Comments on: Book in Hand http://laowaichinese.net/book-in-hand.htm Tips and Strategies for Learning to Speak Mandarin Chinese Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:26:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben http://laowaichinese.net/book-in-hand.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8352 Ben Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:57:42 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=823#comment-8352 Dear Albert, I found your blog a few months ago after I accepted a teaching position in Changzhou. I ordered your book and have found it immensely helpful (it is sitting, open, between me and my keyboard right now as I type this). Today is my fourth day in Changzhou, and my Chinese is improving slowly but surely; my six weeks of study before I came got me a little over 100 words which I can use very, very slowly. I will write a review on Amazon very soon. It seems your own experience learning Chinese has given you an ideal perspective for teaching so many of the people like me who come to China for the first time with little or no language experience. I am a huge language nerd myself (I majored in Spanish at college, and now wish I had taken up a non-Roman-alphabet language much earlier!) and I thoroughly enjoy your blog; I check my RSS subscription every day on Google Reader. Please keep up your great work, and I hope you will be able to answer some of the inevitable language questions that I will have over the next year! Best regards, Ben Creed Jiangsu Polytechnic University Changzhou Dear Albert,

I found your blog a few months ago after I accepted a teaching position in Changzhou. I ordered your book and have found it immensely helpful (it is sitting, open, between me and my keyboard right now as I type this). Today is my fourth day in Changzhou, and my Chinese is improving slowly but surely; my six weeks of study before I came got me a little over 100 words which I can use very, very slowly.

I will write a review on Amazon very soon. It seems your own experience learning Chinese has given you an ideal perspective for teaching so many of the people like me who come to China for the first time with little or no language experience.

I am a huge language nerd myself (I majored in Spanish at college, and now wish I had taken up a non-Roman-alphabet language much earlier!) and I thoroughly enjoy your blog; I check my RSS subscription every day on Google Reader. Please keep up your great work, and I hope you will be able to answer some of the inevitable language questions that I will have over the next year!

Best regards,

Ben Creed
Jiangsu Polytechnic University
Changzhou

]]> By: Albert http://laowaichinese.net/book-in-hand.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7353 Albert Tue, 05 May 2009 04:52:08 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=823#comment-7353 Archie, Glad it got to you, but sorry it got beat up in the process. Before Amazon loses a whole lot of face, I'd just like to say that I've heard from others who ordered the book on Amazon and it got delivered unscathed to them in China. I don't know why yours got roughed up and not theirs. I would also like to mention that the fault may not be Amazon's at all. I've had packages opened and then resealed by Chinese authorities before delivery to me here. I'm not saying that's what happened, but it is also a possibility. Anyway, just wanted to send a little sympathy your way and say I hope you enjoy the book despite its bent pages. Archie,

Glad it got to you, but sorry it got beat up in the process. Before Amazon loses a whole lot of face, I’d just like to say that I’ve heard from others who ordered the book on Amazon and it got delivered unscathed to them in China. I don’t know why yours got roughed up and not theirs.

I would also like to mention that the fault may not be Amazon’s at all. I’ve had packages opened and then resealed by Chinese authorities before delivery to me here. I’m not saying that’s what happened, but it is also a possibility.

Anyway, just wanted to send a little sympathy your way and say I hope you enjoy the book despite its bent pages.

]]> By: Archie http://laowaichinese.net/book-in-hand.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7352 Archie Tue, 05 May 2009 04:31:24 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=823#comment-7352 So I got your book today, it was ordered only 2 weeks ago. I had it delivered to North Eastern China, and Amazon said not to expect it until 22 May, so suprised it turned up early. In their hast, it seems they were unable to take good care of the book, as once I opened the box (which was way too large for the book), I was presented with a bent and folded back cover and dented and creased pages. Not happy! Content looks good though, can't wait to find some time to get stuck into it. So I got your book today, it was ordered only 2 weeks ago. I had it delivered to North Eastern China, and Amazon said not to expect it until 22 May, so suprised it turned up early. In their hast, it seems they were unable to take good care of the book, as once I opened the box (which was way too large for the book), I was presented with a bent and folded back cover and dented and creased pages. Not happy! Content looks good though, can’t wait to find some time to get stuck into it.

]]> By: Albert http://laowaichinese.net/book-in-hand.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7325 Albert Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:21:14 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=823#comment-7325 Geoff, Request already submitted to Amazon. Unfortunately we're at their mercy as to when it actually happens. I'm with you though. Preview away, that's what I say. Geoff,

Request already submitted to Amazon. Unfortunately we’re at their mercy as to when it actually happens. I’m with you though. Preview away, that’s what I say.

]]> By: Geoff http://laowaichinese.net/book-in-hand.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7324 Geoff Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:10:05 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=823#comment-7324 Any chance you can get Amazon to make the book searchable? I like to preview my books before I buy them, particularly for language books, and the "Search Inside This Book" feature at Amazon is very helpful. Any chance you can get Amazon to make the book searchable? I like to preview my books before I buy them, particularly for language books, and the “Search Inside This Book” feature at Amazon is very helpful.

]]> By: Robert Taubman http://laowaichinese.net/book-in-hand.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7280 Robert Taubman Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:59:37 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=823#comment-7280 Further to my previous comment: I now have a copy of your book "in hand". Have just had a quick glance, but I like what I have seen. I'll have some sit down, quiet time with it 明天。 席间， 老罗 Further to my previous comment:
I now have a copy of your book “in hand”. Have just had a quick glance, but I like what I have seen. I’ll have some sit down, quiet time with it 明天。

席间，

老罗

]]> By: Carl http://laowaichinese.net/book-in-hand.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7276 Carl Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:11:27 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=823#comment-7276 Facebook is good networking, I have a lot of classmates studying with me here in Tianjin and they just might see the book on my friends list and later, buy it. Facebook is good networking, I have a lot of classmates studying with me here in Tianjin and they just might see the book on my friends list and later, buy it.

]]> By: Robert Taubman http://laowaichinese.net/book-in-hand.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7271 Robert Taubman Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:15:49 +0000 http://laowaichinese.net/?p=823#comment-7271 Well, I just placed my order via Amazon Canada. I'm looking forward to reading and using your book. 谢谢 Well, I just placed my order via Amazon Canada. I’m looking forward to reading and using your book.

谢谢

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