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For years, Faina, the Russian wife of Chiang Kai-shek''s son Ching-kuo, was a missing link in our understanding of 20th century China. Mark O''Neill''s new biography tells an astonishing story of a young woman who started as a Soviet factory worker and found herself deeply entwined in the political turmoil of the formation of modern China. This is not just a story of a political couple, but rather a wider anging and compelling tale of the forces that shaped a political generation-and eventually, democracy in Taiwan. --RanaMitter,ProfessoroftheHistoryandPoliticsofModernChina;DirectoroftheUniversityofOxfordChinaCentre

"My Journey to the West was inspired by my father, uncles and grandfather’s ventures to the Gold Mountain at a very young age. I had already made up my mind that I would follow their paths and embark on this adventurous journey when I grew up and searched for my own fortune." ：Brian Wong 黃榮富 From a small village to the west. From a fish pond to Hong Kong. Across the ocean to the port city of Liverpool... The story of searching for Gold Mountain started with a little boy, Brian Wong, who was living in Kaiping City, a small village in China. Brian Wong knew that one day he would embark on this perilous journey—language difficulties, prejudice—but owing to his endurance and hardworking spirit, he overcame. Follow the steps of his ancestors to achieve his dream of a golden mountain. It is a story about Brian Wong and all the overseas Chinese. See how they built Chinese culture in a foreign land with the Chinese spirit. Over 200 years ago the Wuyi people (Note 1) consisted of fi

Influenced by his upbringing in post-war Japan, and the ideological, social, economic and artistic transformations of the era, Noda Tetsuya started to build a diary of prints in the 1960s, recording his daily life and mastering the challenge of documenting the reality around him in both true and artistic fashion. Works presented in this publication offer unparalleled insights into the artist’s hand skills and color palette, as well as his intense personal feelings and trademark humility. Few printmakers are quite as exploratory in terms of their technique and so precise in their choice of depicted subjects. Noda Tetsuya’s Diary of Contemporary Japanese Prints represents the long-accumulated knowledge of a well-practiced artform by one of Japan’s bestestablished artists, while also documenting—in true diary fashion—events that have shaped his personal life, while also standing for the collective experience of Noda’s generation and the societal change witnessed over the last several de

“Knickerbocker's History of New York” is the book by Washington Irving, an American writer who was born in New York City on April 3, 1783. It is published in December, 1809, with which Washington living, at the age of twenty-six, first won wide credit and influence. Knickerbocker's History of New York is a satire on self-important local history and contemporary politics. Prior to its publication, Irving started a hoax akin to today's viral marketing campaigns; he placed a series of missing person adverts in New York newspapers seeking information on Diedrich Knickerbocker, a crusty Dutch historian who had allegedly gone missing from his hotel in New York City. Today, author Washington Irving is best remembered for the iconic tales "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle." However, Irving also produced a number of well-regarded works of history and biography. This brilliant volume combines fact and fiction, offering a satirica

Kitty Kwok 曾任空姐，從三萬五千呎高空降落地面，披上嫁衣。在日本偶遇糖霜餅乾，興趣從此一發不可收拾，由自學發展到教班，曾慕名到巴黎藍帶廚藝學院進修，又到訪日本進行海外教學。現時為全港最炙手可熱的糖霜餅乾達人。不時周遊列國，與業界同仁交流。Kitty深信糖霜餅乾是一種微甜的幸福感。她希望透過糖霜餅乾使人放慢生活的步伐，花時間花心思為所愛的人製作一份別出心裁的小禮物。她相信無論施與受的人，都會同樣感受到糖霜餅乾帶來的小確幸。 Kitty Kwok was once a flight attendant before she got married. One day, she encountered Icing Cookies in Japan, and from then on she has gone crazy about it. Started from self-study, she went through many practices and now she has become a tutor. She took a course in Le Cordon Bleu, and once visited Japan to give tutorial. Now she is the most popular Icing Cookie Expert in Hong Kong. She often visits different countries and exchanges ideas and experience with peer groups in Icing Cookies sector. Kitty believes that Icing Cookies are something representing sweetness and happiness. She hopes that through Icing Cookies she can help people change their pace of life, to spend more time and ideas making something small but unique for their beloved ones, and also enjoy the fun

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讀萬卷書，不如行萬里路！ 綜藝界才子王偉忠曾在周刊專欄裡調侃：「我很多中年事業有成的朋友常覺得心靈空虛……有中年男察覺肉體衰退，於是以退為進挑戰登高山、三鐵，像我的朋友孫大偉就是如此……最近，這些中年男想突破的目標愈來愈難，張志龍過去是外商公司CＥＯ，他策畫了『擁抱絲路』活動，要跑一萬公里，還號召眾人陪跑，我說：『老弟，你這就是吃飽了撐著！如果家裡還有兩小孩嗷嗷待哺看你跑不跑？』……」不過，偉忠哥的記性不好，志龍真有兩個小孩。 150天、10000公里的超級長征。 從籌備、募款到簽證、長跑一路上， 皆是困難重重的「不可能任務」！ 整個旅程一點也不浪漫，隨著極限長跑的腳步，我們見證了這鮮少出現在現代歷史主軸的絲路文明； 不論是自由繽紛的土耳其、仍在苦難中因遭受抵制而受害最烈的伊朗（人）、富麗與原始並陳的土庫曼、絲路古文明處處的烏茲別克、浩瀚草原接天際的哈薩克、或是同文同種，似近還遠的中國大陸…… 原來一個個遙遠模糊、甚至遭到世人誤解的地方；可以藉由每一個相遇的異鄉人，折射還原出如此斑斕壯闊、又發人深省的時空對話…… 跨越藩籬的對話、毫不保留的擁抱、 惆悵同泣的共鳴和扶持相挺的鼓勵， 這些記憶，刻印在我們的靈魂深處， 撫慰疲憊旅人的心， 讓我們勇敢的繼續前進， 不論是在絲路，或是在人生的道路上…… 目錄 ₪壹₪ 緣起 The Beginning ₪貮₪ 探索 the Stories of Expedition 大洋民族的冒險和遷徙 以羅馬帝國為中心向外探索 探索→交流→革新的開始 達爾文的冒險與科學探索 物競天擇的發現與社會衝擊 絲路，踏上探索的謙卑之路 ₪叄₪ 籌備 Get Started 募款也是一種探索 探勘，發現任務有多艱難 「擁抱絲路」的大挑戰 我們要出發了！ ₪肆₪ 啟程：土耳其Hit The Road：Turkey 最後的東風，後勤準備 踉蹌起跑 唯一的女性成員 再出發 土耳其人，歐亞文化各民族的調色盤 現代土耳其，一種沒有距離的親切 黃金拉茲族，幸運女神諾兒 驚險地域庫德斯坦 華裔新土耳其人 ₪伍₪ 伊朗Iran 備受世人誤解的國家！ 一波未平、一波又起 爽朗的伊朗人 最早伊朗人和猶太人不是世仇 遺世獨立的穴居城市 詩般的洛爾人 至情至性的伊朗人 ₪陸₪ 土庫曼Turkmenistan 又見簽證驚魂 挑戰極限 「政府與我們同在」的土庫