Download or read book Asia Hand written by Christopher G. Moore and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shamus Award Winner: A disbarred American lawyer-turned-PI tracks down a killer: “Think Dashiell Hammett in Bangkok” (San Francisco Chronicle). It’s the Year of the Monkey in Bangkok. But expat Vincent Calvino’s Chinese New Year celebration has been interrupted. Thai cops have fished the body of a farang—foreign—cameraman from Lumpini Park Lake, and CNN is running dramatic footage of several Burmese soldiers on the Thailand border executing students. Calvino follows the trail of the dead man to a feature film crew, where he hits the wall of silence. On the other side of that wall, Calvino and Colonel Pratt discover an elite film unit of old Asia hands with connections to influential people in Southeast Asia. They are about to find themselves matched against a set of farangs conditioned for urban survival and willing to go for a knockout punch. “Highly recommended to readers of hard-boiled detective fiction, including series set in Bangkok (especially John Burdett’s Sonchai Jitplecheep novels) as well as the classic American tough-guy authors (Raymond Chandler or, more recently, Robert B. Parker).” —Booklist “When Americans discover Christopher G. Moore, they’re going to strip the bookstores bare of his work.”—T. Jefferson Parker
Download or read book Asia Hand written by Christopher Moore and published by Black Cat. This book was released on 2010 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The body an American acquaintance of Calvino's is fished out of the lake in Lumpini Park. Around his neck is a string of wooden amulets, the kind upcountry Thais wear to protect themselves from evil spirits. Only, rather than saving the man, these have killed him.
Download or read book China Hands written by James R. Lilley and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2009-03-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Lilley's life and family have been entwined with China's fate since his father moved to the country to work for Standard Oil in 1916. Lilley spent much of his childhood in China and after a Yale professor took him aside and suggested a career in intelligence, it became clear that he would spend his adult life returning to China again and again. Lilley served for twenty-five years in the CIA in Laos, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Taiwan before moving to the State Department in the early 1980s to begin a distinguished career as the U.S.'s top-ranking diplomat in Taiwan, ambassador to South Korea, and finally, ambassador to China. From helping Laotian insurgent forces assist the American efforts in Vietnam to his posting in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square crackdown, he was in a remarkable number of crucial places during challenging times as he spent his life tending to America's interests in Asia. In China Hands, he includes three generations of stories from an American family in the Far East, all of them absorbing, some of them exciting, and one, the loss of Lilley's much loved and admired brother, Frank, unremittingly tragic. China Hands is a fascinating memoir of America in Asia, Asia itself, and one especially capable American's personal history.
Download or read book The Asian Mystique written by Sheridan Prasso and published by Public Affairs. This book was released on 2005-04-05 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses interviews, media, reportage, and secondary sources to explore the historical and pop cultural roots of Western images of Asian women.
Download or read book Asia as Method written by Kuan-Hsing Chen and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Centering his analysis in the dynamic forces of modern East Asian history, Kuan-Hsing Chen recasts cultural studies as a politically urgent global endeavor. He argues that the intellectual and subjective work of decolonization begun across East Asia after the Second World War was stalled by the cold war. At the same time, the work of deimperialization became impossible to imagine in imperial centers such as Japan and the United States. Chen contends that it is now necessary to resume those tasks, and that decolonization, deimperialization, and an intellectual undoing of the cold war must proceed simultaneously. Combining postcolonial studies, globalization studies, and the emerging field of “Asian studies in Asia,” he insists that those on both sides of the imperial divide must assess the conduct, motives, and consequences of imperial histories. Chen is one of the most important intellectuals working in East Asia today; his writing has been influential in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, and mainland China for the past fifteen years. As a founding member of the Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society and its journal, he has helped to initiate change in the dynamics and intellectual orientation of the region, building a network that has facilitated inter-Asian connections. Asia as Method encapsulates Chen’s vision and activities within the increasingly “inter-referencing” East Asian intellectual community and charts necessary new directions for cultural studies.
