Book Description
As China has evolved into an industrial powerhouse over the past two decades, a new class of workers has developed: the dagongmei, or working girls. The dagongmei are women in their late teens and early twenties who move from rural areas to urban centers to work in factories. Because of state laws dictating that those born in the countryside cannot permanently leave their villages, and familial pressure for young women to marry by their late twenties, the dagongmei are transient labor. They undertake physically exhausting work in urban factories for an average of four or five years before returning home. The young women are not coerced to work in the factories; they know about the twelve-hour shifts and the hardships of industrial labor. Yet they are still eager to leave home. Made in China is a compelling look at the lives of these women, workers caught between the competing demands of global capitalism, the socialist state, and the patriarchal family.
Pun Ngai conducted ethnographic work at an electronics factory in southern China’s Guangdong province, in the Shenzhen special economic zone where foreign-owned factories are proliferating. For eight months she slept in the employee dormitories and worked on the shop floor alongside the women whose lives she chronicles. Pun illuminates the workers’ perspectives and experiences, describing the lure of consumer desire and especially the minutiae of factory life. She looks at acts of resistance and transgression in the workplace, positing that the chronic pains—such as backaches and headaches—that many of the women experience are as indicative of resistance to oppressive working conditions as they are of defeat. Pun suggests that a silent social revolution is underway in China and that these young migrant workers are its agents.
Customer Reviews:
Treat workers as human beings for better results.......2006-10-30
Anyone working on CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), with NGOs, or otherwise on development issues in China and most developing countries should read this book. I only wish Pung Nai had a shorter version where she cut out all the intellectual references to supposed `great thinkers' of the past century and actually kept it to its GEMS, which are her own insights into the true life realities for women factory workers.
This book came from Pung Nais PhD as she tells us. This is unfortunate as it makes what is otherwise fantastic material hard to read and slow. But the well written sections tell us stories of individual workers odysseys to Shenzhen from far away provinces, and explain social issues in China, and factory language providing insights few other writers have provided.
To those working on improving factory conditions, there are a lot of great tips here about what Not to do. Pung Nai talks about worker slowdowns due to frustration at dogmatic authoritarian pressure to work faster, or have music turned off, etc, and of workers being less efficient and regularly fainting from working excessive overtime. Reading this book gives those of us working to encourage factory managers to give their workers more reasonable hours and wages, more force in our argument that doing so will improve productivity and quality.
Regardless, Pung Nai points out the terrible toll on peoples lives of excessive overtime, particularly the physical and psychological impacts on young women, who are not only burdened by the work pressure, but also familial pressures back home to marry and have sons. It helps us understand the value of programmes such as Nikes high school graduation programme for factory workers in Asia, to give workers a chance to gain self respect and pride in an environment in which the very essence of who they are, country girls, is looked down upon.
Marxist retoric in disguise.......2006-06-16
By in large, to explain this book, "Made in China" by Pun Ngai, I have to look first at several different issues: the politics behind it, the assumptions they draw upon, and the things she leaves out. First off let me go into the politics behind this book. The more and more I read this book, the more and more I hate it. I'm sorry for saying that--well, not really. Maybe Pun Ngai has good intentions by pointing out only the negatives in every instance, but I couldn't help but be reminded of some transient theme behind all of her pessimisms. If I didn't know any better, which I obviously don't, I would say that Pun Ngai was defaming China not for being against the US and world cohesion, but for being for it. By that, I mean, that this book is extremely Marxist, anti capitalist, and anti US--to stand behind this book, while still maintaining any sense of American patriotism or pride is contradictory. This response may seem to be merely a defensive stance in terms of capitalism versus Marxist communism, but I'd like to think that it's more than that. The type of thought from this book isn't rare in China, Pun Ngai is only a part of a widely criticizing faction growing within China that likes to point out all the negatives of globalization, free trade, or neo-liberalism by pointing out the exploits and the harsh conditions being subjugated upon the workers, while disregarding any and all positive benefits they receive personally as well as any benefits towards the government as a whole. In this way, it is kind of like focusing in on only one part of a government's policies, focusing in on only one company still undergoing reform in the face of a more global privatized free trade open market economy, focusing in on only the lower echeloned workers most of whom are uneducated towards global perspectives, and focusing in on only the negative aspects of their lives. It is in this way that Pun Ngai was able to write such a completely negatively slanted defamation to all logical and true global debate. When the benefits of a society's system out weigh the negatives, in order to make a Marxist argument for conflict, one has to actually dig down to the bottom of the barrel and scrape the conflicts out with a spoon. The term "spoon" I am using is a metaphor for the subtle way Pun Ngai is trying to prove her points. It was written to incite outrage and to depict a sense of rebellion or resistance, which may or may not have actually been there, just to further her own party or social group's political ideologies. However, though, in the face of actual research and more information, for lack of a better way of putting this, Pun Ngai is just digging up dirt. This book was not written to discuss whether globalization is ultimately more or less beneficial to society, it was written to persuade people in how globalization is only negative.
