 | The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom by Simon Winchester
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $1.79 Wonderful book for anyone interested in history, science, and China
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 | China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power by Rob Gifford
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $6.71 You have probably heard this author on NPR. This book helps me understand how China has changed so much over the past few years.
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 | Beijing and Shanghai (Eyewitness Travel Guides) by DK Publishing
Buy new: $15.64 / Used from: $4.81 Good basic travel book with wonderful photographs
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 | A Traveller's History of China by Stephen G. Haw
Buy used from: $9.63 A good one to take on the plane!
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 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 I read this one during my first trip to China - light reading - set in China.
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 | Peony in Love: A Novel by Lisa See
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $0.01 This is the sequel to Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. I have not read this one yet.
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 | Fried Eggs with Chopsticks: One Woman's Hilarious Adventure into a Country and a Culture Not Her Own by Polly Evans
Buy new: $11.90 / Used from: $0.01 This is a funny and irreverent memoir of one woman's travels in China.
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 | The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.20 Are there reasons we are interested in China - other than the fact that it is an interesting place?
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 | A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $6.23 How do we prepare ourselves and our students for this changing world?
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 | National Geographic Traveler: Shanghai by Andrew Forbes
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $2.22 Although the book is titled "Shanghai," it contains information about surrounding areas too, including Jiangsu Province.
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 | China: People Place Culture History by DK Publishing
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $16.95 A coffee table book, this one will interest people of all ages in your family before and after your trip!
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