China Adventure

当小偷的父亲，胆小懦弱的儿子，两本民国时期的杂志，引出人性的贪婪，带来一段友情，毁了一段友情 ……當小偷的父親，膽小懦弱的兒子，兩本民國時期的雜誌，引出人性的貪婪，帶來一段友情，毀了一段友情……

Chino & the Boy Scouts introduces the mysterious world of Summerhill, the most outstanding feature of which is its unusual schooling system, taught through the medium of "scouting". It’s the final year of school and Chino learns of the existence of a map, through which he might unfold the legend of "the GW", an item long both speculated to be a myth and highly coveted at Eden Gardens Grammar School. Little does he know, he is not the only one bold enough to embark on this quest.

Garrapata y Carafoca están atrapados en el túnel del tiempo. Cuando consiguen salir, están en China, en el 246 antes de Cristo, año en que gobernaba el malvado Shi Hoang Ti. Los dos amigos se dirigen a ver al emperador, quien los confunde con unos delincuentes y los condena a cadena perpetua de trabajos forzados en la Gran Muralla china. Por si fuera poco, el emperador quiere casarse con Floripondia, el gran amor de Garrapata. Tras muchas aventuras consiguen huir de los trabajos forzados y... la continuación en la próxima aventura del pirata Garrapata.

Like an Egg in a Bowl of Cherries is a memoir that will appeal to those with a lust for life and a passion for exploration. Drawing from hand-written journal entries and emails sent home while living and working for a year in Dalian, China (2002-2003), listeners are taken on an entertaining ride filled with humor, sarcasm, and irreverence.

Here is the astonishing true story of Ruth Harkness, the Manhattan bohemian socialite who, against all but impossible odds, trekked to Tibet in 1936 to capture the most mysterious animal of the day: a bear that had for countless centuries lived in secret in the labyrinth of lonely cold mountains. In The Lady and the Panda, Vicki Constantine Croke gives us the remarkable account of Ruth Harkness and her extraordinary journey, and restores Harkness to her rightful place along with Sacajawea, Nellie Bly, and Amelia Earhart as one of the great woman adventurers of all time.

It is one of the greatest conflicts - and a pivotal turning point - in history...the Chinese civil war. On one side stands Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists. On the other, Mao Zedong and the Communists. And their forces are about to meet in a decisive battle...the outcome of which is in the hands of one American pilot, John Hampton, a man who couldn’t care less....

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist audiobook is for you; it offers the inside scoop on Macau. Most travel audiobooks tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China by John Smither offers the inside scoop on Chengdu. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - Chongqing City by John Smither offers the inside scoop on Chongqing City. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Greater Than a Tourist China - 300 Travel Tips from Locals gives you the inside scoop on China. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from those who have lived at your next travel destination.

"Wir brauchten ein Werkzeug. Also rief ich die Götter an." Schon immer hat es Gerüchte über ihn gegeben. Legenden. Tausende Zivilisationen hat er erstarken und fallen sehen. Ein Krieger, der nicht getötet werden kann. Er trägt viele Namen: Unute, Kind des Blitzes, sogar als Tod wurde er bezeichnet. Heutzutage kennen wir ihn als "B". Und er wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als sterben zu können. In einer Welt nah an unserer Realität lässt sich "B" auf ein Angebot einer geheimen Einheit des US-Militärs ein, die verspricht, ihm dabei zu helfen, das Rätsel seiner Unsterblichkeit zu lösen.

Pimpa conoce a Gian-Gin, un perrito pequinés que la invita a viajar a China en un velero. Cuando llega, conoce a Baobao, un panda muy simpático que la lleva de excursión por la tierra de los dragones. Pimpa hace nuevos amigos, como el conejo Tu y el caballo Ma, con quienes recorre lugares increíbles. Juntos cruzan el río Amarillo y la Gran Muralla para llegar hasta un árbol muy especial donde los espera el gato Mao... Pimpa es una perrita muy alegre con manchas rojas.

El cartógrafo Rodrigo Silva se ve obligado a asistir al ahorcamiento público de su padre por la pérdida de un galeón a manos de los piratas ingleses. Rodrigo jura vengarse por esa gran injusticia, pero el destino le tiene preparada una sorpresa. Gracias a sus conocimientos en el arte de navegar y trazar cartas náuticas, acabará formando parte de uno de los planes más ambiciosos de Felipe II: la conquista de China.

Every Saturday, Millie spends the day at her grandmother's house. There are no toys and no TV, but it's still the best part of her week. You see, grandma is a fairy! With a twirl of her magic spoon, she sends Millie to wherever she wants to go!

La descripcion de la tormenta que ataca un barco que va a Asia con un grupo de chinos pobres que vuelven a la patria con sus ahorros de toda la vida guardadas en cajitas de madera sirve para hacer notables descripciones de los peligros del oceano.

Destination: China. An endangered Giant Panda has been kidnapped from the Wolong Nature Reserve in China. Can Secret Agent Jack Stalwart find the panda and rescue it before the evil Scorpion Gang sells it on the black market? Time is running out…Listen more about Jack’s thrilling adventures as he travels the globe….

En el reino de Dàxī, el té guarda una poderosa magia y una antigua sabiduría. Por eso los shénnóng-shī, maestros en el arte del té, son personas con años de entrenamiento que gozan de un gran prestigio entre las esferas más altas de la sociedad. Cuando Ning se entera de la competencia para encontrar al nuevo mejor shénnóng-shī del reino, viaja a la ciudad imperial para participar. El ganador recibirá un favor de la princesa Ying-Zhen y con ello Ning tendría la oportunidad de salvar la vida de su hermana.

Weit über 3 Millionen verkaufte Romane weltweit - Cixin Liu hat der chinesischen Science-Fiction die Tür zur westlichen Welt geöffnet. An seinem vierzehnten Geburtstag muss der junge Chen miterleben, wie seine Eltern vor seinen Augen getötet werden. Ein mehrere tausend Grad heißer Feuerball fährt in das alte Haus und verwandelt alles in Asche - ein Kugelblitz. Ab diesem Ereignis hat Chen nur noch ein Ziel im Leben: Er will diesem rätselhaften Naturphänomen auf den Grund gehen und es erforschen.

In 2017, Paolo Cognetti returned to Nepal, not to conquer the mountains but to journey through the high valleys of the Dolpo with a copy of Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard in hand. Drawing on memories of his childhood in the Alps, Cognetti explored the roots of life in the mountains, truly getting to know the communities and the nature that forged this resilient, almost mythical region. Accompanying him was Remigio, a childhood friend who had never left the mountains of Italy, and Nicola, a painter he had recently met.

A soaring story that will sweep listeners from the docks of China to the court of Kublai Khan as young Haoyou learns to ride the winds strapped to a great scarlet kite in the traveling circus of the Great Miao.