Readers will learn essential skills like how to haggle, exchange currencies, cross the street, decipher menus, say useful phrases in Chinese, and more. The guide comes complete with survival tips on etiquette, a map, and resource lists. Don’t leave home for China without it!Veteran travelers Qin and Larry Herzberg are Chinese language and culture professors at Calvin College in Michigan.

    Travelling over 20,000 kilometres on trains across Europe and Asia, he sets out to reach his objective via the little used Trans-Manchurian route across Siberia to Beijing, and from there to the Qinghai–Tibet railway across the Tibetan Plateau – the highest railway in the world. Unprepared for what he is to experience in Lhasa, he discovers a city in modern-day China, but a place still largely living in the traditions of a truly mythical past. Those that know Woodward’s writing will appreciate his honest and humorous reflections of life on the rails, and his efforts – sometimes successful – to decode cultural misunderstandings. He tells his story with thoughtfulness and introspection you’d expect of a solo traveller, and gives you the detail that makes an incredible journey like this feel possible for you, too.

    This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size.

    Life ... Separation? Love implies three words smiles, tears, and endings. Endings are not always happy ... yet they leave a mark in our lives in some way.Me N Her A Strange Feeling is an involving and intriguing love story of two young people, of strangers, whose paths cross and lead to strange feelings, later discovered as love. Harsh is passionate and ambitious, but forgets his ambition when he meets Janvi. Janvi ... loves to dream, but is lost in life ... reasons unknown.At the height of their celebration ... a strange twist in life happens, that changes everything forever ... Love is what brings them close ... and love is what ... separates them. Does love change with time? Is it possible to fall in love repeatedly with the same person? Harsh and Janvi give you every answer ... their love story will remind you of your first love ... its unexpected ending will bring tears and smiles.

    She successfully completes the mission only to find another similar case is waiting for her when she gets home. As it turns out, someone is targeting relatives of the current administration. The next target is Grayson Davenport, brother of the Director of Homeland Security.As a clandestine member of the Department of Homeland Security, Grayson Davenport from time to time uses his position as Director of the Davenport Foundation as a perfect front for assignments amongst the rich and powerful people he socializes with. His current mission is to uncover information regarding a conspiracy against the administration. To his surprise, he finds himself a target of the conspiracy. The person assigned to protect him is a woman.The moment they meet the heat between Grayson and Monique is instantaneous. Sparks fly causing them both to lose track of their mission. Monique knew this pretty man could never handle a woman like her. Just as Grayson knew this woman could not hold an intelligent conversation with him. Neither understood their reaction to each other or the danger that had entered their lives. Now, Grayson and Monique must fight forces who are attempting to destroy the current administration, together. While Grayson is protecting her, Monique is protecting her heart from him.

    

    And that forms the crux of Aham, where the lives of a demon princess, Vaanee and a Rekhyt warrior, Rwiju are set to collide with each other. But does one being right mean that the other is wrong? It is an answer that they must find within themselves, before the three worlds collide in a war that will change the fates of all.

    Every thought you had. Every word that someone says.You remember that the sky was cloudless, and the day was hot and thick with humidity. You remember it was a day that totally changed what you believed your life would be.I had one of those days… My story of being a writer begins the day I vowed I would never write.I’m going to warn you now that this book is not going to be a “straight line journey”. I don’t believe anyone’s life is a straight journey. I believe we all travel many twisted roads to get to where we are right now. We experience things we don’t believe are significant – only appreciating their significance years later when we are able to look back and see how each event fits into the grand puzzle of our complicated lives. It could be that my journey is more twisted than most, but if that is true it’s what was necessary to prepare me to write.I savor and appreciate every moment now; even the ones I thought would destroy me. I truly never thought I would never write this book because I am a very private person. A conversation with the person I trust most in the world convinced me to change my mind. She convinced me my readers deserved to hear the story of just how The Bregdan Chronicles came to be.You’ll learn about the day I decided to never write again. And, the bedridden period of my life that finally made me write my first book.You’ll learn about my years of living with a prejudiced family, enduring the bigotry and rioting of the Charlotte school system in the 60’s & 70’s, and my defiance that taught me the truth.You’ll learn the family secret that almost devastated me when I discovered it. You’ll learn just why I decided to write about the Civil War & Reconstruction.

    

     Timid and shy, Deliah Mason thinks she’s ready to tackle the life of a Mail Order Bride. She’s read about the West in dime store novels, but no novel prepared her for stepping off the stagecoach and into a group of roughhousing cowboys. When one grabs her from the road and sweeps her onto his horse, she’s terrified. And when she finds that he is her husband-to-be, she’s ready to turn around and high-tail it home. Since the death of both his parents, Kyle Conover has been living alone in his fine ranch house, and now he’s ready to bring a wife into his life. But Kyle did not expect this shy, but beautiful woman. In fact, he’s had to practically hog-tie her just to get her to come see his home. He knows his life is rugged, and his manners not the best—can he really hope to make this lovely woman happy? But Kyle and Deliah can’t deny their attraction to each other, so they set a bargain. Two weeks, and if one decides the marriage won’t work out, then the engagement is over. Can this wild cowboy and timid filly find their way to lasting love? Find out in this fifth book in the popular Benson Creek Mail Order Bride series.

