Book Description

Taiwan - a fascinating island that balances Chinese tradition with new-world technology. Whitewater raft through spectacular mountain scenery, explore old underground military bases, or wander through the world’s finest Chinese art museum - this guide has it all.

• over 80 maps featuring Chinese script with English place names, for easier orientati...

Book Description
You'll never feel intimidated and awkward about the customs and etiquette of another country again. With the insights provided in this CULTURE SHOCK! Guide, you'll learn to see beyond the stereotypes and misinformation that often precede a visit to a foreign land. Whether you plan to stay for a week or for a year, you'll benefit from such topics as understanding...

The publisher, O'Reilly and Associates
Success in international business is not just about your product and service, or about terms and delivery schedules. Success is about people, traditions and relationships. Passport to the World books are comprehensive guides to understanding a country's people, culture, etiquette and communication styles. Passport Taiwan will help you: Avoi...

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About the Author
Founded in 1977 in Munich, Nelles Verlag publishes folded road and travel maps in color. Nelles uses special, easy-to-fold paper that allows thousands of refoldings without fraying. Nelles maps are highly readable, detailed relief maps with major roads and point-to-point distances clearly indicated. The maps include highly useful legends; city maps show tourist ...

Language Notes
Text: English, Chinese --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Amazon.com
Asia has the fastest growing economy on the globe, so it's no surprise that professional women are traveling there with greater frequency. But doing business in Asia is a delicate balancing act for a woman, since the region's traditional attitudes about a "woman's place" can pose special problems. In Asia for Women on Business, authors Tracey Wilen an...

About the Author
ITMB Publishing (International Travel Maps and Books) of Vancouver, Canada, has published detailed reference and travel maps of countries, regions, and cities around the world since 1985. The company's titles include many that are unique or the first of their kind, including the first commercially available travel map of South America.

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From Library Journal
This book contains information for students, teachers, or researchers planning a long-term stay in China or Taiwan. Candid assessments of qualities of schools are based on size, climate, salary, and benefits. Included is factual information foreigners may need for adjustment, cross-cultural awareness, personal needs, living conditions, etc. There is a compar...

From Library Journal
Most libraries have a shortage of books aimed at the 8.9 percent of our adults under 65 whose disabilities restrict their work--or travel. Both these books are for the wheelchair-bound, but they are also useful for those who can't climb steps. Hansen and Gordon's guide presents each hotel in a standardized single-page summary, so it's easy to compare such th...

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Synopsis
This travel guide to Taiwan has been redesigned and updated by a team of local writers and photographers. Features include a revised practical travel tips section; quick-reference maps on the cover flaps; and a location finder on the front flap which highlights the main attractions.

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About the Author
Dr. John Tomikel was professor of geography at California State College at the time of this writing. He is the author of several books in his professional field as well as four books of poetry. He is an avid student of international affairs and was once a candidate for U.S. Congress. His wife Bonnie is an instructor of anthropology. They have traveled extensivel...

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From Library Journal
Grigsby, who has cycled extensively in Korea and Japan, has written an expert's book on bicycling in China. Nine intricately designed tours guide the reader through Taiwan, Hong Kong, and up China's east coast to Beijing and the Great Wall. There are comprehensive discussions about planning, packing, safety, and survival. But what makes this book indispensab...

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About the Author
Who would've thunk it? A small-town English teacher traveling the world, writing about it and having her byline appear in national newspapers, inflight magazines, Buddhist newsletters, slick periodicals and now this? Which goes to show, If you can dream it, you can do it. A native Pennsylvanian, Beth Fowler has had hundreds of articles and two books published in...

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