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Mandarin Chinese for Tourists

An Introductory Language Course Using Tourist Phrases

de Yan Wu ...

Narrado por Yan Wu, Bill Shaw ...

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3 hora 44 minutos

If you're travelling to China, whether to the streets of Shanghai to the tranquil landscapes of Guilin, your experience will be significantly enhanced with understanding of the local language targeted at complete beginners to the Mandarin Chinese language with no previous experience. Learning Mandarin Chinese opens doors to cultural insights, deeper connections with locals, and a more intuitive ... Leer más

$29.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

If you're travelling to China, whether to the streets of Shanghai to the tranquil landscapes of Guilin, your experience will be significantly enhanced with understanding of the local language targeted at complete beginners to the Mandarin Chinese language with no previous experience. Learning Mandarin Chinese opens doors to cultural insights, deeper connections with locals, and a more intuitive
... Leer más
Messy Jobs

The Work That AI Cannot Reach

de Luis Garicano, Jin Li, Yanhui Wu ...

Apocalyptic predictions that AI will eliminate millions of jobs have caused widespread fear. When people hear that AI can write, code, and diagnose, they often jump to a scary conclusion: If machines can think, human work is doomed. Messy Jobs argues that this gloomy belief gets the economics of work wrong.Economists Luis Garicano, Jin Li, and Yanhui Wu offer a new framework for thinking about AI ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

Apocalyptic predictions that AI will eliminate millions of jobs have caused widespread fear. When people hear that AI can write, code, and diagnose, they often jump to a scary conclusion: If machines can think, human work is doomed. Messy Jobs argues that this gloomy belief gets the economics of work wrong.Economists Luis Garicano, Jin Li, and Yanhui Wu offer a new framework for thinking about AI
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Die Zusammenhänge zwischen unseren Handlungen und ihren Folgen, gemäß dem Buddha

de Geshe Michael Roach, Dr. Eric Wu, Yan Tang ...

Series series Diamantschneider Klassiker
Willst du wissen, wie du ein erfülltes Leben erschaffen kannst? In einem stillen Garten nahe der alten Stadt Shravasti begegnet der junge Shuka niemand Geringerem als Lord Buddha. In einem intensiven, zeitlosen Gespräch erklärt ihm der Buddha, wie wir durch bewusstes Handeln und Mitgefühl die Samen für inneren Frieden, Glück und äußeren Erfolg säen können – nicht irgendwann, sondern jetzt. Die ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

Willst du wissen, wie du ein erfülltes Leben erschaffen kannst? In einem stillen Garten nahe der alten Stadt Shravasti begegnet der junge Shuka niemand Geringerem als Lord Buddha. In einem intensiven, zeitlosen Gespräch erklärt ihm der Buddha, wie wir durch bewusstes Handeln und Mitgefühl die Samen für inneren Frieden, Glück und äußeren Erfolg säen können – nicht irgendwann, sondern jetzt. Die
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Theory of Magnetoelectric Properties of 2D Systems

de Dr Szu-Chao Chen, Dr Jhao-Ying Wu, Chiun-Yan Lin, Ming-Fa Lin ...

Series series IOP Expanding Physics
This book addresses important advances in diverse quantization phenomena. Theory of Magnetoelectric Properties of 2D Systems develops the generalized tight-binding model in order to comprehend the rich quantization phenomena in 2D materials. The unusual effects, taken into consideration simultaneously, mainly come from the multi-orbital hybridization, the spin-orbital coupling, the intralayer and ... Leer más

$107.99 USD

This book addresses important advances in diverse quantization phenomena. Theory of Magnetoelectric Properties of 2D Systems develops the generalized tight-binding model in order to comprehend the rich quantization phenomena in 2D materials. The unusual effects, taken into consideration simultaneously, mainly come from the multi-orbital hybridization, the spin-orbital coupling, the intralayer and
... Leer más
Dynamical Behaviors of Multiweighted Complex Network Systems

de Jin-Liang Wang, Shun-Yan Ren, Huai-Ning Wu, Tingwen Huang ...

