Unsavory Elements: Stories of Foreigners on the Loose in China

By Tom Carter

Earnshaw Books

Every expat has a story to tell, so Tom Carter, the photographer behind China: Portrait of a People, collected their stories. This anthology is filled with 28 essays from some of the most renowned foreigners who live or have lived in China, such as Simon Winchester, Peter Hessler, Susan Conley and Alan Paul. Through their personal stories, these Laowai authors share a wide range of experiences and emotions, both fascinating and absurd, of their lives as "outsiders" in China. Their unique experiences will offer readers new insight into?China unlike any other in the world.

An Illustrated Book about China (1911-2011)

By Wang Xu

New World Press

In the period 1911-2011, China underwent drastic changes, and transitioned from weakness to revival, from tradition to modernity. These significant changes were unprecedented in China, as they affected people from all walks of life. The book vividly showcases this dynamic progression of changes in more than 600 pictures, aided by pithy narration. It retells how the general public led their lives in this period, as well as their aspirations in that changing society. This book is an accessible and beneficial read for anyone hoping to understand China's past, identify with its present and look to its future.

Aligning State and Market: China's Approach to Development Finance

By Chen Yuan

Foreign Languages Press

China Development Bank Governor Chen Yuan's new book is an all-around record of the China Development Bank's creative use of development financing theory to solve problems in China's development practices. It shows for the first time how the country's major investment decisions were made and interprets domestic financial policy and the international economic environment with a unique perspective. All the events described in the book?together draw a picture of China's societal and economic development, making it a guidebook for understanding China's "state and market."