Two Books

So I finally have money in the bank and so I decided to purchase two books off Amazon that I had been looking at for a little bit. One is Speaking Chinese: A Cultural History of the Chinese Language and the other is Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide. I checked the reviews out and they're pretty good. One was given a good review by a teacher while the other was given a good review by someone who actually creates CD courses that teach Mandarin. I figure they'll both help with my Chinese studies (especially the grammar book) and maybe make Chinese interesting again. I noticed I've hit that wall in learning a language where I can't just learn anymore; I have to practice and I'm not very good at that. I'm basically trying to give myself motivation by buying these books and forcing myself to post something everyday on this blog about the Chinese language. I'm hoping it works because I'm kind of trying to study in Beijing for three and a half months starting this August and I'd like to, at least, be able to survive on my own.