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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

$35.09 CAD

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

$31.49 CAD

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
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China Tripping

Encountering the Everyday in the People’s Republic

Narrated by Jeremy A. Murray, Perry Link, Paul G. Pickowicz, Song Yuen Eunice Lee, Katherine Jackowicz ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

Bloomsbury presents China Tripping, read by Paul Pickowicz, Perry Link, Katherine Jackowicz, Jeremy Murray and Song Yuen Eunice Lee.This unique book is the first to bring together a group of influential China experts to reflect on their cultural and social encounters while travelling and living in the People’s Republic. Filling an important gap, it allows scholars, journalists, and businesspeople ... Read more

$19.80 CAD

Bloomsbury presents China Tripping, read by Paul Pickowicz, Perry Link, Katherine Jackowicz, Jeremy Murray and Song Yuen Eunice Lee.This unique book is the first to bring together a group of influential China experts to reflect on their cultural and social encounters while travelling and living in the People’s Republic. Filling an important gap, it allows scholars, journalists, and businesspeople
... Read more
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Puteshestviya Kak Sposob Izmenit' Sebya (Travel As Transformation): Preodoleyte Kul'turnye Ramki, Chtoby Otkryt' Sebya Kak Lichnost' (Conquer The Limits Of Culture To Discover Your Own Identity) (Russian Edition)

by Gregory V. Diehl ...

Narrated by Andrew Grischenko ...

Unabridged

4 hours 13 min

Eto razumnyy, smelyy i neprimirimyy prizyv nayti sebya v stranstviyakh. Kogda vy puteshestvuete v drugie strany, vy ostaetes' pri etom samim soboy? Ili vy stanovites' drugim? Zhivya v furgone na ulitsakh San-Diego, vyrashchivaya kakao-boby s korennymi plemenami v Tsentral'noy Amerike, prepodavaya na Blizhnem Vostoke i zanimayas' volonterstvom v Afrike, Gregori V. Dil sledoval po obshcheprinyatomu ... Read more

$13.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Eto razumnyy, smelyy i neprimirimyy prizyv nayti sebya v stranstviyakh. Kogda vy puteshestvuete v drugie strany, vy ostaetes' pri etom samim soboy? Ili vy stanovites' drugim? Zhivya v furgone na ulitsakh San-Diego, vyrashchivaya kakao-boby s korennymi plemenami v Tsentral'noy Amerike, prepodavaya na Blizhnem Vostoke i zanimayas' volonterstvom v Afrike, Gregori V. Dil sledoval po obshcheprinyatomu
... 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

$7.45 CAD 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
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Brief History of Shanghai, A: How a River Town Became China's Gateway to the World

by Martin Schulz ...

Narrated by Martin Schulz ...

Unabridged

1 hour 57 min

Discover how the dramatic clash of empires and trade forged a modern Asian metropolis out of forgotten river mudflats. Perfect for your daily commute, this atmospheric historical journey immerses you in the tense, hybrid culture of a treaty port fractured by extreme wealth and inequality.Whether you are preparing for international travel or craving a sweeping historical narrative, let this ... Read more

$12.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover how the dramatic clash of empires and trade forged a modern Asian metropolis out of forgotten river mudflats. Perfect for your daily commute, this atmospheric historical journey immerses you in the tense, hybrid culture of a treaty port fractured by extreme wealth and inequality.Whether you are preparing for international travel or craving a sweeping historical narrative, let this
... Read more
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Mandarin Chinese Conversation with Paul Noble

Learn to speak everyday Mandarin Chinese step-by-step

by Paul Noble, Kai-Ti Noble ...

Narrated by Paul Noble ...

Unabridged

25 hours

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure.Improve your everyday Mandarin Chinese speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practicing what you hear in the dialogues.We recommend you finish the Complete and Next Steps courses before starting Mandarin Conversation.Ideal preparation for travelling to China.You will build your confidence in Mandarin ... Read more

$63.99 CAD

PRE-ORDER

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure.Improve your everyday Mandarin Chinese speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practicing what you hear in the dialogues.We recommend you finish the Complete and Next Steps courses before starting Mandarin Conversation.Ideal preparation for travelling to China.You will build your confidence in Mandarin
... Read more
Audiobook

Mandarin Chinese Conversation with Paul Noble

Learn to speak everyday Mandarin Chinese step-by-step

by Paul Noble, Kai-Ti Noble ...

Narrated by Paul Noble ...

Unabridged

25 hours

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure.Improve your everyday Mandarin Chinese speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practicing what you hear in the dialogues.We recommend you finish the Complete and Next Steps courses before starting Mandarin Conversation.Ideal preparation for travelling to China.You will build your confidence in Mandarin ... Read more

$63.99 CAD

PRE-ORDER

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure.Improve your everyday Mandarin Chinese speaking and listening skills by following typical, fun conversations and practicing what you hear in the dialogues.We recommend you finish the Complete and Next Steps courses before starting Mandarin Conversation.Ideal preparation for travelling to China.You will build your confidence in Mandarin
... Read more
Audiobook

Hong Kong

by Jan Morris ...

