 | Concise English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary by Martin H. Manser
Buy used from: $7.83 My favorite Chinese dictionary and the one I recommend to all my students.
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 | Chinese Characters: A Genealogy and Dictionary (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition) by Rick Harbaugh
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $14.32 A superb reference tool for more advanced students and scholars of Chinese.
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 | Chinese Calligraphy: From Pictograph to Ideogram: the History of 214 Essential Chinese/japanese Characters by Edoardo Fazzioli
Buy new: $32.05 / Used from: $1.26 Beautifully traces the development of Chinese radicals, from pictographs to modern day characters.
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 | The Spirit of the Chinese Character: Gifts from the Heart by Barbara Aria
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $0.01 If you only have the time and patience to learn forty Chinese characters in your lifetime these are the ones you should know.
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 | Name Your Baby in Chinese by Lin Shan
Buy used from: $645.36 Every student I've had always wants to be given a Chinese name. If you don't already have one this book will give many suggestions for good names, based on your American name.
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| Chinese Art of Tea by John Blofeld
Buy used from: $8.02 A very detailed work on the history of tea, kinds of tea, how to pour tea and how to enjoy it.
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 | D is for Doufu: An Alphabet Book of Chinese Culture by Maywan Shen Krach
Buy used from: $2.84 This book is gorgeous. Stunning graphics and text describe some of the most important Chinese concepts and cultural artifacts.
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 | Best Loved Chinese Proverbs by Theodora Lau
Buy used from: $0.75 I refer to this book often both in teaching and in daily life. Some of the world's most eloquent and often quoted proverbs come from ancient China.
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 | Maples in the Mist: Poems for Children from the Tang Dynasty
Buy used from: $7.97 Though meant to be a children's book, adults will also love these beautifully illustrated poems. They are both in English and Chinese.
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 | Voices of the Heart by Ed Young
Buy used from: $0.25 If you are an artist you will especially love this book. Chinese characters based on the "heart" radical are illustrated through stunning collages.
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 | Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition (English and Mandarin Chinese Edition) by Lao Tsu
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $3.79 Every student of Chinese should acquaint themselves with some of the thoughts of Laotse, one of China's most famous philosophers. The translations in this book are excellent.
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 | The Analects (Penguin Classics) by Confucius
Buy new: $8.64 / Used from: $1.00 Every student and scholar of Chinese should also acquaint themselves with the sayings of China's most famous teacher and wise man.
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| Long Is a Dragon: Chinese Writing for Children by Peggy Goldstein
Buy used from: $2.86 The best book of its kind for very young children who are attempting to learn how to write Chinese.
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