Book Description
China's new economic surge is a surprise to all, but this ancient land remains a myth to both foreigners and Chinese. Get the inside story from a Chinese journalist/consultant about China's business, society, and politics under globalization and capitalism. This revised volume gives an insider's analysis on what's behind China's surge and its implications to the world. It covers key global issues such as manufacturing and job transfers, Chinese multinationals vs. global giants, and changing production, trade and investment trends, as well as evolving international relations.
"China's Global Reach" explores:
- The ever-increasing influence of foreign multinationals (15 plus case studies);
- National and business competition;
- The ever-expanding power of Chinese multinationals (15 plus case studies);
- Global job and manufacturing transfers;
- The rise of Chinese consumers vs. opportunities;
- China's political-economic reform;
- Changing global production and economic map;
- Comparative studies on China, US, Europe, Japan and India;
- Evolving international relations;
- Convergent movement of global civilizations; and
- And more - including an afterword by Andre Gunder Frank!
"China's Global Reach: Markets, Multinationals, and Globalization" is a straightforward and timely analysis of a changing world in relation to a fast-developing China. It is a book perfect for professionals, investors, policy makers, educators, and students, as well as for anyone who questions how the world will move ahead to the next stages.
Customer Reviews:
revealing and decent.......2006-08-16
Author Gu is a brave fellow. He offers straightfoward info and analysis on what is really inside Chinese business and political world. He is highly critical of the Communist ills that continue to cause hellish problems for China and foreign operations inside. Other than this abusive bureaucratic power, Chinese people are very diligent and creative. But the key is to get rid of the overextended bureaucratic power, as so claims by Gu.
This book is a must read -- it is a rare book that reveals the inner workings of the Chinese bureaucratic system. This new edition is very nice, which is sharply revised and expanded. (Five stars for his new edition)
powerful development lessons .......2006-08-03
Author George Zhibin Gu is a high-profile Chinese journalist whose powerful newspaper pieces are widely read. This book is a must read. The reason for my recommendation is simple: This book summarises the key lessons from a fast-changing China under globalization and capitalism.
These lessons are powerful. First, an open society is a must in order to gain true development. Second, having foreign involvement is a key driving force for China's quick development in this era. Third, a truly meaningful development must depend on individual private initiatives other than government bureaucracy.
This book gives rather straightforward analysis on what is behind China's new development. It gives tremendous information on foreign multinationals and investors doing biz inside. Furthermore, it gives huge info on how this foreign involvement affects China's society, government and economy. In particular, it is extremely open about the ills of the Chinese bureaucracy. To overcome bureaucratic barriers, it emphasizes the need for greater private initiative as well as openness, among other things.
Also, the book talks about the ever-increasing influences of China's surge on global development. It gives very insightful analysis on a changing global production, investment, and trade map, as well as manufacturing and job transfers, among other issues.
The book also offers much practical advice on doing biz in China. Numerous case studies are presented, including both successes and failures.
must read.......2006-07-29
This book is for all readers. Not to mention other things, it contains several dozen case studies on global multinationals doing business in China, like Wal-Mart, P&G, Intel, HSBC, Bank of America, Ford, Siemens, BP, Unilever, Sony, GE, GM, Morgan Stanley, and Microsoft. (Amazingly, this revised and updated volume gives most current info on China -- even events happened in May 2006 are contained here.)
It also gives huge info on emerging Chinese multinationals. All the leading Chinese companies such as Haier, Huawei, TCL, Lenovo, China Telecom, Baosteel, China Oil, Sinopec, CNOOC, and Ping An are studied here. Furthermore, comparisons are made between the Chinese companies and their international counterparts. These discussions are straightforward, covering both strengths and weaknesses.
Its scope is rather wide: the author aims to identify key factors behind global development: causes, effects, and consequences. He offers vast info and analysis on a changing global production, investment and trade map, which involves all nations, rich or poor. Interesting comparative studies involve US, Canada, Europe, India, Japan and China. Above all, he pinpoints opportunities and challenges under globalization.
