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50 Chinese Nouns You MUST Know (Quinn Cash's Better Chinese Now)

Introduction This book was written to introduce new learners of Chinese to the most essential 50 nouns in Chinese. Each page contains an essential word, along with its pronunciation, definition, method of use, and example sentences and phrases. Knowing these 50 nouns will give you a foundation for moving your Chinese to the next level. These words are not given in any ...

Lonely Planet Vietnam (Country Travel Guide)

Blessed with a ravishing coastline, emerald-green mountains, breathtaking national parks, dynamic cities, outstanding cultural interest and one of the world ‘s best cuisines, Vietnam has it all. Iain Stewart, Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never ...

Vietnam A Land of Surprises

A Short History of Russia

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts – the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have ...

Istanbul: Memories and the City

A shimmering evocation, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world’s great cities, by its foremost writer. Orhan Pamuk was born in Istanbul and still lives in the family apartment building where his mother first held him in her arms. His portrait of his city is thus also a self-portrait, refracted by memory and the melancholy–or hüzün– that all ...