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Chinese Literature and Culture Volume 15: Xuemo: Imagination and Spirituality
We are very pleased to welcome Xuemo, another prize-winning author, into this new volume of Chinese Literature and Culture, which consists of excerpts of The Curse of Western Xia and excerpts of The Love Letters of Sharwardi in excellent English translation as well as two book reviews: Robert Tindol on the novel Desert Rites and Stephen Rake on the novel Desert Hunters. An author should have character and Xuemo is certainly the type we are looking for. Of all Chinese authors we have translated so far, Xuemo is unique in his spirituality and power of imagination.Unlike many writers who write in formulas that make predictable stories, Xuemo writes in a way that surprises the reader but meanwhile never loses the plot of a spiritual quest.In The Curse of Western Xia, five excerpts of which are published in the present volume, a robber father wants his son to be a robber while the Buddhist mother wants the son to be a monk, and as a result a series of strange stories take place. The novel also has another plot: a love story develops between a beautiful lady burglar and a Buddhist monk and is consummated in the religious practice of dual cultivation. In the words of Prof. Chen Xiaoming speaking to his students, “Xuemo gives a surreal experience by developing his literary narrative as a religious one which accesses and describes the world of evil as in a dream, a world as pale as the winter sun in the western deserts shining onto mud and soil, visible and weak, illusory and real at the same time.”Xuemo is best known for his novels but he is equally accomplished at short stories. Chen Sihe, Professor of Chinese, Fudan University, in “What Is the Best Freeze Frame of Beauty?” (Shanghai Literature) notes: “Xuemo is particularly good at creating epic volumes. When I read Desert Rites and Hunters’ Land, I feel as if I were actually transported to the vast, dry deserts…. On the other hand, his short stories are beautiful, animated and filled with sentiment…” He also notes, “While everything is dark and the reader wonders how the human evils and cruelties come into being and how humans have degenerated into beasts, Xuemo gives us a surprising miracle.”Xuemo’s works form a huge collection. The current volume can only serve as a teaser. If one wants to read more, they will have to find the Goldblatt translations and then wait for new translations.Read more
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Chinese Grammar Wiki BOOK: Just the Basics
These are the basic 25 grammar points a beginner needs to master in order to start using and comprehending Mandarin Chinese. The AllSet Learning Grammar Wiki BOOK series brings to ebook format everything that made the online wiki the internet’s #1 reference for Mandarin Chinese grammar:– Beginner’s Guide introduction provided as a starting point
– Each of 25 grammar points has been carefully selected for beginners
– Each grammar point is explained in plain language, dropping technical grammatical terms whenever possible
– At least 10 clear, useful example sentences for each grammar point, accompanied with pinyin and English translations
– Common mistakes with corrections provided where relevant
– Related grammar points are all interlinked, allowing learners to form connections between similar grammar points
– The book’s content was produced by the AllSet Learning staff in Shanghai, representing dozens of contributors (both native speakers of Chinese and leaners of Chinese)
– Foreword by linguist Dr. David Moser, author of the well-known “Why Chinese is So Damn Hard”
– All content edited by John Pasden, seasoned expert in Chinese learningThe 25 grammar points contained in this book are also contained in the longer “Elementary” book; this book is intended as a shorter introduction for beginners who are just looking for a taste in the Chinese Grammar Wiki’s friendly format.
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Chinese Grammar Wiki BOOK: Intermediate
The Chinese Grammar Wiki began in 2012 as a modest website with a bold vision: to record all of the grammar structures in the Chinese language, categorize them by difficulty level, explain each one in clear, jargon-free English, and link them all together. Initially the wiki was a resource exclusively for the clients of AllSet Learning’s Shanghai-based learning consultancy. But five years later, its popularity among learners has exploded, and the Chinese Grammar Wiki has become the #1 online resource for Chinese grammar among independent learners and college students alike.This book is the second major volume, covering all essential grammar points that an intermediate learner needs to master. Together with the Elementary and Upper Intermediate volumes, the series will comprise the most complete single resource on Chinese grammar in print. This volume features:- 145 B1 (Intermediate) grammar points- 200+ separate grammar structures- 1,500+ examples (with pinyin and English translation)- Extensive interlinking of similar grammar points- Bilingual glossary of grammar terms- Learner-centric designRead more
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Chinese Whispers: The suspenseful edge-of-your-seat finale of the crime thriller saga (The China Thrillers Book 6)
THE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY AND THE ENZO FILES
AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021‘Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today.’ Undiscovered Scotland
‘No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May.’ New York Journal of BooksThe Beijing Ripper makes a personal vendetta against Detective Li Yan in the sixth and final episode in the China series
GRUESOME MURDERS
His victims are young, beautiful and coldly mutilated. He calls himself the Beijing Ripper. Li Yan, head of Beijing’s serious crime squad, must stop him.
FEARSOME LETTERS
Just as pathologist Margaret Campbell finds an insight into the killer’s sick signature, Li receives a letter from the killer, betraying his cruel intentions.
CHINESE WHISPERS
There’s no way Li can misinterpret the Ripper’s motives: he wants to tear Li and Campbell’s lives apart, and write the darkest chapter in Beijing’s history.
