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Swallowing Clouds by A. Zee
For many Westerners,
food is one of their few regular contacts with Chinese culture. Using that as a
bridgehead, Swallowing Clouds offers a sparkling and entertaining exploration
of Chinese writing, cuisine and culture.
http://dannyreviews.com/h/Swallowing_Clouds.html
Understanding China:
A Guide to China's Economy, History, and Political Culture by John Bryan Starr
In this succinct,
modest, and refreshingly forthright book--now revised and updated for the new
century--Starr introduces to the uninitiated reader the background, basic data,
and issues at stake in China's crisis-ridden present and future.
http://www.directtextbook.com/price.php?p=prices&q=0809094894&shippingtime=5
A Concise History of China by J.A.G.
Roberts
In seven chapters, this
readable and highly interesting book covers the whole of Chinese history...The
book is both descriptive and interpretive and, despite covering a long period
already considered many times before, offers new insights based on some
up-to-date findings and newly discovered evidence.
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/ROBCON.html?show=reviews
Chinese Political Negotiating Behavior
1967-1984 by Richard H. Solomon
This
study of Chinese political negotiating behavior assesses patterns and practices
in the ways officials of the People's Republic of China (PRC) managed
high-level political negotiations with the United States during the
"normalization" phase of relations between the two countries.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR663/index2.html
Lessons in Being
Chinese: Minority Education and Ethnic Identity in Southwest China by Mette
Hansen
Based on field research
and historical sources, Lessons in Being Chinese argues that state policy,
which is intended to be applied uniformly across all minority regions, in fact
is much more successful in some areas than in others.
http://www.caligobooks.com/index.php?crn=381&rn=295978090&action=show_detail
Ways of Being Ethnic in Southwest
China by Stevan Harrell
Éthis pathbreaking
study examines the nature of ethnic consciousness and ethnic relations among
local communities, focusing on the Nuosu (classified as Yi by the Chinese
government), Prmi, Naze, and Han
China's New Voices:
Popular Music, Ethnicity, Gender, and Politics, 1978-1997 by Nimrod Baranovitch
Focusing on the city of
Beijing and drawing upon extensive fieldwork, China's New Voices shows that
during the 1980s and 1990s, rock and pop music, combined with new technologies
and the new market economy, have enabled marginalized groups to achieve a new
public voice that is often independent of the state.
http://mclc.osu.edu/rc/pubs/reviews/mittler.htm
The Emerging
Lesbian: Female Same-Sex Desire in Modern China by Sang, Tze-Lan D.
In this first ever
book-length study of Chinese lesbians, Tze-lan D. Sang convincingly ties the
debate over female same-sex love in China to the emergence of Chinese
modernity. As women's participation in social, economic, and political affairs
grew, Sang argues, so too did the societal significance of their romantic and
sexual relations
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/15346.ctl
Gender In Motion:
Divisions Of Labor And Cultural Change In Late Imperial And Modern China by
Bryna Goodman
Bringing together the
work of distinguished China historians, anthropologists, and literary and film
scholars, Gender in Motion raises provocative questions about the diversity of
gender practices during the late imperial society and the persistence and
transformation of older gender ideologies under the conditions of modernity in China.
Finding Your Own
North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live by Martha Beck
Beck (author of Expecting Adam)
admits that repairing a damaged emotional compass and setting out on such a
vital journey--which often involves painful realizations and changes--"has
all the combined attractions of suicide and childbirth." But the payoff,
she concludes, is a love affair with real life.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812932188/
Personality Plus:
How to Understand Others by Understanding Yourself by Florence Littauer
A
revealing "personality profile" self-test and Littauer's insightful
advice help readers better understand themselves and others. A best-seller.
http://www.amazon.com/Personality-Plus-rev-exp-Understanding/dp/080075445X
How to Get Along With Difficult People
by Florence Litauer
Unique insights into
dealing with the difficult personalities we all encounter at home or work. This
updated, expanded edition of a classic provides fresh direction, encouragement,
and skills for those in need of help with a difficult person.
http://louisville.bizjournals.com/louisville/stories/2003/06/23/editorial2.html
Showing Our True
Colors by Mary Miscisin
Playfully illustrated,
this fun, easy guide for identifying personality styles provides insights as to
why people behave as they do. Based on Don LowryÕs True Colorsñ model, you will
discover tips for understanding, appreciating and relating to each style.
