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The Folio Society: We read books for what's inside them, but there's something inexpressibly pleasurable about the look, touch, even the smell, of a beautiful book.
Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: the Untranslatable Insults, Put-downs and Invective from Around the World
How to swear in every language 2008/2/28
by Stephen Dodson and Dr Robert Vanderplank
Dodson's languagehat blog
Tunnels
by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams
Publisher: The Chicken House
British book could be next Harry Potter
THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF CHINA BUSINESS
By Sheila Melvin
Sourcebooks, Inc., 288 pages, USD19.95
Mao's Capitalist Legacy 2007/11/16 SB119516491279394807
Warner Brothers has decided to use a "Kill Bill" strategy for the final "Harry Potter" book, splitting the 784-page "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" into a two-part film with the installments unspooling six months apart in 2010 and 2011. The sixth and penultimate movie in the franchise, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," makes its debut in November 2008. Last 'Harry Potter' Film To Be Released in 2 Parts 3/13 SB120541636975433351
Buzzwatch News Roundup
Harry's Spell: The fifth Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," took in USD44.8 million on its opening day, the biggest single-day gross on a Wednesday (07/11) while "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final installment of J.K. Rowling's seven-book Harry Potter saga, hits stores July 21. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (book VI) is expected to be released in theaters in Nov 2008. And "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" in 2010.
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The final "Harry Potter" book went on sale at midnight in the U.S., five hours after England. Stores grappled with long lines and frustrated customers.
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Generation Hex
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The Finale Is Magical, Even for Muggles
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Harry Potter and the Magical Coattails
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Potter Notebook: Wristbands, Frustration in Manhattan
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Now What? Online forums for speed-reading fans
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Carefully Plotted Logistics Fail to Stop Early Delivery
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The Long March: The True Story Behind The Legendary Journey That Made Mao's China
by Ed Jocelyn and Andrew McEwen
Constable & Robinson, 320 pages
*New Long March 2006 China
One Billion Customers
by James McGregor
Free Press, 336 pages
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Mr. China
by Tim Clissold
HarperBusiness, 272 pages
Oracle Bones: A Journey Between China's Past and Present
by Peter Hessler
HarperCollins Publishers, 512 pages
The Languages of China SB114739320737850837
Caught in China's Transformation SB114781579981854609
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River Town
by Peter Hessler
HarperCollins Publishers, 402 pages
Soldiers of Strange Fortune
acclaimed memoir
1421 The Year China Discovered the World
by Gavin Menzies
Bantam Press, London
The Importance of Living
by Lin Yutang
The Complete Sherlock Holmes All 56 short stories and four novels, with original magazine illustrations
Bible Reading Plan
先哲名言 • 非澹泊无以明志非宁静无以致远
龍語瀚堂典籍庫
中华魂从哪里来
