Mandarin Chinese is the language of commerce in Taiwan, Singapore, and mainland China, and more and more businesses need Chinese-speakers. Complete with dialogues on audio CD, this complete introductory course will get people up to speed on Mandarin basics in no time.[...]

In this landmark work of deep scholarship and insight, Eric Foner gives us the definitive history of Abraham Lincoln and the end of slavery in America. Foner begins with Lincoln's youth in Indiana and Illinois and follows the trajectory of his career across an increasingly tense and shifting politic[...]