Nonfiction

51 books

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Rating 3.3
Save the Cat 张君怡 Sichuan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 This is a long-form work of nonfiction by the young writer Zhang Junyi. With a distinctive perspective and sincere feeling, the author presents a stor…
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Rating 4.2
How Stories Can Be True and Fascinating: A Master Class in Creative Nonfiction Writing 李·古特金德 / 苏心一 World Publishing Corporation · 2025 What is creative nonfiction? It is the use of vivid narrative techniques from fiction or film to present compelling real scenes and stories—that is, u…
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Rating 3.6
Chronicle of Poverty Alleviation in Caohewan 杨益军 Anhui Literature and Art Publishing House · 2022 This is a work of reportage on the theme of poverty alleviation. The author witnessed Daxu Village's transformation from a weak and disorganized Party…
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Rating 3.7
The New York Table: Makers of a Gourmet City 艾娜·雅洛夫 / 乔阿苏 New Star Press · 2022 “When we dine out, we rarely give much thought to what goes on in the kitchen—unless, of course, something goes wrong with the food.” Ina Yalof, who h…
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Rating 4.5
Capote's Collected Works (5-Volume Set) 杜鲁门·卡波蒂 / 张坤 / 向洪全 / Feng Tao / 吕奇 / 宋佥 / 陈栩琳 / 陈栩 Shanghai Translation Publishing House · 2020 The Capote Collected Works (5-volume set) brings together five volumes of novels, essays, and letters by the renowned American Southern literary write…
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Rating 4.0
Resonant Writing: Writing Techniques in the 'Post-Truth Era' 崔西·霍尔 / 唐乃馨 Beijing Times Chinese Press · 2023 The author, Trish Hall, spent over twenty years as the editor of the New York Times op-ed page. Drawing on her rich experience and skill, she organize…
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Rating 4.0
The Contingency of This World: Why I Make Documentaries 想田和弘 / 尹芷汐 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2020 This book is a record of the creative process and life reflections of the Japanese documentary filmmaker Kazuhiro Soda. Known for his "observational f…
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Rating 3.7
Nostalgia in Journalism Xu Zhiyuan Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing Ltd. · 2019 This book is a collection of media commentary. From the perspective of a journalist, Xu Zhiyuan focuses on media giants such as The New York Times, Th…
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Rating 3.0
There Is a Kind of Missing Called Shenyang 阿宝 Liaohai Publishing House · 2026 This is a work of deep affection—a portrait of a city's memory. Centered on the themes of longing and homesickness, the book unfolds along five strand…
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Rating 3.4
A Biography of Wuhan (English) 李鲁平 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This is the English edition of Wuhan: A Metropolis at the Junction of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, a volume in the Silk Road Cities series. Prepared on…
A Biography of Fuzhou: Two Thousand Years of Sailing the Fujian Seas cover
Rating 3.6
A Biography of Fuzhou: Two Thousand Years of Sailing the Fujian Seas 魏定榔 / 卢美松 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 This book consists of five chapters. Chapter 1, “A Blessed Land by the River,” traces the historical transformation of Fuzhou. Chapter 2, “Hub of the …
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Rating 3.5
A Biography of Nantong: Gateway of the River and Sea 黄俊生 Foreign Languages Press · 2026 Nantong: Gateway to the River and Sea is a key volume in the Silk Road Cities series. Nantong is a coastal open city that attracts considerable attent…
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Rating 4.0
Ruins and Dogs 王彬彬 · 2026 Ruins and Dogs is a new collection of nonfiction by the renowned scholar and critic Wang Binbin. Moved by the stuff of everyday life, the author recal…
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Rating 4.0
The Paris Review: Interviews with Nonfiction Writers 美国《巴黎评论》编辑部 / 李雪顺 People's Literature Publishing House · 2026 As a leading force and chronicler of contemporary world literature, The Paris Review Interviews has never confined its scope to fiction: in the Winter…
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Rating 3.0
Morning on the Maozhou River 严泽 Baihuazhou Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 This collection of essays, *Morning on the Maozhou River*, writes of home in a nonfictional mode with a strong sense of presence. The author has two h…
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Rating 4.3
Selected Works of Market Woman Writer Chen Hui (3 Volumes) Chen Hui · 2026 The three works by Chen Hui collected in this set—At the Market, Among People, Going Where There Are Flowers, and Her Homeland—are regarded as importa…
Qinghai: Great Changes in Mountain Villages in the New Era (Collected Works of the Young and Middle-aged Writers' Reading Class) cover
Rating 3.3
Qinghai: Great Changes in Mountain Villages in the New Era (Collected Works of the Young and Middle-aged Writers' Reading Class) 梅卓 / 邢永贵 / 崔红霞 Qinghai People's Publishing House · 2025 This collection of nonfiction literary works brings together outstanding pieces by writers from various cities and prefectures across the province, ba…
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Rating 3.4
New Perspectives on In-Depth Reporting 窦锋昌 Jinan University Press · 2025 Deep Reporting: A New Perspective distills the author's two decades of doing, teaching, and thinking in the field of in-depth reporting. It systematic…
A Course on Methods for the Inheritance and Dissemination of Intangible Cultural Heritage cover
Rating 3.8
A Course on Methods for the Inheritance and Dissemination of Intangible Cultural Heritage 谷虹 Jinan University Press · 2025 The book is divided into four parts. Part One provides an overview of intangible cultural heritage. Part Two addresses qualitative approaches, includi…
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Rating 3.3
Writing China's Stories Well: Selected Papers of the Chinese Writing Society 方长安 / 萧映 / 宋时磊 Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP) · 2025 This book is a selection of outstanding papers from the 2023 Academic Annual Meeting of the Chinese Writing Society, divided into five parts: 'Buildin…