DescriptionOn a cold London afternoon, Stella encounters a man she has not seen for many years, whose face she instantly recognises - or thinks she does. At exactly the same moment, in Hong Kong, Jake is realising the crowd around him, celebrating Chinese New Year, is about to turn dangerous. They know nothing of each other's existence, but both flee for their lives: Jake in search of a place so remote it doesn't appear on any map, and Stella for a destination in Scotland, the significance of which only her sister, Nina, will understand.
DescriptionThere are only a handful of places left on earth where you can't buy a McDonald's hamburger or stay in a Holiday Inn, and John Simpson has been to them all. This hugely successful memoir is a celebration of some of the world's wilder places. Simpson's extraordinary experiences include stories about a television camera that killed people; about how Colonel Gadaffi farted his way through an interview; and how he, Simpson, mooned the Queen.
DescriptionTom Stewart leaves England just before the Great Depression to seek his fortune and find it running Hong Kong's best hotel. Sister Maria is a beautiful, uncompromising Chinese nun whom Stewart meets on the boat out from England; their friendship spans decades and changes both their lives. Dawn Stone is an English journalist who becomes the public face of money and power and big business. And Matthew Ho is a Chinese entrepreneur facing difficulties and opportunities in the twenty-first century. Fragrant Harbour is the story of these four people, whose intertwined lives span Asia's last 70 years.
DescriptionWhat happens if we change our definition of China to include the "peripheral Chinas" like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and the 20 million Chinese living in other countries? Using this definition, Professor Van Slyke argues that it is in these peripheral layers that a true Chinese dynamism is seen and from whence the forces of transformation of traditional China are most likely to come.
DescriptionWondering how to make use of all that spare time on the plane while you're flying to Beijing, Taipei, Hong Kong, or Shanghai? Between your in-flight meal and your in-flight movie, try some In-Flight Mandarin Chinese ! This 60-minute program is the simplest way to learn just enough Mandarin Chinese to get through anything you'll run into, whether you're traveling for business or for pleasure. Short lessons make In-Flight Mandarin Chinese easy to use. Covers everything from greetings and polite expressions to asking directions, getting around, checking into a hotel, and going to a restaurant. Includes sections for meeting people and spending a night on the town. Over 400 essential words, phrases, and expressions. Simple and effective format: just listen and repeat.
DescriptionChieh Chieng's hilarious and inventive first novel traces three generations of a death-stalked Chinese-American family in Orange County, California. The Lums are cursed. Ever since Grandpa Melvin was inspired to join the U.S. army after watching a Pope…
DescriptionThis mesmerizing, poetic novel won the 2003 National Book Award for fiction and has earned universal acclaim. Set against the beautiful but tragic landscape of post-World War II Asia, The Great Fire tells a sweeping tale of the search for new beginnings in a world ravaged by tragedy. Thirty-two-year-old war hero Aldred Leith is in Japan to survey the Hiroshima devastation. His close friend and fellow veteran Peter Exley prosecutes Japanese war criminals in Hong Kong. Striving to rebuild lives shattered by war, both men reach critical turning points. Leith falls in love with a precocious and charming 17-year-old girl, while Exley faces a decision that will forever alter his path. Author Shirley Hazzard's first novel in more than 20 years, The Great Fire is an elegant and beautifully crafted story that resonates long past the final word.
