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The Master of Rain
Tom Bradby Manufacturer: Doubleday ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0385503970 Release Date: 2002-04-16 |
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Tom Bradby's third novel (though his first to be published in the U.S.) is a feverish work of historical noir, a labyrinthine thriller set in a vicious world where everyone--as in Bogart's Casablanca--has a reason for hiding. The year is 1926; the city is Shanghai, a swamp of organized crime, corruption, turf wars between British intelligence and street-level law enforcement, Communist sympathizers, and East European refugees from Bolshevik atrocities. Into this sweltering, cutthroat port city steps Richard Field, an idealistic policeman from Yorkshire looking to distance himself from a painful past. Ill-suited to Shanghai's heat and shocking violence, Field nevertheless throws himself into investigating the grisly murder of a Russian prostitute, the latest in a line of dead women who lived in the orbit of a powerful Chinese mobster. Slowed by official roadblocks, Field learns that the only man in his department he can trust is a tough Chicago detective, Caprisi, a touchstone of sanity even as Field loses his rookie head over another doomed Russian call girl.Bradby, a seasoned correspondent for Britain's ITN television network, has obviously spent considerable time researching 1920s Shanghai. His feel for the city's Byzantine society and exotic textures is matched by his accessible vision of Shanghai as a junction of international fallout and internal intrigue. Less compelling, if not outright distracting, is Bradby's more contemporary emphasis on ghastly serial killings with a sex-crime edge. But in the end, the book's remarkable prose and density of experience are uniquely rewarding. --Tom Keogh
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Shanghai, 1926. A city glistening with decadence and rife with corruption--a humid, bustling society at the cultural crossroads of British civil servants, American gun runners, Russian princesses, and Chinese gangsters.Download Description
Shanghai, 1926. A city glistening with decadence and rife with corruption -- a humid, bustling society at the cultural crossroads of British civil servants, American gun runners, Russian princesses, and Chinese gangsters.
For Richard Field, a young Englishman new to the international police force, Shanghai represents a brave new world away from the past he is trying to escape. But his naïveté is quickly dashed when he is called to the scene of a brutal crime, in which a young Russian woman, Lena Orlov, has been found sadistically murdered in her bed. Field's idealistic instincts push him to investigate the case, but his attempts are met with apathy -- then menace -- from his colleagues. He begins to recognize that some cases in Shanghai are intended to remain unsolved, and, in a matter of days, he glimpses the murky depths that lurk beneath a luminous city.
Field's drive to find the murderer leads him to Lena's neighbor, Natasha Medvedev. A stunning beauty who fled her charmed life in tsarist Russia, Natasha escaped the Revolution but landed, like many of her counterparts, in a treacherous life in Shanghai. Natasha travels in an elite circle -- one that orbits, Field knows, around the city's most feared drug lord, Lu Huang. As his attraction to the beguiling Natasha grows, he is faced with a piercing question: can he trust someone whose only goal is self-preservation? And is it wise to fall in love with a woman who may herself be the next victim?
Trusting only his Chicago-hardened American partner, Caprisi, Field follows leads that run into the heart of a lawlessly corrupt city, slowly uncovering a web of deception that will leave him reeling.
In The Master of Rain, Tom Bradby weaves a taut, atmospheric crime novel that doles out surprising turns until the last suspenseful page.
"In this ambitious, atmospheric crime novel, a city on the brink is re-created with impressive diligence."
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Bradby has done for Shanghai what Raymond Chandler did for Los Angeles."
TIME
"A great murder story."
ESQUIRE
"Should especially please fans of P.D. James and John le Carré."
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
"This is an immensely atmospheric, gripping detective story with just the right mixture of exoticism, violence and romance."
THE TIMES (LONDON)
"This well-conceived and -rendered novel is a brooding tale of lust, murder and corruption.... Just what you want in a thriller."
THE STAR TRIBUNE (MINNEAPOLIS)
"Tense and rather lush, expertly working the wonderful setting without overplaying the cultural clash: eerily well-suited to these parlous times."
KIRKUS REVIEWS
"As we turn the pages and stray deeper into Tom Bradby's decadent, strangely perfumed world, we grow aware that something sinister lies just beyond the reach of our vision, something we cannot see but that we nevertheless know is there. The Master of Rain is an astonishing, haunting, masterful novel."
