With a grammar and words to fill it, the reader is equipped for the business end of the book: reference.

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With its impressive array of primary sources, the China Reader is invaluable for novice students of China and a solid reference for longtime observers.

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There is a bookmark feature on the Sony Reader such that you can mark multiple passages and pages for later reference, but there's no on-board search capability.

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