Also it is highly critical of the abusive Chinese bureaucratic power. Gu claims that China's fundamental weakness is with this overextended, self-appointed bureaucratic power. Vast info and facts are presented to support his statement.
He is a high-profile newspaper commentator/consultant that adds much color to his discussions. The book's key strengths come from the fact that the author has vast first-hand experiences, so that he gives countless insider's stories. Its style and presentation is very reader friendly and straightforward, but its analysis is overpowering.
Book Description
"Chinese people should consume Chinese products!"
This slogan was the catchphrase of a movement in early twentieth-century China that sought to link consumption and nationalism by instilling a concept of China as a modern "nation" with its own "national products." From fashions in clothing to food additives, from museums to department stores, from product fairs to advertising, this movement influenced all aspects of China's burgeoning consumer culture. Anti-imperialist boycotts, commemorations of national humiliations, exhibitions of Chinese products, the vilification of treasonous consumers, and the promotion of Chinese captains of industry helped enforce nationalistic consumption and spread the message--patriotic Chinese bought goods made of Chinese materials by Chinese workers in factories owned and run by Chinese.
In China Made, Karl Gerth argues that two key forces shaping the modern world--nationalism and consumerism--developed in tandem in China. Early in the twentieth century, nationalism branded every commodity as either "Chinese" or "foreign," and consumer culture became the place where the notion of nationality was articulated, institutionalized, and practiced. Based on Chinese, Japanese, and English-language archives, magazines, newspapers, and books, this first exploration of the historical ties between nationalism and consumerism reinterprets fundamental aspects of modern Chinese history and suggests ways of discerning such ties in all modern nations.
Book Description
An on-the-ground playbook for competing successfully against China’s best-in-class entrepreneurs—for Westerners and local Chinese businesses alike—and for importing their strategies and principles for use in any unpredictable business environment. China's 7-8% annual growth and steady march towards capitalism has helped it to rival America as one of the best places to seek success and wealth. But China is also one of the riskiest markets to operate it. In spite of these risks, some Chinese companies have managed not only to survive, but to thrive during the country’s most turbulent period. This book introduces managers to some of China’s hottest entrepreneurs, reveals the success strategies that have enabled them to compete so effectively, and codifies these strategies into a small set of principles for managing in China or any turbulent environment. This is the guide no manager considering—or already conducting—business in China can afford to be without.
Customer Reviews:
Very ordinary advice on business management.......2007-06-09
I was looking for a book that describes how Chinese culture and government cause business in China to work differently from U.S. business. This book fails to provide any insights of this nature.
It is merely a standard set of plausible but not very original sounding recommendations for how to run a business. It happens to use Chinese businesses to illustrate its points, but it would sound virtually the same if it used U.S. businesses as examples instead.
In China, do as Chinese do.......2006-02-22
I am a vice president of leading Korean telecom company with 5 years investing experience in China. What Donald mentions in his book is quite true based on my own experience. China is a booming market with huge opportunities in all industries, but it also gets its particular rules to play in these fields. Some rule can be adopted in all industries; the others are special on different sectors. Donald's research uncovers the miracles in four leading industries, and offers us rich information. Especially, his opinion on telecommunication industry is quite correct and useful. The findings of Donald's book also offer good guidance to my work.
Learn from Chinese entrepreneurs even though China is lack of good entrepreneurs.......2006-02-06
China is lack of good entrepreneurs. But more and more good entrepreneurs are coming out along with the growth of Chinese companies.
It is more difficult to become a successful entrepreneurs in China than in the developed countries. The business environment is not so transparent even many reforms have been done.
If a foreign company wants to be successful in China, the managers shall learn from the trailblazing Chinese entrepreneurs.
Another 'FAILED' study about Chinese entrepreneurs.......2005-12-12
This book is only suitable for executives who believe that the business environment in China is still unpredictable. Sull intends to study a sample of entrepreneurs and companies in China in order to illustrate effective strategies that entrepreneurs might use while managing in unpredictable markets.
After reading this book, I find that there is nothing 'new'and 'unique' that Sull can generate from the study. For example, in the case of Ting Hsin Group (the leading food conglomerate in greater China region), Sull concludes that Chinese entreprenreurs are used to make sound and effective business decisions based on their gut instinct. As a seasoned executive in the Chinese market for more than 15 years, I have encountered many Chinese entrepreneurs who possess such trait but few of them can be successful.
