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China A to Z

A User's Guide to the Next Global Superpower
by Kai Strittmatter

It’s time we got to know a little more about the Chinese. Did you know that our Olympic hosts in 2008 don’t eat soup, they drink it? That their surnames come before their first names? That their good sense is to be found not in their heads but in their hearts? Or that white is their colour of mourning? This guide to avoiding the numerous pitfalls of Chinese culture and etiquette, and understanding the world’s fastest growing superpower, is both amusing and informative. Let it be your introduction to China and its people.The writer and journalist Kai Strittmatter lived and worked in China for ten years. With the Beijing Olympics 2008 luring even more travellers to China, this amusing, affectionate and perceptive book provides a fascinating guide to this lively, sociable and friendly people and their complex and often contradictory society. As the author says: ‘Be prepared for everything when you come to Beijing. It really is unbelievable what can happen here.’

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Price: £6.39

Tasting Italy

A Culinary Journey
by Alice Vollenweider

'Tasting Italy - A Coulinary Journey' will appear as a paperback in September 2008. Reserve now online!

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Price: £6.99

Hidden Bhutan

Entering the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon
by Martin Uitz

This new Armchair Traveller will be availeble in July 2008. Reserve now and become one of the first readers!

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Price: £12.99

The Golden Step

A Walk through the Heart of Crete
by Christopher Somerville

We are pleased to release Christopher Somervilles book as a paperback in September 2008. Reserve now online!

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Price: £6.99

Greenwood Dark

A Traveller's Poems
by Christopher Somerville

Christopher Somerville's new title 'Greenwood Dark - A Traveller's Poem' will appear in July 2008.

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Price: £9.99