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Sizzling Chinese Cuisine (Delicious Recipes Book 20)
In this book you will find colorful healthy dishes using simple ingredients and combining colorful healthy dishes using healthy ingredients and combine color texture and flavors. The dishes included in this book range for hot and spicy to delicate flavors using fish and vegetables.
One of the most important features of Chinese cooking is texture. Vegetables should remain crisp and rice and noodles should be treated like pasta and retain their bite after cooking. Ingredients such as bean curd are used for texture, even though have little flavor in themselves. Bamboo shoots and Chestnuts, are a common ingredient, are used only for texture.
The recipes in this book are great for entertaining; we love to make a buffet of Chinese dishes for family and friends. Enjoy Soups and Starters, Main dishes, Vegetables, Rice and noodles.Read more
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Chinese Cookbook: Discover Stir Fries, Soups and More with Delicious Chinese Recipes (2nd Edition)
Chinese Food for All.
Get your copy of the best and most unique Chinese recipes from BookSumo Press!
Come take a journey with us into the delights of easy cooking. The point of this cookbook and all our cookbooks is to exemplify the effortless nature of cooking simply.
In this book we focus on Chinese. The Chinese Cookbook is a complete set of simple but very unique Chinese recipes. You will find that even though the recipes are simple, the tastes are quite amazing.
So will you join us in an adventure of simple cooking?
Here is a Preview of the Chinese Recipes You Will Learn:
- Asian Pancakes
- Tofu Steak Stir Fry
- Famous Chinese Veggie Stir Fry
- Tsao Mi Fun
- Asian Boiled Eggs
- Sesame Lemon Shrimp
- Chinese Water Chestnut Stir Fry
- Zucchini Stir Fry
- Egg Foo Yung
- Chicken Wings from China
- Chicken Wings from China II
- Asian Mushrooms
- Classic Sirloin and Veggies Stir Fry
- Sesame Veggies and Steak Stir Fry
- Jian Bing
- Asian Pesto
- Simple & Classical Peanut Sauce
- Vegetable Soup In Southeast Asia
- Best Orange Chicken
- Asian Broccoli Skillet
- Spicy Chestnut Chicken Stir Fry
- Carrot, Cabbage, &Chicken Skillet
- Much, much more!
Again remember these recipes are unique so be ready to try some new things. Also remember that the style of cooking used in this cookbook is effortless. So even though the recipes will be unique and great tasting, creating them will take minimal effort!
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The Beginner’s Guide to Speaking Chinese
Embark on an exciting linguistic adventure with The Beginner’s Guide to Speaking Chinese — your passport to learning one of the most intriguing and influential languages in the world.
Breaking free from the mold of traditional language textbooks, this guide immerses you in the heart of conversational Chinese and allows you to dive headfirst into the art of speaking the language. My mission is clear: to instill you with the confidence and knowledge you need to converse in Chinese.
Topic covered include:
– Pinyin
– Tones
– Greetings
– Numbers
– Introductions
– Being Polite
– Weather
– Date and Time
– Food and Dining
– Out and About
– ShoppingI developed this curriculum after much research into the most effective methods for language education, and it has already been utilized by thousands of students all over the world to effectively learn Chinese from scratch.
Think of this as an extended conversation between myself, your Chinese-speaking friend, and you, the reader. As your friend, I have made sure that by the end of this book, you will have everything you need to speak Chinese in a variety of situations—through a mixture of essential knowledge, lighthearted humor, and practice questions. This book will also share tips on Chinese culture for the purpose of helping you become a more informed and prepared traveler.
Chinese is often considered one of the most challenging languages to learn, but rest assured, this book equips you with the tricks and tools you need to succeed. Happy learning!
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Takeaway: Stories from a childhood behind the counter
SHORTLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2023
SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM & MASON DEBUT FOOD BOOK AWARD 2023
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‘A beautiful book: compellingly written, tender and thoughtful’ Ruby Tandoh
‘A warm, incandescent memoir about identity, food, family, relationships’ Annie LordGrowing up in a Chinese takeaway in rural Wales, Angela Hui was made aware at a very young age of just how different she and her family were seen by her local community. From attacks on the shopfront (in other words, their home), to verbal abuse from customers, and confrontations that ended with her dad wielding the meat cleaver; life growing up in a takeaway was far from peaceful.
But alongside the strife, there was also beauty and joy in the rhythm of life in the takeaway and in being surrounded by the food of her home culture. Family dinners before service, research trips to Hong Kong, preparing for the weekend rush with her brothers – the takeaway is a hive of activity before a customer even places their order of ‘egg-fried rice and chop suey’.
Bringing readers along on the journey from Angela’s earliest memories in the takeaway to her family closing the shop after 30 years in business, this is a brilliantly warm and immersive memoir from someone on the other side of the counter.
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Chinese Mythology: Classic Stories of Chinese Myths, Gods, Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters (Classical Mythology Book 6)
Have you ever wondered why the Chinese are lighting these loud firecrackers on New Year’s Eve?
If you are planning to learn all you can about Chinese Mythology, then check this book out. It will give you insights into:
- The story of Pangu and the creation of the Earth.
- Nu Gua and the creation of mankind.
- How Nu Gua repaired the sky.
- Myths of the Chinese festivals
- The two Classic Chinese Myths: The Monkey King and The Lady White Snake
- Introduction to Chinese Gods and Sacred Creatures
If you are interested in culture and Eastern practices, then this book is a great way to learn those myths and festival information. This book is chock full of all the things that you would need to know in order to experience the best Chinese myths or festivals.
