Tong: 155 books
A Village with My Name
A Family History of China's Opening to the World
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2017
When journalist Scott Tong moved to Shanghai, his assignment was to start the first full-time China bureau for “Marketplace,” the daily business and economics program on public radio stations across the United States. But for Tong the move became much more—it offered the opportunity to reconnect...
The Shun Lee Cookbook
Recipes from a Chinese Restaurant Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2010
Until the 1960s, nearly all Chinese food served in the United States was Cantonese. Egg Foo Yung. Barbecued Spareribs. Egg Drop Soup. But with the opening of his Shun Lee restaurants more than forty years ago, Michael Tong and his chefs introduced the spicy regional foods of Sichuan and Hunan and...
Feminist Approaches To Bioethics
Theoretical Reflections And Practical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2018
No other cluster of medical issues affects the genders as differently as those related to procreation—contraception, sterilization, abortion, artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, and genetic screening. Yet the moral diversity among feminists has led to political...
by Sarah Y Tong, Jing Wan
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2017
This book examines the recent development and prospect of the Chinese economy as the country adapts to changing domestic and external settings. After more than three decades of near double-digit annual expansion, the country's growth decelerated considerably to enter a new era of the so-called New...
Finance and Society in 21st Century China
Chinese Culture versus Western Markets
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
In this revealing book Junie Tong reflects on the role of banking and finance in China. The author adopts a critical perspective that views the societal as well as economic functioning of banking and finance. Finance and Society in 21st Century China considers how far the modern economy is disconnected...
The Marketing Playbook
Five Battle-Tested Plays for Capturing and Keeping the Leadin Any Market
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2004
Every company needs to figure out the best way to beat the competition. What do you do if the other guy is already dominating the market? Should you challenge them head on or lie low for a while? Should you offer customers high-end features or a low-end price? Or both?
During their years at...
by Pak Tong Cheuk
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2008
The rise of 'New Wave' cinema in 1970s Hong Kong has had a significant cultural and economic impact on the film industry of China. Hong Kong New Wave Cinema presents a comprehensive picture of the films made in this vibrant era and the complexity of issues they tackle such as East-West conflict, colonial...
Revenge of the Forbidden City
The Suppression of the Falungong in China, 1999-2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2009
The Falungong movement originated in 1992 as a system of breathing exercises designed to promote health and well-being. Riding on the coattails of the qigong fever that swept through China, it attracted an extensive following until 1994, when the Chinese government suppressed the qigong movement....
by Valérie Tong Cuong
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Tre vite sull'orlo del baratro: Mariette, insegnante di storia che, provocata una volta di troppo, ha superato il limite e ha scaraventato uno studente giù dalle scale; Millie, che si è gettata nel vuoto dalla sua casa in fiamme; Mike, disertore dell'esercito e homeless che viene aggredito da una...
China's Economic Modernisation and Structural Changes
Essays in Honour of John Wong
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
This book provides a timely update on the ongoing transformation of the Chinese economy. As the world's second largest economy, China marked the 40th anniversary of economic reform and opening-up in 2018. In this book, top scholars on Chinese economic studies review China's remarkable economic achievement...
by Hollington K. Tong
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
This classic book was written by Hollington K. Tong whilst China was still in the clutches of war, and contains an affective account of what life was like within the country at that time. Extract : 'The Chinese believe that all things under heaven work together for good. An evil comes but will not...
by Joanna Tong
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2010
Condensing some of the profound Confucius and Taoist principles into a 12-day guide, Dragon Leadership shows readers how to restore trust from employees after mass redundancies during the global recession. Tested and refined over the last 20 years, the case studies, diagnostic tools and advice will...
Into the Storm
Journeys with Alzheimer's
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2014
Last year, an estimated 5.2 million Americans had Alzheimer’s disease. When Seattle journalist Collin Tong’s late wife, Linda, was stricken with younger-onset Alzheimer’s at 51, she joined the more than 200,000 Americans under 65 who develop the disease.
In his compelling new anthology,...
The Bollocks People Tell You
or Are You Fucked In The Head?
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2013
Frankly Frank says... Just thinking about all those so called 'experts' - life coaches, gurus, swamis, TV cooks, politicians, celebrity authors and faceless nobodies - desperate, to ram their knob head opinions down my throat makes me want to spew. There is no area of life left without some grubby...