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Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312320591
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The Feng Shui Detective written by Nury Vittachi and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-01-21 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: East meets West in this delightful new crime series featuring feng shui master Mr. C.F. Wong
Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781741755374
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (553 download)
Download or read book The Feng Shui Detective written by Nury Vittachi and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A combination of crafty plotting, quirky humour and Asian philosophy, this is the first book of the Feng Shui Detective series.
Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781741755534
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (555 download)
Download or read book The Feng Shui Detective Goes South written by Nury Vittachi and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As he travels around Asia solving crimes the venerable feng shui Master C.F. Wong is so much more than an interior design consultant. In this latest adventure he and other members of the Union of Industrial Mystics are introduced to a young woman who, all their mystical arts tell them, is doomed to die. Trying to save her calls for desperate measures and their best efforts eventually send Mr Wong and his brash young intern Joyce McQuinnie to Sydney. There at the famed Opera House, a building with appalling feng shui, surprising things happen, much cross cultural chaos ensues and as you would expect with the inimitable Feng Shui detective the day is saved in most inventive ways. Nury Vittachi was born in Ceylon and lives with his English wife and their three Chinese children in Hong Kong. Irresistible mix of classic whodunit and Asian philosophyoutlandish humour, self-deprecating charm, and a biting subtext'.
Author : Jonathan Lethem
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307789128
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Motherless Brooklyn written by Jonathan Lethem and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • A complusively readable riff on the classic detective novel from America's most inventive novelist. "A half-satirical cross between a literary novel and a hard-boiled crime story narrated by an amateur detective with Tourette's syndrome.... The dialogue crackles with caustic hilarity.... Unexpectedly moving." —The Boston Globe Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, Lionel Essrog is an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart our language in startling and original ways. Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna's limo service cum detective agency. Life without Frank Minna, the charismatic King of Brooklyn, would be unimaginable, so who cares if the tasks he sets them are, well, not exactly legal. But when Frank is fatally stabbed, one of Lionel's colleagues lands in jail, the other two vie for his position, and the victim's widow skips town. Lionel's world is suddenly topsy-turvy, and this outcast who has trouble even conversing attempts to untangle the threads of the case while trying to keep the words straight in his head. Motherless Brooklyn is a brilliantly original, captivating homage to the classic detective novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation.
Author : Xiaoqing Cheng
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824830997
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)
Download or read book Sherlock in Shanghai written by Xiaoqing Cheng and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shanghai in the 1920s and 1930s—"the Paris of the Orient"—was both a glittering metropolis and a shadowy world of crime and social injustice. It was also home to Huo Sang and Bao Lang, fictional Chinese counterparts to Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The duo lived in a spacious apartment on Aiwen Road, where Huo Sang played the violin (badly) and smoked Golden Dragon cigarettes as he mulled over his cases. Cheng Xiaoqing (1893–1976), "The Grand Master" of twentieth-century Chinese detective fiction, had first encountered Conan Doyle’s highly popular stories as an adolescent. In the ensuing years he played a major role in rendering them first into classical and later into vernacular Chinese. In the late 1910s, Cheng began writing detective fiction very much in Conan Doyle’s style, with Bao as the Watson-like-I narrator—a still rare instance of so direct an appropriation from foreign fiction. Cheng Xiaoqing wrote detective stories to introduce the advantages of critical thinking to his readers, to encourage them to be skeptical and think deeply, because truth often lies beneath surface appearances. His attraction to the detective fiction genre can be traced to its reconciliation of the traditional and the modern. In "The Shoe," Huo Sang solves the case with careful reasoning, while "The Other Photograph" and "On the Huangpu" blend this reasoning with a sensationalism reminiscent of traditional Chinese fiction. "The Odd Tenant" and "The Examination Paper" also demonstrate the folly of first impressions. "At the Ball" and "Cat’s-Eye" feature the South-China Swallow, a master thief who, like other outlaws in traditional tales, steals only from the rich and powerful. "One Summer Night" clearly shows Cheng’s strategy of captivating his Chinese readers with recognizably native elements even as he espouses more globalized views of truth and justice.
Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462909221
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Hong Kong: The City of Dreams written by Nury Vittachi and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning Hong Kong travel pictorial captures the architecture, culture, people, and cuisine of one of the most dynamic cities. You can leave Hong Kong, but it will never leave you. The experience of encountering an unforgettable mix of influences, cultures, and flavors stays with visitors. It's a place of clashing contrasts, Hong Kong is famous as the place where East most dramatically meets West, but that's just the start of it. It is also where the future meets the past — just check out the way the sci-fi infrastructure rubs shoulders with ancient temples. It's also the capital of capitalism, yet is part of the world's last great socialist empires. I'ts also one of the younger places on earth, yet a piece of the world's oldest civilizations. It's a rational, financial town—but feng shui and ancient magic are never far away. While many books focus on aspects of Hong Kong, such as the view from the air or the glories of the islands, this book gives you the whole breathtaking package.
Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9813274514
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)
Download or read book The First Of Everything written by Nury Vittachi and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sam Jam sat in a school library and challenged the school community to ask him about the origin of anything at all — and pledged to use library resources to answer within 60 minutes. Children and adults delivered clever, funny, unexpected questions: Who owned the first pet dog? Who invented toilets? What was the first song? Were the first newspapers really made of rock? And who was the first human, anyway?Seeking answers, he and his young assistants discovered remarkable true tales:And dozens more remarkable true stories.The result is a fun story collection about the origins of a huge range of things — which also introduces young readers to the art and science of academic research. In these times of fake news, information overload, and too much homework, the ability to conduct fast, accurate research is one of the best skills any student can have — and you can learn it in these pages.
Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 9781741147797
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (477 download)
Download or read book The Shanghai Union of Industrial Mystics written by Nury Vittachi and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2006 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a group off vegan terrorists threaten to blow up the world's two most important leaders, along with half of Shanghai, the job somehow falls to C.F. Wong and his assistant Joyce, to save Shanghai, the world, and one poor elephant.
Author : Carole Meltzer
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9781439145890
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (458 download)
Download or read book Feng Shui Chic written by Carole Meltzer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Change Your Look, Change Your Life Feng shui master Carole Swann Meltzer and David Andrusia present feng shui in a new way: Instead of feng shui-ing the space around you, you feng shui your body. Learn how to use color, cut, fabric, and style -- even your accessories and hair color -- to: jump-start your career inspire your creativity ensure your health You'll also learn effective meditation techniques to gain focus in all that you do, plus easy exercises for greater energy than ever before. Feng Shui Chic will help you achieve your greatest goals...and prosper in every part of your life -- today, tomorrow, and in the time to come.
Author : Susan Levitt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594775826
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)
Download or read book Taoist Feng Shui written by Susan Levitt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1999-12-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • The first book to explain how feng shui developed from the Taoist systems of astrology, yin and yang, and the five elements. • Provides a background on Taoist philosophy to help readers better understand the principles of feng shui and how to use them properly. • Helps readers improve home, business, garden, property, neighborhoods, and much more. The Chinese art of feng shui has become extremely popular in the West, but too often advice on the subject consists of overly simplistic instructions for rearranging one's house without any explanation of the profound philosophical system behind these changes. The ancient Taoists developed feng shui from their understanding of the subtle interplay of energies that make up the universe, and no true mastery of feng shui is possible without a knowledge of Taoism. Taoist Feng Shui provides step-by-step guidelines for improving your home, business, garden, property, and neighborhood using this ancient system of knowledge. In Taoist Feng Shui, Susan Levitt traces the history of feng shui and shows how it is grounded in knowledge of yin and yang and the five Taoist elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood, as well as many other principles essential to Taoism. Once a background in Taoism is established, readers can better understand the philosophy behind concepts such as choosing the best colors for each room of the home, room-by-room furniture placement, yin and yang balance, correct lighting, outdoor landscaping, the function of hallways and entrances, and the proper use of mirrors, crystals, fountains, and other feng shui tools. With in-depth examples from the author's private feng shui practice, Taoist Feng Shui can help all readers transform their personal environments to create peace, harmony, health, wealth, and good fortune.
Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher : PPP Company Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9789881740076
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Jeri Telstar and the Small Black Dog That Talked Like the President written by Nury Vittachi and published by PPP Company Ltd. This book was released on 2008-11 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the worlds nerdiest costumed crimefighter encounters a talking dog, he realizes a bizarre evil plot is afoot. And when supervillain Magnus Metalbiter enters the scene, the Homework Hero realizes that its going to take all his powersplus his Advanced Chemistry textbookto save the world.
Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher : Birlinn Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781846971099
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Feng Shui Detective's Casebook written by Nury Vittachi and published by Birlinn Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Feng shui master and amateur sleuth C. F. Wong would much rather put his feet up than solve crimes, but he and his over-enthusiastic assistant Joyce are in demand." "The itinerary for their business trip around Asia didn't mention a missing Thai film idol, grand theft auto in Singapore, an escaped tiger in a supermarket or a Sydney gym where they seem to be exercising their elderly clients to death." --Book Jacket.
Author : T. Raphael Simons
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 9780712670654
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Feng Shui Strategies for Business Success written by T. Raphael Simons and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789621001528
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Only in Hong Kong written by Nury Vittachi and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617752819
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Singapore Noir written by Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives “plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine” (San Francisco Book Review). The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales. Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story. Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi. “Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for bleak fiction . . . Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a fascinating country.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Nury Vittachi
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
ISBN 13 : 1741763622
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (417 download)
Download or read book Mr Wong Goes West written by Nury Vittachi and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2014-06-17 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to laugh - the Feng Shui Detective is back in an all new adventure. Feng Shui master CF Wong's skills and charms are again in desperate need, this time in London. But is the West ready for our Feng Shui crime-fighting hero?
Author : John Burdett
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN 13 : 0307596583
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Vulture Peak written by John Burdett and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2012-01-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nobody knows Bangkok like Royal Thai Police Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep, and there is no one quite like Sonchai: a police officer who has kept his Buddhist soul intact—more or less—despite the fact that his job shoves him face-to-face with some of the most vile and outrageous crimes and criminals in Bangkok. But for his newest assignment, everything he knows about his city—and himself—will be a mere starting point. He’s put in charge of the highest-profile criminal case in Thailand—an attempt to bring an end to trafficking in human organs. He sets in motion a massive sting operation and stays at its center, traveling to Phuket, Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai, and Monte Carlo. He draws in a host of unwitting players that includes an aging rock star wearing out his second liver and the mysterious, diabolical, albeit gorgeous co-queenpins of the international body-parts trade: the Chinese twins known as the Vultures. And yet, it’s closer to home that Sonchai will discover things getting really dicey: rumors will reach him suggesting that his ex-prostitute wife, Chanya, is having an affair. Will Sonchai be enlightened enough—forget Buddha, think jealous husband—to cope with his very own compromised and compromising world? All will be revealed here, in John Burdett’s most mordantly funny, propulsive, fiendishly entertaining novel yet.