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Blossom: A Passionate Love (Flower Sisters Book 5)
Blossom Baker has watched her sisters find love one by one. And just when she began to wonder when her Prince Charming would show his face, Roman Fields, entered the picture, helping to bring all of her deepest desires to fruition. *Please note, this is book five of five in an interconnected series. This novel will contain spoilers from previous books.Read more
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Mini Labradoodles. The Ultimate Mini Labradoodle Dog Manual. Miniature Labradoodle book for care, costs, feeding, grooming, health and training.
The Ultimate Mini Labradoodle Dog Manual has the answers you may need when researching this energetic hybrid canine with the double retrieving DNA in it’s long history.
Learn about this excitable, energetic and friendly medium-sized canine and find out whether or not this intelligent canine will be the best choice for you and your family.
Learn everything there is to know, including little known facts and secrets and how to care for every aspect of the Mini Labradoodle’s life.
This manual contains all the information you need, from birth to the Rainbow Bridge, including transitioning through house breaking, care, feeding, training and end of life, so that you can make a well-informed decision about whether or not the Mini Labradoodle is the breed for you.
If you already have a Mini Labradoodle, this book will teach you everything you need to know to make your dog a happy dog and to make you a happy dog owner.
The author George Hoppendale is an experienced writer and a true animal lover. He enjoys writing animal books and advising others how to take care of their animals to give them a happy home.
Co-Author Asia Moore is a professional Dog Whisperer, Cynologist and Author, living on Vancouver Island, off the west coast of British Columbia, in Canada, who believes that all humans and dogs can live together in harmony. She and her dog whispering team, which includes an 8-year-old Shih Tzu named Boris, teach dog psychology to humans, to help alleviate problem behaviors that arise between humans and their canine counterparts so that everyone can live a happy and stress-free life together.
Covered in this book:
– Temperament
– Vital statistics
– Before you buy
– Choosing the right dog
– Health
– Daily care
– Feeding
– House training
– Medical care & safety
– Grooming
– Training
– Poisonous Foods & Plants
– Caring for your aging dog
…. and much more.
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The Silk Road: Central Asia, Afghanistan and Iran: A Travel Companion
Stretching from the ancient Chinese capital of Xian across the expanses of Central Asia to Rome, the Silk Road was, for 1,500 years, a vibrant network of arteries that carried the lifeblood of nations across the world. Along a multitude of routes everything was exchanged: exotic goods, art, knowledge, religion, philosophy, disease and war. From the East came silk, precious stones, tea, jade, paper, porcelain, spices and cotton; from the West, horses, weapons, wool and linen, aromatics, entertainers and exotic animals. From its earliest beginnings in the days of Alexander the Great and the Han dynasty, the Silk Road expanded and evolved, reaching its peak during the Tang dynasty and the Byzantine Empire and gradually withering away with the decline of the Mongol Empire.
In this beautifully illustrated book, which covers the Central Asian section of the Silk Road – from Lake Issyk-kul through Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, the Kyzyl Kum Desert, Khiva and Merv to Herat, Kabul and Iran – Jonathan Tucker uses travellers’ anecdotes and a wealth of literary and historical sources to celebrate the cultural heritage of the countries that lie along the Silk Road and illuminate the lives of those who once travelled through the very heart of the world.Read more
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Southeast Asian History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, Bali, and the Philippines
If you want to discover the captivating history of Southeast Asia, then keep reading…
Five captivating manuscripts in one book:- History of Southeast Asia: A Captivating Guide to the History of a Vast Region Containing Countries Such as Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Burma, and More
- History of Thailand: A Captivating Guide to the Thai People and Their History
- History of Vietnam: A Captivating Guide to Vietnamese History
- History of Bali: A Captivating Guide to Balinese History and the Impact This Island Has Had on the History of Indonesia and Southeast Asia
- History of the Philippines: A Captivating Guide to Philippine History
Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:
- How ancient Southeast Asian nations were founded
- The cultures and religions that were incubated in the region
- The dynamic trade networks that were established
- The terrible wars that were fought
- How colonization affected the area
- The impact of Japanese occupation during WW2
- The postwar struggle for independence
- And more
Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:
- Thailand’s prehistory and early rulers
- The liberation from the Khmer Empire
- Thailand’s golden age under the Sukhothai
- The powerful Ayutthaya Kingdom
- The Chakri dynasty, which still rules Thailand today
- 20th-century coups and rebellions
- And much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 3 of this book include:
- The Basics
- Ancient Vietnam
- Four and a Half Centuries of Independence
- The Ly Dynasty
- The Tran Dynasty
- The Later Le Dynasty
- The Europeans Arrive
- New Powers and New Divisions
- The French
- French Rule
- Vietnam in Turmoil
- Ho Chi Minh and the French Indochina War
- The Vietnam War
- And much, much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 4 of this book include:
- How the island of Bali was home to paleolithic humankind
- Why Bali’s Asian biodiversity and rich, fertile soils are not found on the neighboring islands
- What makes up the unique human heritage of indigenous Balinese
- How the island retained its endemic Balinese Hinduism despite 1,300 years of Muslim influence
- From where and from whom the Balinese learned their abundant skills in metalworking, crafting, sculpture, and art
- How art and ritual offerings form the basis of Balinese life, from where the island draws its name
- How it was that the island nation of Bali was not interested in seafaring and maritime trade
- And much more!
