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Learn Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course

Mandarin Chinese Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach

by Paul Noble, Kai-Ti Noble ...

Narrated by Paul Noble, Kai-Ti Noble ...

Unabridged

15 hours 1 min

Practical, fun and effective.Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Mandarin Chinese fluently and confidently in no time at all.Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has been proven to succeed every time. Unlike more traditional language learning courses, Paul Noble’s unique ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Practical, fun and effective.Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Mandarin Chinese fluently and confidently in no time at all.Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has been proven to succeed every time. Unlike more traditional language learning courses, Paul Noble’s unique
... Read more
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Next Steps in Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course

Mandarin Chinese Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach

by Paul Noble, Kai-Ti Noble ...

Narrated by Paul Noble ...

Unabridged

12 hours 29 min

Quick, easy and effortless.Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Mandarin Chinese fluently and confidently in no time at all.Take your Mandarin Chinese to the next level with Paul Noble's simple, relaxed approach to learning that has been proven to succeed every time. Paul Noble’s unique method has ... Read more

$27.99 USD

Quick, easy and effortless.Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Mandarin Chinese fluently and confidently in no time at all.Take your Mandarin Chinese to the next level with Paul Noble's simple, relaxed approach to learning that has been proven to succeed every time. Paul Noble’s unique method has
... Read more
Audiobook

Learn Chinese

A Comprehensive Guide to Learning Chinese for Beginners, Including Grammar, Short Stories and Popular Phrases

by Daily Language Learning ...

Narrated by Siobhan Lumsden ...

Unabridged

13 hours 15 min

If you want to learn Chinese fast and in a variety of fun ways that actually work then pay attention..This audiobook includes 3 comprehensive Chinese manuscripts in 1 audiobook:Chinese: Learn Mandarin Chinese for Beginners: A Simple Guide That Will Help You on Your Language Learning JourneyChinese Short Stories: 11 Simple Stories for Beginners Who Want to Learn Mandarin Chinese in Less Time While ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you want to learn Chinese fast and in a variety of fun ways that actually work then pay attention..This audiobook includes 3 comprehensive Chinese manuscripts in 1 audiobook:Chinese: Learn Mandarin Chinese for Beginners: A Simple Guide That Will Help You on Your Language Learning JourneyChinese Short Stories: 11 Simple Stories for Beginners Who Want to Learn Mandarin Chinese in Less Time While
... Read more
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Chinese Short Stories: 11 Simple Stories for Beginners Who Want to Learn Mandarin Chinese in Less Time While Also Having Fun

by Daily Language Learning ...

Narrated by Siobhan Lumsden ...

Unabridged

4 hours 5 min

If you want to learn Chinese in less time while also enjoying yourself, then pay attention...What is the best way to learn Chinese? We should remember how we learned our own language when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.Think of what a child does; he or she listens to what people say and tries to copy the words. When he or she ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you want to learn Chinese in less time while also enjoying yourself, then pay attention...What is the best way to learn Chinese? We should remember how we learned our own language when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so difficult.Think of what a child does; he or she listens to what people say and tries to copy the words. When he or she
... Read more
Audiobook

A Past Unearthed

Return of the Condor Heroes Volume 1

by Jin Yong ...

Narrated by Daniel Loh York ...

Series series Legends of the Condor Heroes
Unabridged

16 hours 22 min

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Western fantasy has JRR Tolkien, but we Asian fantasy authors have Jin Yong's stories in our DNA. The debt we owe him is immeasurable" SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN"If you haven't read Jin Yong's work, you haven't yet fully experienced the fantasy genre ... Read more

$31.99 USD

THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD."Western fantasy has JRR Tolkien, but we Asian fantasy authors have Jin Yong's stories in our DNA. The debt we owe him is immeasurable" SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN"If you haven't read Jin Yong's work, you haven't yet fully experienced the fantasy genre
... Read more
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Beijing In 72 Hours: Maximize Your Layover With Our 3 Day Plan

by Grizzly Publishing ...

Narrated by Stuart Liam McConville ...

Unabridged

2 hours 4 min

Beijing in 72 Hours is designed for travelers to get the best knowledge on the capital of China.Beijing is one of the largest cities in the world and it is impossible to see everything in 72 hours. Where do you go first? What do you want to see and do the most? Walk along the Great Wall of China, explore the Forbidden City, wander through the hutongs, or take a boat trip on Lake Kunming at the ... Read more

$6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Beijing in 72 Hours is designed for travelers to get the best knowledge on the capital of China.Beijing is one of the largest cities in the world and it is impossible to see everything in 72 hours. Where do you go first? What do you want to see and do the most? Walk along the Great Wall of China, explore the Forbidden City, wander through the hutongs, or take a boat trip on Lake Kunming at the
... Read more
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This Was Funnier in China

An American Comedian's Journey to Make China and the West Laugh With Each Other, Not at Each Other

by Jesse Appell ...

