Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category:
October 31st, 2011
Posted in Travel The Rough Guide to China covers of all of mainland China including Tibet, along with the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.Clear, detailed maps show all listed arrival points, accommodation, restaurants and sights, while boxes provide bilingual keys.Use it to explore the sophisticated nightlife emerging in Beijing and Shanghai, to chill out in the mellow travellers’ havens of Dali and Yangshuo, or roam the streets of characterful antique towns such as Lijiang.Up to date descriptions give the low-down on famous sights such as Beijing’s Forbidden City, the Terracotta
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October 23rd, 2011
Posted in Travel After having lived in Taipei for ten years, Troy Parfitt sets out on an epic journey to test the theory that China is ascending toward a position of global hegemony. The result is whirlwind tour of the Chinese world, one that enlightens, astonishes, and entertains. Parfitt shows us he is the perfect China tour guide: the steward of an intimate knowledge of the nation’s history, culture, and psyche – yet not serving any interest other than an investigative one. Here is a unique and powerful book, one that will change
October 19th, 2011
Posted in Travel “I would caution readers to dismiss Stephen Leeb’s warnings only at their peril.” -Thomas Kaplan, chairman, Tigris Financial Group
The American Dream is close to being replaced by a living nightmare:
Key commodities that are essential to our daily lives and that are widely believed to be abundant are running critically short. Even worse, the Chinese are doing what they can to monopolize the world’s dwindling resources.
The U.S. is now largely dependent on our greatest economic rival for rare earth elements as well as a host of other minerals-all of
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October 14th, 2011
Posted in Travel In Chinatown to deliver a baby, midwife Sarah Brandt learns that the mother’s mixed-race niece is missing, and she enlists Sergeant Malloy’s help. But after they find the girl dead in an alley, there are ample suspects—from both sides of Canal Street.
October 13th, 2011
Posted in Travel By most accounts, China has quickly grown into the second largest economy in the world. In this controversial new book, Subramanian argues that China has already become the most economically dominant country in the world in terms of wealth, trade and finance. Its dominance and eclipsing of US global economic power is more imminent, more broad-based and larger in magnitude than anyone has anticipated. Subramanian compares the economic dominance of China with that of the two previous economic superpowers, the United States and the United Kingdom, and highlights similarities and
October 12th, 2011
Posted in Travel This work by Herbert A. Giles suggests a rough outline of Chinese civilization from the earliest times down to the near present period of rapid and startling transition. It has been written, primarily, for readers who wish to expand their world view and knowledge on China’s civilization in the hope that it may succeed in alluring them to a wider and more methodical research.
October 8th, 2011
Posted in Travel Another herbal treat from national bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert. While Pecan Springs bustles back to life in the warmth of spring, one woman’s life is tragically brought to an end. China Bayles happens upon a burning house trailer and hears a woman screaming for help. The evidence leaves no doubt that it’s arson homicide. Jessica Nelson, an intern-reporter at the local paper, is assigned to cover the story. But she’s gotten herself too deeply involved. When Jessica disappears, China is determined to find her, before she
September 22nd, 2011
Posted in Travel Discover where the last emporer threw in the towel at the astonishing Forbidden City. Hone your haggling skills for must-have Mao memorabilia and silk everything. Learn to slurp noodles, wield chopsticks and avoid talking politics at the table. Experience Beijing’s rich culture, from ancient history to medieval temples to modern literature. In This Guide: The only guide with Chinese script throughout the book and on maps makes navigating Beijing easy. Special chapters on Beijing’s historic hutong (alleyways) and China’s iconic Great Wall. Meet some of the 17 million inhabitants through
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September 18th, 2011
Posted in Travel Throughout this lively and concise historical account of Mao Zedong’s life and thought, Rebecca E. Karl places the revolutionary leader’s personal experiences, social visions and theory, military strategies, and developmental and foreign policies in a dynamic narrative of the Chinese revolution. She situates Mao and the revolution in a global setting informed by imperialism, decolonization, and third worldism, and discusses worldwide trends in politics, the economy, military power, and territorial sovereignty. Karl begins with Mao’s early life in a small village in Hunan province, documenting his relationships with his parents,
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September 18th, 2011
Posted in Travel China today is visible everywhere — in the news, in the economic pressures battering america, in the workplace, and in every trip to the store. provocative, timely, and essential, this dramatic account of china’s growing dominance as an industrial super-power by journalist Ted C. Fishman explains how the profound shift in the global economic order has occurred — and why it already affects us all. How has an enormous country once hobbled by poverty and Communist ideology come to be the supercharged center of global capitalism? What does it
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