Some of the topics covered in part 5 of this book include:
- That the Philippines is an area of biological and maritime megadiversity.
- Why the islands have one of the oldest, multi-layered histories on Earth.
- Why the Philippines was so attractive to colonizers.
- How the Spanish managed to rule a diverse archipelago for over three centuries.
- To understand the ongoing relationship between the United States and the Philippines.
- Why the islands are ethnically and culturally abundant but still unified.
- How history has created its own island regions of independent rule.
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Samarkand: Recipes and Stories From Central Asia and the Caucasus
Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Food and Travel Award 2017
‘This is a book to delight food lovers, travel hounds and history buffs alike.’ The Telegraph
‘As an armchair traveler, I was led by Caroline Eden’s firsthand account of journeys to the Uzbek city of Samarkand and other exotic destinations, then lured into the kitchen by Eleanor Ford’s fine recipes’ New York Times
‘A particularly expansive and ambitious example of the genre. Imagine a Lonely Planet guide to Uzbekistan and beyond, with a hundred recipes.’ LA Times
‘I am LOVING it! So interesting to see so many familiar but also lesser known recipes! Beautiful pictures too! Love the styling! Love it!’ Sabrina Ghayour
Over hundreds of years, various ethnic groups have passed through Samarkand, sharing and influencing each other’s cuisine and leaving their culinary stamp. This book is a love letter to Central Asia and the Caucasus, containing personal travel essays and recipes little known in the West that have been expertly adapted for the home cook. An array of delicious dishes will introduce the region and its different ethnic groups – Uzbek, Tajik, Russian, Turkish, Korean, Caucasian and Jewish – along with a detailed introduction on the Silk Road and a useful store cupboard of essential ingredients. Chapters are divided into Shared Table, Soups, Roast Meats & Kebabs, Warming Dishes, Pilavs & Plovs, Accompaniments, Breads & Doughs, Drinks and Desserts. 100 recipes are showcased, including Apricot & Red Lentil Soup, Chapli Kebabs with Tomato Relish, Rosh Hashanah Palov with Barberries, Pomegranate and Quince, Curd Pancakes with Red Berry Compote and the all-important breads of the region. And with evocative travel features like On the Road to Samarkand, A Banquet on the Caspian Sea and Shopping for Spices under Solomon’s Throne, you will be charmed and enticed by this region and its cuisine, which has remained relatively untouched in centuries.
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Complexity and Postmodernism: Understanding Complex Systems
In Complexity and Postmodernism, Paul Cilliers explores the idea of complexity in the light of contemporary perspectives from philosophy and science. Cilliers offers us a unique approach to understanding complexity and computational theory by integrating postmodern theory (like that of Derrida and Lyotard) into his discussion. Complexity and Postmodernism is an exciting and an original book that should be read by anyone interested in gaining a fresh understanding of complexity, postmodernism and connectionism.Read more
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Sovereignty, International Law, and the Princely States of Colonial South Asia (The History and Theory of International Law)
What constitutes a sovereign state in the international legal sphere? This question has been central to international law for centuries. Sovereignty, International Law, and the Princely States of Colonial South Asia provides a compelling exploration of the history of sovereignty through an analysis of the jurisdictional politics involving a specific set of historical legal entities.Governed by local rulers, the princely states of colonial South Asia were subject to British paramountcy whilst remaining legally distinct from directly ruled British India. Their legal status and the extent of their rights remained the subject of feverish debates through the entirety of British colonial rule. This book traces the ways in which the language of sovereignty shaped the discourse surrounding the legal status of the princely states to illustrate how the doctrine of sovereignty came
to structure political imagination in colonial South Asia and the framework of the modern Indian state.Opening with a survey of the place of the princely states in the colonial structures of South Asia, Sovereignty, International Law, and the Princely States of Colonial South Asia goes on to illustrate how international lawyers, British politicians, colonial officials, rulers and bureaucrats of princely states, and anti-colonial nationalists in British India used definitions of sovereignty to construct political orders in line with their interests and aspirations. By invoking the
vernacular of sovereignty in contrasting ways to support their differing visions of imperial and world order, these actors also attempted to reconfigure the boundaries among the spheres of the national, the imperial, and the international. Throughout the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries,
debates and disputes over the princely states continually defined and redefined the concept of sovereignty and international legitimacy in South Asia.Using rich material from the colonial archives,Sovereignty, International Law, and the Princely States of Colonial South Asia conveys an understanding of the history of sovereignty and the construction of the modern Indian nation-state that is still relevant today. A riveting read, this book will be of considerable interest and importance to scholars of international law and South Asia, legal historians, and political scientists.
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Sincerely Yours (Love in Seattle Book 2)
Izekiel Holloway was content with his career, the people in his life, and all that came with it.
Until her…
One look at the self-assured Jonae Martin and nothing seemed right anymore.
In fact, everything seemed wrong.
What he once thought was a solid foundation now had one too many cracks to ignore.
And ignore it, he would not.
*please note, this is book two in a four book series but can be read as a standalone.
