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 situationsLearn the practical applications you needMaster easy and effective memory tricksDiscover ways to practice on your laptop while travelingReview everything you learn-including Mandarin Chinese characters and pronunciations-on the interactive CD-ROM