portraits adventures orientalism

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Lair of the Dragon (Chad Belmontes Mysteries)

4 reviews

PublishAmerica, 2002

Pulls the reader through a maze of criminals
A retired detective lieutenant, Frederick Price spent thirty-three years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department. He spent time in everything from patrol to special investigations, and investigated cases ranging from organized crime to terrorism. Lair of the Dragon is his first mystery. Every portion of police work involves the writing of reports. Combine this with the years spent in ...

Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year

6 reviews
Kate Waters, Madeline Slovenz-Low

Scholastic Trade, 1991

Liondance fan!
I thought the book was very interesting with wonderful pictures for children to look at. Despite being written for children to enjoy, it gave some insight to anyone, curious about this aspect of Chinese culture.

Chinatown New York: Portraits, Recipes, and Memories

3 reviews
Ann Volkwein

Collins Design, 2007

Chinatown in its glory!
I was looking for a gift and stumbled across this incredible book. What a fantastic design! The historical photos and pictures of modern-day Chinatown are spot-on for all the romance and bustle of the neighborhood. But as I started reading, I realized it's one of those rare books that is just filled with real information--really fascinating information about the history, culture, and food. It is ...

Dragon's Ghost (Chad Belmontes Mysteries)

3 reviews

PublishAmerica, 2005

Imaginative Mystery
This is a wonderfully imaginative mystery, which rapidly unfolds into a fast-pace action filled story. It's a commendable debut sequel to 'Lair of the Dragon,' and I'm surprised this author did not receive more recognition as a new mystery writer upon publication of his first book. Although 'Dragon's Ghost' does read well without having read the first book, I recommend reading 'Lair of the ...

All That Matters

5 reviews
Wayson Choy

Other Press, 2007

A brilliant, compelling sequel to The Jade Peony
I finished All That Matters by Wayson Choy in the wee hours of the early morning. It was so beautiful and compelling that I could hardly bear to put it down to finish the next day. All That Matters is the long and eagerly awaited sequel to Choy's first book, the award-winning and national best-selling The Jade Peony. Expectedly, it is a continuation of Jade Peony, this time written in First Son ...

Chinatown Jeet Kune Do: Essential Elements of Bruce Lee's Martial Art

3 reviews
Tim Tackett, Bob Bremer

Black Belt Communications, 2008

Another Great Jeet Kune Do Book!
This is easily one of the best books on Jeet Kune Do that I have ever owned! I have all of Tim Tackett's books, and once again, he has not let me down! He and co-author Bob Bremer have presented in this volume some of the most valuable information on Bruce Lee's martial art ever put into print! The book is very well done, with precise, in-depth text and clear, well sequenced photographs. As a ...

Taste Of Chinatown, A

5 reviews
Joie Warner

Three Rivers Press, 1991

My favorite Chinese Cookbook
I bought A Taste of Chinatown at a used-book sale several years ago for the princely sum of 50 cents. Every time I use this book I tell my wife: "This is the best purchase I have ever made." I would say the same thing if I had paid 100 dollars for it. I own a number of other Chinese cookbooks and the results from the recipes in this book are so far superior to anything else in my collection ...

Plague and Fire: Battling Black Death and the 1900 Burning of Honolulu's Chinatown

4 reviews
James C. Mohr

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

Plague and Fire Is A Thought Provoking Read
Consider the role of race in these policies. Certainly the Dole administration for which the Board physicians worked was an overtly racist regime, and certainly the fact that Honolulu's poorest slum was overwhelmingly inhabited by Asians and Hawaiians was related to the racist policies of that and preceding governments (Mohr 201). The nascent take over of the Hawaiian Islands was followed by ...

The Adventures of Eddie Fung: Chinatown Kid, Texas Cowboy, Prisoner of War

4 reviews

University of Washington Press, 2007

Eddie Fung kept me reading late into the night!
Eddie Fung's curiosity, sense of adventure, and generous spirit in helping others is inspiring! He never let his small stature get in the way of anything he was determined to do, whether it was to enlist in the army, help the men on the ranches where he worked at during his teens, or (secretly) help get food and medicine for his fellow POW's during WWII. I admire his way of sharing his ...

Neon Dragon (Hardscrabble Books : Fiction of New England)

5 reviews
John Dobbyn

UPNE, 2007

A fine legal thriller
In Boston Michael Knight works as a third year associate attorney at Bilson, Dawes, Leftbridge & Sykes law firm. Thus he is shocked when African-American judge Amos Bradley, expected to be named to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court soon, asks him to represent his son Anthony, who is accused of killing sexagenarian Mr. Chen An-Young during a New Year's parade. The shooting has angered the ...

