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A collection of books related to Chinese language.

ABC Chinese-English Dictionary
Alphabetically based computerized. By John Defrancis (Editor) / Published 1996.

Analysis of Chinese Characters
By George Durand Wilder, J. H. Ingram / Published 1987.

Beginner's Chinese
By Yong Ho / Published 1997.

English-Chinese Pinyin Dictionary
By Hippocrene Books Staff, Paperback, Published by Hippocrene Books, Incorporated, Nov 1995, ISBN: 0781804272

Cantonese
A complete course for beginners. By Hugh D. R. Baker, P. K. Ho / Published 1996.

Chinese at a Glance
Phrase book and dictionary for travelers. By Scott D. Seligman, I-Chuan Chen / Published 2001.

Chinese in 10 Minutes a Day
By Kristine K. Kershul / Published 1999.

Learn Chinese the Fast and Fun Way
Barron's fast and fun way language series. By Lifei Ji / Published 1997.

Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook
By Hua-Yuan L. Mowry, Paperback, Published by Lonely Planet, Publications, Feb 2000, ISBN: 0864426526

Oxford Compact Chinese Dictionary
Published by Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Jul 1999 ISBN: 0195911512

The Effective Way of Learning Reading, Writing and Speaking
The Effective Way of Learning Reading, Writing and Speaking Chinese : In Simplify Characters, by Wendy Lin, Hardcover, Published by Creative World Enterprise, Incorporated, Apr 2000, ISBN: 0970563124

What Character is That
An easy-access dictionary of 5,000 Chinese characters. By Go Ping-Gam / Published 1997.

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