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Fashion, Identity, and Power in Modern Asia (East Asian Popular Culture)
This edited volume on radical dress reforms in East Asia takes a fresh look at the symbols and languages of modernity in dress and body. Dress reform movements around the turn of the twentieth century in the region have received little critical attention as a multicultural discourse of labor, body, gender identity, colonialism, and government authority. With contributions by leading experts of costume/textile history of China, Korea, and Japan, this book presents up-to-date scholarship using diverse methodologies in costume history, history of consumption, and international trade.
Thematically organized into sections exploring the garments and uniforms, accessories, fabrics, and fashion styles of Asia, this edited volume offers case studies for students and scholars in an ever-expanding field of material culture including, but not limited to, economic history, visual culture, art history, history of journalism, and popular culture. Fashion, Identity, and Power in Modern Asia stimulates further research on the impact of modernity and imperialism in neglected areas such as military uniform, school uniform, women’s accessories, hairstyles, and textile trade.
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Off Track Planet’s Southeast Asia Travel Guide for the Young, Sexy, and Broke
Since its conception in 2009, the Off Track Planet brand has been inspiring the young, sexy masses to get off their butts and out into the world. Next in its successful line of uncensored, fun-focused travel guides comes Off Track Planet’s Southeast Asia Travel Guide for the Young, Sexy, and Broke, covering Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Brunei, and Singapore.With detailed maps, guides, charts, and hundreds of brilliant 4-color photographs throughout, the book takes readers through the most adventurous destinations throughout Southeast Asia. It’s any intrepid traveler’s comprehensive guidebook to the region, with tips to:
- Get Inspired: Destinations organized by interest, such as Adventure & Sports; Art, Culture, and Design; Food; Sex & Partying; and Music & Festivals
- Get Your Shit Together: Everything you must know to plan your trip, including advice on when to go where, where to stay when you arrive, passport & visa considerations, budgeting, packing (and backpacking), and health & safety specific to the city and country you’re visiting
- Make Yourself Useful: Avenues to extend your trip by volunteering, studying, or working abroad
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The Light of Asia
The Light of Asia was published in 1879. The book is renowned as a classic and has been published in various editions and different languages. In this poetic masterpiece, Sir Edwin Arnold tells the life and lessons of Buddha. The man who was to become known as Buddha to the world was born Prince Gautama of India. However, he rejected the wealthy and lavish lifestyle and abandoned all the powers he had gotten when he began his journey to find the importance of life. This poem uncovers Buddha’s life according to the Buddhist point of view, so you don’t need to be a Buddhist to see the value in this wonderful work. As soon as you read about Buddha, you will start discovering your own life. Not just the philosophical part, but because of its poetic form, the story of the dramatic incidents in Buddha’s life is delightful to read.Read more
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From the Wall to the Water: A Journey Through Asia
In 2015, footloose lawyer and screenplay writer William Han set out to travel the ancient Silk Road from China to Europe, following the footsteps of a Chinese explorer who tried to make contact with the Roman Empire in the first century AD. Born in Taiwan, raised in New Zealand, and freshly liberated from a New York law firm, he relied largely on a big smile and a firm handshake on a voyage through both space and times from northwest China through Central Asia and Afghanistan to Iran. From the Wall to the Water is a personal odyssey as well as a snapshot of an unstable and little known part of the world from a unique perspective, linking the ancient past to the uncertain present, and generating observations and meditations on the tides of history, and our place within it.Read more
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A History of East Asia: From the Origins of Civilization to the Twenty-First Century
Charles Holcombe begins by asking the question ‘what is East Asia?’ In the modern age, many of the features that made the region – now defined as including China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam – distinct have been submerged by the effects of revolution, politics or globalization. Yet, as an ancient civilization, the region had both an historical and cultural coherence. This shared past is at the heart of this ambitious book, which traces the story of East Asia from the dawn of history to the twenty-first century. The second edition has been imaginatively revised and expanded to place emphasis on cross-cultural interactions and connections, both within East Asia and beyond, with new material on Vietnam and modern pop culture. The second edition also features a Chinese character list, additional maps and new illustrations.Read more
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Hot Hard Homework: Cheating 101 – Book Four
Three hot men down…so many still to go!
It seems my recent behavior is making the rounds in gossip town. Not only are all the moms running interference at school, but word’s finally got back to my unfaithful husband. I still figure what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, and I have no plans to reign myself in.
And when I run into the two sexy college guys from next door, they’re more than happy to give this loosey little goosey all the…gander sauce I can take.