Duelo En Chinatown

2 reviews
Willie Gordon

Ediciones B, 2006

Excellently written!
This book is fascinating, intriguing, and it keeps the reader guessing who is the real culprit. I absolutely enjoyed reading this book. The author has a lot of imagination and it's written excellently. I can't wait 'till the next theme/book. If you enjoy reading mystery stories, this is the book for you!

The New Chinatown

3 reviews
Peter Kwong

Hill & Wang Pub, 1987

Reality Meets the Movies
Sometimes Reality is more entertaining than the movies. Peter Kwong introduces us to a Chinatown seldom seen by outsiders. His portrayal of Chinatown's underworld hold over politics and his understandings of the ethnic enclave are both accurate and revealing. This is a MUST READ for anyone interested in learning about the happenings inside the Chinatowns of New York City and and other cities ...

Shadows Over Chinatown (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Sagebrush))

3 reviews
Stephen Murphy

Topeka Bindery, 2005

Intelligently written
Ok, since HK got the first review...I get the 2nd! I actually bought the book for my TMNT collection, and found myself enjoying it! I'm in my 30s, sure it's a kid's level book but it was written well, story made good sense, and I think TMNT fans will enjoy it. There's a few pages of color artwork as well. The style is original, not a copy of any other style or a hashing of screencaptures, ...

Chinatown Trunk Mystery

2 reviews
M Lui

Princeton University Press, 2008

Wonderful
Lui has written a wonderful book that uses a murder in New York to examine the complexity of race and gender in New York at the turn of the nineteenth century. Her research is first rate and the narrative she shapes is enthralling. One highlight of the book is the discussion of the ways that the Chinese community mobilized to defend itself from the attacks on Chinese, and Asians in general, that ...

Hammett

2 reviews
Joe Gores

Ballantine Books, 1976

In the best tradition of Hammett and Chandler
A wonderfully suspenseful novel that would make the real Dashiell Hammett proud. Gores did his homework well and it shows. I'm pleased to find that someone is carrying the torch for Hammett, and Chandler too. I've read all of their novels and this one rates right up there with the best. I look forward to the movie being released on DVD.

Oakland's Chinatown (CA) (Images of America)

2 reviews
William Wong

Arcadia Publishing, 2004

A Wonderful Pictoral History of Oakland Chinatown
This book nicely covers the history of Chinatown in Oakland, California through rare photographs from the turn of the century to more recent photos depicting individuals and life in one of our country's more important and vibrant Chinatowns. Smartly organized into chapters divided by distinct topics, the interesting, and often fascinating, photos are supplemented with written commentary and ...

Shannon: A Chinatown Adventure (Girlhood Journeys)

3 reviews
Kathleen V. Kudlinski

Tandem Library, 1996

Seriously Cool!
I thought this book was very well written. Even though I'm a bit too old to be reading it I still enjoyed it. Shannon is an Irish immigrant that has just moved with her family to San Francisco in 1880. Although she misses her old home she soon makes some very good friends, one of them is a girl called Betsy. Shannon's father is a doctor so one day she goes with him to Chinatown so he can get ...

Chinese in Chicago: 1870 - 1945 (IL) (Images of America)

2 reviews
The Chinatown Museum Foundation

Arcadia Publishing, 2005

Must read American history
It is a long overdue photo publication on Chinese immigrants in Chicago and neighboring States by Chinese American Museum of Chicago Chinatown, in personal livelihoods, families, communities, culture and interaction with the American society. These pioneers collectively put out their effort, blood and tears in making Chicago Chinatown among the best. This book is a community album of historical ...

New York before Chinatown: Orientalism and the Shaping of American Culture, 1776-1882

3 reviews
John Kuo Wei Tchen

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999

A long awaited, groundbreaking book
The study of the Chinese in America has been given a major boost with the publication of this important book by historian John Kuo Wei Tchen. In clear and vivid prose, Tchen has altered the landscape of what has heretofore been accepted as Chinese-American history. From George Washington's porcelain tea set to the Bowery to "Siamese" twins Chang and Eng, the book is filled with eye opening ...

Chinatown

2 reviews
William Low

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1997

A Beautifully Illustrated Story of A Child's Day in the City
In this story, with beautiful jewel-toned illustrations reminiscent of Hopper's paintings, a young child, accompanied by his grandmother, shows the reader various aspects of his life in an urban Chinatown. The busy urban setting takes on the elements of smalltown life as the pair cross a street, watch tai chi practicioners, greet the street cobbler, and visit the produce market, the fish ...

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