Like a Moth

May 18, 2023

During one of my business trips to Japan I was treated to a big dinner event at a fancy Tokyo restaurant. A dozen Japanese executives were there. At some point, after several rounds of drinks, I asked the senior Sumitomo executive if he could tell a joke. The room grew quiet. The executive stood up, whiskey glass in hand, and said, “In my youth I had time and health but I had no money. In…

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The Journey to the West in Easy Chinese (audiobook edition)

January 24, 2023

This audiobook contains the complete contents, in Chinese, of all 31 books in the best-selling Journey to the West series by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. It is over 36 hours long. The audiobook is available on Audible.com and other online audiobook sellers. If printed as a standard paperback, this book would run over 2,000 pages. These stories have been written for people who are learning the Chinese language and want to enjoy a…

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The Journey to the West in Easy Chinese (paperback edition)

December 30, 2022

This book contains the complete text, in Simplified Chinese, of the entire 31-volume Journey to the West series of graded readers by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. No pinyin, no English, no glossary. 775 pages. Journey to the West is probably the most famous and best-loved novel in China and is considered one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature. The original Chinese novel written by Wu Chen’en in the 16th century…

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The Journey to the West in Easy Chinese (eBook edition)

November 18, 2022

This ebook contains the complete text, in Simplified Chinese, pinyin and English, of the entire 31-volume Journey to the West series of graded readers by Jeff Pepper and Xiao Hui Wang. and full glossary. 2,384 pages. It is written for people who are learning to read Simplified Chinese and want to enjoy a fascinating story while gaining a better understanding of Chinese history and culture. Journey to the West is probably the most famous and…

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