A fascinating history of China s relations with the West―told through the lives of two eighteenth-century translators. The 1793 British embassy to China, which led to Lord George Macartney s fraught encounter with the Qianlong emperor, has often been viewed as a clash of cultures fueled by the East s lack of interest in the West. In The Perils of Interpreting , Henrietta Harrison presents a more nuanced picture, ingeniously shifting the historical lens to focus on Macartney s two interpreters at that meeting―Li Zibiao and George Thomas Staunton. Who were these two men? How did they intervene in the exchanges that they mediated? And what did these exchanges mean for them? From Galway to Chengde, and from political intrigues to personal encounters, Harrison reassesses a pivotal moment in relations between China and Britain. She shows that there were Chinese who were familiar with the West, but growing tensions endangered those who embraced both cultures and would eventually culminate in the O

A brand-new explosive, interactive, pop-off-the-page book about George Lucas's STAR WARS movies from NY TIMES bestseller Matthew Reinhart! Matthew Reinhart has created another spectacular pop-up book for George Lucas's epic STAR WARS movies! The NEW YORK TIMES bestselling pop-up artist and engineer has created a brand-new 3-D experience, packed with a variety of novelty features -- pop-ups, working lightsabers, pull tabs, and other interactive looks at the exciting and popular movies. This new look at STARS WARS explores the characters, stories, vehicles, droids, and more in the three prequel movies and the Clone Wars. It's a stunning book that will impress all fans of STAR WARS and gives a whole new perspective to the universe.

The complete second arc of the internationally bestselling My Weird School series is together for the first time in a twelve-book box set! A.J. and his friends from Ella Mentry School are graduating. Graduating second grade, that is. But between a zany graduation ceremony, a wacky summer vacation, and the off-the-wall antics of their new third-grade teacher, the weirdness is only just getting started! This collection is perfect for classrooms and reluctant readers alike and includes: #1 Mrs. Dole Is Out of Control! #2 Mr. Sunny Is Funny! #3 Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet! #4 Coach Hyatt Is a Riot! #5 Officer Spence Makes No Sense! #6 Mrs. Jaffee Is Daffy! #7 Dr. Brad Has Gone Mad! #8 Miss Laney Is Zany! #9 Mrs. Lizzy Is Dizzy! #10 Miss Mary Is Scary! #11 Mr. Tony Is Full of Baloney! #12 Ms. Leakey Is Freaky! ,

Kinfolk magazine?launched to great acclaim and instant buzz in 2011?is a quarterly journal about understated, unfussy entertaining. The journal has captured the imagination of readers nationwide, with content and an aesthetic that reflect a desire to go back to simpler times; to take a break from our busy lives; to build a community around a shared sensibility; and to foster the endless and energizing magic that results from sharing a meal with good friends.Now there?s The Kinfolk Table , a cookbook from the creators of the magazine, with profiles of 45 tastemakers who are cooking and entertaining in a way that is beautiful, uncomplicated, and inexpensive. Each of these home cooks?artisans,bloggers, chefs, writers, bakers, crafters?has provided one to three of the recipes they most love to share with others, whether they be simple breakfasts for two, one-pot dinners for six, or a perfectly composed sandwich for a solo picnic ,Taking home cooks back to simpler times, this cookbook from the creators of Kin