Lighthearted anecdotes convey concepts in Òreal lifeÓ situations, offering
immediately useful methods for resolving conflicts, opening lines of
communication, and enhancing personal effectiveness.
http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1893320235/002-7396307-4791237?SubscriptionId=0RAFPGWETQZXMXGFNN02
Spiritual Psychology: The Twelve
Primary Life Lessons by Steve Rother
It is only when we
begin to view the human experience as the evolutionary process of a soul that
we can begin to understand all these strange forces at work in our lives. We
see ourselves as human beings searching for a spiritual awakening when, in
fact, we are spiritual beings trying to cope with a human awakening. But what
causes us to seek these experiences in the first place?
http://www.lightworker.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=185
Personality Puzzle
by Florence & Marita Littauer
Popular Sanguines come
to work hoping to have fun. Perfect Melancholies work strictly by the rules and
are inflexible. Powerful Cholerics tell everyone else what to do, even if
they're not in charge. And Peaceful Phlegmatics compromise in order to avoid
conflict. Yet each personality has strengths to contribute to the workplace.
How can they fit together in a complementary way?
http://www.amazon.com/Personality-Puzzle-Florence-Littauer/dp/080078703X
Talking So People
Will Listen Ð Woman of Confidence by Florence & Marita Littauer
Whether
you are a quiet, stay-at-home mom or a seasoned public speaker, Talking So
People Will Listen gives you practical new communication tools. Florence and
Marita know their subject inside-out. Here it is-a personal seminar in a book,
just for you.
What Color Is Your Personality?: Red,
Orange, Yellow, Green... by Carol Ritberger
Discover how colors and
personality characteristics go together and how to use that information to
maximize your emotional, physical and spiritual well- being.
http://www.amazon.com/What-Color-Your-Personality-Green/dp/1561706515
Encountering
the Chinese: A Guide for Americans by Hu Wenzhong and Cornelius L. Grove
To fathom the complex
culture of China is a daunting task, but Hu Wenzhong and Cornelius Grove, in
this revised and updated edition of their popular book, have risen to the
challenge. They provide a practical and sensitive cross-cultural analysis of
Chinese culture along with insights into how best to communicate and interact
with Chinese people.
http://www.interculturalpress.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=33
Good Luck Life : The
Essential Guide to Chinese American Celebrations and Culture by Rosemary Gong
This book is ideal for
anyone who is looking for in-depth explanations of Chinese festivals. From
Ching Ming to Tuen Ng, Gong explains the origins and practises of each
festival. Where relevant she includes family anecdotes and recipes. The
research was triggered by a desire to understand why, for example, certain
foods are eaten at special times.
http://www.papertigers.org/reviews/China/asianReview/GoodLuckLife.html
Active
Listening1: Introducing Skills for Understanding StudentÕs edition
Active
Listening1: Introducing Skills for Understanding Teacher's edition
Active
Listening 1: Introducing Skills for Understanding Audio CDs
Active
Listening2: Building Skills for Understanding (Student's Book)
Active
Listening2: Building Skills for Understanding Teacher's edition
Active
Listening2: Building Skills for Understanding Audio CDs [ABRIDGED]
Active
Listening3: Expanding Understanding through Content Student's book
Active
Listening3: Expanding Understanding through Content Teacher's edition
Active
Listening3: Expanding Understanding Through Content 4 Audio CDs
The
Active Listening series is a three-level listening course in North American
English. It draws on recent research in comprehension, and offers students 20
engaging, task-based units, each built around a topic, function, or grammatical
theme. In the first two levels (Introducing and Building), students learn to
listen through a careful balance of activities, including listening for gist,
listening for specific information, and making inferences. In the third level
(Expanding), listening activities are content-based, drawing on real
information from a variety of sources.
