Books About China
To become more familiar with China, here is a list
of current books that you can click through and
purchase from Amazon.com
China Guide : Be a Traveler - Not a Tourist
by Ruth Lor Malloy
For more than 20 years, "China Guide" has been the #1 choice for China-bound travelers who want total coverage and quality reviews of where to stay and eat, what to see, and how to experience China in all its vibrancy and excitement.Hoyt-Goldsmith and Migdale introduce readers to Ryan, a young Chinese-American boy living in San Francisco, as he and his family prepare for the coming Chinese New Year. The sharp full-color photographs capture various moments in this important holiday: shopping for symbolic foods and flowers, a trip to the cemetery to honor ancestors, the gathering of the clan, preparing meals, attending the parade, and more ...
China Travel Map
China Travel Map by Itch (Author)Chinese Art Of Tea by John Blofeld (Author)
Includes history, poems and treatises about tea, tea houses, ceremonies, brewing, cups and vessels, varieties, and the effect that tea has on the physical health and psycheMandarin Phrasebook (Mandarin Phasebook, 4th Ed)
by Charles Qin, Justin Ben-Adam Rudelson
This phrasebook was extremely useful during my family's trip to China. The two way dictionary is definitely helpful in terms of translations as well as pronunciation. There are also plenty of interesting notes on practical information you need to live day to day, such as how to show number quantities using your hands. Very good resource for a trip to China.The Starter Oxford Chinese Dictionary
by Boping Yuan (Editor), Sally Church (Editor)This dictionary is exactly what the beginning student of Mandarin Chinese needs. It's specifically targeted at English speakers who are just beginning to study Chinese.
Ectaco GT700T InstantDict English-Chinese Talking Dictionary
Thank G-d for technology and you can now go to China with an electronic talking
dictionary. It won't replace a good translator and guide who will tell you what this and that is but....The Rough Guide to China
by Rough Guides (Editor), Simon Lewis, David LeffmanThe question is not how do you cover the world's largest and most populated country (as big as all the countries of Europe combined), but rather, how do you visit such a vast, multi cultured world as China? The first step is to arm oneself with the best travel guides on the market. "China: The Rough Guide" is one such guide.
"China: The Rough Guide" is designed for those that have more than a week or two in China. It is NOT a pocket guide (almost 2 lbs.) and more than 1100 pages. In this tome, Leffman, Lewis & Atiyah captures the best of China and give you the low down on what you must see while in China
Business Decision Making in China
by Quanyu Huang, Joseph W. Leonard, Chen Tong, Huang Quanyu
This book is a uniquely entertaining explanation of the Chinese thought processes as applied to business decision making. There are numerous examples drawn from Chinese historical military and philosophical references with the lessons applied to today's modern business and political world.The New Silk Road: Secrets of Business Success in China Today
by John Stuttard, James J. Schiro (Foreword)
Chinese Business Etiquette : A Guide to Protocol, Manners, and Culture
in the People's Republic of China
by Scott D. Seligman, Edward J. Trenn (Illustrator)Business China : A Practical Guide to Understanding Chinese Business Culture (Business)
by Peggy Kenna, Sondra LacyThree Gorges of the Yangzi : Grand Canyons of China
(A Genius of China Close-Up Guide)
by Richard Perry Hayman, Albert LaFarge (Editor)
"Traveling up the rapids of the Yangzi is more difficult than climbing to heaven," said Du Fu in the eighth century. Despite the legendary difficulties of navigation, the river's magnificent Three Gorges have attracted tourists for their grandeur and beauty.National Geographic Traveler China (National Geographic Traveler)
by Damian Harper
Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China
by Jung ChangRed China Blues : My Long March from Mao to Now
by Jan Wong
Life and Death in Shanghai
by Nien Cheng
The Tiananmen Papers : The Chinese Leadership's Decision
to Use Force Against Their Own People - In Their Own Words
by Liang Zhang (Compiler), Andrew J. Nathan (Editor), Perry Link (Editor), Orville Schell
The Chinese Sun-Tzu : The Art of Warfare : The First English Translation Incorporating the Recently Discovered Yin-Ch'Ueh-Shan Texts (Classics of Ancient China)
by Sun-Tzu, Roger T. Ames (Translator)
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