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| Publisher: | Pan Press Publishing Ltd. |
| Catalogue number: | 158827 |
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In May 2000 Chris Smith left Worcestershire by jumping on his bike and cycling to Beijing - by way of the Indian sub-continent. The 16,500 mile journey took him thirteen months to complete and required...
| Publisher: | Sutton Publishing |
| Catalogue number: | 162007 |
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In “Beijing: Biography of a City”, author Jonathan Clements tells the story of Beijing, the capital of China and the site of the 2008 Olympics, from its earliest beginnings as a campsite for primitive...
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When I first arrived in Beijing the first thing that struck me was the pollution and the haziness of the skies. My dad and I hailed a taxi at the airport - my first chance to practice my basic Chinese. Luckily the driver seemed to understand what I was I was saying however if you can’t speak any of the language I advise you...
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John Simpson, the renowned BBC world affairs editor,visited Stanfords in London to discuss his new book Not Quite World’s End. John has graced our screens for 40 years in a career that has seen him reporting from the front line in various war-torn parts of the world...
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