who will go to bookworm for this?
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An extremely rare opportunity to hear a man with a 'China experience' like no other. Sidney Rittenberg arrived in the middle kingdom full of revolutionary fervour in 1944. Throughout the proceeding decades he worked as a journalist and interpreter, mingled with the highest of Chinese political society, and spent a total of 16 years in solitary confinement accused of being an American spy. A fascinating character, Sidney Rittenberg remains committed to promoting dialogue between China and the US, now via a consultancy company he runs with his Chinese wife. Now in his 80's, Mr Rittenberg is a wonderful speaker, recounting his experiences with frankness and humility. Don't miss this unique opportunity hear his truly extraordinary experiences.
is there anyone? if there is, i will be there with u too.
Building 4, Nan Sanlitun Road,
Chao Yang District, Beijing
100000, P.R. China
Tel: (010) 6586 9507
Email: books@beijingbookworm.com
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Yan Xishan
Re: who will go to bookworm for this?
I just read about this in Time Out. When is it? I have a few pointed questions for this guy.
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sharenglish
Re: who will go to bookworm for this?
Thursday October 26th, 7.30pm Sidney Rittenberg at the Bookworm
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about2travel
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Is he the so-said very close to Mao foreign guy ?
One special american is said to have known him very closely,i think it's him isnt he ?
Basic rule about business in China : at first, laowai has the money and the chinese has the market knowledge ; then the chinese has the money and laowai the market knowledge :)
sharenglish
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yes, he is
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jennwong
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did anyone go? what were your thoughts?
i meant to go, but dinner took longer than expected and by the time we were ready to set out to sanlitun, the traffic was so horrific that there was no way we'd have gotten there by 7:30. some friends took a taxi from wudauko to the bookworm and it took an hour and a half! (half an hour alone probably spent JUST trying to get the hell out of wudauko - don't even get me started on the insane traffic jams that happen every day in that stupid area...)
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sharenglish
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sorry, but i didn't go there!
wudaokou is one of the heaviest traffic area.
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