You're a doctoral student studying forms of ocean life in the Yellow Sea when you get an unexpected call from the State Department. Suddenly, it's up to you to save a priceless Chinese art treasure from pirates-and success will depend on your ability to learn enough Mandarin Chinese to complete your mission
Who says that learning a language can't be fun? DR. BLAIR'S MANDARIN CHINESE IN NO TIME uses compact-disc audio (and a bonus interactive CD-ROM featuring a traveler's vocabulary and much more) to get you speaking Mandarin Chinese more quickly and enjoyably than you ever thought possible. With DR. BLAIR'S MANDARIN CHINESE IN NO TIME, you will:

Immediately learn Mandarin Chinese that you can use in real situations
Learn the practical applications you need
Master easy and effective memory tricks
Discover ways to practice on your laptop while traveling
Review everything you learn-including Mandarin Chinese characters and pronunciations-on the interactive CD-ROM