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82801-Picture Characters: Learning Characters Through Pictographs * A
breakthrough in learning Chinese based on spatial
character recognition. Northwestern University Professor
Gu Licheng has been using this method of artistic
character representation with great success to teach
Chinese to his students for many years. Color images
depict characters artistically so that students learn to
associate characters with vivid mental images that are
easy to remember. Here is Professor Gus innovative
method collected and published for the first time.
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82803- Basic Business Chinese *
This book is designed for true beginning and
low-intermediate level learners of Chinese who have no
knowledge of the language or to beginners with a
survival competence in the language. It is designed to
suit the pedagogical needs of one year intensive or two
years non-intensive programs of teaching/learning
Chinese as a foreign language at universities both
domestic and abroad.
* Additional 3 CDs come with this book; 438 pages; 8
1/4 in. x 11 in.
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82805- Easy Way to Learn Chinese Slang * Easy Way to Learn Chinese Slang is
the third volume of the Easy Way to Learn series. It
consists of sixty stories about Chinese slang. This is a
unique series of books that features eye-catching
illustrations and convenient pinyin organizations. It
not only provides foreign readers with an opportunity
for learning Chinese idioms and improving their Chinese
language ability, but also helps Chinese readers to
better their English, enabling them to communicate with
foreign friends more freely.
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82806- Easy Way to Learn Chinese Proverbs * Easy Way to Learn Chinese
Proverbs is the second volume of the “Easy Way to Learn”
series. It consists of eighty-three stories about
Chinese proverbs. This is a unique series of books that
features eye-catching illustrations and convenient
pinyin organizations. It not only provides foreign
readers with an opportunity for learning Chinese idioms
and improving their Chinese language ability, but also
helps Chinese readers to better their English, enabling
them to communicate with foreign friends more freely.
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80289 -A Modern Chinese-English Dictionary
by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
* (5.5 in. x 7.5 in., Cloth, 1219 pp.)
This Chinese-English dictionary is organized alphabetically according to the pinyin
Romanization of Mandarin. Each Chinese character is
clearly written and defined in English.
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80290 A New Advanced English-Chinese Dictionary
by CPI
* (6 in. x 8.5 in., Cloth, 1334 pages.)
This English-Chinese dictionary is organized alphabetically by the English. It is a handy reference when searching for the proper Chinese
character.
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80291 Best Chinese Names
This Book aims to help English speakers select good Chinese names by providing them with various methods of choosing names. For instance, names may be
chosen to express the parents’ expectations for the future of the child. They may also be chosen to mark a significant event at the time of the baby’s birth, or to
represent the five elements of the universe. The names thus chosen are more meaningful, sound better and are easier to remember.
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80292 Beyond the Incredible
by Leung Ting (8.5” x 11.5, 170 pp. Cloth) This sequel to Skills of the Vagabonds reveals even more tricks of the trade. This book reveals
the decpetive methods of many Chi Kung stunts which are so frequently repeated today. You’ll understand the hearsay, the fakery and the
truth about Chi demonstrations. Leung reveals the astonishing and often amusing truth behind these incredible feats with clear, simple
explanations in his own unique style.
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80296 Essential Chinese For Travelers
by Fan Zhilong
* (5.5 in. x 4 in., 224 pp. Plus cassette tape.)
This book is a must for tourists, business people, and students traveling in China. This
pocket-sized phrase book has over 2000 useful words, plus an all-new
60-page dictionary of commonly used vocabulary. Also it comes with a cassette tape so you can hear the proper pronunciation for yourself.
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80387 Chinese Astrology
by
Sherman Tai
Are you a dragon, a tiger, a rat or a pig? You’ll
learn all about the ancient mysteries of the Chinese
zodiac in this graphic novel. A fun way to discover
more about Chinese culture. Why use an opening line
like “You’re a Scorpio, right?” when you can
say, "You’re a Cock, aren’t you?"
218
pp. $18.00
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80388 Folk Customs at Traditional
Chinese Festivals
by
Qi Xing
Learn
the customs and origins of Lion Dances at the Spring
Festival, the meaning behind the Dragon Boat Festival,
and the rituals of the lantern Festival. Twenty-eight
different celebrations are described and explained,
along with their corresponding Gregorian calendar
dates
125
pp. $7.95
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80389 Mah Jong for Beginners
Based
on the rules and regulations of the Mahjong
association of Japan, this comprehensive guide gives
the reader a way to learn to play this wonderful game
that is so adored throughout the orient. For those
with the desire to dedicate their time to a hobby of
the mind or those who wish to simply kill some time,
this is an excellent book to get you on your way.
Written by Shozo Kanai and Margaret Farrell. 64 pages.
Hardcover.
$15.95
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80390 Origins of Chinese Festivals
by
Fu Chunjiang
Martial artists have traditionally participated in
dragon dances to celebrate Chinese New Year, but do
you know why? This graphic novel reveals the legends
behind many popular Chinese festivals. Learn the
reasons why the Chinese burn firecrackers and post red
paper, and discover many colorful myths surround
Chinese
222
pp. $18.00
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80391 Romance
of the Western Bower
This
Chinese classic is considered one of the best of the
works produced by the Yuan dramatists, a genre of
playwrights know for attacking the feudal marriage
system. Though the main theme of this play is the love
between a young scholar named Zhang and Oriole, a girl
of noble birth, it is mischievous and ingenious Rose
who has been a favorite with theatre-goers down the
ages.
$8.00
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80392 Skills of the Vagabonds
by
Leung Ting
This colorful book reveals the magical tricks of the
street martial artists, magicians and acrobats who
performed feats of wonder as mendicants. Once shrouded
in mystery, these incredible skills are considered the
origin of Japanese Ninjutsu. This work covers black
arts, drugs, poisons, magic, vagabond Kung Fu and much
more!
168
pp. $21.95
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80393 The Disfavored Hero
The
Disfavored Hero, Book One of the Tomoe Gozen Saga, is
a fantastic tale of a female Samurai general and folk
hero who lived, and fought, during the Gempei War
period - 1180AD through 1185AD. This Tomoe Gozen lives
in Naipon, a universe parallel to Japan, where one
encounters the full spectrum of beauty and violence -
experiencing first hand the pathos of all things, and
where "occult happenings were the meat of
everyday life."
$12.00
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80394 The
First Household Under Heaven
This
popular Chinese book tells the tale of the Kong
family. Widely known as the first household under
heaven, the Kong family’s holdings are enormous. The
Kong mansion covers over130 acres and their family
temple is known as the grandest family temple in all
of China.
$9.95
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