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CHINA & THE YANGTZE
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Culture Shock! China
• Iris Wong Po-Yee
• Kevin Sinclair
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
Written for the businessman, resident or traveler, this guide is a lively introduction to modern Chinese culture and manners. Its focus is on customs and business etiquette.
(CHN204, $15.95) |
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Dragon Rising, An Inside Look at China Today
• Jasper Becker
CULTURAL PORTRAIT •
2007 •
PAPER
• 264 PAGES
Asia scholar Jasper Becker examines the pertinent questions and issues facing modern China and its relationship to the global economy. Profusely illustrated with striking color photography.
(CHN365, $18.95) |
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Eyewitness Guide Beijing and Shanghai
• Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 240 PAGES
This superb guide features color photography, dozens of excellent maps and a neighborhood-by-neighborhood synopsis of the top attractions in two of China's most fascinating cities. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry.
(CHN385, $23.00) |
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The Great Railway Bazaar
• Paul Theroux
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2006 •
PAPER
• 384 PAGES
Theroux's vintage 1970s journeys across Asia by train display all his talent for portraiture, ego and the dismissive aside. It's great fun. He takes every two-bit train he can find from London across Europe, Turkey and the Middle East, India, Japan and China, returning home via the Trans-Siberian Express.
(ASA40, $14.95) |
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Lonely Planet Hong Kong & Macau City Guide
• Nicko Goncharoff
• Damian Harper
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 380 PAGES
A practical, comprehensive guide to Hong Kong, with maps, a Chinese language section and plenty of information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. Written for independent travelers.
(HKG14, $21.99) |
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Odyssey Guide Xi'an, Shaanxi & the Terracotta Army
• Kevin Bishop
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 336 PAGES
A convenient, illustrated guide to Xi'an, the ancient capital of China. With color photographs, insightful essays on culture and history, and a series of wonderfully chosen literary excerpts. It includes site plans and places of interest, along with practical travel information and maps.
(CHN34, $24.95) |
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On China
• Henry Kissinger
HISTORY •
2012 •
PAPER
• 608 PAGES
On China reveals how China's past relationships with other nations informs us about its 21st-century trajectory, drawing on historical records as well as the Nobel Peace Prize-winning author's discussions with Chinese leaders to explain the country's intricate policy-making process and its emerging role as a global superpower.
(CHN683, $18.00) |
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Oracle Bones
• Peter Hessler
HISTORY •
2007 •
PAPER
• 512 PAGES
Peter Hessler (River Town) captures the confounding pace of change in these tales of travel and conversation in contemporary China. The Beijing correspondent for the New Yorker with a depth of knowledge and love of the place, Hessler draws on his familiarity with the country, linguistic ability and his many friends for this penetrating report from the field. Hessler also writes for National Geographic.
(CHN316, $15.99) |
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Shanghai Map
• Periplus Maps
MAP
A map of Shanghai, at a scale of 1:15,000. Main streets shown in both English and Chinese (good for directing taxis!). Two Sides. 20x28 inches.
(CHN90, $8.95) |
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Wallpaper City Guide Shanghai
• Wallpaper Magazine
GUIDEBOOK •
2012 •
PAPER
A stylish, thin (it fits in your back pocket) city guide compiled by the design magazine Wallpaper's local reporters. Well-organized, with chapter tabs, many photographs and of-the-moment recommendations.
(CHN361, $9.95) |
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