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The Everest Years
The challenge of the world's highest mountain
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Sir Chris Bonington is a household name as a result of his distinguished mountaineering career during which he has lead pioneering expeditions to the summits of some of the most stunning mountains in the world. The Everest Years shares the story of his relationship with the highest and most sought-after...
Etiquette Guide to China
Know the Rules that Make the Difference!
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
This essential guide to Chinese etiquette will make embarrassing social blunders a thing of the past!
Whether you're traveling to China for business or pleasure, whether your stay will be long or short, your visit will be more pleasurable and effective if you understand your host culture and...
by Gordon G. Chang
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2001
China is hot. The world sees a glorious future for this sleeping giant, three times larger than the United States, predicting it will blossom into the world's biggest economy by 2010. According to Chang, however, a Chinese-American lawyer and China specialist, the People's Republic is a paper dragon....
City Versus Countryside in Mao's China
Negotiating the Divide
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
The gap between those living in the city and those in the countryside remains one of China's most intractable problems. As this powerful work of grassroots history argues, the origins of China's rural-urban divide can be traced back to the Mao Zedong era. While Mao pledged to remove the gap between...
Landed Japan
Key local knowledge you need to buy Japanese real estate
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2018
Whether you're buying a family home, a ski chalet or an investment property, Landed Japan will save you time, money and headaches.
In the expanded and updated second edition of Landed Japan you'll find:
* Step-by-step instructions for buying new and pre-owned real estate
* Case studies about...
by Chris Ruffle
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2015
When Yorkshireman Chris Ruffle decided to build a vineyard complete with a Scottish castle in the midst of the countryside in eastern China, he was expecting difficulties, but nothing on the scale he encountered. But build it he did, and the wine is now flowing. A Decent Bottle of Wine in China tells...
Tears of Mermaids
The Secret Story of Pearls
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
A round, luminescent pearl is the simplest and most perfect gem. Columbus sought—and found—this precious jewel coveted by his Spanish sovereigns, sparking popularity throughout Europe. Fashion icons Jacqueline Kennedy, Princess Grace, and Michelle Obama cherished them, making them iconic. And...
by Students' Academy
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
The natural beauty of the state leaves the visitors spellbound and they promise to come back over and again. Beautiful beaches, gardens, rivers, springs, and modern cities provide enough to a visitor.
The multi-lingual society makes it easier for the visitor to converse with even a common man in Pondicherry because most of the natives speak English, Portugese, and other languages.
萬古神器 VOL 1
火影忍者 海賊王 進擊的巨人 動畫 漫畫 中文書
Language: Chinese
Release Date: October 3, 2016
山海封神榜 第一部
原初之始﹐天地混沌黑暗﹐自盤古開天闢地以來﹐地繞黃道每六萬六千六百六十六年必有一次大劫﹐
那橫災會使萬里方圓的地域發生海嘯山崩。一旦大劫來臨，不僅池枯地裂﹐氣溫驟降﹐甚至還會洪災橫流﹐島嶼陸沉﹐生靈更是遭受沉湮之災。
四位仙人走遍天下﹐在極地偏僻之處發現了天地相輔﹑山海相循的天機奧秘。靠著吸收天地山海的日月精氣﹐和火風水土的醞釀﹐所淬煉出的幻化靈珠﹐可以扭轉人類榮枯興衰的契機。這幾顆四象靈珠被打鑄在兵器內﹐代代相傳﹐被後世百姓稱為「萬古神器」。
這本小說﹐藉由一個平凡少年的今古奇遇﹐萬古神器和四象靈珠召喚術的時空幻景﹐帶您進入前所未有的古典奇幻新紀元﹐敬請期待
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Laowai - Tome 02
La bataille de Dagu
Language: French
Release Date: January 17, 2018
Un combat pour l’honneur. Une guerre pour le déshonneur.
François Montagne s’est révolté lorsqu’il a découvert que ses supérieurs utilisaient la guerre contre la Chine pour se livrer à un odieux trafic d’opium. Lui qui pensait laver l’honneur de sa famille comprend désormais...
Division to Unification in Imperial China
The Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty (220907)
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
The second volume in a 5-volume series, builds on philosophical, economic, and political ideas introduced in first volume, e.g. the dynastic cycle, Buddhism, Confucianism, taxation.
This book works as a stand-alone title. Gives readers solid grounding in important Jin, Sui, and Tang dynasties,...
Barbarians and the Birth of Chinese Identity
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Yuan Dynasty (907 - 1368)
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
The third volume of the Understanding China Through Comics series, Barbarians and the Birth of Chinese Identity, tells of the founding of the Song Dynasty and its attempts to reinvigorate a flagging economy and government while defending against invading barbarians and the eventual invasion of China by Genghis Khan and the Mongols.
Decoding China
A Handbook for Traveling, Studying, and Working in Today's China
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Embrace the culture and get the most out of your time in China.
Going to China for the first time can be an intimidating experience, even for those who have studied the language. In fact, traveling to China for the second, third, or fourth time can also be a challenging experience, especially...
Japanese Notebooks
A Journey to the Empire of Signs
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Japan is a place of special fascination for the acclaimed international comics creator Igort, who has visited and lived there more than 20 times, and worked in the country's manga industry for more than a decade. In this masterful new book—part graphic memoir, part cultural meditation—Igort vividly...