Narrated by Wanda McCaddon ...

Unabridged

12 hours 34 min

Hong Kong is the world's most exciting city, at once fascinating and exasperating, a tangle of contradictions. It is a dazzling amalgam of conspicuous consumption and primitive poverty, the most architecturally incongruous yet undeniably beautiful urban panorama of all.Through firsthand reportage, world-renowned travel writer Jan Morris takes us through the crowded streets of this enigmatic city, ... Read more

$37.76 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Hong Kong is the world's most exciting city, at once fascinating and exasperating, a tangle of contradictions. It is a dazzling amalgam of conspicuous consumption and primitive poverty, the most architecturally incongruous yet undeniably beautiful urban panorama of all.Through firsthand reportage, world-renowned travel writer Jan Morris takes us through the crowded streets of this enigmatic city,
... 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

$4.92 CAD 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

Die Reise des Venezianers Marco Polo im 13. Jahrhundert

by Marco Polo, Marco Polo ...

Narrated by Wolfgang Berger ...

Series series Noch mehr historische Reisen
Abridged

1 hour 16 min

Marco Polo (ca. 1254-1324) stammte aus Venedig und bereiste mit Vater und Onkel den Orient. Die älteren Polos hatten vom mongolischen Großkhan den Auftrag erhalten, eine Botschaft des Papstes sowie Öl aus der Grabeskirche nach Peking zu bringen. Ihre Reise führte sie von Palästina (Akko, Jerusalem) über Stationen in Persien (Isfahan, Kerman) und die Seidenstraße (Samarkand) bis nach China und ... Read more

$13.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Marco Polo (ca. 1254-1324) stammte aus Venedig und bereiste mit Vater und Onkel den Orient. Die älteren Polos hatten vom mongolischen Großkhan den Auftrag erhalten, eine Botschaft des Papstes sowie Öl aus der Grabeskirche nach Peking zu bringen. Ihre Reise führte sie von Palästina (Akko, Jerusalem) über Stationen in Persien (Isfahan, Kerman) und die Seidenstraße (Samarkand) bis nach China und
... Read more
Audiobook

Go West - Unterwegs im anderen China: Reisebericht (ungekürzt)

by Frank Lehnert ...

Narrated by Jan Primke ...

Unabridged

6 hours 16 min

Als Westeuropäer im Westen Chinas unterwegs zu sein ist ein Abenteuer, das nur wenige wagen. Zu aufwendig erscheint es, die nötigen Dokumente zu beschaffen, und zu groß sind oft die Entfernungen. Hinzu kommen die Sprachbarrieren. Der Autor reiste während seines Arbeitsaufenthalts in China in die entlegenen westlichen Provinzen. Auf eigene Faust oder mit einheimischen Reiseveranstaltern erkundete ... Read more

$14.93 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Als Westeuropäer im Westen Chinas unterwegs zu sein ist ein Abenteuer, das nur wenige wagen. Zu aufwendig erscheint es, die nötigen Dokumente zu beschaffen, und zu groß sind oft die Entfernungen. Hinzu kommen die Sprachbarrieren. Der Autor reiste während seines Arbeitsaufenthalts in China in die entlegenen westlichen Provinzen. Auf eigene Faust oder mit einheimischen Reiseveranstaltern erkundete
... Read more
Audiobook

Un Cours de Chinois Mandarin Simplifié pour Francophones

A Mandarin Chinese Course for French Speakers

by Li Wei ...

Narrated by Sandra Ouellet ...

Unabridged

3 hours 14 min

Plongez dans l’univers fascinant du mandarin grâce à un livre audio conçu spécialement pour les francophones. Cet outil pratique combine des tons essentiels, des expressions du quotidien et des dialogues authentiques pour vous aider à progresser rapidement et naturellement. Chaque leçon suit un thème utile — que ce soit le voyage, le monde professionnel ou les interactions sociales — pour vous ... Read more

$37.88 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Plongez dans l’univers fascinant du mandarin grâce à un livre audio conçu spécialement pour les francophones. Cet outil pratique combine des tons essentiels, des expressions du quotidien et des dialogues authentiques pour vous aider à progresser rapidement et naturellement. Chaque leçon suit un thème utile — que ce soit le voyage, le monde professionnel ou les interactions sociales — pour vous
... Read more
Audiobook

I Could Have Been A Dreamer

Cycling China in the Wrong Gear and Bound for Thailand

by Graham Field ...

Narrated by Graham Field ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Rambling On
Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

Cycling China in the wrong gear and bound for ThailandIn this, the 2nd Audio book of the Rambling On trilogy, the load gets lighter and the speed slower, but Graham Field’s objective remains the same: he is fully focused on making the route to his demise as pleasurable as possible.And so the quest to his Chinese destiny begins. Now relieved of the whiskey, the road nevertheless continues to be an ... Read more

$27.41 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Cycling China in the wrong gear and bound for ThailandIn this, the 2nd Audio book of the Rambling On trilogy, the load gets lighter and the speed slower, but Graham Field’s objective remains the same: he is fully focused on making the route to his demise as pleasurable as possible.And so the quest to his Chinese destiny begins. Now relieved of the whiskey, the road nevertheless continues to be an
... 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

$4.92 CAD 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

Essential Mandarin Chinese in 2 hours with Paul Noble

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

by Paul Noble, Kai-Ti Noble ...