Download or read book Asia s Reckoning written by Richard McGregor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Financial Times Best Book of 2017 “A shrewd and knowing book.” —Robert D. Kaplan, The Wall Street Journal “A compelling and impressive read.” —The Economist “Skillfully crafted and well-argued.” —Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Financial Times “An excellent modern history. . . . provides the context needed to make sense of the region’s present and future.” —Joyce Lau, South China Morning Post A history of the combative military, diplomatic, and economic relations among China, Japan, and the United States since the 1970s—and the potential crisis that awaits them Richard McGregor’s Asia’s Reckoning is a compelling account of the widening geopolitical cracks in a region that has flourished under an American security umbrella for more than half a century. The toxic rivalry between China and Japan, two Asian giants consumed with endless history wars and ruled by entrenched political dynasties, is threatening to upend the peace underwritten by Pax Americana since World War II. Combined with Donald Trump’s disdain for America’s old alliances and China's own regional ambitions, east Asia is entering a new era of instability and conflict. If the United States laid the postwar foundations for modern Asia, now the anchor of the global economy, Asia’s Reckoning reveals how that structure is falling apart. With unrivaled access to archives in the United States and Asia, as well as to many of the major players in all three countries, Richard McGregor has written a tale that blends the tectonic shifts in diplomacy with bitter domestic politics and the personalities driving them. It is a story not only of an overstretched America, but also of the rise and fall and rise of the great powers of Asia. The about-turn of Japan—from a colossus seemingly poised for world domination to a nation in inexorable decline in the space of two decades—has few parallels in modern history, as does the rapid rise of China—a country whose military is now larger than those of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and southeast Asia's combined. The confrontational course on which China and Japan are set is no simple spat between neighbors: the United States would be involved on the side of Japan in any military conflict between the two countries. The fallout would be an economic tsunami, affecting manufacturing centers, trade routes, and political capitals on every continent. Richard McGregor’s book takes us behind the headlines of his years reporting as the Financial Times’s Beijing and Washington bureau chief to show how American power will stand or fall on its ability to hold its ground in Asia.
Download or read book Asia Grace written by Kevin Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book You Make Me Wanna written by Rashan Nikki Rashan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've met her before. Confused. Scared. Indecisive and unsure. Walk with Kyla as she attempts to bandage aching wounds still bruised from a love once lost. Can she move forward in a relationship when fantasies and invitations from the past lure her back to a time and place she's spent three years hiding from, yet can't let go? "You Make Me Wanna.," the conclusion to its cliffhanger prequel, "Double Pleasure Double Pain," answers the question you've been hungry for: what happened to Kyla? Nikki Rashan has done it once again with her sophomore novel "You Make Me Wanna."! This masterfully written sequel to "Double Pleasure Double Pain" gives you another voyeuristic, yet intimate look into Kyla's journey to self-discovery. Its colorful language, vivid imagery, and Rashan's uniquely smart but fast paced story telling is soon to turn "You Make Me Wanna." into a classic.-Vertna Bradley, author of "Encounters" and owner of PATAVision Productions.
Download or read book Asia written by George C. Lesley and published by Grosvenor House Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASIA Something has found them... They are three different people, from very different walks of life, but they all share a special secret... They have all met with Asia, a strange creature who has dangerous gifts to give... Her life has been a long and tragic story... Their lives will never be the same again... Deborah , who runs her life as ruthlessly as she runs her business, will find herself loved for the first time and feel compelled to return it... Nathan will find peace amongst his dangerous world of criminals... And Simon will get a glimpse of a miracle in amongst his evolution studies...
Download or read book You Make Me Wanna written by Nikki Rashan and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Kyla discovered her unexpected attraction to a female friend, she was confused and scared. Her boyfriend was left wondering what happened to their love. Now she's starting all over in Atlanta. Life has taught her to be true to herself, and she has matured into a self-confident, free-spirited woman. She makes an attempt to bandage aching wounds through shallow relationships and empty encounters—that is, until her dream mate arrives and seduces her tender heart to love once again. Can she move forward in a relationship, or will fantasies and invitations from the past lure her back to a time and place she's spent years hiding from, yet can't let go? You Make Me Wanna, the follow-up to Double Pleasure, Double Pain, answers the question readers have been asking: What happened to Kyla?
Download or read book Her One Night Consequence The Marriage Deadline written by Yahrah St. John and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night's seduction isn’t nearly enough when these alpha males meet the women who’ll tame them. Only in the latest sizzling stories from bestselling authors Yahrah St. John and Niobia Bryant! Her One Night Consequence by Yahrah St. John He’s in it for seduction. But a baby changes the rules… After a one-night stand with wealthy construction heir Blake Coleman, free-spirited jewelry designer Asia Reynolds is pregnant. Secretly pregnant. Blake said he only wanted one night—so that’s all he’s going to get! But the former playboy can’t forget Asia and vows to make her his. Will her secret break his trust, or will Blake prove that one night is never enough? The Marriage Deadline by Niobia Bryant Can they overcome their past to share a future? Eve Villar and Lucas Cress friends? No way! The handsome chef never forgot Eve’s former mean-girl ways—nor her stunning beauty. When a class reunion leads to seduction, Eve will do anything to convince him that she’s changed. Even saying "I do" to his marriage scheme! But when Eve falls for real, will Lucas convince her she’s worthy of a happily-ever-after? Two sizzling romances, one great value!