LINCOLN CHILD, BESTSELLING COAUTHOR OF THE RELIC
"Beneath the surface of this clever book, a thrilling yarn of murder and mayhem, we find a wise, richly layere
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Zen Master Raven: Sayings and Doings of a Wise Bird
Robert Aitken Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0804834733 |
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This book points to the Moon........2007-02-08
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Mother Goose Meets Bodhidharma.......2006-01-16
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The Master Spy Handbook: Help Our Intrepid Hero Use Gadgets, Codes & Top-Secret Tactics to Save the World from Evildoers
Rain Newcomb Manufacturer: Lark Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1579906265 |
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Instructions on Being a Spy .......2006-05-01
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Only a Great Rain: A Guide to Chinese Buddhist Meditation
Hsing Yun , and Master Hsing Yun Manufacturer: Wisdom Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0861711483 |
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Only a Great Rain: A Guide to Chinese Buddhist Meditation.......2005-08-29
Very helpful instruction for the novice.......2002-01-30
This is a 'how to' guide for buddhist meditation.......1999-09-16
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ALIEN EARTH: The Past Master; Rain Magic; Ultimate Melody; The Loot of Time; Doodad; Automaton; The People of the Crater; Franchise
Roger; Moskowitz, Sam (editors) (Edmond Hamilton; Robert Bloch; Erle Stanley Gardner; Arthur C. Clarke; Clifford D. Simak; Ray Bradbury; A. E. van Vogt; Andre Norton; Isaac Asimov) Elwood Manufacturer: Macfadden Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000GVUNWI |
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The Master of Rain
Manufacturer: Doubleday Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0641609272 |
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"For Richard Field, a young Englishman new to the international police force, Shanghai represents a brave new world away from the past he is trying to escape. But his naivete is quickly dashed when he is called to the scene of a brutal crime, in which a young Russian woman, Lena Orlov, has been found sadistically murdered in her bed. Field's idealistic instincts push him to investigate the case, but his attempts are met with apathy - then menace - from his colleagues. He beings to recognize that some cases in Shanghai are intended to remain unsolved, and, in a matter of days, he glimpses the murky depths that lurk beneath a luminous city." "Field's drive to find the murderer leads him to Lena's neighbor, Natasha Medvedev. A stunning beauty who fled her charmed life in tsarist Russia, Natasha escaped the Revolution but landed, like many of her counterparts, in a treacherous life in Shanghai. Natasha travels in an elite circle - one that orbits, Field knows, around the city's most feared drug lord, Lu Huang. As Field's attraction to the beguiling Natasha grows, he is faced with a piercing question: Can he trust someone whose only goal is self-preservation? And is it wise to fall in love with a woman who may herself be the next victim?" Trusting only his Chicago-hardened American partner, Caprisi, Field follows leads that run into the heart of a lawlessly corrupt city, slowly uncovering a web of deception that will leave him reeling.
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Master of the Rain
Manufacturer: Bantam Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000GRRKQ4 |
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The Master Spy Handbook: Help Our Intrepid Hero Use Gadgets, Codes & Top-Secret Tactics to Save the World from Evil Doers
Rain Newcomb Manufacturer: Lark Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1600592899 |
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Masters of Cloud and Rain/st #95
Anonymous Manufacturer: Blue Moon Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0929654781 |
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Only A Great Rain, A Guide To Chinese Buddhist Meditation -
Master Hsing Yun - Manufacturer: Wisdom Publishing - ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000PY173U |
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The Last War: Detective Ferrets and the Case of the Golden Deed (Bach, Richard. Ferret Chronicles.)
Richard Bach Manufacturer: Scribner ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743227565 |
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Can one animal save the world? So asks Richard Bach, bestselling author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull and The Ferret Chronicles. This moving fable about the almost-end of a civilization and the profound issues it raises -- that of war and peace, life and death, revenge and forgiveness, guilt and innocence -- is a timely tale of timeless themes sure to resonate with anyone concerned about the present state of the world.
