Author of bestselling 'Falling Leaves' weaves together for the same audience her own personal experiences with the best of Chinese philosophy. Adeline Yen Mah, whose autobiography 'Falling Leaves' is an international bestseller, here interweaves her own experiences with her views on Chinese thought and wisdom to create an illuminating and highly personal guide for Western readers. Adeline Yen Mah was born in Tianjin, and through the conversations and wisdom of her grandfather and aunt learnt a great deal of traditional Chinese thought, history and religion. Through her father's second marriage to a Eurasian woman, and their subsequent move to Hong Kong, she learnt more about the Chinese attitudes to business and to family, and the strength of the Chinese in exile. Since living in London and California, Adeline Yen Mah has studied Chinese thought, looking at both the strengths and weaknesses which it gives those who follow it and now, in 'Watching the Tree', she takes us on a journey through the Chinese language, religions and history, using both Chinese proverbs and her own experiences, to bring to us an understanding of the richness of China and the ways that we can take and use some of the wisdom for ourselves in the West.

Watching the Tree: A Chinese Daughter Reflects on Happiness, Spiritual Beliefs and Universal Wisdom

Biographies & Memoirs

Adeline Yen Mah

Community & Culture

Harpercollins Pb

In this poignant memoir the New York Times bestselling author of Falling Leaves, Adeline Yen Mah, provides a fascinating window into the history and cultural soul of China. Combining personal reflections, rich historical insights, and proverbs handed down to her by her grandfather, Yen Mah shares the wealth of Chinese civilization with Western readers. Exploring the history behind the proverbs, she delves into the lives of the first and second emperors and the two rebel warriors who changed the course of Chinese life, adding stories from her own life to beautifully illustrate their relevance and influence today.

A Thousand Pieces of Gold - A Memoir of China's Past Through Its Proverbs

HarperColins Publishers

The story of an unwanted Chinese daughter growing up during the Communist Revolution, blamed for her mother's death, ignored by her millionaire father and unwanted by her Eurasian step mother. A story of greed, hatred and jealousy; a domestic dramais played against the extraordinary political events in China and Hong Kong. Written with the emotional force of a novel but with a vividness drawn from a personal and political background. "Falling Leaves" has become a surprise bestseller all over the world.

FALLING LEAVES RETURN TO THEIR ROOTS: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

Penguin Books [1997]

Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter

Penguin

Chinese Cinderella (Puffin Modern Classics)

Children's Books

Puffin Books

Adeline's family considers her bad luck, and she is made to feel unwanted all her young life.Although she is mistreated by her older siblings and rejected by her cruel stepmother, Adeline finds happiness in school where she excels in her studies and has good friends. But at home her achievements are ignored, and when she is suddenly sent away Adeline feels truly abandoned.This is the moving true story of Adeline's struggle for acceptance and how, with her remarkable spirit, she finally overcomes the odds to prove her worth.Please ask if you need a specific version. The data provided here may not be correct. With buying and not asking you are accepting the book as is.

Chinese Cinderella

Action & Adventure

Penguin Books, Ltd.

Penguin Readers Level 4: Falling Leaves (Penguin Readers)

Reference

English as a Second Language

Chinese Cinderella - Adeline Yen Mah's mother died at her birth, and her stepmother despised and ignored her. In this vivid autobiography, the author descirbes her childhood in China at the time of the Cultural Revolution. This book deals with the perennial themes of families and friendship, and is also suitable for the texts form other cultures requirement. Possible issues: Other cultures, Families/Generations, Individual vs. Society, Identity, School Life. Hardback

Chinese Cinderella (New Century Readers)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

PEARSON SCHOOLS

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