The earthquake in Sichuan that happenned a few days ago has come as a shock to me, since China and Chinese people have given me so much since I started doing business there.

This was no one' s idea of a comprehensive survey - and informants still working in China asked me not to use their names - but I was struck by three recurring themes.

When you' re done, with 20 minutes still left on the clock, your audience will likely be sitting in shocked silence.

She spoke what she thought sometimes to the shock and outrage of others.

The majority of the 203 images are from scanning electron microscopes, and this is the reason the book is so visually stunning.