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When the Titanic sank on a cold night in 1912, barely 700 people escaped with their lives. Among them were six Chinese men. Arriving in New York, these six were met with suspicion and slander. Less than 24 hours later, they were expelled from the country and vanished. When historian Steven Schwankert first stumbled across the fact that eight Chinese nationals were on-board, of whom all but two survived, he couldn’t believe that there could still be untold personal histories from the Titanic. Now, at last, their story can be told.

This 3-in-1 Audiobook bundle is a fast and easy introduction to Cantonese for Absolute Beginners. Instead of just reading about Cantonese, you learn through everyday conversations between native speakers. In each lesson, you hear a practical dialogue. Then, our teachers translate and explain every word—and you understand it all within minutes. Not only will you understand practical conversations, but you'll also be able to use the same phrases. Learn Cantonese Bundle - Easy Introduction for Beginners focuses on everyday Cantonese—the kind that you yourself will use in China.

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitious infrastructure project ever undertaken, and will ultimately result in more than one trillion dollars of investment by the time it is finished. The initiative is breathtaking in its scope and scale, with scores of countries participating and dozens of massive dams, railways, roads, and power projects transforming the landscape throughout the developing world.

A timely, well-researched, and “illuminating” (The New York Times Book Review) new history of Hong Kong that reveals the untold stories of the diverse peoples who have made it a multicultural world metropolis—and whose freedoms are endangered today. Hong Kong has always been many cities to...

Winner of the Baifang Schell Book Prize 2025 Orwell Prize Finalist One of The Washington Post’s 50 Notable Nonfiction Books of 2024 “A sprawling, complex morality tale, sweeping us along.” —The Wall Street Journal “In telling this personal story about family memory, exile and...

The six works of ancient Chinese philosophy in this volume are the product of four great philosophers: Confucius, Lao Tzu, Sun Tzu, and Mencius. The men who produced these profound writings all lived between the 8th and 3rd centuries B.C.

This Chinese phrasebook is intended for this special category of Chinese learners - those people who are going to work, live in, or explore China for an extended period but who do not have the opportunity to study in a formal Chinese language program.

If you want to learn Chinese in less time while also enjoying yourself, then keep reading...The main purpose of this audiobook is to provide you with a platform to improve your listening skills and your ability to use Chinese comprehensively so that you can easily listen and learn. In Chinese Short Stories, you will encounter rich and new but not too complex vocabulary, which is translated at the end of the section, avoiding the hassle of having to stop the rhythm to look up every word.

This audiobook will take you through the basics of Chinese with Basic Bootcamp, All About, and Pronunciation lessons. The five Basic Bootcamp lessons each center on a practical, real-life conversation. You’ll go from basic concepts to advanced tips and will soon sound like you’ve been speaking Chinese your entire life.

我不是生氣我只是受傷了 / I’m Not Angry, I’m Just Hurt是一部感人至深的雙語兒童繪本講述了男孩利亞姆和流浪狗影子的故事故事圍繞信任療癒與第二次機會帶領孩子學習打開心扉感受情緒並從中獲得勇氣與希望 本書以英文與繁體中文對照呈現適合希望提升英文能力同時增進情感理解力的兒童與青少年閱讀 本書特色 雙語對照提升英文詞彙與閱讀自信 學習信任與敞開心扉培養同理心 增強心理韌性與人際關係能力 豐富語言及文化體驗適合家庭共讀 適合對象 兒童青少年家長教師雙語家庭以及所有熱愛感人故事的人 為什麼選擇這本書 全面雙語設計學習效果佳 鼓勵正向思考與情緒成長 通過國際安全標準適合兒童安心閱讀 這是一部關於成長理解和愛的故事用兩種語言陪伴每一顆年輕的心靈勇敢前行

Simplified Chinese Short Stories for Intermediate (B1) Skill Level - Simplified Chinese Reading Practice is designed specifically for learners at the B1 level, offering 30 engaging short stories to enhance your Chinese comprehension. Each story introduces intermediate grammar, practical vocabulary, and varied sentence structures to help you advance your skills.

Learn Chinese While You Sleep is an innovative method where passive study is paired with repeated vocabulary to enhance your learning experience. There are no difficult exercises or forced memorization. Simply listen, enjoy, and repeat!

From the author of Fresh Off the Boat, now a hit ABC sitcom, comes a hilarious and fiercely original story of culture, family, love, and red-cooked pork Eddie Huang was finally happy. Sort of. He’d written a bestselling book and was the star of a TV show that took him to far-flung places...

This extraordinary memoir shares an insight into the lives of the Uyghurs, a people and culture being systematically destroyed by China—and a woman who gave up everything to help her people. In February 2018, twenty-four members of Gulchehra Hoja's family disappeared overnight. Her crime –...

This audiobook is great for intermediates ready to go past basic phrases like "How are you?". In fact, you start speaking in minutes. Our native Chinese teachers break down all the sentences, grammar, and more in an easy-to-understand way! You learn conversations, key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar all in one shot.

Mastering the Chinese AI aims to provide an in-depth understanding of some of China's most prominent and rapidly evolving artificial intelligence companies: DeepSeek, Qwen AI, Kimi, and MiniMax. We will explore their technological innovations, key applications, strategic approaches, and their place in the broader landscape of global AI development. This guide is structured to offer detailed insights into each company to give listeners a comprehensive overview of their contributions to the "Chinese AI" narrative.

Embark on a captivating journey into the enchanting world of Chinese metaphysics and unlock the transformative power of Period 9! In this inviting and illuminating book, you will delve into the hottest topic of the century-the extraordinary Period 9. Immerse yourself in the secrets of this 20-year cycle that has ignited a buzz in Feng Shui and Chinese metaphysics. From February 4, 2024, to February 3, 2044, Period 9 will shape the course of the next two decades, and you want to take advantage of it!

People may be familiar with the celebrations around Chinese New Year (usually towards the end of January or beginning of February), and how the year is devoted to a particular animal.

From running guns to white-collar crimes in cyberspace and illegal seafood, the Triads, the mafia of China, are potent figures in the world of organized crime. Going by enigmatic names like the 14K Triad and the United Bamboo Gang, these criminal groups are enormous, with some organizations boasting memberships ranging in the tens of thousands. A powerful factor in China and throughout Asia, Triads are entrenched in society and the masters of multiple enterprises ranging from extortion, narcotics, prostitution, and white collar crime.

Confucius knew all about life and told us how to behave, but we can't find out precisely what he was up to. His well-meaning platitudes, quaint maxims, and quasi-enigmatic anecdotes combined to produce an ideal philosophy for civil servants. It would appear that his aim was to turn his pupils into good government officials, but his teachings succeeded beyond his wildest expectations, providing rules of conduct and spiritual fodder for more than two thousand years.