Warning: This short story is about 4,000 words of filthy cheating wife sex, this time with two hot men. Reader discretion advised.Read more
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Don’t Poo in the Pudding Bowl: A memoir of anecdotes from 13,414 days of teaching (Don’t Poo in the Pudding Bowl Book 1)
They never taught me how to handle this during teacher training at university. I work in a world with hormonal teenagers, inappropriate proposals, the full spectrum of bodily odours and the odd indecent exposure.” Ever wondered what life is like as a teacher? Or what happens on school or college trips? Perhaps you’ve speculated on what your teacher really thought about the students? Don’t Poo in the Pudding Bowl answers these questions and more! Including 34 real-life stories about teaching teens in Sheffield, this book reveals exactly what happens behind those school doors. Maxine Blake, a teacher for 37 years, takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of classrooms, school trips and student shenanigans, with plenty of awkward, embarrassing and laugh-out-loud funny moments along the way. From students escaping out of windows to conversations about farting pigeons, these stories will have you clutching your sides with laughter. Captivating, moving and side-splittingly hilarious, Don’t Poo in the Pudding Bowl is a must-read full of insights about the life of a teacher. Welcome to life in the classroom! A collection of short stories describing teacher/student interactions interjected with comedy moments, drama and of course teenage toilet humour. Don’t Poo, is a humorous memoir, collated throughout Maxine’s years of teaching. Perfect for your coffee table , bathroom reading or a dinner party conversation starter. A great gift for those parents who ever wandered what their children get up to in and out of their classrooms whilst at school or if you want to re live your childhood shenanigans with your friends. A reminder for teachers of what they’ve been through and more importantly, what is left to come.Read more
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Learning Theories Simplified: …and how to apply them to teaching
Are you struggling to get your head around John Dewey’s educational pragmatism? What exactly is Jean Piaget saying about cognitive development? Maybe you’re running out of time and patience making sense of Carol Dweck’s mindsets? Have you reached breaking point reading Daniel T. Willingham on educational neuroscience?
Written for busy teachers, trainers, managers and students, this ′dip-in, dip-out′ guide makes theories of learning accessible and practical. It explores 130 classic and contemporary learning theorists in an easy-to-use, bite-sized format with clear relevant illustrations on how each theory will benefit teaching and learning.
Each model or theory is explained in less than 350 words, followed by a ′how to use it′ section.
What′s new to this edition:
- A new early childhood theorists section
- A new communication theories section
- Additional ‘on trend’ theorists throughout
- New ‘critical view’ features added to each entry.
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Hidden Lessons: Growing Up on the Frontline of Teaching
You’re in at 7am, there until 7pm and marking into the late hours. You’ve got one student who’s a full time carer, another who’s pregnant, and a third who’s just joined a gang. You haven’t got enough textbooks to go around, and one of the parents just called you an ‘extremist’. You’ve just gone through a devastating heartbreak and you have to teach Romeo and Juliet to 30 hormonal 14 year olds.
Welcome to life as a teacher.
This is a world that all of us know, but most of us have completely forgotten. It’s a world where you’re working 50 hour weeks, but you’re still just a part-time teacher because the rest of the time you’re a security guard, a nurse, a counsellor, or a friend. It’s also a world where you spend all day with some of the most interesting people you know. And even when the lesson plan has been abandoned, you’re still learning.
Mehreen started teaching at 21, and by the time she left 10 years later she’d learnt a bit about teenagers and a lot about life. This is her story.
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Escape to Benton County
Main characters visit with: Proud Boys, III%ers, and Oath Keepersie. Those who attacked our Capitol. They also interact with Antifa & BLM.
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Minding My Black Owned Business: #BLM (Personal growth/resilience)
Jaida James, a high school senior, barely scrapes by in her history class. It’s not that she harbors any dislike for the subject; it’s just that the stories of the past don’t captivate her interest. After all, she’s more focused on writing her own tale.Currently, Jaida is consumed by the pursuit of launching her own business—a task that has proven to be more challenging than she’d initially anticipated. Adding fuel to her frustration, her best friend Halley has a thriving business and leverages her existing wealth to outdo Jaida. To Jaida, this appears to be a clear case of the rich getting richer—an unfair game.
However, Halley sees things differently. She tells Jaida, without mincing words, that the business world is no place for the thin-skinned. If Jaida wants to join the ranks of successful entrepreneurs, she must toughen up and brace herself for the intense competition ahead.
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BLMLDS: Poetry for the BLM Movement
With God, all things are possible. With our hearts and Jesus in our corner, the world is there for us to change for the better. We have a perfect example and many great examples who followed perfection from Heaven. So I have wondered why there are still people in society who don’t matter. Why aren’t we lifting up those who need it most? Why aren’t calling out racism everywhere and advocating for those who don’t matter? I see many of the youth in the Wards aiming for change and a better world. These loafers on the ground make the future look brighter. We just need to always aim for the infinite brightness we follow.Read more
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why BLM?
I decided to put this book together after googling one day and realised that there were a number of remarkable people of black origin that have just not had the praise that they deserve.There are a number prominent names within this book that most people ‘should’ be aware of.For those of you not familiar with the more rare names just ask your elders lol.I hope you find this book somewhat enlightening and as always I thank you all for being there.M.D Head.what is blm is a short artsy adventure into the heros of the black lives matter movement if your interested in black hostrical figures from all teh ages read thsi book. there might even be a few names here you havnt hurd of.
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Bully Betrayal Ep. 6: Hot Wife For BLM
A racist man’s life is changed forever when his wife comes home from a Black Lives Matter protest with a strapping, handsome protestor named Darius. Tied to a chair, Frank watches his beautiful wife worship and the BLM leader. When humiliation and domination are not enough for the Black King, he decides to take it one step further.Read more
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BLM-PD (The BLM Series Book 1)
In the not too distant future, the US has been taken over by white nationalists, and the institutionalized racism that has underscored the country’s entire history has once again been codified. California has seceded from the US, and a band of strong women plan to start the next civil war following the death of their friend at the hands of the police. This is BLM-PD.Read more
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Do All the Good You Can: How Faith Shaped Hillary Rodham Clinton’s Politics
Methodism in the public and private lives of the politician
After more than forty contentious years in the public eye, Hillary Rodham Clinton is one of the best-known political figures in the nation. Yet the strong religious faith at the heart of her politics and personal life often remains confounding, if not mysterious, to longtime observers. Even many of her admirers would be surprised to hear Clinton state that her Methodist outlook has “been a huge part of who I am and how I have seen the world, and what I believe in, and what I have tried to do in my life.”
