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Written by Mary Pope Osborne
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: October 20, 1998
Price: $3.99
Jack and Annie are off on another adventure! This time they are sent to ancient Greece, where a very important event is taking place. Join them as they race against time and witness the very first Olympic games! Read more >
The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid
Written by J. Maarten Troost
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $22.95
The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals returns with a sharply observed, hilarious account of his adventures in China—a complex, fascinating country with enough dangers and delicacies to keep him, and readers, endlessly entertained.
Maarten Troost has charmed legions of readers with his laugh-out-loud tales of wandering the remote...
My Story
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $24.95
“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as...
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A Photographic History of the Summer Olympics
Written by Sue Macy
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $18.95
Let the games begin again! Acclaimed sports writer Sue Macy’s comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics has now been fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The new text will also incorporate updates to all... Read more >
A Novel
Written by Xiaolu Guo
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
On Sale: August 5, 2008
Price: $21.95
From the author of the 2007 Orange Prize finalist A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers comes a wholly original and thoroughly captivating coming-of-age story that follows a bright, impassioned young woman as she rushes headlong into the maelstrom of a rapidly changing Beijing to chase her dreams.
Twenty-one year old Fenfang...
Written by Living Language
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $15.95
All the Mandarin Chinese you need to get started in a simple audio-only program!
Starting Out in Chinese is a beginner-level program on 3 CDs, and it includes short and simple lessons and dialogues. It covers all the basics, with plenty of repetition and practice so it is ideal for audio-only learning... Read more >
Written by Xiaolu Guo
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $13.95
Language and love collide in this inventive novel of a young Chinese woman's journey to the West and her attempts to understand the language, and the man, she adores.
Zhuang – or “Z,” to tongue-tied foreigners – has come to London to study English, but finds herself adrift, trapped in a cycle... Read more >
Written by Fodor's
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $25.95
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Praise for Fodor’s See It guides:
“…everything from the latest dish on local hotels and restaurants to Web sites, the nearest tram and metro stops, to prices. Best of all, it’s presented ina colorful, eye-catching format.”
-Frequent Flyer magazine
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the... Read more >
The Art of Chinese Tea Lunch
Written by ELLEN LEONG BLONDER
Format: Hardcover, 144 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2002
Price: $25.00
In Cantonese, “dim sum” means “touch the heart,” and Ellen Blonder’s charming celebration of China’s famed tea lunch does just that. More than sixty carefully crafted, authentic recipes, each illustrated with Ellen’s exquisite watercolor paintings, put the key to re-creating these delectable morsels in every cook’s hand.
Anyone who has enjoyed... Read more >
The True Story of the Ancient Games
Written by Tony Perrottet
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 8, 2004
Price: $13.95
What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games?
With the summer Olympics’ return to Athens, Tony Perrottet delves into the ancient world and lets the Greek Games begin again. The acclaimed author of Pagan Holiday brings attitude, erudition, and humor to the fascinating story of the original Olympic festival, tracking... Read more >