http://www.cambridge.org/elt/elt_projectpage.asp?id=2500335
The Writing
Teacher's Book of Lists with Ready-to-Use Activities and Worksheets , 2nd
Edition by Gary Robert Muschla
This is the second
edition of the unique information source and timesaver for English and language
arts teachers. The Writing TeacherÕs Book of Lists with Ready-to-Use
Activities and Worksheets includes
90 useful lists for developing instructional materials and planning lessons for
elementary and secondary students. In addition, the book includes innovative
activities and reproducible black line masters that help students to improve
their writing skills, word usage, and vocabulary.
http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0787970808.html
American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners
in the US by Gary Althen
Gary Althen's richly
detailed guide shines a psychological, cultural and sociological spotlight on
American customs, values, attitudes and behavior. Organized into 22 chapters
that cover just about every aspect of American life, the book hits you with its
uncanny insight, accuracy and honesty. Although he doesn't completely avoid
stereotyping (and doesn't seem at all bothered by it), Althen presents the
good, the bad and the quirky.
http://www.amazon.com/American-Ways-Foreigners-United-States/dp/0933662688
American Ways: An
Introduction to Am. Culture by
Maryanne Kearny Datesman
This
reader helps English learners build their reading skills while also providing
detailed insights into American culture. Focuses on the traditional mainstream
values that have attracted people to the U.S. for over 200 years and traces
their effects on American life.
For high-intermediate
and advanced ESL learners.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0133420159/esllounge-20
101 American
Customs: Understanding Am. Language and Culture through Common Practices by
Harry Collis
What is sold at garage sales?
Why does no one get wet at a bridal shower? For non-native speakers, here's a
humorous approach to understanding common American customs and the expressions
related to them. Customs are explained, one to a page, with conversational
examples and whimsical cartoons. Topics range from age-old traditions, such as
shaking hands and bachelor parties, to more modern American practices--coupon
clipping, TV dinners, and tailgate parties.
http://www.amazon.com/101-American-Customs-Understanding-Practices/dp/0844224073
Women by Annie Leibovitz and Susan
Sontag
To look upon the faces
of the women photographed in this collection of more than 200 portraits is to
marvel at and admire the intensity and dignity of the personalities
represented. The subjects depicted encompass every imaginable field of
endeavor. There are aerialists, writers, coal miners, battered women, and
socialites, to name a few.
http://www.amazon.com/Women-Annie-Leibovitz/dp/0375756469
A Concise History of China by J.A.G.
Roberts
In seven
chapters, this readable and highly interesting book covers the whole of Chinese
history...The book is both descriptive and interpretive and, despite covering a
long period already considered many times before, offers new insights based on
some up-to-date findings and newly discovered evidence.
http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/ROBCON.html?show=reviews
Brief Introduction of Chinese History and Culture
This book provides an
overview of various facets of Chinese culture, ranging from China's geography,
climate, legends, dynasties to philosophy, literature, art, religion, Wushu, medicine, cuisine, education, festival
celebrations, etc., beginning from the ancient emperors, ending with the
Republic of China.
http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Chinese-History-Culture-English/dp/7543625350
In the Know in China
: The Indispensable Guide to Working and Living in China by Jennifer Phillips
In
the Know in China helps you:
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Fit right in by understanding local manners, etiquette, and behaviors
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Navigate through everyday life with tips for the whole family
¥ Get an insiderÕs
perspective on the social and business environment
http://www.globalinvestor.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/shop.showProduct/ProductID/2922
Ways of Reading: An Anthology for
Writers
I had to read this book
for my upper division journalism class this fall and found it to be one of the
best books that we used in the course. The editors have tried to collect
well-written, intelligent documentaries that challenge traditional connections
between words and photographs.