Gary Scott Smith’s biography of Clinton’s journey in faith begins with her Methodist upbringing in Park Ridge, Illinois, where she faithfully attended worship services, Sunday school, and youth group meetings. Like many mainline Protestants, Clinton’s spiritual commitment developed gradually throughout childhood, while her combination of missionary zeal and impressive personal talents has informed her career from the time of her pro bono work at Yale on behalf of children to the present.
Her Methodist faith has been very important to many of Clinton’s high-profile endeavors and in helping her cope with the prominent travails brought on by two presidential campaigns, never-ending conservative rancor, and her husband’s infidelity. Smith’s account examines Clinton’s faith in the context of work ranging from her 1990s pursuit of healthcare reform to a “Hillary doctrine” of foreign policy focused on her longtime goal of providing basic human rights for children and women–a project she saw as essential to United States security. The result is an enlightening reconsideration of an extraordinary political figure who has defied private doubts and public controversy to live by John Wesley’s dictum: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”
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The Murderer and the Taoiseach: Death, Politics and GUBU – Revisiting the Notorious Malcolm Macarthur Case
A Murderer. A Leader. The Scandal of an Era.
‘Reads like a thriller but is sadly all too true … a brilliant account of shocking crimes and the dramatic political crisis they caused’ David McCullagh
The summer of 1982 was long-seared into the Irish public imagination for more than just its record high temperatures. That July, an aristocrat named Malcolm Macarthur went on a brutal killing spree, taking the lives of two innocent young people – Bridie Gargan and Dónal Dunne – in a doomed plan to remedy his financial woes.
A massive manhunt was launched and, in a sensational turn of events, Macarthur was captured in the home of the State’s top law officer, Attorney General Patrick Connolly.
The scandal attracted worldwide headlines and resulted in untold damage to Taoiseach Charles Haughey. The words he used to describe the dark events – grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented – coined the era-defining phrase GUBU.
Here, award-winning political journalist and GUBU podcast-maker Harry McGee retraces the happenings of that long hot summer and beyond. From the cat-and-mouse game to track down an unpredictable killer to Macarthur’s extraordinary capture, he considers both the life and psyche of a murderer, and that of the leading political figure of the time – a man similarly driven by greed, status and a sense of himself as existing above the law.
Including previously unknown aspects of the trial and interaction with Malcolm Macarthur himself, The Murderer and the Taoiseach is a compulsive journey through tragedy and scandal.
‘Brisk, illuminating, crackling with detail’ Tony Connelly
‘An incredible and compelling story’ Matt Cooper
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1666 Redemption Through Sin: Global Conspiracy in History, Religion, Politics and Finance
Most people have heard of Jesus Christ, considered the Messiah by Christians, and who lived 2000 years ago. But very few have ever heard of Sabbatai Zevi, who declared himself the Messiah in 1666. By proclaiming redemption was available through acts of sin, he amassed a following of over one million passionate believers, about half the world’s Jewish population during the 17th century.Although many Rabbis at the time considered him a heretic, his fame extended far and wide. Sabbatai’s adherents planned to abolish many ritualistic observances, because, according to the Talmud, holy obligations would no longer apply in the Messianic time. Fasting days became days of feasting and rejoicing. Sabbateans encouraged and practiced sexual promiscuity, adultery, incest and religious orgies.
After Sabbati Zevi’s death in 1676, his Kabbalist successor, Jacob Frank, expanded upon and continued his occult philosophy. Frankism, a religious movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, centered on his leadership, and his claim to be the reincarnation of the Messiah Sabbatai Zevi. He, like Zevi, would perform “strange acts” that violated traditional religious taboos, such as eating fats forbidden by Jewish dietary laws, ritual sacrifice, and promoting orgies and sexual immorality. He often slept with his followers, as well as his own daughter, while preaching a doctrine that the best way to imitate God was to cross every boundary, transgress every taboo, and mix the sacred with the profane. Hebrew University of Jerusalem Professor Gershom Scholem called Jacob Frank, “one of the most frightening phenomena in the whole of Jewish history”.
Jacob Frank would eventually enter into an alliance formed by Adam Weishaupt and Meyer Amshel Rothschild called the Order of the Illuminati. The objectives of this organization was to undermine the world’s religions and power structures, in an effort to usher in a utopian era of global communism, which they would covertly rule by their hidden hand: the New World Order.
Using secret societies, such as the Freemasons, their agenda has played itself out over the centuries, staying true to the script. The Illuminati handle opposition by a near total control of the world’s media, academic opinion leaders, politicians and financiers. Still considered nothing more than theory to many, more and more people wake up each day to the possibility that this is not just a theory, but a terrifying Satanic conspiracy.