Narrated by Jesse Appell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 54 min

A heartfelt, one-of-a-kind memoir chronicling the hilarious, absurd, and thought-provoking experiences of an American pursuing comedy in China, learning first-hand how humor does and doesn’t translate—and whether laughter transcends borders.I marched onstage in a long robe beside my Shifu, under the curious eyes of a thousand Chinese comedy fans, armed only with a microphone and the goal to kill ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A heartfelt, one-of-a-kind memoir chronicling the hilarious, absurd, and thought-provoking experiences of an American pursuing comedy in China, learning first-hand how humor does and doesn’t translate—and whether laughter transcends borders.I marched onstage in a long robe beside my Shifu, under the curious eyes of a thousand Chinese comedy fans, armed only with a microphone and the goal to kill
... Read more
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The Mountains Are High

a year of escape and discovery in rural China

by Alec Ash ...

Narrated by Alec Ash ...

Unabridged

10 hours 8 min

What is it like to radically change your life? Writer Alec Ash meets the Chinese who are doing just this, ‘reverse migrating’ from the cities to the remote countryside of southwest China ? and joins them himself, in an extraordinary and inspiring journey of self-discovery.In 2020, Alec Ash left behind his old life as a journalist in buzzy Beijing, and moved to Dali, a rural valley in China’s ... Read more

$16.76 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What is it like to radically change your life? Writer Alec Ash meets the Chinese who are doing just this, ‘reverse migrating’ from the cities to the remote countryside of southwest China ? and joins them himself, in an extraordinary and inspiring journey of self-discovery.In 2020, Alec Ash left behind his old life as a journalist in buzzy Beijing, and moved to Dali, a rural valley in China’s
... Read more
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Een Eenvoudige Cursus Mandarijn voor Nederlandstaligen

A Mandarin Course for Dutch Speakers

by Li Wei ...

Narrated by Martha Elzerman ...

Unabridged

2 hours 43 min

Deze complete audiocursus Mandarijn is speciaal ontwikkeld voor Nederlandstalige leerders die op een efficiënte en natuurlijke manier de fundamenten van het Chinees willen beheersen. Het unieke aan deze methode is dat je een solide basis opbouwt zonder je zorgen te hoeven maken over het lezen of schrijven van complexe Chinese karakters. Door uitsluitend te focussen op luisteren en naspreken, ... Read more

$29.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Deze complete audiocursus Mandarijn is speciaal ontwikkeld voor Nederlandstalige leerders die op een efficiënte en natuurlijke manier de fundamenten van het Chinees willen beheersen. Het unieke aan deze methode is dat je een solide basis opbouwt zonder je zorgen te hoeven maken over het lezen of schrijven van complexe Chinese karakters. Door uitsluitend te focussen op luisteren en naspreken,
... Read more
Audiobook

What Really Happened In Wuhan

by Sharri Markson ...

Narrated by Danielle Carter ...

Unabridged

16 hours 28 min

Walkley Award-winning journalist, Sharri Markson is the Investigations Editor at The Australian and host of prime-time show Sharri on Sky News Australia.The origins of Covid-19 are shrouded in mystery. Scientists and government officials insisted, for a year and a half, that the virus had a natural origin, ridiculing anyone who dared contradict this view. Tech giants swept the internet, censoring ... Read more

$39.99 USD

Walkley Award-winning journalist, Sharri Markson is the Investigations Editor at The Australian and host of prime-time show Sharri on Sky News Australia.The origins of Covid-19 are shrouded in mystery. Scientists and government officials insisted, for a year and a half, that the virus had a natural origin, ridiculing anyone who dared contradict this view. Tech giants swept the internet, censoring
... Read more
Audiobook

History of China

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Andrea Giordani ...

Unabridged

40 min

In the present time, china is one of the most developed countries in Asia and the world as well. It has gone through a very long phase to be capable of calling itself a super power. Journey of china is thousands of years old. Before the existence of Xia dynasty, china was nothing as a united empire. Most parts of the modern china were ruled by different emperors. It was Xia dynasty, who took the ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

In the present time, china is one of the most developed countries in Asia and the world as well. It has gone through a very long phase to be capable of calling itself a super power. Journey of china is thousands of years old. Before the existence of Xia dynasty, china was nothing as a united empire. Most parts of the modern china were ruled by different emperors. It was Xia dynasty, who took the
... Read more
Audiobook

Brief History of Hong Kong, A

The City Caught Between Empires, Protests, and Power

by Dominic Haynes ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Archie G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 3 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the fascinating story of Hong Kong—a city shaped by empires, protests, and the relentless pursuit of identity. Do you struggle to understand Hong Kong’s evolving relationship with China and the world? Are you looking for a clear, engaging guide to its historical transformation and current political tensions?A Brief History of Hong Kong: The ... Read more

$15.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the fascinating story of Hong Kong—a city shaped by empires, protests, and the relentless pursuit of identity. Do you struggle to understand Hong Kong’s evolving relationship with China and the world? Are you looking for a clear, engaging guide to its historical transformation and current political tensions?A Brief History of Hong Kong: The
... Read more
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Other Rivers

A Chinese Education

by Peter Hessler ...