http://www.amazon.com/Ways-Reading-Anthology-David-Bartholomae/dp/0312409958
Integrated Chinese
(level1 part1 Workbook)
Integrated Chinese
(level1 part1 Textbook)
Integrated Chinese
(level1 part2 Workbook)
Integrated Chinese
(level1 part2 Textbook)
by Daozhong Yao
The Integrated Chinese
Level 1 Part 1 Textbook is appropriate for beginning students at the high
school or college level, or for anyone seeking to communicate effectively in
Chinese wherever it is spoken. This acclaimed, best-selling series is
successful because it "integrates" all four language
skills--listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
http://www.amazon.com/Integrated-Chinese-Level-Part-Simplified/dp/0887272630
What the Living Do by Marie Howe
Informed by the death
of a beloved brother, here are the stories of childhood, its thicket of sex and
sorrow and joy, boys and girls growing into men and women, stories of a brother
who in his dying could teach us how to be most alive. These poems touch the
place where the inner life and the outer world meet: the moments when we realize
that we are still living.
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=72-0393045609-0
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Esperanza's childhood
life in a Spanish-speaking area of Chicago is described in a series of spare,
poignant, and powerful vignettes. Each story centers on a detail of her
childhood: a greasy cold rice sandwich, a pregnant friend, a mean boy, how the
clouds looked one time, something she heard a drunk say, her fear of nuns:
"I always cry when nuns yell at me, even if they're not yelling."
http://www.amazon.com/House-Mango-Street-Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0679734775
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Once
there was a giving tree who loved a little boy.
And everyday the boy would come to play
Swinging from the branches, sleeping in
the shade
Laughing all the summerÕs hours away.
And so they love,
Oh, the tree was happy.
Oh, the tree was glad.
The Lorax , plus audio tape by Dr.
Seuss
A boy comes to a dark,
desolate corner of town called "the Street of the Lifted Lorax," to
learn who the Lorax was and how he got "lifted and taken away."
Through a "whisper-ma-phone," the Once-ler tells the boy what
happened.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorax
Material World by P. Menzel
Menzel photographed
average families in each of 30 nations, posed with their possessions gathered
around them. As they depict the meaning of material wealth around the world,
these dramatic photos ask a fundamental question: Can all five billion of us
have everything we want? "A record of striking value
http://www.amazon.com/Material-World-Global-Family-Portrait/dp/0871564300
Through the Lens: National Geographic
by Leah Bendavid-Val
Through the Lens is
divided into geographical regions Ñ Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East,
the Americas, and Oceans and Isles Ñ with a special section devoted to space
exploration. Each geographical section features an outstanding array of
photographs that exemplifies the area's unique people, wildlife, archaeology,
culture, architecture, and environment, accompanied by brief but informative
captions.
http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-079226164x-0
Living in English:
Basic English Skills for the Adult Learner by Betsy Blosser
Living in English: ASIC
Skills for the Adult Learner. Teaches the adult students of English as a second
or foreign language the language they need to use and understand in everyday
situations. Vocabulary, grammar, and other language skills are primarily taught
by means of natural conversations which students role-play and modify, working
in pairs and groups to become comfortable interacting in English.
Approaches
and Methods in Language Teaching (Cambridge Language Teaching Library) by
Jack C. Richards
This new edition surveys the major approaches and methods in language
teaching. The paperback second edition is an extensive revision of the first
edition of this successful text. Like the first edition, it surveys the major approaches
and methods in language teaching, such as grammar translation, audiolingualism,
communicative language teaching, and the natural approach. The text examines
each approach and method in terms of its theory of language and language
learning, goals, syllabus, teaching activities, teacher and learner roles,
materials, and classroom techniques.
http://www.amazon.com/Approaches-Methods-Language-Teaching-Cambridge/dp/0521008433
Guiding Reading and
Writing in the Content Areas; Practical Strategies by Tama, M. Carrol
Tama
and McClain share many practical, easy-to-implement ideas to improve reading
and writing in the middle school and high school content areas as well as the
language arts curriculum.
Teaching ESL Composition by Jane
Hughey
No further information!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0883772566?v=glance
Techniques in Teaching Writing by Ann
Raimes
Even though this book
is a bit old, it still can be useful for new teachers. In it, you'll find very
specific ideas on how to use materials (such as pictures, readings, etc), and
how to incorporate controlled writing and teacher response into student
writing.
