This Is Hong Kong

Reducere. . . . this is no doctrinaire tract but rather a concerted attempt to look at important cultural problems from a fresh perspective. . . . Chow's boo...

Reducere. "Ayo Gorkhali!" - "The Gurkhas are upon you!" - is the battle cry of one of the world's most famous fighting forces. Yet the Gurkha story is not on...

Reducere. "A charming, truthful, and heartfelt middle grade debut--I can't wait for readers to meet Holly-Mei!" --Katie Zhao, author of The Dragon Warrior se...

Reducere. Asia, 1996. What do you do when you have failed to find the meaning of life in India, your money has run out, your girlfriend has gone, and prospec...

This collection is the first of its kind to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the caseloads and clinical practice of speech-language p...

This Element argues for a perspective on literary translation based around ludification, using concrete poetry as a test case. It questions assumpt...

This book studies a puzzle observed in contemporary Indonesian politics: while the quality of democracy in Indonesia has deteriorated in recent yea...

Reducere. Hong Kong based artist Ted Lau was always curious about North Korea having grown up seeing constant headlines about missile tests and nuclear weapo...

Reducere. Pirates, plagues, pistols, and poisons: with adventure of all varieties, this is a rollicking journey into colonial Hong Kong. A collection of hist...

Reducere. COUNTDOWN It's 1999. Party like there's no tomorrow. Pray that there will be. JANUARY On New Year's Day, it happens: Over six billion people die wi...

Reducere. June (Noske) Temme was born in Tarrington, Victoria, Australia just a few years before the start of World War II. "Led by God, the Blessed Journey ...

Reducere. Wodehouse is the greatest comic writer ever. --Douglas Adams Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generati...

Reducere. This bundle includes one copy each of Student Voice: 100 Argument Essays by Teens on Issues That Matter to Them and Raising Student Voice: 35 Ways ...

Reducere. "The Scattered Flock, " the last volume of this new series of translations, contains chapters 91-120 that mark the disastrous end of the 108 heroes...

This book is written with charm and humour by a child who grew up between two worlds - an idyllic childhood in Hong Kong in the 1950s which was sha...

This book is the most comprehensive exploration to date into what truthmaking is and how it contributes to metaphysical debates across philosophy. ...

This is the first monograph on the socioeconomic and political impacts of minerals on contemporary China, examining the distinctive effects of mine...

By producing the A300--the first twin-jet, wide-body airliner in the world--the European Airbus consortium succeeded in joining the league of leadi...

Reducere. BRUCE LEE: MANDARIN SUPERSTAR In over 400 pages, this softback edition uncovers the life of the martial art icon between the years 1969 to 1971. Hi...

Chapter 1 takes a close look at a unique and state-of-the-art dynamic, structural public housing macroeconomic model (DSPHM), based on an open econ...

Reducere. A celebration of Yiquan for enthusiasts seeking a deeper and richer appreciation of the magnificence of the Internal ArtsA departure from the stand...

Reducere. For the last 100 years, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been slinging some of the world's greatest dim sum from New York's Chinatown. Now owner Wilson Tang ...

"This debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney love triangle, half glitzy...

Reducere. Tao Te Ching, also commonly known as Lao Tzu, is one of the most important Chinese classics and has had great influence on Chinese thought. It is r...

Reducere. ?Iron Ox contains chapters 63-90 of the original and can be divided into four main sections. The first of these is very much concerned with the que...

About DK Eyewitness ChinaThe ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps...

Reducere. "This debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney love triangle, half glitzy...

It's January 1938. . . For two years, Pan American's magnificent Martin M-130 flying boats have been safely and routinely carrying passengers from ...

Reducere. This witty and engaging collection of essays from the charismatic star of Southern Charm offers rip-roaring stories and tongue-in-cheek advice on e...

Reducere. After the US war in Vietnam, close to 800, 000 Vietnamese left the country by boat, survived, and sought refuge throughout Southeast Asia and the P...

The continuing adventure of little rich girl Yaya and her street urchin friend Tuduo as they cross war-torn Shanghai in the wake of the Japanese in...

Hailing from Australia, Brazil, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Russia, Turkey, the UK and USA, this book features over 35...

Reducere. This hilarious collection of short stories features several episodes in the life of the idle gentleman Bertie Wooster and his faithful valet Jeeves...

Reducere. Nobody knows Bangkok like Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, but now he is heading out of his comfort zone. Way out. Assigned to the...

Beginning with a brief history and evolution of the short story genre, alongside an overview of the key short story writers, and an explanatory cha...

A mother and daughter go about their day as chemical reactions in their everyday lives occur around them in Everyday Chemistry, a nonfiction pictur...

Reducere. Hong Kong without Us is a decentralized book of revolutionary poetry. Drawn directly from the voices of Hong Kong during its anti-extradition prote...