Highly comprehensive resource for studying neural networks, complex networks, synchronization, passivity, and associated applicationsDynamical Behaviors of Multiweighted Complex Network Systems discusses the dynamical behaviors of various multiweighted complex dynamical networks, with detailed insight on synchronization for directed and undirected complex networks (CNs) with multiple state or ... Leer más

$103.00 USD

Highly comprehensive resource for studying neural networks, complex networks, synchronization, passivity, and associated applicationsDynamical Behaviors of Multiweighted Complex Network Systems discusses the dynamical behaviors of various multiweighted complex dynamical networks, with detailed insight on synchronization for directed and undirected complex networks (CNs) with multiple state or
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Chinese-English Dual Language Immersion Programs

Content Area Instruction, Learners, and Evaluations

de Wenying Zhou, Chiu-Yin (Cathy) Wong, Zhongfeng Tian, Xiaochen Du, Xiaodi Zhou, William Davis, Jiazhen Yan, Shin Chi Fame Kao, Yongmei Ni, Sharon Chang, Bethany R. McGarry0, Linqi ‘Teddy’ Peng1, Manqian Zhao2, Elizabeth Howard3, Yifan Wu4, Chan Lü5, Amy Pace6, Meiheng Chen7, Zheng Gu8, Ko-Yin Sung9 ...

Chinese dual language immersion (DLI) education experienced unprecedented growth in recent years; hence, it has become critical that Chinese DLI research catches up to inform Chinese DLI teachers and administrators of the most effective ways to teach and run their programs. The purpose of Chinese-English Dual Language Immersion Programs: Content Area Instruction, Learners, and Evaluations is to ... Leer más

$97.99 USD

Chinese dual language immersion (DLI) education experienced unprecedented growth in recent years; hence, it has become critical that Chinese DLI research catches up to inform Chinese DLI teachers and administrators of the most effective ways to teach and run their programs. The purpose of Chinese-English Dual Language Immersion Programs: Content Area Instruction, Learners, and Evaluations is to
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The Meaning of Freedom

Yan Fu and Origins of Chinese Liberalism

de Max Ko-wu Huang ...

This book is about how one of the leading intellectual architects of Chinese modernization, Yan Fu (1854-1921), introduced the Chinese intellectual world to the liberalism of John Stuart Mill partly by grasping Mill's ideas, but also by misunderstanding and projecting them onto indigenous Chinese values, which in turn led to criticism and resistance. Rather than bending Western liberalism to the ... Leer más

$36.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This book is about how one of the leading intellectual architects of Chinese modernization, Yan Fu (1854-1921), introduced the Chinese intellectual world to the liberalism of John Stuart Mill partly by grasping Mill's ideas, but also by misunderstanding and projecting them onto indigenous Chinese values, which in turn led to criticism and resistance. Rather than bending Western liberalism to the
... Leer más
Cooperative Control of Nonlinear Multiagent Systems

Passivity-Based and Non-Passivity-Based Approaches

de Shun-Yan Ren, Huai-Ning Wu, Jin-Liang Wang, Tingwen Huang ...

Cooperative Control for Nonlinear Multiagent Systems: Passivity-Based and Non-Passivity-Based Approaches focuses on the cooperative control of nonlinear multiagent systems containing passivity-based or non-passivity-based consensus, lag consensus, and formation control of multiagent systems. The book provides professional and convenient guidance for those who want to know basic knowledge, ... Leer más

$143.99 USD

Cooperative Control for Nonlinear Multiagent Systems: Passivity-Based and Non-Passivity-Based Approaches focuses on the cooperative control of nonlinear multiagent systems containing passivity-based or non-passivity-based consensus, lag consensus, and formation control of multiagent systems. The book provides professional and convenient guidance for those who want to know basic knowledge,
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China in the Era of Social Media

An Unprecedented Force for An Unprecedented Social Change

de Ching-Man Chan, Naipeng Chao, Yang Cheng, Tiance Dong, Jie Feng, Fangfang Gao, Xu He, Li Huang, Yihui Huang, Qin Li, Yonggang Li0, Chenxi Liang1, Ziqi Liang2, Zhaoxi Liu3, Jing Niu4, Yue-Xin Qiang5, Jiaqi Qin6, Yang Shen7, Peiren Shao8, Hu Wang9, Juan Wang0, Yun Wang1, Lu Wei2, Minghua Wu3, Di Xu4, Ping Xu5, Sanjiu Yan6, Qian Yao7, Yinjiao Ye8, Guangfeng Yuan9, Xiangling Yuan0, Mingxin Zhang1, Trisha T.C. Lin2, Junhao Hong3 ...

Series series Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity
China in the Era of Social Media discusses how social media is changing the world in an unprecedented way through speed, scope, and depth. In the last decade or so, social media in China has witnessed the most explosive growth in the world. Being the most populous nation in the world, it has the most social media users in the world as well. This book examines the current situation and unique ... Leer más

$121.99 USD

China in the Era of Social Media discusses how social media is changing the world in an unprecedented way through speed, scope, and depth. In the last decade or so, social media in China has witnessed the most explosive growth in the world. Being the most populous nation in the world, it has the most social media users in the world as well. This book examines the current situation and unique
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A Hundred Flowers Blossoming

A Collection of Literary Essays Written by Chinese Scholars

de Xiao-Ming Yang, Xiongya Gao, Xiaohui Xue, Xiaohe Rui, Yuan Zhang, Shuqing Guo, Yan Zheng, Xiaodong Liu, Miao Miao, Yuanyuan Liang, Lei Wu, Nan Tong, Qiping Xu ...

