The Peking Express
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The Peking Express
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Author : James M Zimmerman
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-04-04
The Peking Express written by James M Zimmerman and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-04 with History categories.
The thrilling true story of train-robbing revolutionaries and passengers who got more than they paid for in this Murder on the Orient Express–style adventure, set in China’s republican era. In May 1923, when Shanghai publisher and reporter John Benjamin Powell bought a first-class ticket for the Peking Express, he pictured an idyllic overnight journey on a brand-new train of unprecedented luxury—exactly what the advertisements promised. Seeing his fellow passengers, including mysterious Italian lawyer Giuseppe Musso, a confidante of Mussolini and lawyer for the opium trade, and American heiress Lucy Aldrich, sister-in-law of John D. Rockefeller Jr., he knew it would be an unforgettable trip. Charismatic bandit leader and populist rabble rouser Sun Mei-yao had also taken notice of the new train from Shanghai to Peking. On the night of Powell’s trip of a lifetime, Sun launched his plan to make a brazen political statement: he and a thousand fellow bandits descended on the train, capturing dozens of hostages. Aided by local proxy authorities, the humiliated Peking government soon furiously gave chase. At the bandits’ mountain stronghold, a five-week siege began. Brilliantly written, with new and original research, The Peking Express tells the incredible true story of a clash that shocked the world—becoming so celebrated it inspired several Hollywood movies—and set the course for China’s two-decade civil war.
Summary Of James M Zimmerman S The Peking Express
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Author : Milkyway Media
language : en
Publisher: Milkyway Media
Release Date : 2024-01-29
Summary Of James M Zimmerman S The Peking Express written by Milkyway Media and has been published by Milkyway Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-29 with Transportation categories.
Get the Summary of James M Zimmerman's The Peking Express in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. John Benjamin Powell, a Missouri-born publisher, embarks on a journey aboard the Peking Express to document a river-reclamation project in Shantung Province. His six-year tenure in China has been marked by reporting on natural disasters and political turmoil, but this assignment focuses on the positive collaboration between China and America. As Powell travels through Shanghai to the train station, he reflects on the evolution of rail travel in China and the modern comforts of the Peking Express...
In Het Spoor Van Peking Express Druk 1
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Author : Marc Helsen
language : nl
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-03-20
In Het Spoor Van Peking Express Druk 1 written by Marc Helsen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-20 with categories.
Beschrijving met veel foto's van een reis van Peking (China) naar de Indiase hoofdstad Bombay.
Shanghai Express
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Author : Zhang Henshui
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1997-04-01
Shanghai Express written by Zhang Henshui and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-04-01 with Fiction categories.
In this suspenseful tale of seduction and deception, a wealthy banker is smitten by an alluring young woman while traveling aboard the express train from Beijing to Shanghai. A consummate storyteller and one of the most popular novelists of his day, Zhang Henshui sweeps us on board with them and takes us through train stations and back and forth between first, second, and third class cars, evoking the smells of this microcosm of the urban world. We see what various travelers wear; we hear their conversations; we feel the chill or the warmth of each car; we detect a trace of perfume in one, pickled vegetables and greasy meats in another. Here is popular Chinese fiction at its best. Shanghai Express was considered "entertainment" fiction and was enormously popular in the 1930s. William Lyell’s sparkling translation at last allows an English-reading audience to share in the fun.
Prices Wages And The Standard Of Living In Peking 1900 1924
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Author : Tʻien-pʻei Meng
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1926
Prices Wages And The Standard Of Living In Peking 1900 1924 written by Tʻien-pʻei Meng and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with Cost and standard of living categories.
Philosophical Letters Of David K Lewis
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Author : David K. Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-29
Philosophical Letters Of David K Lewis written by David K. Lewis and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-29 with Philosophy categories.