Talking to the
Sun: An Illustrated Anthology of
Poems for Young People by K. Koch
The fortunate explorer
of this magnificent volume will be enriched by new perspectives on the
everlasting foundations on which artists build, in words and pictures. With
exquisite care, Koch and Farrell chose paintings and creations in other media
from the Metropolitan Museum's extensive exhibits to illustrate poems about
love in its many forms; about nature, animals, magic; songs celebrating
nonsense and surprisesthe small and big things in life.
http://www.amazon.com/Talking-Sun-Illustrated-Anthology-People/dp/0805001441
Jazz Chants: Rhythms
of Am. English for Students of ESL: book and audio by C. Graham
Carolyn Graham is the
creator of Jazz Chants, which connect the rhythm of spoken American English to
the beatof jazz. She developed the technique of jazz chanting during her
twenty-five years of teaching ESL in the American Language Institute of New
York University. Ms. Graham is the author of numerous Jazz Chants books, all
published by Oxford University Press.
http://www.amazon.com/Jazz-Chants-Student-Book/dp/0195024079
101 Am. English
Idioms: Understanding and Speaking English Like and American by H. Collis
This collection of
whimsically illustrated cartoons, dialogues, and narrative is specially
designed to develop "American" English comprehension and
pronunciation skills.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0844254460
Clear Speech from
the Start: Basic Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in N. Am. English
TeacherÕs Book and StudentÕs Book and Audio by J. Gilbert
Basic pronunciation and
listening comprehension in North American English. Clear Speech from the Start
concentrates on features that will have the most significant impact on a
student's ability to understand and communicate with others. These features
include rhythm, stress, intonation, and speech sounds that carry specific
grammatical meaning, such as the plural ÒsÓ and the past tense ÒedÓ endings.
A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers by E.
Lindermann
From answering the
question "Why teach writing?" to offering guidance in managing group
work and responding to assignments, A Rhetoric for Writing Teachers
provides a comprehensive introduction to the teaching of writing. Now in
a fourth edition, this remarkably successful book features a new chapter by
Daniel Anderson on teaching with computers and adds updated material on
invention, intellectual development, and responding to students' writing.
Poems, Poets and Poetry by H. Vendler
The great
accomplishment of Vendler's work, both professional and pedagogical, is to
advance beyond the efforts of any of her peers the observation and description
of the "poeticality" that remains to be explained. The breadth of her
analyses, the depth of their insight into aesthetic structuration in poetry and
its relation to human subjectivity, is unparalleled.
http://www.amazon.com/Poems-Poets-Poetry-Introduction-Anthology/dp/0312257066
The Reading TeacherÕs Survival Kit
by W. Miller
This unique
instructional resource is packed with ready-to-use time- and work-savers for
virtually every aspect of the reading teachers job, including over 120
reproducible activity sheets, assessment devices, and management tools to help
students of all ability levels learn to read as proficiently as possible.
http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Teachers-Survival-Ready-Use/dp/0130425931
ESL TeacherÕs Book of Lists by J.
Kress
Here's
just an overview of the ready-to-use information you'll find to reinforce and
enhance your ESL classes in each section:
General VocabularyÑ Section1 features 21
lists of English words students need everyday situations, ranging from
"The 500 Most Frequently Used English Words" to "Feeling
Well" and "On a Clear Day". Included are an extensive list of
idioms across five languages and three "shortcut" lists of cognates
English shares with Spanish, French, and German.
http://www.amazon.com/Esl-Teachers-Book-Lists/dp/0876283075
100 Clear Grammar Tests by K. Folse
The first of its kind, 100
Clear Grammar Tests contains
100 photocopiable tests, written to test students' comprehension of the most
essential beginning and intermediate ESL grammar points. The tests are arranged
by topic in a sequence that matches the one found in the Clear Grammar series but can also be used with other grammar
series on the market.
