The Chinese Emperor S New Clothes

Author : Ying Chang Compestine
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781683351047

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The Chinese Emperor's New Clothes by Ying Chang Compestine Pdf

Ming Da is only nine years old when he becomes the emperor of China, and his three advisors take advantage of him by stealing his stores of rice, gold, and precious stones. But Ming Da has a plan. With the help of his tailors, he comes up with a clever idea to outsmart his devious advisors: He asks his tailors to make “magical” new clothes for him. Anyone who is honest, the young emperor explains, will see the clothes’ true splendor, but anyone who is dishonest will see only burlap sacks. The emperor dons a burlap sack, and the ministers can’t help but fall for his cunning trick.

Author : Ying Compestine
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1419725424

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The Chinese Emperor's New Clothes by Ying Compestine Pdf

Roberts, bestselling illustrator of "Ada Twist, Scientist, " unites with award-winning author Compestine for a clever retelling of the classic fairy tale. Full color.

Author : Jonathan E. Hillman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300256079

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The Emperor’s New Road by Jonathan E. Hillman Pdf

A prominent authority on China’s Belt and Road Initiative reveals the global risks lurking within Beijing’s project of the century China’s Belt and Road Initiative is the world’s most ambitious and misunderstood geoeconomic vision. To carry out President Xi Jinping’s flagship foreign-policy effort, China promises to spend over one trillion dollars for new ports, railways, fiber-optic cables, power plants, and other connections. The plan touches more than one hundred and thirty countries and has expanded into the Arctic, cyberspace, and even outer space. Beijing says that it is promoting global development, but Washington warns that it is charting a path to global dominance. Taking readers on a journey to China’s projects in Asia, Europe, and Africa, Jonathan E. Hillman reveals how this grand vision is unfolding. As China pushes beyond its borders and deep into dangerous territory, it is repeating the mistakes of the great powers that came before it, Hillman argues. If China succeeds, it will remake the world and place itself at the center of everything. But Xi may be overreaching: all roads do not yet lead to Beijing.

Author : Demi
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127453434

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The Emperor's New Clothes by Demi Pdf

Two rascals sell a vain Chinese emperor an invisible suit of clothes.

Author : Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1523801840

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The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen Pdf

Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish author best known for writing children's stories including "The Little Mermaid" and "The Ugly Duckling." But he didn't just write short stories, and his intended audience wasn't restricted to children. In addition to his fairy tales, Andersen wrote poems, plays, novels, travel books, essays, and more. He hungered for recognition at home (Denmark) and abroad-and he got it! Eventually. Today, his stories can be read in over one hundred languages. But no matter what language they're in, Andersen's tales have got something for everyone. In them, you'll find beauty, tragedy, nature, religion, artfulness, deception, betrayal, love, death, judgment, penance, and-occasionally-a happy ending. They're complex tales, but since Andersen himself was pretty complex, we like to think that art imitates life. Or something like that. "The Emperor's New Clothes" (Danish: Kejserens nye Kl?der) is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. When the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, no one dares to say that he doesn't see any suit of clothes until a child cries out, "But he isn't wearing anything at all!" The tale has been translated into over a hundred languages. Includes a unique illustration!

Author : Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0716616297

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The Emperor's New Clothes ; The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen Pdf

A collection of three popular folk tales; Emperor's new clothes, Steadfast tin soldier and Puss in boots.

Author : Li Zhi-Sui
Publisher : Random House
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307791399

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The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Li Zhi-Sui Pdf

