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The New Penguin Specials series is set to be released on the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I. It explores the impact of the war on 皇冠体育app and the rest of Asia. The series includes a book about the Siege of Tsingtao, and another about the army corps of Chinese laborers and the rush among foreigners in Shanghai to join the army.

From the Bertelsmann group, Charlesbridge will release At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui, written by Christine Liu-Perkins and illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen. The book features details of the best-preserved mummy in the world - Lady Dai - and the treasures found in her tomb, offering invaluable clues to daily life in ancient 皇冠体育app.

Following heated discussion on the concept of "Tiger Moms", Quanyu Huang unveils the "secrets of the extraordinary success of Asian-American kids" in The Hybrid Tiger, to be published by Prometheus Books. Huang, a Chinese-American education expert, offers unique insights into "the weaknesses and strengths of American education", drawing on his own immigration experiences in the 1980s, and as a parent to a son raised in the US.