false 93517 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 93517 15 1548866 book 1942 Dragon Seed total:283|5:64|4:126|3:79|2:10|1:4| 283 1085 410 26 704 3.87 30615 3138 11777428 748416 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.87 272 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 0 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Sun Jan 06 07:50:24 -0800 2008 Fri May 02 09:01:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 63668670 1629539 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 5 0 false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 20:02:40 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 22:59:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 54938373 1055164 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 5 0 false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 14:43:56 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 15:39:55 -0700 2009
I really liked this classic. I hadn't really liked "The Good Earth." Although I knew Pearl S. Buck's connections with China, the writing of Earth didn't seem convincing to me--it seemed written by a foreigner. Not true with "Dragon Seed....more...]]> 61335711 740780 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 5 0 false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 18:30:46 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 00:33:17 -0700 2009
The language of the book is simple, as if coming from the lips...more...]]> 42163945 1122133 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 3 0 false Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 18:30:11 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 15:42:24 -0800 2009 The Good Earth, it was a worthy book. I did not like the ending of it, as it was somewhat anticlimactic, and felt as though with the many facets of the novel in place, something still needed to be said on cert...more...]]> 58874994 975464 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 4 0 false Mon Jun 08 11:08:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 11:14:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47980600 1814962 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 4 0 false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 05:05:36 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 05:18:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 59754515 2410849 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 4 0 false Thu Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Mon Jun 15 11:15:01 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 11:15:38 -0700 2009 ]]> 29697765 894154 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 4 0 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 11:12:28 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 11:22:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 56133957 1051906 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 4 0 false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 20:09:26 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 12:53:53 -0700 2009 54898915 1375533 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 5 0 false Mon May 04 09:31:55 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 09:33:47 -0700 2009 52985632 2057685 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 4 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 16 22:00:33 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 22:47:33 -0700 2009 41756828 437118 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 3 0 false Sat Jan 03 15:24:11 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 15:24:11 -0800 2009 19854809 951335 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 5 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 10 05:53:57 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 05:58:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9057609 610444 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 4 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 13 10:54:46 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 10:57:02 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4125109 255528 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 4 0 false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Sun Aug 05 18:29:14 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 18:49:54 -0700 2007 32089527 545096 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 5 0 false Fri Sep 05 09:17:16 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 09:18:58 -0700 2008 10313156 678303 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Wed Dec 12 06:49:29 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 08 08:12:55 -0800 2009 5292199 317988 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 2 0 false Wed Aug 29 09:28:30 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:39:01 -0800 2009 1098144 79948 93517 1559210338 9781559210331 25 <![CDATA[Dragon Seed]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445m/93517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171256445s/93517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/93517.Dragon_Seed 3.83 283 To the Chinese the dragon is not an evil creature, but is a god and the friend of men who worship him. He "holds in his power prosperity and peace." Ruling the waters and the winds, he sends the good rain, is hence the symbol of fecundity. In the Hsia dynasty two dragons fought a great duel until both disappeared, leaving only a fertile foam from which were born the descendants of the Hsia. Thus, the dragons came to be looked upon as the ancestors of a race of heroes.

This is the story of China at War.

]]> 1942 5 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 08 06:57:09 -0700 2007 Mon May 14 09:49:41 -0700 2007 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=93517