“The most revealing book ever published on Mao, perhaps on any dictator in history.”—Professor Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia University From 1954 until Mao Zedong's death twenty-two years later, Dr. Li Zhisui was the Chinese ruler's personal physician, which put him in daily—and increasingly intimate—contact with Mao and his inner circle. in The Private Life of Chairman Mao, Dr. Li vividly reconstructs his extraordinary experience at the center of Mao's decadent imperial court. Dr. Li clarifies numerous long-standing puzzles, such as the true nature of Mao's feelings toward the United States and the Soviet Union. He describes Mao's deliberate rudeness toward Khrushchev and reveals the actual catalyst of Nixon's historic visit. Here are also surprising details of Mao's personal depravity (we see him dependent on barbiturates and refusing to wash, dress, or brush his teeth) and the sexual politics of his court. To millions of Chinese, Mao was more god than man, but for Dr. Li, he was all too human. Dr. Li's intimate account of this lecherous, paranoid tyrant, callously indifferent to the suffering of his people, will forever alter our view of Chairman Mao and of China under his rule. Praise for The Private Life of Chairman Mao “From now one no one will be able to pretend to understand Chairman Mao's place in history without reference to this revealing account.”—Professor Lucian Pye, Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Dr. Li does for Mao what the physician Lord Moran's memoir did for Winston Churchill—turns him into a human being. Here is Mao unveiled: eccentric, demanding, suspicious, unregretful, lascivious, and unfailingly fascinating. Our view of Mao will never be the same again.”—Ross Terrill, author of China in Our Time “An extraordinarily intimate portrait of Mao. [Dr. Li] portrays [Mao's imperial court] as a place of boundless decadence, licentiousness, selfishness, relentless toadying and cutthroat political intrigue.”—Richard Bernstein, The New York Times “One of the most provocative books on Mao to appear since the publication of Edgar Snow's Red Star Over China.”—Paul G. Pickowicz, The Wall Street Journal

Author : Ying Chang Compestine,Vinson Compestine
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781613125328

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Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier by Ying Chang Compestine,Vinson Compestine Pdf

In this action-packed adventure and coming-of-age story that finely weaves fact and fiction, thirteen-year-old Ming lives in a small village in Maoist China in the 1970s. His father is convinced that Emperor Qin’s tomb—and the life-size terra-cotta army created to serve and protect the emperor in the afterlife—lies hidden in the hills around them. But if Ming’s father doesn’t prove it soon, the town’s Political Officer will condemn him to the brutal labor camps. From the stories of a terra-cotta soldier who has survived through the centuries, Ming learns the history of Emperor Qin, known for building the Great Wall of China, and how and why the terra-cotta soldiers came to be. As their unlikely friendship develops, Ming experiences the mysterious tomb firsthand, braving deadly traps and witnessing the terra-cotta army in action. Most importantly, he comes to see how he can save both the terra-cotta soldiers and his father from the corrupt Political Officer and his Communist cronies. The book is illustrated with photographs of Communist Chinese village life in the 1970s, the Great Wall, and, of course, the excavated tomb with its many terra-cotta soldiers. It also features a special recipe from the story. Praise for Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier "Historical photos and Indiana Jones–style adventure enrich this tale of an unusual meeting between the Qin Dynasty and the 20th century." --Kirkus Reviews "Despite the hardships, both courageous characters work to uphold their respective duties: Shi to protect the tomb and Ming to protect the cultural legacy of China’s people. With archival art, recipes, and end notes, this title is sure to be a hit in the classroom." --Booklist

Author : Evelyn S. Rawski,Jessica Rawson
Publisher : Royal Academy Books
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 1903973694

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China by Evelyn S. Rawski,Jessica Rawson Pdf

Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name, this volume contains reproductions of all works featured, together with scholarly essays exploring the themes that link them and the society that produced them.

Author : Kerry Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857723765

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The New Emperors by Kerry Brown Pdf

China has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to 1 in 5 of the world's population, yet we know almost nothing of the people who lead it. How does one become the leader of the world's newest superpower? And who holds the real power in the Chinese system? In The New Emperors, the noted China expert Kerry Brown journeys deep into the heart of the secretive Communist Party. China's system might have its roots in peasant rebellion but it is now firmly under the control of a power-conscious Beijing elite, almost half of whose members are related directly to former senior Party leaders. Brown reveals the intrigue and scandal surrounding the internal battle raging between two China's: one founded by Mao on Communist principles, and a modern China in which 'to get rich is glorious'. At the centre of it all sits the latest Party Secretary, Xi Jinping - the son of a revolutionary, with links both to big business and to the People's Liberation Army. His rise to power is symbolic of the new emperors leading the world's next superpower.

