A Geek in China
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China is ever-changing, and for those looking to experience the China of today and tomorrow, A Geek in China is a hip, smart and concise guide to the Middle Kingdom.
Geek vSéria
Táto séria sa ponorí do sveta modernej technológie a kultúry, sledujúc postavy, ktoré nachádzajú svoju identitu a komunikačné prostriedky prostredníctvom svojej vášne pre počítače, hry a online svety. Ponúka vtipný a autentický pohľad na to, ako byť „geek“ v dnešnej spoločnosti, a skúma témy priateľstva, lásky a osobného rastu. Je to oslava jedinečnosti a sily, ktorá pramení zo zdieľaných záujmov.
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