Download or read book A New Day Dawning My Hong Kong written by Bob George and published by Pelangi ePublishing Sdn Bhd. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New Day Dawning is a poignant memoir on the author’s journey which dates back as early as 1960. Bob George, a British by origin, narrates his experiences in Hong Kong during his 36-year stay there. Through this book, he reflects on the many interesting things to explore that Hong Kong has to offer, including the lifestyle and culture of the locals. A keen interest in music which led to friendships with budding musicians gives readers an insight into their road towards fame. Through the eyes of the author, experience yourself how living in Hong Kong during its developing years into the present vibrant city feels like!

Download or read book Hong Kong written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tears of the Dragon written by Jean Moran and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping, exotic historical saga for fans of Dinah Jefferies. One sultry evening in Kowloon, Dr Rowena Rossiter and Sister Alice Huntley are off-duty and in search of fun – little knowing that their world is on the brink of collapse. That night, Rowena will meet two men who will fight for her heart for the next four years. Connor O'Connor, the rebellious Irish soldier, who will woo and then lose her, and Kim Pheloung. Immensely rich and the most beautiful man Rowena has ever seen, he is also the most ruthless, with a sinister need to possess and control. When the Japanese invasion leaves this previously strong and independent woman raped and broken, who will succeed in claiming Rowena's body and soul? And will she ever learn to love the child born of that terrible Christmas Day?

Download or read book The Imperial China Trilogy written by Robert Elegant and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 1896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete New York Times–bestselling trilogy of historical fiction set in China, from an award-winning novelist and Pulitzer Prize finalist in journalism. Spanning over three centuries of Chinese history, New York Times–bestselling and Edgar Award–winning author Robert Elegant takes readers from the opulent courts and complex intrigue of the emperors to the bloody battlefields, and vividly recreates a richly detailed world where the quest for power and pleasure drives men and women to extremes of both loyalty and betrayal. In this special single-volume edition, the novels are presented in chronological historical order. Manchu: In this New York Times bestseller, soldier of fortune Francis Arrowsmith joins a Portuguese expedition to aid the decadent and corrupt Ming dynasty in its fight against the Manchu invaders. He embarks on an epic adventure that will merge his destiny with the fate of China itself. “Does for seventeenth-century China what James Clavell’s Shogun did for sixteenth-century Japan.” —The Christian Science Monitor Mandarin: In nineteenth-century China, imperial rule is crumbling as the Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion rage. On the streets of Shanghai, a Jewish silk merchant tries to save his Chinese partner from a false accusation and corrupt penal system, while in the imperial palace the “Virtuous Concubine” Yehenala contrives to bear the opium-eating, syphilitic emperor’s only son, thus laying the foundation for her elevation to the pinnacle of power in China as the formidable empress dowager. “Exciting, historically accurate, a good read.” —The New York Times Dynasty: A New York Times bestseller, this epic of love and adultery, money and power, set amid the revolutionary turbulence of twentieth-century China, from the fall of the last emperor to the rise of Mao Tse-tung, follows the Sekloong dynasty of Hong Kong, a trading empire founded by Sir Jonathan, the illegitimate offspring of an Irish adventurer and his Chinese mistress, in all its triumphs, tragedies, betrayals, and bloodshed. “An action-packed novel . . . conjured up with perception and vigor.” —The New York Times Book Review

Download or read book Hong Kong written by Pana Janviroj and published by . This book was released on 1997* with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dynasty written by Robert Elegant and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller: An epic of love and adultery, money and power, set amid the revolutionary turbulence of twentieth-century China, from the author of Manchu and Mandarin. Founder of the Sekloong dynasty of Hong Kong, Sir Jonathan, the illegitimate offspring of an Irish adventurer and his Chinese mistress, overcame colonial prejudice to build a vast and influential trading empire spanning half a century. The marriage of Sir Jonathan’s profligate son Charles to the ambitious and beautiful Mary Osgood comes to embody, on both personal and political levels, the tensions between Orient and Occident, and between Nationalists and Communists fighting for control of postimperial China. Dynasty follows the Sekloongs’ triumphs, tragedies, betrayals, and bloodshed through the decades as they expand and protect their own empire, even as their homeland is torn apart from within by war and ideological upheaval, from the fall of the last emperor to the triumph of Mao Tse-tung. As China turbulently enters the modern world, the Sekloongs also grow in stature and strength—as do their desires and wayward passions. Fluent in Mandarin, author Robert Elegant spent many years in Hong Kong as a journalist and commentator, and has authored many acclaimed books on China. His stirring drama combines vivid writing with a deep understanding of Chinese culture, creating “an action-packed novel . . . conjured up with perception and vigor” (TheNew York Times Book Review).

Download or read book Escape from Kowloon written by Lizzie Lane and published by Boldwood Books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-08-31 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once held captive. Can she ever escape him? HONG KONG 1950 With the war now over, well-regarded obstetrician Dr Rowena Rossiter, of the Victoria Hospital for Women, is ready to plan her new life with her child and great love, Connor O'Connor. So, when UN Colonel Warrington - who she instantly dislikes, offers her a post at a convent hospital in Korea, she refuses. But why is he not taking no for an answer? Why does he so desperately want Rowena in Korea? Her fate seems sealed, when the notorious Kim Pheloung emerges from the shadows to once more endanger her and her daughter's lives. Ever fearful of Kim, Rowena panics and even with the frightening prospect of war in Korea and her distrust of Colonel Warrington's motives, she decides to flee Kim, Hong Kong and head for Korea. Luck has it that Connor is also posted to Korea. Only time will tell who and what will pose the greatest danger to Rowena and whether she will find peace, love and get her happy-ever-after. The brilliant conclusion to the gripping saga set in post-war Hong Kong and Korea featuring Dr Rowena Rossiter Previously Publoished as Summer of the Three Pagodas by Jean Moran

