China's economy is growing quickly and is on track become the second-largest in the world, after the United States. In the new global economy, Chinese language skills will become increasingly important. Whether you want to speak Chinese in a business setting, while traveling, or within the Chinese-American community, The Everything Speaking Mandarin Chinese Book with CD will help you to speak Chinese with confidence. Packed with helpful tips and cultural insights, this handy guide presents essential lessons in:

• Vocabulary
• Pronunciation
• Inflection
• Business and casual communication
• Chinese culture

Step-by-step instruction is followed by challenging exercises and quizzes to test your knowledge and prepare you for speaking in Mandarin Chinese. Complete with a helpful audio CD, The Everything Speaking Mandarin Chinese Book with CD allows you to listen while you learn, making mastering this fascinating language fun and easy.

John-Francis Grasso is a translator and editor at East China Polytechnic University Publishing in Hong Kong. He provides voice-over, translation, and editing services for English language educational texts and multimedia. A graduate of Hunter College and the University of Hong Kong, he lives in Hong Kong.