Taiwan: A Political History
by Denny Roy

This book is an overview of the political situation in Taiwan from the 14th century. It is easy to read and very informative.

Culture Shock! Taiwan
by Chris Bates

This book is a guide to customs and etiquette. Its a "tourist guide" type of book, but it will do quite a lot to prepare a new arrival mentally for the kinds of things they will encounter. Since it is written by and American and Taiwanese couple, it is probably most appropriate to American culture.

The Complete History of China
by J.A.G Roberts

Roberts writes an informative and easily digestible survey of Chinese History. For most people coming from the US or Europe, our understanding of the historical framework of China is extremely lacking. This will fill in some of the blanks.

American Cultural Patterns: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
by Edward C.Stewart, Milton j. Bennett

Since TEAM- Taiwan incluedes missionaries from diverse cultures, this is an important help to understanding each other. Though the focus is on helping others understand Americans, it is also helpful for Americans to see themselves as others may see them. This has been a classic work since it was first published in 1972, and now has been revised and updated.

Let the Nations Be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions
by John Piper

In this sequel to The Supremacy of God in Preaching, John Piper uses texts from both the Old and New Testaments to show that worship is the ultimate goal of the church, and that proper worship fuels missions. In doing so he takes us away from a view of missions as just an additional ministry of the church to show that missions is essential to the church as it comes from the heart of God and is the goal of every believer. The author addresses the role of prayer, universalism and annihilationism, the incentives of sovereign grace for world evangelization, and the taks of reaching unreached peoples. This book should be essential reading for pastors, missions committe leaders, and all Christians.

Encountering the Chinese: A Guide for Americans
by Wenzhong Hu, Cornelius Lee Grove

A brand new book that focuses on the pratcial issues of understanding the Chinese and their behavior in everday situations, and responding to them in ways that will build trust and relationships. The book is greatly strengthened by its blending of the perspectives of its American and Chinese co-authors. The book is divided into two parts. The first part gives practical advice on dealing with Chinese everywhere, and the second part focuses on licing in the Peoples Republic.

Creating Understanding: A Handbook for Christian Communication Across Cultural Landscapes
by Donald k. Smith

A book which goes to the very heart of cross-cultural communication, that of creating understanding. This book is very readable, with lots of pictures and illustrations which makes the complicated subject of working across cultural barriers much more understandable.

Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally: An Introduction to Missionary Communication
by David J. Hesselgrave

An introduction to missionary communication. Examines world views, cognitive processes, linquistic forms, behavioral patterns, social structurs, communication media, and motivational sorces.

By Ones and by Twos
by Jeannie Lockerbie

Gods of Power
by Steyne Phillip

Ministering Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Personal Relationships
by Sherwood G. Lingenfelter, Marvin Keene Mayers (Contributor)

A standard missions primer dealing with the missionary’s adaptation to the culture in which he lives.

Overcoming Missionary Stress
by Marjorie Foyle

House of Lim : A Study of a Chinese Farm Family
by Margery Wolf

Women and the Family in Rural Taiwan
by Margery Wolf

Peacemaking for Families : A Biblical Guice to Managing Conflict in the Home
by Ken Sande

An excellent resource on how to find Biblical guidelines for managing conflict in the home.

The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
by Ken Sande

This is the authors main resource on dealing with conflict in the church using Biblical guidelines in practical ways.

The Young Peacemaker Set with Book
by Corlette Sande, Ross Flint & Associates

This book takes the principles of Ken’s books above and makes them available for intermediate and junior age youth and would be useful in both family and church youth group settings.
Check out Ken Sande’s web site for more good resources.

Forbidden Nation
by Jonathan Manthorpe

Breaking the DaVinci Code: Answers to the Questions Everybody's Asking
by Darrell Bock

Many who have read the New York Times best-seller The da Vinci Code have questions that arise from seven codes—expressed or implied—in Dan Brown’s book. In Breaking the da Vinci Code, Darrell Bock, Ph.D., responds to the novelist’s claims using central ancient texts. Darrell Bock’s research uncovers the origins of these codes by focusing on the 325 years immediately following the birth of Christ, for the claims of The da Vinci Code rise or fall on the basis of things emerging from this period. Breaking the da Vinci Code distinguishes fictitious entertainment from historical elements of the Christian faith. For by seeing these differences, one can break the da Vinci code. Breaking the da Vinci Code will lead readers to discover why this novel has become something of a public phenomenon and why the issues it raises are worthy of careful study and reflection. The Wall Street Journal called this "the best of the bunch" when it comes to books about The DaVinci Code.

Jesus According to Scripture: Restoring the Portrait from the Gospels
by Darrell Bock

Darrell Bock is a well-known expert in the Gospels, and in Jesus according to Scripture he provides a detailed analysis of the portrait of Jesus from each Gospel as well as a theological synthesis of Jesus message and import as the Gospels portray him. Here we have a much more fulsome and helpful portrait of Jesus than is offered in many recent treatments of the historical Jesus. Highly recommended. –Ben Witherington III, Asbury Theological Seminary

What's So Amazing About Grace
by Philip Yancey

Award-winning author Philip Yancey has a way of toppling convention and getting at the truth. In What's So Amazing About Grace, he turns his gift for inquiry to that most basic of all Christian tenets-grace. Grace is the church's great gift to the world, says Yancey. But do Christians really understand grace-and if we do, then why do we experience and show so little of it Yancey sets grace in the midst of life's stark, often brutal realities to help readers discover the power of God's unrelenting love for sinners. This study guide will help readers apply the discoveries and challenges contained in Yancey's most personal book.