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Hongmei is the perfect Chinese wife: beautiful, diligent, passive. Glen is the perfect American husband: intelligent, caring, well-off. From the outside, Hongmei and Glen's life in the San Francisco Bay Area seems perfect. But at home, their marriage is falling apart. Post-its left on the fridge are their primary form of communication.

Larry Diamond has made it his life's work to secure democracy's future by understanding its past and by advising dissidents fighting autocracy around the world. Ill Winds' core argument is stark: the defense and advancement of democratic ideals relies on US global leadership. If we do not reclaim our traditional place as the keystone of democracy, today's authoritarian swell could become a tsunami, providing an opening for Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and their admirers to turn the 21st century into a dark time of despotism.

These six wonderful folk tales are based on stories told by Norman Hinsdale Pitman in A Chinese Wonder Book, originally published in 1918. Pitman collected and published several collections of folk tales and other Chinese books. We have taken the liberty of retelling all six stories to be appropriate for a modern audience, and to use a limited vocabulary, most of which are in the standard 1200-word HSK4 vocabulary.

In Herbal Remedies for Health and Healing For Beginners, there are over 70 herbs detailed that can help over 20 common conditions and most have some scientific basis and research-backing of their benefits. The approach is both allopathic and holistic herbalism.

It is a strange world, one filled with a myriad of mysteries that shrouded its true history. It is a place where many races once thrived, only to eventually dwindle away from the records of time, locked in an eternal struggle against a strange but powerful kind. Our journey continues, as all the Chosen of the Chosen Battle Royale, and all of the major influential parties, along with the rogue practitioners had been transported to this world, or rather, to this ancient battlefield. It is here, their destinies will come to fruition; it is here, they will become renowned.

Immerse your heart and soul into my real-life story and feel the feelings. You will gain insights, inspiration, strength, and easy-to-do action plans to achieve the lifestyle that you have always dreamed of. So buckle up, relax, and enjoy the ride while you learn. Learning is fun and exciting.

Half rabbit shifter, half warlock, Leveret Wong can help anyone who comes into his magical bakery with sleep inducing raspberry buttercream and scones to make a person fall in love. The only person he can't seem to fix is himself. Eliot Rand, the dog shifter of the Chinese Zodiac is sick of living under the harsh rule of the stars. He wants nothing more than to take back control of his life by rejecting his Fated Mate once and for all. Everything is going as planned, up until he starts working with the sweet, nerdy, funny, yet damaged and touch adverse rabbit shifter.

Want to immerse yourself in the Chinese language and speak at a native level? Curious about China and the culture? Then this audiobook is for you! With Advanced Chinese, you get Chinese-only lessons and learn the all about the country, culture, history, folklore, arts and popular destinations. Along the way, you'll pick up sophisticated expressions and advanced grammar.

In Search of Hua Ma is one of a series of novels in Chinese that are fun to listen to and proven to accelerate language learning. Every book in the Mandarin Companion series is carefully written to use characters, words, and grammar that a learner is likely to know. The breakthrough level is written using only 150 unique Chinese characters and is intended for Chinese learners who have obtained a low elementary or novice level of Chinese.

Grasp the language, culture, and customs in just minutes more with Learn Cantonese: Ultimate Getting Started with Cantonese, the easiest way to learn Cantonese!

Each course in this language learning series has 12 lessons of 5-11 minutes each, covering the things you most need to know. Either take the lessons one after the other or pick and choose the topics that you prefer. It's as easy as 1-2-3, and you can get to grips with the language quickly because you hear it, rather than just reading it. Includes complete course script with 96 test questions.

While Max and Ethan play soccer in the backyard, what could go wrong? Oh no! A gigantic bumblebee stings him on the neck and he’s allergic! Will Maxx be ok? Can Doctor Z. help him? With all the fun of an amazing adventure, Marvelous Maxx and the Bumblebee is sure to capture the hearts and minds of children and adults alike. You won't just enjoy the story, you will feel a part of it and learn a lot! Listen along in Chinese (simplified) with a pinyin and English parallel text carefully manually translated by native speakers, helping children learn new words in a fun way.

While Arielle watches a movie, what could go wrong? OMG! A piece of popcorn gets stuck in her throat! Will Arielle be okay? Can Maxx help her?

A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled.

Gloria Chinese-English Bilingual Books are a great introduction to high-interest topics. In addition to the American English audio file in this audiobook, listeners will also have access to the audio files in Cantonese and Mandarin, read by the author at a slow pace for easy-to-use reference. These audio files are designed for older readers, such as adults, to read alongside early readers as young as from birth.

See a sunflower grow from seed to seed. Mama Gloria Chinese-English Bilingual Books are a great introduction to high-interest topics. In addition to the American English audio file in this audiobook, listeners will also have access to the audio files in Cantonese and Mandarin, read by the author at a slow pace for easy-to-use reference.

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), also known as Standard Arabic or Literary Arabic, is the variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech. Surprise your friends! Astonish your family! With Pimsleur®, you’ll be speaking and understanding like a native in no time. Thirty-two minutes a day is all it takes.

During a chance encounter, two nearly identical boys, one a poor beggar and the other a prince, decide to exchange places. The pauper, now living in the royal palace, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is; while the Prince, dressed in rags, lives on the street enduring hardships he never thought possible. Both children soon discover that neither life is as carefree as they expected.

In this gripping account, John Avedon draws on his work and travels with the Fourteenth Dalai Lama to bring us the riveting story of Tibet and its temporal and spiritual leader. Included is an extensive interview with the Dalai Lama, who speaks about the conditions in Tibet, the mind of a Buddha, and the events of his life. Rigorously researched, passionately written, the original edition of In Exile From the Land of Snows was instrumental in launching the modern Tibet movement when it was published in 1984.

"The 1000 essential words in Mandarin Chinese". Mandarin is by far the largest of the seven or ten Chinese dialect groups, spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers. Number of native speakers for Mandarin Chinese : 960 million. How to learn a language differently ? Today, language learning is revolutionizing : you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method : a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak.