The Last King S Last Will
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The Last Kings Of Shanghai
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Author : Jonathan Kaufman
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2020-06-02
The Last Kings Of Shanghai written by Jonathan Kaufman and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-02 with History categories.
"In vivid detail... examines the little-known history of two extraordinary dynasties."--The Boston Globe "Not just a brilliant, well-researched, and highly readable book about China's past, it also reveals the contingencies and ironic twists of fate in China's modern history."--LA Review of Books An epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth-century China surged into the modern era, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Shanghai, 1936. The Cathay Hotel, located on the city's famous waterfront, is one of the most glamorous in the world. Built by Victor Sassoon--billionaire playboy and scion of the Sassoon dynasty--the hotel hosts a who's who of global celebrities: Noel Coward has written a draft of Private Lives in his suite and Charlie Chaplin has entertained his wife-to-be. And a few miles away, Mao and the nascent Communist Party have been plotting revolution. By the 1930s, the Sassoons had been doing business in China for a century, rivaled in wealth and influence by only one other dynasty--the Kadoories. These two Jewish families, both originally from Baghdad, stood astride Chinese business and politics for more than 175 years, profiting from the Opium Wars; surviving Japanese occupation; courting Chiang Kai-shek; and losing nearly everything as the Communists swept into power. In The Last Kings of Shanghai, Jonathan Kaufman tells the remarkable history of how these families participated in an economic boom that opened China to the world, but remained blind to the country's deep inequality and to the political turmoil at their doorsteps. In a story stretching from Baghdad to Hong Kong to Shanghai to London, Kaufman enters the lives and minds of these ambitious men and women to forge a tale of opium smuggling, family rivalry, political intrigue, and survival. The book lays bare the moral compromises of the Kadoories and the Sassoons--and their exceptional foresight, success, and generosity. At the height of World War II, they joined together to rescue and protect eighteen thousand Jewish refugees fleeing Nazism. Though their stay in China started out as a business opportunity, the country became a home they were reluctant to leave, even on the eve of revolution. The lavish buildings they built and the booming businesses they nurtured continue to define Shanghai and Hong Kong to this day. As the United States confronts China's rise, and China grapples with the pressures of breakneck modernization and global power, the long-hidden odysseys of the Sassoons and the Kadoories hold a key to understanding the present moment.
The Last Will And Codicil Of Charles Ii King Of Spain
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Author : Charles II (King of Spain)
language : en
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Release Date : 1701
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Harold The Last Of The Saxon Kings
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Author : Lytton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1848
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Harold The Last Of The Saxon Kings
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Author : Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1848
Harold The Last Of The Saxon Kings written by Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1848 with Anglo-Saxons categories.
Harold The Last Of The Saxon Kings
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Author : Эдвард Бульвер-Литтон
language : en
Publisher: Litres
Release Date : 2018-08-11
Harold The Last Of The Saxon Kings written by Эдвард Бульвер-Литтон and has been published by Litres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-08-11 with Fiction categories.
Harold The Last Of The Saxon Kings
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Author : Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
language : en
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Release Date : 1848
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The Last Kings 2
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Author : C. N. Phillips
language : en
Publisher: Urban Books
Release Date : 2016-12-27
The Last Kings 2 written by C. N. Phillips and has been published by Urban Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-27 with Fiction categories.
Back from the dead, Sadie is hungrier and more ruthless than ever. With a heart black as night and an itching trigger finger, she has vowed to make Ray's murderer's blood rain over the city of Detroit. However, Khiron is currently sitting as the new king of the city. He is backed by the Dominican Cartel, and he is proving to be untouchable. Sadie has secretly relocated to Miami and takes Ray's place as the head of The Last Kings. Recruiting a few new members and making new money, the cartel is revived and ready to go up against the worst to reclaim Detroit. In the midst of it all, a war is budding between the Italians and Dominicans, and Sadie has already chosen her allegiance. The Last Kings are back, guns loaded and ready to make one last bloody movie in the streets.
Last Argument Of Kings
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Author : Joe Abercrombie
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-06-18
Last Argument Of Kings written by Joe Abercrombie and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-18 with Fiction categories.
The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him - but it's going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the Northmen still stands firm, and there's only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy. It's past time for the Bloody-Nine to come home. With too many masters and too little time, Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no-one is safe, and no-one can be trusted. His days with a sword are far behind him. It's a good thing blackmail, threats and torture still work well enough. Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is far too painful, and turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can be painful too, and glory has a nasty habit of creeping up on a man when he least expects it. While the King of the Union lies on his deathbead, the peasants revolt and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No-one believes that the shadow of war is falling across the very heart of the Union. The First of the Magi has a plan to save the world, as he always does. But there are risks. There is no risk more terrible, after all, than to break the First Law...
Harold The Last Of The Saxon Kings Complete
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Author : Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2023-09-20
Harold The Last Of The Saxon Kings Complete written by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-20 with Fiction categories.
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
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