture. His legendary bravery, his foolish mistakes, his sharp-tong...
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    12,95 €

  • The Emperor in Hell
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    'The Emperor In Hell' is the fifth book in the 'Journey to the West' series of stories by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. Other titles include 'Rise of the Monkey King', 'Trouble in Heaven', 'The Immortal Peaches' and 'The Young Monk'.The story starts innocently enough, with two good friends chatting as they walk home after eating and drinking at a local inn. One of the men, a f...
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    12,89 €

  • The Journey Begins
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    The young monk Xuanzang sets out on his westward journey. His journey is difficult and filled with dangers. He runs into trouble immediately when he is captured and nearly killed by the Monster King and his ogres. He escapes with the help of a mysterious old man, only to be attacked on the road later by tigers, snakes and more monsters. Eventually he meets the Monkey King, Sun ...
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    12,71 €

  • The Young Monk
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    'The Young Monk' is the fourth book in the 'Journey to the West' series of stories by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. Other titles include 'Rise of the Monkey King', 'Trouble in Heaven' and 'The Immortal Peaches'.In this, the fourth book in the series, we leave the imprisoned Sun Wukong behind, and tell the story of Xuanzang, the monk chosen by the Buddha to undertake the danger...
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    12,95 €

  • The Rise of the Monkey King
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Pepper
    This book is a retelling, in easy-to-read Chinese, of the legendary story of how a little stone monkey was born, became king of his troop of monkeys, left his home to pursue enlightenment, received the name Sun Wukong (literally, 'ape seeking the void') from his teacher, and returned home to defend his subjects from a ravenous monster.Sun Wukong, the Handsome Monkey King, is on...
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    15,41 €

  • The Three Beautiful Daughters
    Jeff Pepper / Xiao Hui Wang
    The river-dwelling monster Sha Wujing was once the Curtain Raising Captain, but was banished from heaven by the Yellow Emperor for breaking an extremely valuable cup during a drunken visit to the Peach Festival. Later, the band of pilgrims arrive at a beautiful home seeking a simple vegetarian meal and a place to stay for the night. What they encounter instead is a lovely and w...
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    12,70 €


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