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    The Seed of Immortality: Mahjong at Changshou Shan
    The Seed of Immortality: Mahjong at Changshou Shan
    The Seed of Immortality: Mahjong at Changshou Shan
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    The Seed of Immortality: Mahjong at Changshou Shan

    Written by Wayne Goodman

    Narrated by Wayne Goodman

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    Take thousands of years of Chinese culture, add the three great philosophies (Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism), toss in a blue dragon with an agenda, arrange it all with Mahjong tiles, and you have "The Seed of Immortality." A peasant on his deathbed is given immortality by a less-than-trustworthy Mahjong sharp. Together, they travel around China, learning its secrets, discovering new methods of extracting coins from people, and even meet with the first Emperor of China in his mysterious subterranean palace, complete with rivers of mercury.

    Attention: This book contains some male-male erotic passages.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisherwaynegoodmanbooks
    Release dateAug 22, 2015
    ISBN9781509487073
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    Wayne Goodman

    Wayne Goodman has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area most of his life (with too many cats). He hosts Queer Words Podcast, conversations with queer-identified authors about their works and lives. When not writing, Goodman enjoys playing Gilded Age parlor music on the piano, with an emphasis on women, gay, and Black composers.

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