China

pen4hire on October 12th, 2011

Destination: China Book: The Song of the Silk Road by Mingmei Yip (NEW April 2011) They did it again.  Got me to read a romance novel by disguising it as adventure travel. is indeed all three–romance (with plenty of sex), an adventuring quest, and travel to exotic locales.

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pen4hire on March 25th, 2011

Destination: Australia Book: Natasha Lands Down Under (a young adult novel), by Katherine McCaughan GUEST POST by Jessie Voigts I’ve recently read an extraordinary book, entitled Natasha Lands Down Under. Written by Katherine McCaughan, this book is an intercultural odyssey, set in China and Australia. Natasha Lands Down Under is a compelling read, exploring one [...]

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pen4hire on January 3rd, 2011

Destination: Tibet Book:  The Forbidden Temple/ The Cloud Maker, by Patrick Woodhead Indiana Jones meets DaVinci Code with a touch of  Into Thin Air thrown in for good measure–that’s the scenario for the adventure thriller The Cloud Maker, which also goes by the name The Forbidden Temple (A secret for which men will die, says [...]

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pen4hire on December 13th, 2010

Destination: China Book: City of Tranquil Light: A Novel (NEW 10/2010) by Bo Caldwell And you thought the life of a missionary would be boring? Not  when a Chinese bandit chief steals your medicine packages and takes you captive or when soldiers march through your village and make themselves at home in your compound.

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pen4hire on May 11th, 2010

Destinaton: Chonquing, China Book: Under the Huang Jiao Tree: Two Journeys in China September, 2009,(presently in 3rd printing) by Jane Carswell Winner Whitcoulis Travel Book of The Year 2010 Not until we are lost do we begin to discover ourselves. Henry David Thoreau. There are always two journeys, the outer and the inner. Jane Carswell.

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pen4hire on August 24th, 2009

Inspiration to Travel to China by Guest Writer, Ashley Bruckbauer Destination: China Book: Pavilion of Women by Pearl Buck Several years ago, while still a college student, I spent a summer reading through a massive pile of historical fiction set in various locales and time periods.  One that particularly struck a chord was Pearl Buck’s [...]

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pen4hire on August 11th, 2009

Destination: Inner Mongolia Book: Wolf Totem Guest Bert Latamore talks about a book that won the first ever Man Asian Literary prize (partner of the Man Booker prize for writing in English). Wolf Totem, a Tour Guide to Inner Mongolia by Guest Bert Latamore Some travel books tell you how to get somewhere and what [...]

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pen4hire on April 13th, 2009

Destination: China Books: The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester Red Azalea, Empress Orchid, The Last Empress, and Becoming Madame Mao, all by Anchee Min A Guest Post by Betsy Bolding I traveled to Hong Kong both before and after the English surrendered the territory to China. It is a magic place where skyscrapers [...]

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