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World Politics in 100 Words: Start conversations and spark inspiration (In a Nutshell)
How do you sum up world politics in just 100 words? This striking book takes on the challenge! From activist to wealth, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long description and beautiful illustration, providing a thoughtful, unbiased introduction to key political terms and ideas to help the young (and not so young) get to grips with the subject. Basically, everything you need to know in a nut shell.Along with some expected words, such as government and vote, you’ll also discover less predictable words that will give you a fresh perspective. With utopia and dystopia, try to imagine a perfect world and then its opposite. Through equality, explore what it means for everyone to have the same rights and responsibilities. With words such as nation, empire, rights, corruption, pundit, debt, citizen, tax, nationalism, and military, gain perspective on the many facets of world politics.
Finally, you’ll be asked, “If you were to choose the 100 words, which would you pick?”
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The Politics of Everybody: Feminism, Queer Theory, and Marxism at the Intersection: A Revised Edition
The Politics of Everybody examines the production and maintenance of the terms ‘man’, ‘woman’, and ‘other’ within the current political moment; the contradictions of these categories; and the prospects of a Marxist approach to praxis for queer bodies. Few thinkers have attempted to reconcile queer and Marxist analysis. Those who have propose the key contested site to be that of desire/sexual expression. This emphasis on desire, Lewis argues, is symptomatic of the neoliberal project and has led to a continued fascination with the politics of identity. By arguing that Marxist analysis is in fact most beneficial to gender politics within the arena of body production, categorization and exclusion, Lewis develops a theory of gender and the sexed body that is wedded to the realities of a capitalist political economy. Boldly calling for a new, materialist queer theory, Lewis defines a politics of liberation that is both intersectional, transnational, and grounded in lived experience.With a new preface, Lewis discusses the argument for an explicitly Marxist understanding of trans rights – an understanding grounded in solidarity and materialist/scientific queer analysis. She also discusses the new wave of Marxist Social Reproduction Theory that has emerged since the first edition, family abolition, and the complexities of building an internationalist Marxist movement that is in solidarity with queer and trans struggles, attentive to women’s realities, and one that refrains from imposing Western definitions (particularly American/Anglo definitions) onto global movements for liberation.
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The Accountability Deficit: How ministers and officials evaded accountability, misled the public and violated democracy during the pandemic
Written by Molly Kingsley, Arabella Skinner and Ben Kingsley, executive members of the campaigning organisation UsForThem, this book forensically exposes how UK Ministers and senior government officials were repeatedly able to make poor quality policy decisions during the pandemic period with only limited scrutiny and too often with catastrophic consequences for the lives of millions.
The authors have meticulously evidenced how ethics, good governance, truth, integrity and transparency were grossly compromised during the pandemic period, and how these factors and a deficit of accountability created the conditions for what fast became an economic, social, medical, ethical and child safeguarding disaster.
Danny Kruger MP provides a powerfully candid afterword.
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Tries and Prejudice: The Autobiography of England’s First Muslim Rugby International
“A fascinating window into British Asian culture…” – The Guardian
Tries & Prejudice is the revealing, hard-hitting and often amusing autobiography of former Featherstone, Leeds, Huddersfield and London rugby league star Ikram Butt. Born and bred in West Yorkshire and these days the driving force behind the British Asian Rugby Association (BARA), Butt, England’s first muslim rugby international in either code, tells his unique life story whilst also lifting the lid on the wider Muslim experience of British sport and the obstacles which lie in the way of encouraging greater participation from an often disaffected and marginalised youth. Written in association with rugby league writer Tony Hannan and featuring testimonials from a number of well-known sporting and political names, Tries & Prejudice is a fascinating and timely book, quite like no other.Read more
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Tokkie Smith and the Colour of Rugby: Creating the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
Tokkie Smith and the Colour of RugbyCreating the Hong Kong Sevens “The colonial rugby elite sat in stunned silence. He had been accused but not heard. Never before had they been required to make such an emotional and personal decision. Slowly, one by one, they raised their hands and his life was over.” The Hong Kong Sevens produced a burst of brilliant rugby which brightens the world. It didn’t just happen but was created through progressive inclusion. In the process Founder South African Tokkie Smith was caught up in the turbulent forefront of the game’s move from white domination and into the clutches of big money. It brought him personal tragedy but gave the world Sunshine Rugby. Author John D’Eathe is a product of the golden years of amateur rugby. He has seen the game transform from elitist and non-inclusive into the brilliant, open Sunshine Rugby of today. He met Tokkie Smith in 1959 in exotic Hong Kong and joined him for a decade in the waning days of the Empire and of Colonial rugby. Discover the life of Tokkie Smith and his impact upon world rugby.Review by Martin Tiffany:”WHILE this book is essentially about Tokkie Smith and his contribution to rugby union in Asia and the world, it is about much more.It is about the fight against the elitist rugby bodies and their double standards, it is about the stranglehold of world rugby’s governing body, it is about Hong Kong in the colonial era, and above all it is about the birth of one of the biggest and most exciting events on the international rugby calendar – the Hong Kong Sevens.The author John D’Eathe met Cape Town-born Tokkie in 1959 in Hong Kong and through rugby formed a lifelong friendship. One of the main reasons the author wrote this book was to shine a light on someone he felt was an unsung hero of today’s modern game and through the book hopes to establish Tokkie Smith’s rightful place in rugby history. If you are a rugby union fan this book is well worth a read.”Read more
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