Download or read book Harlequin Desire October 2023 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Cat Schield and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be transported to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: Breaking the Rancher’s Rules Texas Cattleman’s Club: Diamonds and Dating By Cat Schield The k!smet dating app strikes again! Widowed rancher Lyle Drummond doubts an algorithm can pick his future wife, but beauty-brand entrepreneur Giselle Saito challenges his biases…and his deepest desires. But could an innocent mix-up prove the app—and Lyle’s heart—wrong? Her One Night Consequence Six Gems By Yahrah St. John After a one-night stand with Blake Coleman, free-spirited jewelry shop owner Asia Reynolds is pregnant with his child. Secretly pregnant. The former playboy can’t forget Asia and vows to make her his. But will the truth stop him in his tracks? Their After Hours Playbook By Karen Booth Sports agent Paige Moss can’t have a fling with much-younger CEO Zach Armstrong. He’s her competitor—and the source of her greatest pleasure. Their connection is real. But is it strong enough to survive naysayers, meddlers, and corporate sabotage? For more stories filled with scandal and powerful heroes, look for Harlequin® Desire’s October 2023 Box set 2 of 2.
Download or read book Drama written by Stephanie K. Lee-McKenzie and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's kinship, offspring, siblings, kindred, legacies, relatives, heirs, and blood. There's family, right. More like emotions, tension, theatrics, spectacles, tragedy, and the list goes on. Meet the Maxwells and the Rogers. Dramaeveryone has met it; few know how to resolve it.
Download or read book Social Formations in the Ancient World written by Rakesh Kumar and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book encapsulates a long period of history of human progress by highlighting crucial social, economic, and cultural dynamics. It presents recent historiography and new analytical tools used to analyse multi-dimensional themes involved in social formations in different parts of the world. This is a reader-friendly book with simple and lucid language and fulfils the pressing needs of students studying the course on Social Formations and Cultural Patterns of the ancient and medieval world at various universities across the world. The summary, key words, and representative questions at the end of each chapter would assist in revision and a better understanding of the issues dealt with therein. A detailed chapter-end reference would enable and motivate the readers to engage in further studies for a better understanding of the themes. This book will be of interest to students, researchers, and academics in the area of history – ancient and medieval world history, in particular, and anthropology. It will also be an interesting read for general readers interested in knowing about the ancient and medieval world.
Download or read book A Billion Dollars in Blood Money written by LeKeithan S. Harris and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keisha had just received a call from one of her warehouse employees informing her that two large crates had arrived and were awaiting inspection by her. Keisha replied, Im on my way, and hung up the phone. Keisha got out of her limo and her people led her to tha two large crates. And as soon as she saw them she said, Open em up. And as soon as they did Keisha saw Loco and his family inside of the crates, and didnt even flinch as she stared at their headless bodies and their heads. Keisha said to one of her guards. Hand me that bloody letter. And as soon as she had the letter she read it, balled it up, and threw it back inside tha crate. Keisha left the warehouse and got into her limo and called her Army base. On the third ring a male voice answered, Commander Hopkins. Keisha said, Commander Hopkins, this is Mrs. Washington. I need you to get some airstrike teams and some ground teams together for a mission that I need handled immediately. Keishas plans were to send two Steath bombers, four Harrier jets, and five thousand ground team soldiers to New Delhi and to wreck complete havoc on the ones responsible for the death of Loco and his family. Keishas final instructions to Commander Hopkins were, As as soon as tha Stealth bombers have dropped tha last of their bombs send in tha Harrier jets to assist tha ground team. And Commander, call me on my cell two minutes before they make it to their target. Keisha was sitting in her gazebo holding her daughter when her cell started ringing. And as soon as she answered it Commander Hopkins said, Our people are two minutes away from the target. And Keisha said, Good, and ended the call. Keisha scrolled through her list of numbers on her cell until she found the one she was looking for. Then with a smile that would scare Satan himself, she pressed the send button and waited for someone to answer...
Download or read book China and ASEAN written by Zhao Hong and published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the energy resource relations between China and ASEAN countries. It addresses the following issues: as the world energy demand shifts East because of the rise of China, ASEAN community and other emerging Asian economies, and as the Greater Indian Ocean and the South China Sea become the world's energy interstates, will geopolitical tensions over energy resources spark conflicts in the region, especially in the South China Sea? Against the background of China's rise and its growing influence in Southeast Asia, will China's quest for energy resource cooperation be viewed as a threat or opportunity by its neighbouring countries? Since the United States, Japan and India are important players in Southeast Asia, does the shifting geopolitics of energy give these big powers a new strategic tool in an intensifying rivalry with China? Or does the changing geopolitics of energy resources create more areas of shared interests and opportunities for cooperation between these big powers to balance, rather than increase, tensions in Southeast Asia?This book will be of interest to anyone who is keen to learn how the world, especially the United States, can accommodate and adapt to the new global energy dynamics and how China and ASEAN operate as new players in global and regional energy markets.