Another problem about this book is that the study of Chinese entrepreneurs or companies is a hard nut to crack. According to my research experience, Chinese entrepreneurs are used to be unwilling to disclose their authentic information to business researchers who lack personal and trustful connections with them. The data collection method used by Sull (i.e. hiring local consulting firms)cannot warrant a point of entry to capture authentic and rich data for this study. BTW, I do not recommend you to buy this book.
Profiles eight Chinese ventures to probe the secrets behind their success.......2005-08-07
Western managers can learn a lot from the new Chinese entrepreneurs, and the perfect place to receive these lessons - aside from a trip to China, is with Donald N. Sull and Yong Wang's Made In China: What Western Managers Can Learn From Trailblazing Chinese Entrepreneurs. From the rise of elite new firms who do business successfully where hundreds of rivals have failed to their ability to predict trends and respond consistently in inconsistent markets, Made In China profiles eight Chinese ventures to probe the secrets behind their success.
Product Description
NATURE'S BOUNTY
Over 100 eye-filling patterns drawn from the bounty Mother Nature has bestowed upon us.
Seasons, Landscapes, Seascapes, Animals, Birds & Waterlife are all wonderfully captured in glass. Stained Glass Patterns accommodate all levels of glass expertise from novice to professional level. Each full-size glass pattern is shown in glass image and available in a JPG, TIF, and Glass Eye 2000 format for easy resizing and recoloring in any graphics program on your PC or Mac. This is CD #7 in the series: the Paned Expressions Studios Stained Glass Pattern Library, for those who are collecting the series.
Customer Reviews:
Awesome Stained Glass Patterns!!!.......2005-09-14
I am amazed at how real-looking these designs are. There are so many to choose from, over 100+ -- I know they'll keep me busy for a long time. I am so glad that someone is offering full-size stained glass patterns on CD, so I can print them out myself! These are great, and I've decided to collect the whole series of 11, I think, and create my own pattern library. Awesome!!!
Book Description
Chapter One
With fifteen cents and five minutes you too can use and understand I Ching.
With six coins (one dime and five pennies) and this easy-to-use guide, tapping into the synchronicity of the universe is simpler and more rewarding than ever.
The ancient Chinese oracle of the I Ching is considered one of the oldest and most reliable tools for divination. From Chinese emperors to Carl Jung, for thousands of years great minds have consulted the "book of changes." But many have found the I Ching confusing and the teachings difficult to interpret. Until now.
The I Ching Made Easy demystifies the oracle and makes its wisdom accessible for all who seek advice. It is both simple to use and relevant to modern situations and decisions -- whether you are developing a new relationship, thinking of buying a house, or 'beginning a new career. Using popular terminology, straightforward directions, diagrams and illustrations, as well as real-life adventures, The I Ching Made Easy helps you find answers to all your questions.
Customer Reviews:
Don't Buy This.......2007-09-21
What gets me about this version is not only is it glib and superficial, not only do they teach you away of coming up with a hexagram that is totally bogus from a mathematical point of view--it's that they don't even seem to have any idea what some of the lines mean.
But please, don't take my word for it. Pretend you just drew hexagram 55 with the fourth line being the one you read (the changing line). Here is what Alfred Huang, who has the best i ching on the market, says:
"The fourth line corresponds with the bottom line. They are both yang lines and their situations are the same. The bottom line thinks of the fourth line as his "corresponding lord." The fourth place considers the yang element at the bottom as "his lord of like nature." --seeking a positive companion--brings good fortune."
In other words, it's telling you whoever you are asking about is someone you have a deep compatability with. You like them and they like you. You will probably bond.
Now check out what is in the easy i ching: "Heavy curtains cut out all the light. Cut off from the light and in the dark. This is an obstructed and unsuitable position. Confusion and lies abound. You cannot see or be seen. When you understand the confusion, you will see the light."
Hello? Where did they get all that negative crap? They just made it up, apparently. This is a fairly positive line but they don't have any idea on earth what it even means. Do you really want to bother buying an i ching put together by incompetents who have no idea what they are even talking about? Listen, my friend, there's a reason you can buy this thing used for a buck and a half--it's garbage.
So Easy!!!.......2007-05-04
I had never even heard of the I Ching before I was introduced to this book and after reading the front inside and back inside covers was doing my first reading! The rest of the book was just as easy to read and understand. I was disappointed when the book ended! The real life adventures only helped me to understand this complex and very interesting form of divination. Anyone interested in any of the divination arts should have this book!!!
