ByWinstonMa
Wiley
OrganizedintothreemajorareasofthedigitaleconomywithinChina,thisground-breakingbookexploresthesurgeine-commerceofconsumergoods,thewayinwhichmultiscreenandmobileInternetusehasincreasedinpopularity,andtheculturalemphasisonthemobileInternetasasourceoflifestyleandentertainmentcontent.Targetedattheglobalbusinesscommunity,thislucidandengagingbookguidesbusinessleaders,investors,investmentbankingprofessionals,corporateadvisors,andconsultantsingraspingthechallengesandopportunitiescreatedbyChina鈥檚emergingmobileeconomy,anditsdebutontotheglobalstage.
InSearchofOldPeking
ByLewisCharlesArlingtonandWilliamLewisohn
SoulCarePublishing
InSearchofOldPekingismuchmorethanaclassicguidebook:itisbothapainstakinglyconstructedportraitofoneoftheworld鈥檚greatcitiesinthe1930sandalamentfortheendofauniqueera.LewisCharlesArlingtonwasanAmericanwhohadservedintheCustomsandPostalAdministrationssincehisarrivalinChinain1879;WilliamLewisohn,aBritishArmyofficerturnedjournalist.TheseunlikelybuthappypartnershadseenPeking-nowcalledBeijing-atthepinnacleofitsglory.Thisbookistheoutcomeoftheirdeterminationtorecordthedelights,bothmajorandminor,ofthecitytheyhadknown.ThedescriptionsofthebuildingsandmonumentsaresetwithinthewidercontextofChinesehistoryandareentertaininglyilluminatedbyanecdotesaboutnorthernChineselifeandcustoms.Firstpublishedin1935,thisbookwasregardedasthestandardguidetoPeking.Itremainsastonishinglyevocativetoday,forresidentsandvisitorsalike.
BornaCrime:StoriesfromaSouthAfricanChildhood
ByTrevorNoah
Spiegel&Grau
TrevorNoahwasborntoawhiteSwissfatherandablackXhosamotheratatimewhensuchaunionwaspunishablebyfiveyearsinprison.Livingproofofhisparents鈥檌ndiscretion,Noahwaskeptmostlyindoorsfortheearliestyearsofhislife,boundbytheextremeandoftenabsurdmeasureshismothertooktohidehimfromagovernmentthatcould,atanymoment,stealhimaway.Finally,Noahandhismothersetforthonagrandadventure,livingopenlyandfreelyandembracingtheopportunities.BornaCrimeisthestoryofamischievousyoungboywhogrowsintoarestlessyoungmanashestrugglestofindhimselfinaworldwherehewasneversupposedtoexist.Itisalsothestoryofthatyoungman鈥檚relationshipwithhisfearless,rebellious,andferventlyreligiousmother-histeammate,awomandeterminedtosavehersonfromthecycleofpoverty,violence,andabusethatwouldultimatelythreatenherownlife.