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2014.
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English
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"An expose; on how the rise of China will affect the American way of lifeThe End of Cheap China is a fun, riveting, must-read book not only for people doing business in China but for anyone interested in understanding the forces that are changing the world. Many Americans know China for manufacturing cheap products, thanks largely to the country's vast supply of low-cost workers. But China is changing, and the glut of cheap labor that has made everyday...
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[2018]
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English
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Now an established global force, China has experienced a sustained period of staggering economic growth since policy reform in the 1970s. Chinese urbanisation is the most significant example of economic, environmental and social change both within China and globally. In recent years, central government has made a concerted effort to encourage city governments to realign their priorities and achieve a balance between economic efficiency, social justice...
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May and Pearl, two sisters living in Shanghai in the mid-1930s, are beautiful, sophisticated, and well-educated, but their family is on the verge of bankruptcy. Hoping to improve their social standing, May and Pearl's parents arrange for their daughters to marry Gold Mountain men who have come from Los Angeles to find brides. But when the sisters leave China and arrive at Angel's Island (the Ellis Island of the West) where they are detained, interrogated,...
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Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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"The important debate on the growing graduate skills gaps, the value of universities to their business communities, and their role (or lack of) in building entrepreneurial attributes among graduates is growing internationally. Using case studies from universities across the globe, this edited book seeks to bring together leading authors with knowledge, and/or experience, of the challenges of embedding enterprise education in university and college...
46) Girl rising
Pub. Date
℗2014.
Language
English
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View a groundbreaking film, which tells the stories of nine extraordinary girls from nine countries, written by nine celebrated writers and narrated by nine renowned actors. Viewers will see a showcase of strength from the human spirit and the power of education to change the world.
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Shi zhan zhi hui guan volume 362
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Chinese edition of What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20: A Crash Course on Making Your Place in the World. Seelig is the Executive Director for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. A lecture titled "What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20" drew a tremendous response and inspired this book. The lecture embodies her thoughts she shared with her son who was about to enter college. Giving that Stanford had produced countless premier innovators, this book should...
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Ke xue wen hua volume 124
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
An introduction to the causes of death of celebrities and high profile personalities. These diseases and conditions often receive high exposure and provide opportunities to educate and raise awareness in the general public.
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Pub. Date
2011.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
A book of more than 240 real parenting cases through which the author Zhou Lingyu demonstrates the current education viewpoints, providing parents with lessons to emulate or to steer away from. These real life experiences open parents eye to the world of their children.
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English
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According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian-born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness-is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations-looking, listening, touching, and asking-something a man can never do with a female patient. From...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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中文(繁體)
Description
This parenting guide shows how Swedish family educates children without emphasizing on standardized tests and preset answers. The author states that focusing on creative thinking and solid execution has made Swedens education system a better environment for children.
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Shi jie zhu ti zhi lü volume 74
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
The most comprehensive eating guide of Hong Kong, guided by local connoisseurs. The book begins with an education of Cantonese food in Hong Kong - not your average China Town fare, for sure. With this illustrated maps, etiquette guide, one can savor all of Hong Kong's tastiest - from street fares to gourmet - without being ripped off.
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©2010
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English
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"This Element is an excerpt from The coming China wars: where they will be fought and how they can be won (ISBN: 9780132359825) by Peter Navarro. Deploying a potent mix of state-subsidized capital, managerial expertise, and skilled labor, China is rapidly gaining economic control of a lion's share of the world's resources"--Resource description page.
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Sheng huo shi ye volume 12
Pub. Date
2016
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
Traditional Chines edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller "Ghost Boy: The Miraculous Escape of a Misdiagnosed Boy Trapped Inside His Own Body". The story of Martin Pistorius, "Ghost Boy is the heart-wrenching story of one boy’s return to life through the power of love and faith." ~ publisher
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Powerful methods for global investing from a dual expert on Chinese and U.S. markets Tiger Woman on Wall Street is the remarkable story of how one woman has risen to the top of the traditionally male-dominated world of finance. Raised by "tiger parents" in China in the 1980s, when the Chinese economy was just starting to boom, Junh Li came to the United States to attend college and climbed her way up to the top with a relentless personal drive and...
56) Loveboat, Taipei
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Loveboat volume 1
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English
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When Ever Wong's parents sent her away fro the summer, she's expecting Chien Tan: a strict, educational immersion program in Taiwan. Instead, she finds the infamous "Loveboat." There, Ever is surrounded by prodigies, like Rick Woo, Chinese American wonder boy and longtime bane of her existence; Ever's roommate, the confident and clever Sophia Ha, as glamorous as she is sharp; and the intimidatingly cool Xavier Yeh, heir to an international tech empire....
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Pub. Date
2020.
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中文(繁體)
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Liang Shih-chiu, was a renowned educator, writer, translator, literary theorist and lexicographer. This book contains classic articles and proses composed by Liang Shih-Chiu, such as: "House", "Mahjong", "Beiping Yearly Views". They fully presented the spiritual world and life joys of Liang. Appreciate all beings in the witty words, and see the lives of thousands in knowing smiles. The road of life, whether you say it is the road of roses or the road...
58) Disorientation
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Twenty-nine-year-old PhD student Ingrid Yang is desperate to finish her dissertation on the late canonical poet Xiao-Wen Chou and never read about “Chinese-y” things again. But after years of grueling research, all she has to show for her efforts are junk food addiction and stomach pain. When she accidentally stumbles upon a curious note in the Chou archives one afternoon, she convinces herself it’s her ticket out of academic hell. But Ingrid’s...
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2017.
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English
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"Inspired by a true story, this is the unforgettable story of a young boy named Ernest, set during the 1909 Seattle world's fair called the Alaska Yukon Pacific Expo. It is a time when the magical wonders of technology on display at the expo future seems limitless. But for Ernest, a half-Chinese orphan who found his way to America through a last desperate act of his beloved mother, every door is closed. A charity student at a boarding school, he has...
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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
China's economic growth has been more robust in some regions than others. In a country as large as China, examinations of regional differences can provide a viable way to learn about the economy as a whole. Rongxing Guo provides a systematic introduction to the economies of China by describing their external and internal drivers and by placing them within geopolitical and even socio-cultural boundaries. His pairings of case studies and empirical techniques...
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