錢鍾書 Qian's magnum opus is the five-volume Guan Zhui Bian 管錐编, literally the Pipe-Awl Collection, translated by Ronald Egan into English as Limited Views: Essays on Ideas and Letters. Harvard University Press. 1998
The Analects of Confucius《论语》
The Analects, translated by Charles Muller；
The Analects, translated by James Legge
百家讲坛；于丹《论语》心得
Tao Te Ching《道德经》Tao-te Ching/Lao-tzu/Lao-tse/The Way and Its Power
姚淦铭说《老子》与百姓生活
Chuang Tzu《庄子》
The Complete Works Of Chuang Tzu, translated by Burton Watson
The Writings of Chuang Tzu, translated by James Legge
The Book of Chuang Tzu 南华真经 (The Book of Master Zhuang/Nanhua Chenching/The Pure Classic of Nan-hua)
7 Inner Chapters/Books, 15 Outer Chapters/Books (VIII-XXII), 11 Miscellaneous Chapters (the Miscellany XXIII-XXXIII)
"I: Wandering at Leisure" 逍遥游 (Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease)
"II: The Equality of Things" 齐物论 (The Adjustment of Controversies)
Chuang Tzu 莊子 (Chuang-tzu/Chuang-tse/Chuang Chou; c 369 - 286BC)
IEP - The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Records of the Grand Historian《史记》《太史记》《太史公记》《太史公书》(Shih-chi /Historical Memoirs/Historical Records, a chronicle from Xia to Han Emperor Wu Ti (Martial Emperor b 156 BC, r 141 – 87 BC), becoming a model for all later dynastic histories of China)
translated by
Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang
Burton Watson
Edouard Chavannes
究天人之际，通古今之变，成一家之言。节选：报任安书 廉颇蔺相如列传 屈原列传 信陵君窃符救赵 悲士不遇赋 孔子世家 伯夷列传 毛遂自荐 巨鹿之战 魏其武安侯列传 优孟传 淳于髡 孙膑减灶 货殖列传序
five-part plan:
Basic Annals/Imperial Annals 本纪：按年代顺序记帝王言行和政迹
Chronological Tables 表：按年代谱列各个时期重大事件
Treatises/Monographs 书：记典章制度沿革
Hereditary Houses 世家：载诸侯国兴衰和杰出人物业绩
Memoirs/Biographies 列传：类记各代表人物
Ssu-ma Ch'ien 司马迁 (145? - 90? BC) 司马迁及其时代精神
his father also a court scribe Ssu-ma T'an 司马谈
Grand Historian/Astronomer Royal/Prefect of the Grand Scribes 太史令
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FILM OSCAR/Sundance
"No Country for Old Men," the terrifying tale of a drug deal gone awry, did the expected and took home Oscar gold Sunday night (2/24) as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named it the best picture for 2007. Nominations are announced (1/22) for the 80th Academy Awards. Australian actor Heath Ledger has been found dead (1/22) in New York. The New York Police Department confirmed that Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment by his housekeeper earlier today. A police spokesman says no foul play is suspected, but he would not comment on media reports that the actor's body was surrounded by pills. The 28-year-old was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Brokeback Mountain. He is survived by a daughter.
The Sundance Film Festival opens (1/17) in Park City, Utah. "The Linguists" was written by Daniel Miller, and was directed by Seth Kramer, Daniel Miller, and Jeremy Newberger. David Harrison and Greg Anderson are subjects of the new documentary. The film highlights their mission to record, study ... and hopefully keep alive ... some of the world's dying languages. Here's more information.
The Chinese domestic box office grew 26% last year, as moviegoing becomes more popular and as Hollywood is clamoring for a bigger piece of the action. 1/16 SB120039692477291097
Golden Globe organizers plan a one-hour press conference to replace the traditional format: The Golden Globe awards ceremony scheduled for television broadcast Sunday (2008/1/13) has been cancelled in the wake of a threat by striking writers to picket the event, the sponsor, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, said Monday.