David Kellogg Lewis (1941-2001) was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. He made significant contributions to almost every area of analytic philosophy including metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science, and set the agenda for various debates in these areas which carry on to this day. In several respects he remains a contemporary figure, yet enough time has now passed for historians of philosophy to begin to study his place in twentieth century thought. His philosophy was constructed and refined not just through his published writing, but also crucially through his life-long correspondence with fellow philosophers, including leading figures such as D.M. Armstrong, Saul Kripke, W.V. Quine, J.J.C. Smart, and Peter van Inwagen. His letters formed the undercurrent of his published work and became the medium through which he proposed many of his well-known theories and discussed a range of philosophical topics in depth. A selection of his vast correspondence over a 40-year period is presented here across two volumes. As metaphysics is arguably where Lewis made his greatest contribution, this forms the focus of Volume 1. Arranged under the broad areas of Causation, Modality, and Ontology, the letters offer an organic story of the origins, development, breadth, and depth of his metaphysics in its historical context, as well as a glimpse into the influence of his many interlocutors. This volume will be an indispensable resource for contemporary metaphysics and for those interested in the Lewisian perspective.
The Civilization Of Ancient China
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1926
The Civilization Of Ancient China written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1926 with categories.
Peking Express
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Author : Maik Platzen
language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Peking Express written by Maik Platzen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Motion picture producers and directors categories.
The Media In The Movies
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Author : Larry Langman
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-07-11
The Media In The Movies written by Larry Langman and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-11 with Performing Arts categories.
Cynical news hounds, grumbling editors, snooping television newscasters, inquisitive foreign correspondents, probing newsreel cameramen, and a host of others--all can be found in this reference work to Hollywood's version of journalism: from the early one-reelers to modern fare, over a thousand silent and sound films can be found. Each entry includes title, date of release, distributor, director, screenwriter, and major cast members. These credits are followed by a brief plot summary and analysis, cross-references and other information. The book is arranged alphabetically, and includes a preface, introduction, bibliography, a list of abbreviations, appendices, and an index of names. The detailed introduction covers an historical survey of the topic, with numerous film examples. The work also includes a selection of stills from various films.
Discretion
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Author : Faïza Guène
language : en
Publisher: Saqi Books
Release Date : 2023-05-31
Discretion written by Faïza Guène and has been published by Saqi Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-31 with Fiction categories.
Yamina Taleb is approaching her seventieth birthday. These days, she strives for a quiet life, grateful to the country that hosts her and her adored family. The closest she gets to drama is scooping 'revolutionary' bargains in the form of plastic kitchenware gadgets. But Yamina's children feel differently about life in Paris. They don't always fit in, and it hurts. Omar wonders whether it's too late to change course as he watches the world pass him by from the driver's seat of his Uber. His sisters are tired of having to prove themselves and their allegiance to a place that is at once home, and not. When the Talebs go away together on holiday – not to the motherland, but to a villa-with-pool rental near the Atlantic coast – they come to realise just how strongly family defines our sense of belonging. Moving between Algeria and Paris, Discretion touchingly evokes the realities of a first- and second-generation family as they carve out a future for themselves in France, finding one another as they go along. Winner of the Prix Maryse Condé 2020 Best Summer Books of 2022 - Fiction in Translation-- Financial Times 'Wonderful. A vivid, soulful novel. Guène's Paris is a place of grifting and grafting where young rebels rub up against calcified traditions. This is a writer at the height of her powers, addressing issues of migration and belonging with defiance, zest and humour.'--Bidisha 'Faiza Guene is an important voice in French literature, rebelliously dissecting ideas of home, identity and belonging with a universally accessible intimacy and power.'--Diana Evans 'One of the hottest literary talents of multicultural Europe.'--Sunday Telegraph 'Through the lens of an often-tender family portrait, the author delivers a biting portrayal of a France steeped in hypocrisy and false smiles, where equality of opportunity is all smoke and mirrors ... A novel that's bang on the money, coursing with a chillingly legitimate sense of grievance.'--Slate 'Like every accomplished novel, La Discrétion does so much more than tell a story. It asks questions ... Faïza Guène's mastery of her subject matter means she doesn't come down on either side but accompanies her characters towards the light.'-- Le Monde Diplomatique