The Chinese Dream of the Great Rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation

By Xi Jinping

Foreign Languages Press

The book, the purpose of which is to help readers come to understand the true nature of the Chinese Dream, consists of 146 expositions from more than 50 documents between November 15, 2012, and November 2, 2013, including speeches, discussions, letters and instructions. Some of these expositions are published here in English for the first time.

Decoded

By Mai Jia

Penguin Classics

Some have speculated that Mai is the first of a veritable tsunami of Chinese writers whose work will soon flood foreign shores as China goes full steam ahead to open itself both culturally as well as economically. The espionage novel Decoded, one of Mai's masterpieces, has been translated into English and published by Penguin Classics, marking its entry into the mainstream of global literature. The plot concerns one Rong Jinzhen, a semi-autistic mathematical genius who, in the 1960s, is tasked with cracking two elusive codes, both designed by a former friend and mentor. The novel also explores metaphysical concepts, such as dream interpretation and the fine line between genius and insanity. The book was first published in Chinese in 2002 and became one of the best-selling at the time.

Baijiu: The Essential Guide to Chinese Spirits

By Derek Sandhaus 

Penguin China

When French Catholic missionary Régis Huc introduced baijiu, the grain-based alcohol of China, to the Western world in 1854, it was depicted as "like liquid fire."  When Sandhaus had his first experience with this esophagus-burning drink in China, he was told that 300 shots, which is the threshold, can have someone who hated it begin to appreciate it. But it didn't even take 100 shots for him to fall in love with it. Drawing on interviews with baijiu aficionados, distillers and key players in the alcoholic beverage industry, Sandhaus wrote this book to introduce the history and culture of baijiu and prepared to turn those baijiu critics into fans.