Narrated by Peter Hessler ...

Unabridged

13 hours 31 min

An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next ... Read more

$25.00 USD

An intimate and revelatory account of two generations of students in China’s heartland, by an author who has observed the country’s tumultuous changes over the past quarter centuryMore than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China’s economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan province to instruct students from the next
... Read more
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China - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

by Kathy Flower, Indre Balcikonyte-Huang ...

Narrated by Charles Armstrong ...

Series series Culture Smart!
Unabridged

3 hours 41 min

For thousands of years, the Chinese believed that they had created a perfect social system based on Confucian values and tempered by the Mandate of Heaven. Dynasties came and went, but the essence of being Chinese remained essentially unchanged until the twentieth century. Since then, change has taken place in Chinese society at an unprecedented speed: the country experienced the turmoil of civil ... Read more

$24.99 USD

For thousands of years, the Chinese believed that they had created a perfect social system based on Confucian values and tempered by the Mandate of Heaven. Dynasties came and went, but the essence of being Chinese remained essentially unchanged until the twentieth century. Since then, change has taken place in Chinese society at an unprecedented speed: the country experienced the turmoil of civil
... Read more
Audiobook

Chinese History

The Chinese Civil War, Han Dynasty, Taiwan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Taiping Rebellion, and the Silk Road

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 10 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book contains the following titles:Chinese Civil WarThe Silk RoadTaiping RebellionMing and Qing DynastiesHistory of TaiwanHan Dynasty ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book contains the following titles:Chinese Civil WarThe Silk RoadTaiping RebellionMing and Qing DynastiesHistory of TaiwanHan Dynasty
... Read more
Audiobook

Golden Horde, The

Kipchak Khanate, the Flourishing Part of the Mongolian Empire

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

49 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Originating as a segment of the vast Mongol Empire, the Golden Horde, initially Mongol and later Turkicized, emerged in the 13th century. It proudly referred to itself as Ulug Ulus, denoting the 'Great State' in Turkic parlance. Following the fracturing of the Mongol Empire around 1259, the Golden Horde evolved into a distinct khanate. Another ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Originating as a segment of the vast Mongol Empire, the Golden Horde, initially Mongol and later Turkicized, emerged in the 13th century. It proudly referred to itself as Ulug Ulus, denoting the 'Great State' in Turkic parlance. Following the fracturing of the Mongol Empire around 1259, the Golden Horde evolved into a distinct khanate. Another
... Read more
Audiobook

The Shanghai Free Taxi

Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China

by Frank Langfitt ...

Narrated by Frank Langfitt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 25 min

As any traveler knows, some of the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So, when a long-time NPR correspondent wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab--and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change.China--America's most important competitor--is at a turning point. With economic growth slowing, Chinese people face ... Read more

$24.99 USD

As any traveler knows, some of the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So, when a long-time NPR correspondent wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab--and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change.China--America's most important competitor--is at a turning point. With economic growth slowing, Chinese people face
... Read more
Audiobook

Notes From China

by Barbara W. Tuchman ...

Narrated by Rita Knox ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

A journalistic tour de force, this wide-ranging collection by the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography Stilwell and the American Experience in China is a classic in its own right.During the summer of 1972—a few short months after Nixon’s legendary visit to China—master historian Barbara W. Tuchman made her own trip to that country, spending six weeks in eleven cities and a variety of ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A journalistic tour de force, this wide-ranging collection by the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography Stilwell and the American Experience in China is a classic in its own right.During the summer of 1972—a few short months after Nixon’s legendary visit to China—master historian Barbara W. Tuchman made her own trip to that country, spending six weeks in eleven cities and a variety of
... Read more
Audiobook

Intermediate Mandarin Chinese

Broaden your Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary and Cultural Understanding

by Katie Wu ...

Narrated by Ruby Song ...

