Point Lobos an Illustrated Walker's Handbook

Thompson, Frances

Inkstone Books

<p>2015, marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Philippines and the end of the Second World War. With this new edition of "Dear Mother Putnam" new and old readers alike will be reminded of the suffering as well as the heroism of Filipinos and their allies during the dark days of the Japanese occupation. "Intelligent, informed, analytical and articulate, the author gives what is arguably the best single first-hard account of the war years in Manila... it has no peer." -- Dr. Benito Legarda Jr. "Lichauco's diary is probably the finest day-to-day account of wartime Manila..." -- Rupert Wilkinson</p>

Dear Mother Putnam: Life and Death in Manila during the Japanese Occupation, 1941-1945

Biographies & Memoirs

Lichauco, Marcial P

Community & Culture

After the first Gulf War, the sheiks, emirs and kings of the six oil-rich countries that made up the Gulf Co-operation Council, emboldened by the rout of the Iraqi army, were strutting more arrogantly than ever. They harshly and ungraciously treated those that had helped them emerge from the desert into glittering palaces and skyscrapers. Resentment grew and in short order an increasing number of people with different causes and agendas were looking for revenge. The Brown Envelope Club was formed by one such disaffected group of military contract officers. Having been unceremoniously kicked out of their comfortable jobs from around the Middle East, they wanted to get even. And in Baghdad, an angry dictator also sought retribution. The above is all true. From the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, to a lush tropical island in the Caribbean and on to the wet bleakness of a north Devon winter, 'The Brown Envelope Club' traces two stories of revenge, the strands of which came together in the strangest tale of what might have been....

The Brown Envelope Club

Literature & Fiction

Barker, Charles

Action & Adventure

"Falling Eagle-Rising Tigers" is a must read for all Americans who want to protect their families and their futures while saving the country from economic ruin. Financial expert Joe Hoft meticulously identifies the root causes behind America's impending financial crisis and explains how we can defuse this ticking time bomb. The United States faces glaring challenges due to its spending and social programs. The generous welfare handouts, in excess of revenues by more than $1 trillion annually, are unsustainable. On the other side of the globe Asia Pacific countries are prospering. They have governmental social programs which are smart, efficient and effective and which could provide real alternatives to US policymakers.

Falling Eagle - Rising Tigers

Business & Money

Hoft, Joe

International

Spurred on by a childhood dream, anxieties about raising a family in London, and a job offer, Sam Olsen and his young family decide to up sticks and seek out a new life in Hong Kong. On the hunt for child care, employment, and a social life, Sam chronicles their first year in Hong Kong with a great sense of adventure and an even greater sense of humour. Sam looks past the Hong Kong travel guides and shows us what everyday expat life in Hong Kong is really like. The excesses and opportunities of wealth contrast with mundane daily problems and the clashing of Chinese and Western cultures provide ample opportunity for comic relief. Sam combines anecdotes from the present with fascinating stories about Hong Kong's past, highlighting the historical events and personalities that have shaped the city as it is today. "Seeking East" is a witty and eye-opening memoir about expatriate life, for anyone wanting to move abroad, for anyone already there, and for those who are just passing through and want to know more about what Hong Kong is really like off the tourist trail. After one year in Hong Kong, where will Sam and his family really call home?

Seeking East: An Expat Family's Year in Hong Kong

Travel

Olsen, Sam

Asia

<p>In the apparently modern metropolis of Hong Kong, you may encounter monsters that prey on lust, ghosts suffering from loneliness, and demons come to collect the doomed. Love, greed, pride, and sorrow mingle with madness and the supernatural in a city as Gothic as any in the Old World. These stories creep, slither and claw their way from the perilously steep streets of Sheung Wan to the dark tunnels of the MTR and on into the jungle wilderness of the New Territories, showing you a side of Hong Kong you did not suspect and will not forget.</p>

Hong Kong Gothic

Genre Fiction

<p><div>-Students build their knowledge about the U.S. Constitution in this engaging, supplemental text. This resource features background information about United States history, questions, open-book pretests, a Constitution test, and a complete set of answer keys. Each article and amendment are covered in their own mini-unit for students to better understand the organization and importance of each section. ---Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character. Mark Twain Media also provides innovative classroom solutions for bulletin boards and interactive whiteboards. Since 1977, Mark Twain Media has remained a reliable source for a wide variety of engaging classroom resources. -</div></p>

Climate Change Negotiations: Can Asia Change the Game?

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

This book lays out in clear language the challenges to the sustainability of the current economic system. It then considers possible market, government and values-driven responses. "This book highlights how, by focusing too heavily on particular aspects of the world around us, different groups have reached vastly different conclusions about relevant priorities. This is so much so that it is almost as if these different sectors of society do not share the same planet." -- from the foreword by Alexis Lau, Director, Environmental Central Facility, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

The Great Disconnect

Barron, Bill

Economics

In the depths of the 2003 SARS crisis, Mike Rowse, a career Hong Kong civil servant, was handed the poisoned chalice of HarbourFest, intended to be (and which in many ways was) a psychological and commercial shot in the arm. Politics, as it often does, took precedence over sense, and Rowse was scapegoated for the perceived failings of this attempt to pull off a world-class entertainment festival in only three months. Rowse endured disciplinary hearings and ended up taking the Hong Kong Government to court. He won. This True Story of HarbourFest is not just an insider's account of the workings of the Hong Kong Government; it is also a thoughtful treatise on the drawbacks of the Ministerial Accountability System, a system which failed HarbourFest and Rowse, there being No Minister who ever took responsibility.

No Minister & No, Minister: The True Story of HarbourFest

History

Rowse, Mike

A concise overview of Asia's concerns, aspirations, and responsibilities for the post-2012 global climate change agreement. It draws on contributions from experts in the region and around the world articulating the key issues related to encouraging Asia's meaningful participation in negotiating and implementing this agreement. The editors and authors also provide a series of specific recommendations for climate negotiators, policy-makers, and stake-holders regarding how to build cooperation within the region and between Asia and the West in developing an effective and equitable climate change solution. Key issues examined include overall principles, 'co-benefits' strategies, forests, food and water, equity, cities, energy efficiency, trade, markets, and international negotiations.

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Point Lobos an Illustrated Walker's Handbook

Dear Mother Putnam: Life and Death in Manila during the Japanese Occupation, 1941-1945

The Brown Envelope Club

Falling Eagle - Rising Tigers

Seeking East: An Expat Family's Year in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Gothic

Climate Change Negotiations: Can Asia Change the Game?

The Great Disconnect

No Minister & No, Minister: The True Story of HarbourFest

Climate Change Negotiations: Can Asia Change the Game?