The easiest book to learn I Ching........2005-12-21
I enjoyed this book.Its an easy book to understand and written in simple English.Simple instructions to learn I Ching.Printed in reasonable size print too.(I didnt need to wear my glasses).The authors method for a reading is simple too.
I prefer their method.Overall,a good book with plenty of information make this book an ideal beginners book.You can learn to do an I Ching reading for yourself within minutes of starting to read this book.This is a good size book.Larger than most,and,good quality.Not a cheap book on cheap paper.Good value.This should be the first book you buy on I Ching.
I also recommend these books:
1)"I Ching:a new interpretation for modern times".
By Sam Reifler.
2)"Practical guide to the I Ching".By Kim-Anh Lim.
Easy to use.......2002-10-11
This is an excellent practical explanation of the I Ching, making it easy to use. I have a few I Ching books, but this is by far the easiest to understand and use for daily divination. Even the book construction makes it an awesome tool - the page edges are rough, making it easy to flip through and the back page diagram of upper/lower trigrams makes finding the right trigram number simple.
Finally, an I Ching book for the REST of us........1999-08-20
OK, maybe I'm slightly biased (co-author Amy __is__ my mom and I __did__ write the foreward) but I still think this is one of the best new books on the I-Ching in twenty years. The fact is, most books on the I-Ching are arcane and difficult to understand and make this wonderful tool for decision-making almost impossible to use. Amy and Rod's book makes it easy for regular (i.e. non-academic) people to use the I-Ching in their daily life. What more could you want?
If you're an academic student of the I-Ching, then you'll want to review this book for general ideas about a different, more "utilitarian" approach than Wilhelm and others. However, if you're a person who just wants to find an interesting entry into a thousand-year-old divination tool, then you'll LOVE this book.
And please, let me know if you disagree.
Charlie
Customer Reviews:
Some nice projects, but . . ........2001-02-03
I was somewhat disappointed in this book. Some of the featured projects are very nice, others I didn't like at all. That's to be expected, so okay. But the material on tools and techniques I didn't find very helpful. It's a bit outdated as to materials, too. It's good as a third or fourth book on this subject, perhaps. Much better, in my opinion, is "Elegant Porcelain and Glass Painting Projects" by Carin Heiden Atkins.
Customer Reviews:
Great Story Time Reading.......1999-07-11
I read sections from Made in China to my kids as a bedtime story - they like to listen to this as much as fictional stories. Great illustrations too.
A gift to the World!.......1997-01-27
A fantastic book that shows the contributions which the Chinese over centuries have given to the world. Highly recommended! Its illustrations are culturally relevant and sensitive!
Rennie Mau
President, MPEC
Multicultural Publishing and Education Council
Book Description
Made in China is a fun-filled, action-packed journey into the heart of Chinese pop culture. For Asia-philes, designers, and pop culture junkies, designer Reed Darmon has collected the most colorful (and in some cases, the kookiest) Chinese ephemera in this chunky paperback. Candy wrappers, firecrackers, Chairman Mao heads, and more! These objects are a testament to the age-old Chinese fascination with vivid hues and whimsical figures. Even humdrum, everyday items such as matchbooks and sock labels are decorated with exuberant illustration. A stylishly designed object and graphic essay in one, Made in China is a kaleidoscope of playful graphics and vibrant design, from the post-revolution '50s through today.
Customer Reviews:
Made In China by Reed Darmon.......2007-08-18
A wonderful book of pictures of rare and fascinating items made in China, Hong Kong, and Macau, from the early 1900s through the 1980s. It is miraculous in itself that these items survived at all, having made it through the ravages of time, and the destructive years of the Cultural Revolution. Through Darmon's dilligence, dedication to the interesting, and good eye, we are treated to an intimate glimpse into the world of Chinese ephemera, that would never have otherwise been possible. Darmon includes informative notes about the items.
Beautifully illustrated book.......2005-05-02
A glimpse into life in China from the 1930s (where consumerism was at its heights, pre-Communism) to the 1960s (where communism has crept into filem posters and product packaging). This books contains illustrations from China and HK which allows the reader a journey down memory lane. The most recent illustration included is one from the 1980s- where a baby boy was dressed in a space-suit-ready for an exploration of the Moon!?