    Boe entered the Vietnam war. Twice wounded during his one-year tour of duty, he endured some of the war's hottest moments, including the Tet offensive. He served honorably, facing an onslaught of bullets, mortars, rockets, hand grenades, and land mines. Through Bill's account, the reader gains a vicarious understanding of the day-to-day life and challenges of an American infantryman in Vietnam. This book's primary purpose is to honor those who made it home and those who did not by telling their story through Bill's eyes and ears. Written in the form of a novel, what makes Bill's true story so compelling is that his experiences likely are similar to those of many other men who served in the infantry in Vietnam. If you served in Vietnam in the infantry, Bill's story will likely bring back vivid memories. If you didn't serve, and if you have a friend who's a Vietnam infantry vet, you'll look at him differently after reading Bill's story. You'll come away with a deeper understanding of the challenges and hardships he faced.

    Aaron Compton thought he’d made his peace with that long ago. After making his fortune out west, he’d returned to the orphanage where he’d met his love--and found her gone without a trace. He’d returned with a heavy heart to Sloan Ranch--a place with a questionable reputation and a reputed Bluebeard for an owner. Aaron never dreamed he’d see his love’s sweet face ever again. When Georgia turns up at Sloan ranch as the owner’s latest betrothed, Aaron knows he must do something before she meets a sticky end. Facing down the enormity of Sloan’s forces, Aaron enlists the help of the foreman to help him execute a plan. But what chance do two men stand against hundreds? "Her Long Lost Cowboy" is a historical western romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

    On Sale this week. By Bestselling Author Caitlin Rain! ExoticNatasha Morgan is out of college and just got fired from working at Mangan Financial. Worrying how she will pay her expenses month by month. Joshua Hewitt is a wealthy, sexy, powerful alpha male, that not only knows what he wants, but also gets what he wants. And soon enough, he wants Natasha. Joshua helps Natasha out by giving her a number to call for a job interview at Reids Industries. It turns out that his brother Marty Reid, is CEO of the company and has also taken interest in Natasha. Two billionaire brothers, one woman. Who will take home the prize... WildCaroline Dodger is working hard to impress her supervisor and her boss, but when she wakes up in a hospital things start to spiral out of control. Things go from bad to worse when she misses a meeting with her parole officer and Crazy Caroline, her other half, takes over and bites the man in the face. Things are looking pretty grim until she runs into… Eric Zimmer, who is struggling with whether or not to tell his best friend, Clyde, that he had a threesome with Clyde’s fiancé, Samantha, and her maid of honor, Tracie, after a night of one too many drinks. For this sexual deviant, it’s difficult to remain a loyal friend and tell the truth when the maid of honor is promising more and more sexual favors in exchange for keeping their secret safe. Five Week FiancéEli Plainview, billionaire, notoriously private man, unmarried, is down on his luck. A rival company, run by his ex-best-friend Douglas Robinson, has just launched a rival product that is stealing their business, fast. On top of that, Douglas has made himself into the celebrity pages, garnering more interest. Eli has no choice but to turn to the one man who can fix it: Simon “The Fix” Smith. And his plan is one that will bring Eli into contact with the woman of his dreams, Angela Fitzgerald. Now he has a tough choice to make. Will he take Angela as his five-week fiancé, or will he let the company decline? Will Angela agree to such a plan? Has this mysterious, rich, handsome man got that much of a hold on her? Scroll Up and Get Your NEW Alpha Billionaire Romance NOW! The ONYX Room contains: Book 1: Exotic FEELINGS Book 2: Exotic WAYS Book 3: Exotic MINDS Book 4: Exotic DESIRES Book 5: Exotic TIMES Book 1: Wild ENCOUNTER Book 2: Wild OBSESSION Book 3: Wild SECRET Book 4: Wild PASSION Book 5: Wild VIOLENCEBook 1: Five Week Fiancé: Falling For The Billionaire Book 2: Five Week Fiancé: Blurred Romance Book 3: Five Week Fiancé: Crushing The Confusion Book 4: Five Week Fiancé: Erasing Him Book 5: Five Week Fiancé: Decades And Days A Complete Fifteen Book Series Box Set: An Alpha Billionaire Romance.

    It was an antique whose value I had realised.’ With these words Bishwanath Ghosh embarks on an exploration of a city that, as a probashi - non-resident Bengali, he has only recently fallen in love with. He probes the lives of its inhabitants - some famous and others faceless - and at the same time strolls along the Hooghly, wanders in and out of Park Street, College Street, Kalighat, Kumartuli, Sonagachhi, even ending up in a dance bar in Salt Lake.With his adventurous spirit and undeniable wit intact, Bishwanath Ghosh pieces together his own unique idea of a unique city.

    They were already used to a simple life, having spent the last three years living on their boat in France for the summer seasons, and returning to the UK and their caravan for the winters. This tiny cabin would now be their new home for the winter months, taking them a step further along the road to self-sufficiency. They had no electricity, no kitchen, no bathroom or bedroom and the loo was a bucket in a shed, but the property came with five acres of field and woodland.From now on their lives would be simple, pared back to the basics, but they found that an off-grid lifestyle was by no means an uncomfortable experience. Responsibilities didn’t disappear but they changed, becoming less onerous. There was more time to think, and to appreciate the natural world around them. Living in such rural isolation, each day brought something new to marvel at: deer browsing in the field at dusk, salamanders on the doorstep, owls calling by night.If their own world felt increasingly magical, the outside world was far from it. They had moved to a foreign country at an historic time, living through a pandemic and adapting to the day-to-day implications of Brexit.A Simple Life doesn’t just follow Mary-Jane and Michael as they settle into their new lives, it also raises questions about what really matters to people. What makes us happy? How does it feel to have few possessions? Will life become unbearable without a flushing toilet?Thought-provoking and amusing, this book opens a window onto a different way of living. Mary-Jane shares a wealth of information and, if you have ever found yourself longing for a simpler life, this might tempt you to take those first tentative steps on the journey.