Man Without a Country: China is proud of Oscar-winning son Ang Lee - in its own way. 2007/12/01
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AWSJ 2006mar07 A Taiwan Celebrates as Lee Wins Oscar for Best Director SB114166700654890531
'Crash' Upsets 'Brokeback' SB114161757071590150
'Crash' Pulls Off Oscar Upset With Best Picture Win BT-CO-20060305-003332
Best Picture at Independent Awards SB114152824194089692
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MINDSHARE
Are Hard-Working Chinese Kids A Model for American Students? 3/12 SB120535107110431171
Night owls are more creative, more flexible and more caffeinated, while morning people are healthier, more conscientious and more emotionally stable. 3/04 SB120457323625608259
Whether about your work or your biggest fears, dreams may be useful to you as reminders that certain issues need to be addressed sooner than later. 1/15 SB120035022511289631
RETIREMENT TIPS: Saving up a bunch of cash isn't the only step to retiring. Columnist Jonathan Clements says there are six other key ingredients to living well after quitting the daily grind. SB120017615659786375
Researchers: Have Kids Sooner if You Want a Career 2007/11/14
Bling for the boys: Diamonds, gold and pearls are in demand at the men's counter 1/11
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Extreme Baggage 2008/1/05 SB119948772665368665
Slideshow: Heft in a Hand Bag
The Job That Follows You Wherever You May Roam SB118541140302878394
Can Your Friends Make You Fat? SB118540633172278254
Wells Take Voyage to Bottom of the Sea SB118541413035278504
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SPORTS
Super Bowl Predictor: According to this quirky indicator, if the New England Patriots (not an "original" NFL team) beat the New York Giants today (2/03), the stock market will have a losing year. The Super Bowl is always surrounded by hype: million dollar commercials, media overkill, elaborate events and more. From Arizona, we report on all the parties, predictions, schemes and scenes leading up to Super Bowl XLII.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic is the 2008 Australian Open men's singles tennis champion (1/27) after coming back from a set down to win in four sets. The third seed beat unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 in just over three hours. It is the 20-year-old's first grand slam title. Djokovic was favoured to win but it was Tsonga who started the stronger but the Frenchman's game gradually wilted and while he fought on strongly. Tsonga surprised many by even making the final and says he is proud of his achievement. The result will lift Tsonga into the world top 20.
Italy (Gli Azzurri) won its fourth title after beating France (Les Bleus) 5-3 in a penalty shootout at the end of a drama-filled final which finished 1-1 at the end of extra time in World Cup Berlin (2006/6/9-7/9). But the lasting image will be a vicious headbutt delivered by France's Zinedine Zidane (the retiring master better known as Zizou) to the chest of Italy's Marco Materazzi in the final. Zidane -- ejected in the 107th -- later apologized but said he had no regrets and blamed Materazzi for taunting him. It was the worst display in an ugly tournament, which set records for 345 yellow warning cards and 28 red ejection cards and, at times, outright brutality. Zidane's comeuppance? He was voted player of the tournament, there's a push to award him the Legion d'honneur, and a song titled "Coup de Boule" -- roughly, "head butt" -- has hit the French airwaves. SB115273647730904893
ABC Feature
The World Feature
ISVP Feature
wsj.com/worldcup
Soccer Scandal in Italy
Who's Who at the World Cup SB114954087675271795
Kissinger's Guide SB115049578679682818
2002 Perennial soccer power Brazil became five-time champion after beating Germany 2-0 in Korea/Japan.
1998 France 3-0 Brazil in France.
1994 Brazil 3-2 Italy in shootout after scoreless overtime period in the US.
1990 Germany 1-0 Argentina in Italy.
1986 Argentina 3-2 Germany in Mexico.
1982 Italy 3-1 Germany in Spain.
Australian Open 2006
Federer relieved by victory
Roger Federer wins Australian Open
Dream goes all the way to the final for Baghdatis
Sharapova backs Hingis to crack top 10
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Nanjing
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In a country where provincial capitals are rarely known for their beauty, Nanjing shines. The construction work that's churning up the face of China seems to have affected this city less than most and it remains a place of broad boulevards and shady trees.
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BLUELIST: OUT AND ABOUT
Walled Cities
1. fortified medieval town of Carcassonne in S France, its World Heritage listing came about because its restoration was undertaken by the famous 19c architect Eugene Viollet-le-Duc, "one of the founders of the modern science of conservation".
2. birthplace of St Teresa, the 11c city of Avila in Spain has perhaps the finest medieval walls in Europe.
3. uninhabited Mystras, founded in 1249, in the Peloponnese saw the coronation of the last Byzantine emperor in 1448, fell to the Turks in 1460 only to be devastated by the Albanians in 1770.
4. "one of the best examples of a fortified colonial city" as described by UNESCO, Quebec has 4.6 km of defensive walls, gates, towers and citadel.
5. York, England.
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