Customer Reviews:
The simple sauces are great.......2006-02-19
I've made extensive use of pages 6 through 9, which cover sauces, marinades, and salad dressings. I appreciate the way that many of the recipes that follow provide examples and variations on the sauces.
The flavors and results from the recipes in this cookbook are great, and the pictures and illustrations can be a big help to beginners. But, after some experimentation to figure out exactly how I prefer to make a black bean sauce and a spicy ketchup sauce, I haven't found myself going back to this cookbook much.
People looking for recipes for specific, common Chinese-American foods might get more use out of another Wei-Chuan cookbook, Chinese Cooking for Beginners, ISBN 0941676307. It covers Crispy Salad with Chicken (a.k.a. Chinese Chicken Salad), Chinese Roast Pork, Hot & Sour Soup, Beef with Broccoli in Oyster Sauce, Moo-Shu Pork, Sour & Hot Shrimp, Shrimp Foo Yung, Shau Mai, and Almond Jello, among many others.
A good starting point.......2005-04-11
The key to this cookbook is correct expectations. As mentioned, you won't find a recipe in here for General Tso Chicken, etc. What you will get is a basic introduction to how to make authentic tasting dishes by seeing how various sauces are made, etc. This provided a great starting point for me to be able to improvise all kinds of dishes, soups, etc.
If you are looking for a cookbook that will walk you step by step through Moo Goo Gai Pan and Moo Shu Pork, you probably want to look elsewhere.
Somewhat disappointing........2005-02-03
I was hoping to replicate many of the dishes I buy at my local chinese restaruant: Kung Pao Chicken, chow mein, chow fun dishes, and a variety of veggie and lamb dishes. This particular book though is full of heavier meat recipes; roast chicken, stewed duck, peking duck, smoked duck, various preparations of chicken legs and breasts, pork chops, and beef steaks. There ARE a few dishes like I was looking for: chicken w/ black beans, curry beef, ground meat in lettuce, spicy shrimp w/ cashews, but they are fewer than I'd hoped. The soup selection has only 3 choices and does not include Hot & Sour soup. "Fried Noodles" are the only noodle recipe. There are no Chow Fun recipes. There are almost no vegetable dish recipes except for detailed info on boiling or stir frying specific veggies (which is good info, but it's not a dish, it's just prep).
More minor problems are: they don't use english abbreviations for quantities even in the English text. They use "T." for tablespoon instead of "tbsp". Many recipes reference "wine", but so far I have not found what kind of "wine" they actually mean listed in the intro How-To section.
Overall I find it lacking in terms of common "chinese lunch special" type dishes, or Szechuan dishes (as best I can tell from reading anyhow). Some of these dishes may be in here, but they're called "spicy" this or that instead of the names you'd see them listed on a menu as. This may or may not be more accurate, but I'd rather have commonly understood names instead of technically accurate names.
I'm caucasian. I'm also Californian and near San Francisco so I've been eating chinese food all my life and love it, but I'm far from literate in what differentiates Szechuan from Mandarin, etc. Therefore I find this book a little less informative than I'd hoped. I would probably not buy it again for the relatively few recipes in it I will ever cook, but the section on squid dishes and a couple others is enough to keep me from trying to return it.
Simple, delicious Chinese recipes.......2004-02-11
This is an excellent cookbook for those who are not familiar with cooking Chinese dishes. What I like most about this book is that the majority of recipes don't call for ingredients that are hard to find. Since I don't live anywhere near an Asian food store, this is a big plus for me. In addition, I'm a vegetarian and my husband is a big meat eater. This book has several vegetarian recipes in the back, so it satisfies both of our palates. To date, I have 18 Wei-Chuan cookbooks and I put this one in the top 5.
It really is easy.......2003-03-13
I have been looking for a basic Chinese cookbook that I can use everyday and this one is it. It has many stir fry recipes and they are mostly homestyle items I remember from my childhood (e.g. beef and oyster sauce; corn soup). There are also some restaurant dishes (e.g. Peking duck; stir fry meat wrapped in lettuce) that require more time and expertise. The recipe for tofu and egg drop soup is worth the cookbook alone. I love this soup and I did not realize how easy it is to make until now.
This is a great reference book that is perfect for beginners. It explains ingredients in the beginning of the book, with small sections on preparation of seasoning sauces and salad dressings.
One word of caution: if you do not live near a good Chinatown or an Asian grocery store, some of the ingredients are hard to find and the book does not offer substitutes.
This is the best cookbook I own because the dishes are realistic enough that I will actually make them. This book is amazing!
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