Unabridged

4 hours 15 min

This intermediate-level Mandarin course combines practical conversation skills with cultural understanding. Designed for learners who have mastered the basics, it covers essential real-life scenarios including making plans, healthcare situations, workplace conversations, travel arrangements, and daily activities.The course integrates Chinese cultural context throughout its lessons, helping ... Read more

$39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This intermediate-level Mandarin course combines practical conversation skills with cultural understanding. Designed for learners who have mastered the basics, it covers essential real-life scenarios including making plans, healthcare situations, workplace conversations, travel arrangements, and daily activities.The course integrates Chinese cultural context throughout its lessons, helping
... Read more
Audiobook

100 Amazing Facts about China

Secrets and Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom

by Marc Dresgui ...

Narrated by Marc Dresgui ...

Unabridged

3 hours 45 min

Discover China like you've never seen it before through 100 amazing facts! Have you ever wondered:What is the largest desert in China, and why is it called "the desert of death"?Where is the highest volcanic lake in the world, and how did it form?How do Asian elephants survive in the subtropical forest of Xishuangbanna?Which region in China produces more than 80 billion pairs of chopsticks each ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover China like you've never seen it before through 100 amazing facts! Have you ever wondered:What is the largest desert in China, and why is it called "the desert of death"?Where is the highest volcanic lake in the world, and how did it form?How do Asian elephants survive in the subtropical forest of Xishuangbanna?Which region in China produces more than 80 billion pairs of chopsticks each
... Read more
Audiobook

Conquering the Desert of Death

Across the Taklamakan

by Charles Blackmore ...

Narrated by Mark Kitto ...

Unabridged

9 hours 19 min

The ferocious Taklamakan desert, the harshest on earth, is known by the Chinese as the 'desert of death' or the 'place of no return' - you go in but you don't come out. It sustains no life and has taken the lives of many of those who have ventured in. Its unknown depths are said to be haunted by demons and spirits and legend has it that ancient cities filled with treasure lie lost and buried ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The ferocious Taklamakan desert, the harshest on earth, is known by the Chinese as the 'desert of death' or the 'place of no return' - you go in but you don't come out. It sustains no life and has taken the lives of many of those who have ventured in. Its unknown depths are said to be haunted by demons and spirits and legend has it that ancient cities filled with treasure lie lost and buried
... Read more
Audiobook

Mandarín Fácil - Aprende Sin Esfuerzo - Principiante inicial - Volumen 1 de 3

by Lingo Wave ...

Narrated by Lingo Wave ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

Hemos dividido nuestros libros para aprender mandarín en diferentes niveles de aprendizaje. Empieza por el libro “Principiante inicial” y continúa con los libros “Principiante” y “Principiante avanzado”. A continuación, sigue con la serie “Intermedio”. Por último, pon a prueba tus conocimientos y consolídalos con la serie “Diálogos”.En la Unidad 1 escucharás el mandarín desglosado en sílabas que ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Hemos dividido nuestros libros para aprender mandarín en diferentes niveles de aprendizaje. Empieza por el libro “Principiante inicial” y continúa con los libros “Principiante” y “Principiante avanzado”. A continuación, sigue con la serie “Intermedio”. Por último, pon a prueba tus conocimientos y consolídalos con la serie “Diálogos”.En la Unidad 1 escucharás el mandarín desglosado en sílabas que
... Read more
Audiobook

China Cuckoo

How I Lost a Fortune and Found a Life in China

by Mark Kitto ...

Narrated by Mark Kitto ...

Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

‘China Cuckoo’ is the charming true story of a witty and eccentric sinophile Englishman and his China tree-change, narrated by the author.Mark Kitto was the first westerner to return and live in Moganshan, a dilapidated, beautiful Chinese mountain village, since the original foreign residents left in 1949.In millennial Shanghai, Kitto was the creator of the ‘That's’ city magazine series, the most ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

‘China Cuckoo’ is the charming true story of a witty and eccentric sinophile Englishman and his China tree-change, narrated by the author.Mark Kitto was the first westerner to return and live in Moganshan, a dilapidated, beautiful Chinese mountain village, since the original foreign residents left in 1949.In millennial Shanghai, Kitto was the creator of the ‘That's’ city magazine series, the most
... Read more
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Out of Istanbul

A Journey of Discovery along the Silk Road

by Bernard Ollivier ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

11 hours 42 min

Upon retirement at the age of sixty-two, and grieving his deceased wife, renowned journalist Bernard Ollivier felt a sense of profound emptiness: What do I do now? While some see retirement as a chance to cash in their chips and settle into a comfy armchair, Ollivier still longed for more. Searching for inspiration, he strapped on his gear, donned his hat, and headed out the front door to hike the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Upon retirement at the age of sixty-two, and grieving his deceased wife, renowned journalist Bernard Ollivier felt a sense of profound emptiness: What do I do now? While some see retirement as a chance to cash in their chips and settle into a comfy armchair, Ollivier still longed for more. Searching for inspiration, he strapped on his gear, donned his hat, and headed out the front door to hike the
... Read more

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