Author : Spencer Wise
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781488080562

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The Emperor of Shoes by Spencer Wise Pdf

“Evocative…The Emperor of Shoes underscores the extent to which the promise of economic opportunity still moves people across great distances on our planet…Wise [has] written a novel of our times…”—New York Times Book Review *A Library Journal Best Debut of Summer 2018* From an exciting new voice in literary fiction, a transfixing story about an expatriate in southern China and his burgeoning relationship with a seamstress intent on inspiring dramatic political change Alex Cohen, a twenty-six-year-old Jewish Bostonian, is living in southern China, where his father runs their family-owned shoe factory. Alex reluctantly assumes the helm of the company, but as he explores the plant’s vast floors and assembly lines, he comes to a grim realization: employees are exploited, regulatory systems are corrupt and Alex’s own father is engaging in bribes to protect the bottom line. When Alex meets a seamstress named Ivy, his sympathies begin to shift. She is an embedded organizer of a pro-democratic Chinese party, secretly sowing dissonance among her fellow laborers. Will Alex remain loyal to his father and his heritage? Or will the sparks of revolution ignite? Deftly plotted and vibrantly drawn, The Emperor of Shoes is a timely meditation on idealism, ambition, father-son rivalry and cultural revolution, set against a vivid backdrop of social and technological change.

Author : Roger Penrose
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1999-03-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780192861986

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The Emperor's New Mind by Roger Penrose Pdf

Winner of the Wolf Prize for his contribution to our understanding of the universe, Penrose takes on the question of whether artificial intelligence will ever approach the intricacy of the human mind. 144 illustrations.

Author : R. W. L. Guisso,David Miller,Miller, David, 1944 June 1-,Catherine Pagani,Canadian Museum of Civilization,National Film Board of Canada,Xi'an Film Studio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : China
ISBN : 0773723706

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The First Emperor of China by R. W. L. Guisso,David Miller,Miller, David, 1944 June 1-,Catherine Pagani,Canadian Museum of Civilization,National Film Board of Canada,Xi'an Film Studio Pdf

Author : Xiran Jay Zhao
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781665900720

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Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao Pdf

Percy Jackson meets Tristan Strong in this hilarious middle grade “edge-of-your-seat adventure” (James Ponti, New York Times bestselling author of City Spies) that follows a young boy as he journeys across China to seal the underworld shut and save the mortal realm. Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. His single mom was busy enough making sure they got by, and his schools never taught anything except Western history and myths. So Zack is woefully unprepared when he discovers he was born to host the spirit of the First Emperor of China for a vital mission: sealing the leaking portal to the Chinese underworld before the upcoming Ghost Month blows it wide open. The mission takes an immediate wrong turn when the First Emperor botches his attempt to possess Zack’s body and binds to Zack’s AR gaming headset instead, leading to a battle where Zack’s mom’s soul gets taken by demons. Now, with one of history’s most infamous tyrants yapping in his headset, Zack must journey across China to heist magical artifacts and defeat figures from history and myth, all while learning to wield the emperor’s incredible water dragon powers. And if Zack can’t finish the mission in time, the spirits of the underworld will flood into the mortal realm, and he could lose his mom forever.

Author : Claire Messud
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307276667

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The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud Pdf

A bestselling, masterful novel about the intersections in the lives of three friends, now on the cusp of their thirties, making their way—and not—in New York City. There is beautiful, sophisticated Marina Thwaite—an “It” girl finishing her first book; the daughter of Murray Thwaite, celebrated intellectual and journalist—and her two closest friends from Brown, Danielle, a quietly appealing television producer, and Julius, a cash-strapped freelance critic. The delicious complications that arise among them become dangerous when Murray’s nephew, Frederick “Bootie” Tubb, an idealistic college dropout determined to make his mark, comes to town. As the skies darken, it is Bootie’s unexpected decisions—and their stunning, heartbreaking outcome—that will change each of their lives forever. A richly drawn, brilliantly observed novel of fate and fortune—of innocence and experience, seduction and self-invention; of ambition, including literary ambition; of glamour, disaster, and promise—The Emperor’s Children is a tour de force that brings to life a city, a generation, and the way we live in this moment. A New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year