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Paul French
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Language
English
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For the privileged a cosmopolitan pleasure ground; For the desperate a port of last resort.
A pot of gold at the end of an Oriental rainbow; A thick slice of hell denounced from the pulpit.
The start of a journey for many; The end of the road for some.
A place to find fame, or to seek anonymity; Rogues, chancers, showgirls, criminals...
For so many people from so many lands, there was one phrase, that sent a tingle of hope or a shiver of anticipation...
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Language
English
Description
New York Times bestselling author Paul French (Midnight in Peking) returns to the Chinese capital to tell 18 true stories of fascinating people who visited the city in the first half of the 20th century.
From the ultra-wealthy Woolworths heiress Barbara Hutton and her husband the Prince Mdivani, to the poor "American girl" Mona Monteith who worked in the city as a prostitute, from socialite Wallis Simpson and novelist JP Marquand, who held court...
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English
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An enthusiastic history of rampant Cantonese piracy in the 1930s, this first-hand account follows globetrotting journalist Aleko E. Lilius as he sets out to infiltrate mysterious pirate gangs. Describing every detail of the reporter's life as he eats, sleeps, and sails with murderous gangs, this recollection chronicles the rapport between Lilius and South China's notorious pirate queen, Lai Choi San. Including the harrowing misdeeds witnessed on Lilius's...
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English
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Carl Crow arrived in China in 1911, made Shanghai his home and founded the country's first Western-style advertising agency. In Foreign Devils in the Flowery Kingdom, originally published in 1940, Carl recalls his twenty-five years in China and the many lessons that he learnt. He was almost unique among foreign commentators in taking the time to understand and appreciate the Chinese and their culture while also providing a vivid portrait of foreign...
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Publisher
Earnshaw Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Probably the best selling book on doing in business in China ever - and undoubtedly the best ever written - Carl Crow's 400 Million Customers is both amusing and informed. First published in 1937, 400 Million Customers is the distillation of the experiences of one of the most successful foreign businessmen ever to wash up on the China coast. Crow brilliantly explains the eternal truths about doing business in the Middle Kingdom. Enhanced with a foreword...
Author
Publisher
Earnshaw Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Well-documented and compassionate, this memoir follows journalist Carl Crow as he journeys from Rangoon to the wartime Chinese capital of Chongqing in 1939. Including interviews with senior government members, this record chronicles the daily struggle of the Chinese people under Japanese bombardment. A valuable historical resource, this firsthand account is also a gripping travel narrative. --Provided by publisher.