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For someone with a thirst for learning about things Chinese, this series is a great entry point.

China Simplified takes seemingly intimidating and incomprehensible pieces of Chinese culture and makes them easy and fun.

I highly enjoyed the book, laughing out loud frequently, and wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone planning on spending time in China!Īdam Lewis Strategic Advisor at Postvid Ltd Learning to navigate Mandarin or any of China’s dialects will give you an unparalleled access to the culture and daily lives that you otherwise wouldn’t have.

Stewart Lee Beck’s terrific book Language Empowerment is a funny, highly useful, and thoughtful exploration of the intersection between China’s language and culture.

Louise Ardagh General Manager Business Development Retail, Bankwest What I would have given for this no nonsense, elegantly simple advice on China when I was there. Louise Goss-Custard former Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates China The light-hearted style and humorous examples illustrate perfectly the complexity of the language, and the satisfaction that can be enjoyed in attempting to master it.

China Simplified: Language Empowerment is a highly readable and accessible introduction to the Chinese language through the eyes of a foreigner, whose great affection for the language, respect for its beauty, and enthusiasm for its study is both evident and infectious.

Kevin O'Connell General Manager, China Operations at Standard Products Inc. China Simplified's new Language Empowerment book is one of the best Chinese language books out there. It breaks down all the barriers that hold people back from getting into studying Chinese with great flair and humour. Each chapter taught me something cool and interesting about why the Chinese language (and people) are the way they are- things I never knew after 20 years of studying the language and calling myself 'fluent'.John Pasden Founder and CEO, AllSet Learning I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a useful but lighthearted take on the enigma that is modern China this is a book they’ll actually be able to get through. It’s not a textbook it’s just stuff you should know. China Simplified: Language Empowerment does a great job of covering the basic practical aspects of the language in an entertaining, readable way.China Simplified does an excellent job demystifying what can often feel like an impenetrable place.ĭan Washburn Chief Content Officer, Asia Society, and author of The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream I wish a book like this existed when I moved to China.

leaves you wanting more!Īndrew Ballen CEO/Founder at AVD Digital Media China Simplified is by NO means a dumbing-down of China, it is a delightfully insightful speeding up of a topic everyone should know something about! I spent my entire adult life living what Stew and Katie were able to convey in a remarkably few pages. Absolutely brilliant.Michael Volz Chinese Program Coordinator, University of Missouri – Columbia This book is entertaining and informative for both beginning and advanced Chinese language students. With humor and clarity, Language Empowerment weaves together rich cultural and linguistic background information of the Chinese language with practical implications for daily communication. Chinese linguistics writings tend to altogether ignore practical applications. Every Chinese language teacher knows that language and culture are inextricably intertwined, but most Chinese language textbooks tend to dwell more heavily on the mechanics of the language.