Download or read book Evolution Dissolution Revolution written by Michael JP Williams and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-22 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare talent is like a black orchid Painted in every color bright alive As evidenced in his first compilation of poetry, author Michael JP Williams is not afraid to constantly re-evaluate his life. While drawing on inspiration from traumatic past events as well as biblical themes, Williams illustrates his poignant personal struggle through lyrical verse that posesand attempts to answerhis many introspective questions. Williams carefully explores the human condition, emotions, and passions that accompanied him on a journey of self-exploration. In Evolution: Mark of Cain, Williams reexamines the biblical tale of Cain and Abel and adds his own creative twist. While wondering if Cain really killed his brother or simply watched him die from cancer, Williams contemplates whether the blame of Cain was justifiable. In Dissolution: Lazarus Arising, Williams speculates why the Savior waited until Lazarus died before performing a miracle. Finally in Revolution: BIB RIB, Williams shares his most revolutionary work that takes a poignant look at life, its beauty, and heartbreak. The poetry in Evolution: Dissolution: Revolution encourages deep reflection on why the past will always have the power to affect the future.

Download or read book Letters from Hong Kong written by Isabel Taylor Escoda and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Summons of Centuries Past Reflections on Hong Kong A True Account written by ZhangYawen and published by BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 《百年钟声：香港沉思录》八章，除过*章《漫长而艰难的中英谈判》和第五章《蹉跎岁月，峥嵘人生》是写回归前的历史截面之外，其余各章主要书写回归后的现实情状。这也许是读者*为期待也是作者*有价值的着力之处。这些方面包括：解放军驻港部队面临的各种考验和优异表现，香港各路精英的成长之路和对港贡献，香港的慈善事业，香港的民生、医疗、文化、媒体、教育，香港的廉政建设，香港面临的现实挑战与前景，等等。这些方面，是回归之后香港面貌的写照，是香港的现在进行时。其中一些章节内容，不光是当今香港成功经验的写照，对大陆乃至许多国家地区都有借鉴意义，其中*为突出的，如香港的廉政建设。

Download or read book A Gift from Seraphina written by Kathy O'Leary and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-02-04 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have travelled for more than 20 years and visited 51 countries on my own. I don't have a camera but write poems instead! My poems cover a huge gamut of experiences. I have captured the weird, the wonderful, heartbreaking, humorous, inspirational and moving aspects of my travelling and life. I have written poems celebrating the inner child in all of us, the secret of Happiness and in honour of another aspect of life... Death. I have also written many personal poems for people whom in some cases I have only met once and unlikely to meet again. My personal poems are thought provoking and motivational. There is a spiritual depth to them too and almost miraculously they zoom in on and highlight the source of a person’s fears and woes and offer release and solutions. I honestly can’t say how I do this, as not only has the individual not talked about their pain to me, in most cases they have buried it from themselves. My poems acknowledging their problems with heartfelt advice and hope bring enlightenment and tears of wonderment, to me too! Most of my poems are written at night in a trance-like state and I wake up in the morning to reams of paper. Sometimes I have to look up words in the dictionary as I don’t know what they mean or even if they exist, and I am amazed to find they are words which express exactly what I am trying to say! Even Oprah Winfrey visiting a murderer in prison is the inspiration for one of my trance-like channelled poems! I feel the prisoner's subconscious was speaking through me and what develops is truly incredible and alarming. My poems are cherished by me. "I have the armour to fight life's lions" and "I have captured the Gift of Happiness within my heart" Even people who don't like poems love mine passionately. They all rhyme and have a readable, enjoyable flow to them. Nobody hears one without wanting to hear another. Last night I dreamed of a beautiful angel called Seraphina who told me she was my travel companion. I feel she should share some credit for my wondrous gift and now have the title for my book which has eluded me for many years.

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 1044 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Routledge Concise History of Southeast Asian Writing in English written by Rajeev S. Patke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Concise History of Southeast Asian Writing in English traces the development of literature in the region within its historical and cultural contexts, establishing connections from the colonial activity of the early modern period through to contemporary writing across nations such as Thailand, China, Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Download or read book The Rotarian written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established in 1911, The Rotarian is the official magazine of Rotary International and is circulated worldwide. Each issue contains feature articles, columns, and departments about, or of interest to, Rotarians. Seventeen Nobel Prize winners and 19 Pulitzer Prize winners – from Mahatma Ghandi to Kurt Vonnegut Jr. – have written for the magazine.

Download or read book Emails from the Edge written by Ken Haley and published by DoctorZed Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's been expelled from Syria on suspicion of terrorism, been dragged from the Hungarian parliament in handcuffs and interviewed the editor-in-chief of al-Jazeera, all during a remarkable two-year journey by wheelchair across Eurasia. Walkley Award-winning journalist Ken Haley's travels take in 41 countries and in Emails from the Edge he portrays life in the Middle East as it really is, not as the media portray it, and draws an intriguing parallel with his own life. With great humour, and not a hint of sentimentality, he lays bare his darkest times, when he plunged over the precipice into madness, and reveals the wanderlust that led him to the heart of the world's hot spots. Few have written so well about their own descent into insanity, a world at war and the beauty of travel. Ken Haley is one of Australia's most widely travelled authors. To date he has visited 130 countries, mostly in a wheelchair. He became a paraplegic in 1991, but as far as Ken is concerned the only difference this has made is that he now observes the world from a sitting position. A journalist by profession his experiences include stints on the foreign desk of The Times, Sunday Times and The Observer in London, the Gulf Daily News in Bahrain and the Oman Daily Observer. He has alworked at The Age, Melbourne, and as editor of The Dimboola Banner. He is also the author of [email protected]/h.