{"product_id":"vietnam-now-a-vietnamese-language-binh-ngo-9780804858045","title":"Vietnam Now! a Vietnamese Language Reader: Bilingual Stories about Contemporary Vietnam in Vietnamese and English (with Free Online Audio Recordings)","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearn about contemporary Vietnam and boost your language skills by reading articles drawn from the pages of Vietnamese newspapers in Vietnamese and English!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis innovative language book presents 45 real-world articles drawn from Vietnamese newspapers with parallel Vietnamese and English texts presented on facing pages. The articles are graded for beginning-, middle- and upper-level language abilities and are accompanied by vocabulary lists, grammar and cultural notes, and exercises. Intended for classroom use or independent study. In these articles, readers will learn about: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaves with stunning underground lakes, wavelike ceilings, stalactites and stalagmites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA popular food stall in Ho Chi Minh City where two sisters sell BBQ pork to night owls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung people who move to a new city offering efficient public transport and attractive amenities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormer US and Vietnamese fighter pilots who fought during the Vietnam War and now correspond and meet each other regularly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A theater director who put her house and car up for sale to save her theater after the Covid-19 pandemic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Plus dozens of other fascinating stories about contemporary life in Vietnam! \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompiled and written by Prof. Bing Ngo, a teacher with three decades of experience teaching Vietnamese at Harvard University, this book is carefully crafted to encourage a better understanding of the language and the culture. It's an exciting addition to Tuttle's groundbreaking series of language learning books, offering new and fun way to increase your language abilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Binh Ngo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804858047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804858045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuttle Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Binh Ngo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46825923379455,"sku":"9780804858045","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_656ac3e5-5c22-456f-b982-08ca92ed2306.jpg?v=1746074037","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vietnam-now-a-vietnamese-language-binh-ngo-9780804858045","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}