Chinese Books

I was looking for a book that will explain how Foreign Enterprises in the Chinese Marketplace work and managed and what are the steps to build FIE , this book answer most of the questions that i had and far more by interviews with expatriates and case of studies and the most important lessons from mistakes that other FIE make in negotiation and building the FIE .Excellent study and must read for any decision maker or manager in Chinese market.

I had reviewed two of Dr. Pao's books about the Overseas Chinese experience in South Vietnam. He is an Overseas Chinese himself, I believe he understood very well how the Overseas Chinese gone through under various political agendas, between communist politics as well as non-communist politics. I am greatful that he has been a few author who has continue referred us as the Overseas Chinese. The Overseas Chinese have been visible diminishing due to host countries had been naturalized us with a new identity, therefore, it is hard to do research on the Overseas Chinese who are continueing existing world wide. Overseas Chinese have complexity history background, it is worth-wise to investigate this population.

I've been using this dictionary traveling in China for several months and it is excellent. It has both C-E and E-C sides, the C-E is organized by TRUE alphabetical order (not character order), which makes it much easier for an English speaker to find a word. The words are in blue, with definitions in black and the text is a comfortable font and size to read. The main comparison to this dictionary is the Concise English-Chinese / Chinese-English Dictionary (Third Edition), which has also been highly recommended by friends. I like the Berlitz one better because it is more readable and offers more "hints" as to how to use a word. For example, under the E-C side, the word "colon" in the Berlitz dictionary gives"(punctuation) maohao [in pinyin and characters] and ANAT jiechang [in pinyin and characters]. In the Concise dictionary, they just list maohao and jiechang, without telling you which is which.

Also, the Concise dictionary is printed in a thin font, in a crowded format, with no color or formatting cues to help you find words quickly. The color and indentation in the Berlitz help speed word finding along.

Both dictionaries have problems with words listed on one side and not the other, but I've never found any language dictionary that didn't suffer the same fault.

Both are available in vinyl covers - a must if you are traveling with the dictionary. The Berlitz is NOT available in mainland China, while the Concise is readily found in bookstores in China (and quite cheap at only 46RMB, around $7.00 currently).

Also, there is a Mandarin Chinese: Chinese-english - English-chinese (Berlitz Pocket Dictionary S.) Pocket Dictionary which I haven't seen. I assume they trim words to make the smaller size (only 461 pages, vs. 672 in the Compact). The Compact is plenty small enough to fit into a purse or backpack. I wouldn't go any smaller (unless it really is just a shrinking of the font size, and not a reduction in words) than this, for fear you wouldn't have enough of the words you need.

This product provides thorough grounding in pronunciation of Chinese (something difficult to grasp in the beginning) and takes the beginner through exercises and even includes the Chinese characters along with the Pinyin in the instructional book. This is very useful for the beginner who wants to fuction in reading and even writing. Offers some useful structures for continuing learning.

Great phrase book with useful phrases to help one get around the cities in China, and handy to carry.

For readers who live in the United States and want to make authentic Chinese dishes, this Chinese/English cookbook, adorned with beautiful pictures, will certainly lure them out to the market and rush them back into the kitchen.

The book is categorized by main ingredients - pork, beef, poultry; fish, prawn, seafood, rice and noodles, snacks, vegetarian, vegetables, and bean curd.

The best feature of this book is the tips the author placed on the sidebar. I have found them to be the culinary secrets of how to make a dish as good as the ones turned out by the chef.

Dishes such as Bean Curd with Dried Shrimp, Curry Chicken Rice, Braised Fish Tail with Brown Sauce, Meat Dumpling in Chili Oil and Spring Onion Pancake are dishes you find in authentic Chinese restaurants. With the hint of the tips I have turned out better tasting and better looking dishes.

Some of the ingredients used in this book are fancy and exotic. You may want to go to a well-stocked Asian supermarket for them. It is really worth the trouble, though, because the dishes are the kind Chinese families put on their dinner tables. Your culinary effort will surely be the talk among your friends and families just like the ones I tried were.

Delicious, simple, step by step recipes. This book helped a novice like me turn into a good cook! A must buy!

This book is still very much available and in Print. One can also order the cassette that helps one learn the true Chinese diction of the words. There is a glossary of words in the book that are used on the cassette.
The author, Coleen Cain (formerly Beth Bauer) was a Journalist for the Post-Intelligencer of Bellevue, WA while she was living in China.
A member of the Seattle Free Lances, she has authored a number of other books as well.
I have used the book as a gift to friends visiting China.

This book is easy to follow and the receipes are great. I've really enjoyed it.

Buy the cheap one, no need for more. Beautiful pictures, practical information, great tips for off-the-grid home food growing in a sustainable method that is also fun and nice to look at. If more of us did this instead of buying asparagus from patagonia, we could slow global warming