Narrated by Paul Noble ...

Unabridged

2 hours 23 min

Flexible, enjoyable and accessible.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. Paul Noble’s unique method has no grammar tests, no memory drills ... Read more

$16.19 CAD

Flexible, enjoyable and accessible.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. Paul Noble’s unique method has no grammar tests, no memory drills
... Read more
Audiobook

Concise History of Shanghai, A: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the East's Greatest Port

by Hugo Bernardi ...

Narrated by Hugo Bernardi ...

Unabridged

1 hour 56 min

Trace the gripping urban history of a muddy river settlement reborn as Asia's glittering epicenter of globalization. Perfect for an immersive daily commute, this atmospheric journey navigates the colliding forces of geography, relentless maritime trade, and colonial ambition.Whether you are settling in for focused listening or armchair traveling across the globe, prepare to be swept into a ... Read more

$12.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Trace the gripping urban history of a muddy river settlement reborn as Asia's glittering epicenter of globalization. Perfect for an immersive daily commute, this atmospheric journey navigates the colliding forces of geography, relentless maritime trade, and colonial ambition.Whether you are settling in for focused listening or armchair traveling across the globe, prepare to be swept into a
... Read more
Audiobook

Model Minority Gone Rogue

How an unfulfilled daughter of a tiger mother went way off script

by Qin Qin ...

Narrated by Irene Chen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 5 min

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 2025 ACT BOOK OF THE YEARWe all grow up with rules. Do this, be this, don't be that. Qin Qin was all about the rules: do your homework, be good, don't rock the boat. She was the model daughter, model student and model minority.But doing everything right? It made her lost and miserable. So she decided to take a spectacular risk and change everything ... Read more

$33.29 CAD

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 AGE BOOK OF THE YEAR AND 2025 ACT BOOK OF THE YEARWe all grow up with rules. Do this, be this, don't be that. Qin Qin was all about the rules: do your homework, be good, don't rock the boat. She was the model daughter, model student and model minority.But doing everything right? It made her lost and miserable. So she decided to take a spectacular risk and change everything
... Read more
Audiobook

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

$25.19 CAD

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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Chinese: Learn Mandarin Chinese for Beginners: A Simple Guide That Will Help You on Your Language Learning Journey

by Daily Language Learning ...

Narrated by Ernesto Tissot, Siobhan Lumsden ...

Unabridged

4 hours 34 min

If you want to learn Chinese in less time, then keep reading...Are you sick and tired of not being able to learn Chinese fast?Have you tried endless other ways of learning Chinese but nothing seems to stick?Do you finally want to say goodbye to your tendency to 'forget most of what you've studied' and discover something which works for you?If so, then you’ve come to the right place.You see, ... Read more

$18.88 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

If you want to learn Chinese in less time, then keep reading...Are you sick and tired of not being able to learn Chinese fast?Have you tried endless other ways of learning Chinese but nothing seems to stick?Do you finally want to say goodbye to your tendency to 'forget most of what you've studied' and discover something which works for you?If so, then you’ve come to the right place.You see,
... Read more
Audiobook

Un Corso Semplice di Cinese Mandarino

Impara Parole E Frasi Essenziali In Cinese

by Andy Wei ...

Narrated by Cindy Min ...

Unabridged

3 hours 3 min

Questo corso audio è stato creato per italiani che vogliono imparare cinese mandarino con un metodo pratico e naturale. Il programma aiuta a memorizzare parole chiave in cinese e frasi essenziali per l'uso quotidiano, evitando manuali complessi o regole grammaticali difficili.Le lezioni guidano passo dopo passo nell'apprendimento delle espressioni cinesi più comuni, utili per salutare, chiedere ... Read more

$37.88 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Questo corso audio è stato creato per italiani che vogliono imparare cinese mandarino con un metodo pratico e naturale. Il programma aiuta a memorizzare parole chiave in cinese e frasi essenziali per l'uso quotidiano, evitando manuali complessi o regole grammaticali difficili.Le lezioni guidano passo dopo passo nell'apprendimento delle espressioni cinesi più comuni, utili per salutare, chiedere
... Read more
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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

$45.89 CAD

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

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

$19.65 CAD 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
Audiobook

Ming and Qing Dynasties

China’s Time during the Late Middle Ages

by Kelly Mass ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 8 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.After the fall of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty, China came under the rule of the Ming dynasty, officially known as the Great Ming, from 1368 to 1644. This period marked the culmination of Han Chinese rule in imperial China. Despite the initial rebellion led by Li Zicheng, resulting in the formation of the short-lived Shun dynasty, followed swiftly by ... Read more

$4.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.After the fall of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty, China came under the rule of the Ming dynasty, officially known as the Great Ming, from 1368 to 1644. This period marked the culmination of Han Chinese rule in imperial China. Despite the initial rebellion led by Li Zicheng, resulting in the formation of the short-lived Shun dynasty, followed swiftly by
... Read more

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