Reducere. Beast Quest meets Percy Jackson in this epic new middle-grade fantasy series! Deep within the mountain, a great creature stirred in its sleep. Its ...

Join our protagonist Prince Braxton as he blazes a sizzling trail from the 1860s to the 1960s, the most dynamic 100 years in history, a century of ...

Reducere. This book presents a selection of works from Valentina Loffredo's first and ongoing series "As for me, I'm very little". The photography plays on t...

Reducere. Who's afraid of spiders? NOT SAM WU In this fourth book in the hilarious series, Sam must conquer his fears and help save the school pet tarantula....

Reducere. A Cosmopolitan Best Young Adult Book of 2019A BuzzFeed Pick for YA Books You Absolutely Must Read This Spring Sparks fly between a K-pop starlet an...

English: An Essential Grammar is written specifically for native speakers, beginning with the basics and going on to deal with phrase, clause and s...

This major history of Hong Kong tells the remarkable story of how a cluster of remote fishing villages grew into an icon of capitalism. The story b...

Reducere. English language. A rare step by step treatise. The complete transmission of single man training from the late Hong Kong Sifu, Chu Kai Ming, first ...

Reducere. Typhoon, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year a Top Ten Thriller of the Year (London Times), further confirms what all the critics around the ...

New B-format paperback - 25 December 1941 is known to this day by the people of Hong Kong as 'Black Christmas'. The battle for Hong Kong is a story...

Reducere. From the bestselling author of Flags of our Fathers, Flyboys, and The Imperial Cruise, a spellbinding history of turbulent U.S.-China relations fro...

This book is the first comparative study of media technologies in Japan and the two Koreas which illuminates the peculiar geopolitical relations be...

Explores a dual heritage, journeying back to Hong Kong in search of her roots. Crossing the bounds of time, race and language, this is an explorati...

There is so much to do in marvelous Melbourne--places to see and new friends to meet. Found in Melbourne is a counting book, a story of friendship,...

Reducere. DescriptionHe's faced ghosts, sharks, and now the DARK This third book in the humorous series takes Sam Wu on a brand-new adventure: camping. Is he...

DescriptionA contemporary graphic novel adaptation of a spiritual classic. This graphic-novel version of the Tao Te Ching--the poetic classic that ...

DescriptionMethods Devour Themselves is a dialogue between fiction and non-fiction. Inspired by Quentin Meillassoux's Science Fiction and Extro-Sci...

This original and authoritative book is presented in a practical yet inspirational way. Dan Barton shares with us his expert knowledge and two deca...

Reducere. DescriptionFans and critics alike perceive Wong Kar-wai (b. 1958) as an enigma. His dark glasses, his nonlinear narrations, and his high expectatio...

Reducere. When Gao Wenqian first published this groundbreaking, provocative biography in Hong Kong, it was immediately banned in the People's Republic. Using...

This is the first book to offer a detailed account of the relationship between patents and innovation in the unique political context of mainland C...

Reducere. Kit McKee is the world's leading genetic editor. Having run from an America where she is no longer welcome, she now develops lucrative cosmetic edi...

A spectacular photographer's daybook, in the tradition of Peter Beard, Bill Burke, and Robert Frank, detailing the wanderlust of faraway travel and...

Reducere. The Big Boss (1971) was Bruce Lee's first starring role that catapulted him to worldwide stardom as the Number one Box office martial arts star.202...

From Syria and Iraq to Ukraine, from AfPak to Libya, from Iran to Russia, and from the Persian Gulf to China, foreign correspondent Pepe Escobar, a...

Reducere. It is not easy to leave one's comfort zone to learn a new language and adapt to a new culture, as you might have learned from Gabriel in Book 1. In...

Reducere. ​​​​​​​"ENDLESSLY ENTERTAINING! He is 'Dash in a Tropical Wonderland' in this offbeat adventure with equally quirky characters. A fun journey -- do...

Reducere. "Nāgārjuna's Treatise on the Ten Bodhisattva Grounds" is Bhikshu Dharmamitra's extensively annotated original translation of Ārya Nāgārjuna's "Daśa...

Reducere. The Language Center Handbook 2021 is the latest volume in the International Association for Language Learning Technology's (IALLT) Language Center ...

Linking together the nonlinear interactions of heat, light, power and colour, this is a groundbreaking guide to Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Systems ...

DescriptionTraditional Chinese painting is one of the purest art forms in existence, continuing as it does the techniques and themes that have been...

As the waves of Occupy movements gradually recede, we soon forget the political hope and passions these events have offered. Instead, we are increa...

Reducere. How can one of the world's most free-wheeling cities transition from a vibrant global center of culture and finance into a subject of authoritarian...