On the Bookshelf Archive

  • Hong Kong State of Mind – 37 views of a city that doesn’t blink
Jason Y. Ng
Blacksmith Books
Hong Kong is a mixed bag of a city. It is where Mercedes outnumber taxi cabs, partygoer’s countdown to Christmas every December 24, and larger-than-life billboards of fortune tellers and cram school tutors compete with breathtaking skylines.
Hong Kong State [...]

    Hong Kong State of Mind – 37 views of a city that doesn’t blink

    Hong Kong State of Mind – 37 views of a city that doesn’t blink Jason Y. Ng Blacksmith Books Hong Kong is a mixed bag of a city. It is where Mercedes outnumber taxi cabs, partygoer’s countdown to Christmas every December 24, and larger-than-life billboards of fortune tellers and cram school tutors compete with breathtaking skylines. Hong Kong State [...]

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  • Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Conor Grennan
HarperCollins
In search of adventure, 29-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children’s Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal.
Conor was initially reluctant to [...]

    Little Princes

    Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal Conor Grennan HarperCollins In search of adventure, 29-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children’s Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal. Conor was initially reluctant to [...]

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  • The Courtesan and the Samurai
Lesley Downer
Transworld Digital
Japan, 1868: the last shogun has been defeated, the age of the emperors is about to begin. Hana is just 17 when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and very vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees for her life across the shattered city of [...]

    The Courtesan and the Samurai

    The Courtesan and the Samurai Lesley Downer Transworld Digital Japan, 1868: the last shogun has been defeated, the age of the emperors is about to begin. Hana is just 17 when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and very vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees for her life across the shattered city of [...]

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  • Pazurgo – the amazing new word puzzle
Jeremy L. Graybill
Tuttle publishing
Pazurgo is a mad combination of crossword puzzle, word search and anagram with elements of the ancient Asian board game Go thrown in for good measure.
Pazurgo is an incredible new word game that mixes the best of the puzzle classics into one entertaining mega-puzzle. Intricate and [...]

    Pazurgo – the amazing new word puzzle

    Pazurgo – the amazing new word puzzle Jeremy L. Graybill Tuttle publishing Pazurgo is a mad combination of crossword puzzle, word search and anagram with elements of the ancient Asian board game Go thrown in for good measure. Pazurgo is an incredible new word game that mixes the best of the puzzle classics into one entertaining mega-puzzle. Intricate and [...]

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