A Hundred Flowers Blossoming is a collection of literary essays written by faculty members of Xi'an International Studies University, China with two distinctive features. The first one is a Chinese perspective on Western literary works, which is normally not found in the scholarship in the West. The second is the feministic stance demonstrated in most articles, as most of the contributors are ... Leer más

$38.99 USD

A Hundred Flowers Blossoming is a collection of literary essays written by faculty members of Xi'an International Studies University, China with two distinctive features. The first one is a Chinese perspective on Western literary works, which is normally not found in the scholarship in the West. The second is the feministic stance demonstrated in most articles, as most of the contributors are
... Leer más
Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Second or Foreign Language

Emerging Trends

de Dali Tan, Angela Gunder, Shaoyu Chi, Susan Picard, Yalun Zhou, Michael Wei, Pei-ni Causarano, Yan Gao, I-Ping P. Fu, Chiara Romagnoli, Xin Zhang, Wenying Zhou, Hsiao-Mei Tsai, I-Chiao Hung, Yan Xie, Lan Zhang, Hsiu-Jen Cheng, Hong Zhan, Xiaoshi Li, Justin Olmanson, Xianquan Liu, Christopher C. Heselton, Asha Srivastava, Sujane Wu, Yalin Chen ...

Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Second or Foreign Language, edited by Ko-Yin Sung, addresses three emerging themes in the field of Chinese language teaching and learning. (1) Increasingly ubiquitous in all language learning and teaching, and for the learning of Chinese as a second language in particular, information and communication technology (ICT) can serve as an important and effective tool ... Leer más

$97.99 USD

Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Second or Foreign Language, edited by Ko-Yin Sung, addresses three emerging themes in the field of Chinese language teaching and learning. (1) Increasingly ubiquitous in all language learning and teaching, and for the learning of Chinese as a second language in particular, information and communication technology (ICT) can serve as an important and effective tool
... Leer más
Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems

de Pascal Godefroit, Jean-Marc Baele, Yuri L. Bolotsky, Niels Bonde, Gábor Botfalvai, Eric Buffetaut, Eugenia V. Bugdaeva, Pierre Bultynck, José Ignacio Canudo, Patrick Carlier0, Chen Jun1, Vlad A. Codrea2, Clément Coiffard3, Walter Coudyzer4, Gloria Cuenca-Bescós5, Gilles Cuny6, Véronique Daviéro-Gomez7, Jean Dejax8, Christian Dupuis9, François Escuillié0, Peter M. Galton1, Géraldine Garcia2, Emmanuel Gilissen3, Thomas Gillot4, Bernard Gomez5, Péter Gulyás6, Jin Liyong7, Cătălin Jipa8, Olivier Kaufmann9, Pascaline Lauters0, Thierry Leduc1, Jean Le Loeuff2, Li Xiao-Bo3, Luciane Licour4, László Makádi5, Valentina S. Markevich6, Thierry Martin7, Edwige Masure8, Laetitia Nori9, David B. Norman0, Attila Ősi1, Xabier Pereda-Suberbiola2, Stéphane Pirson3, Yves Quinif4, Márton Rabi5, Thomas H. Rich6, Armand de Ricqlès7, Francis Robaszynski8, Christoph Roolf9, José Ignacio Ruiz-Omeñaca0, José Luis Sanz1, Johann Schnyder2, Thierry Smith3, Paul Spagna4, Suravech Suteethorn5, Zoltán Szentes6, Rodolphe Tabuce7, Philippe Taquet8, Fidel Torcida9, Xavier Valentin0, Sara Vandycke1, Martine Vercauteren2, Monique Vianey-Liaud3, Patricia Vickers-Rich4, Wu Wenhao5, Johan Yans6, Ainara Badiola7 ...

Series series Life of the Past
In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar ... Leer más

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In 1878, the first complete dinosaur skeleton was discovered in a coal mine in Bernissart, Belgium. Iguanodon, first described by Gideon Mantell on the basis of fragments discovered in England in 1824, was initially reconstructed as an iguana-like reptile or a heavily built, horned quadruped. However, the Bernissart skeleton changed all that. The animal was displayed in an upright posture similar
... Leer más