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"The ground thudded and trembled, the echoes again, as Cheyenne Jasmine Ferret cut a half-circle to stop, breathing hard, by Montgomery and his trusted mount Boffin. It was a familiar sight to all who lived beneath Montana's Sweetroot Mountains, these two ranchkits riding through the morning light, ever together, completely unalike. Montgomery has the deep stillness of the outdoors in his soul; Cheyenne Jasmine is less quiet within. He understands the thoughts of animals and the endless colors of a single mountain daisy. She watches movie after movie, drawn indoors by emotion and light. Kithood ends one morning when Cheyenne Jasmine climbs aboard the train out of Little Paw, destination Hollywood. Montgomery stays put, unwilling to leave the country and his future with animals. They do not realize they are in love until the moment she departs. In time, Cheyenne becomes Jasmine Ferret, the Jasmine Ferret, international film star, darling of the tabloids; Montgomery a sheep-whisperer, a rancher, and some suspect philosopher ferret. Years pass before they meet again, long after each has found the rewards of their separate callings. Yet the highest reward, they discover, waits for them both together, and it's one that they will share for the rest of their lives. Rancher Ferrets on the Range is a tale about sacrifice and longing, fulfillment and success, and a love that waits patiently, sure in the knowledge it will find a way home. "Customer Reviews:
Ferret Chronicles.......2007-01-20
Special story.......2003-10-02
Having just succeeded in solving the Case of the Curious Patterns for local farmers she accepts a partnership with Mr. Burroughs. However, she also begins her most difficult mystery. She "sees" a forlorn ferret hopelessly moaning on a dying world seeking someone or some way to save the survivors of the Ferret war that has devastated his people. Sitting in her chair she begins to wonder if this vision is a shadow from the past reaching out to her for help.
Besides the cleverly designed time paradox (not explained here), readers will appreciate Richard Bach's latest tale that clearly cries for give peace a chance. The story line focuses on Shamrock and her use of logic, psychometry, cryptography, and patterns to solve mysteries. Yet with all this Mr. Bach insures his audience understands his message that war is a last resort not a first preemptive strike because of the full impact on the innocent reminiscent of as Animal Farm in relation to Communism.
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Online Dating for Dummies
Judy Silverstein , and Michael Lasky Manufacturer: For Dummies ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
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ASIN: 0764538152 |
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Chances are, you've heard about Internet dating from a friend, or an online banner ad has caught your eye. If you've given online dating a passing consideration, you may have some fears from all those graphic horror stories that jar your senses – and your sensibilities. Or you may think that meeting people via the Internet is only for the disenfranchised or socially unskilled.From their own experiences, 20 million people can tell you otherwise. Online Dating For Dummies will get you off the fence and on the Internet dating path – with the skill of a seasoned pro. Like your best friend, this fun reference will give you the straight scoop on
Internet dating is growing at double-digit rates every year, while other forms of finding a connection are flat or falling off. Internet dating, although far from perfect, is becoming the most effective and efficient method of getting introduced to a large number of available singles. Online Dating For Dummies shows you how to get your feet wet and how to dive in, making informed choices and exercising good judgment as you
Jumping into online dating with no preparation at all is possible – but not practical. If you follow the techniques in this friendly guide, your odds of meeting great potential matches will greatly improve, and you'll have far more fun in the process.
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Easy and Good, but NOT ALL ANSWERS!!!.......2007-08-09
Fantastic Guide.......2006-08-13
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Why you should buy this book..........2005-11-12
PURE UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION & MORE!.......2004-02-11
You get a certain type of quality when you buy a "Dummies" book. I didn't expect this one to be a great literary read or even one that I'd call "entertaining" (except for the hilarious cartoons in the beginning of each chapter). This book is simply stuffed with practical information and helpful tips. I do a lot of research on "Online Dating" issues and this is the best single source that I've found. If you ever come across any of my advice anywhere, you can bet that it won't be out of alignment with what is in this great resource.
This is a book that every man or woman who chooses to play the "online dating game" to win (find a good love partner) should have in their personal library. It's really that good.
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Online Dating for Dummies
Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000FHD9EW |
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A reference for the rest of us! Know the lingo, post a photo, and make a date. Date online and find the perfect mate. Looking for that special someone? This friendly guide provides practical, proven strategies for everything from selecting the right dating site to protecting your privacy.
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Online Dating for Dummies
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Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles
Ray Daniels Manufacturer: Brewers Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0937381500 |
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Part 1 of Designing Great Beers is a complete book in itself, focused solely on home-brewing ingredients and techniques (including three superb chapters on hops alone). Ray Daniels proves himself the "techie" type, infusing his introductory chapters with as much brewing math as brewing lore. Yet, Daniels never hops off the deep end of beer geekdom. Instead, he complements this emphasis on data with the creative use of graphics; where one could get bogged down in the stats, there is usually a clear visual depiction to instantly summarize their meaning.This focus on facts continues into part 2 of Daniels's guide, where it backs an admirably pragmatic take on beer styles and their importance in home-brewing. Daniels devotes a chapter to each of 14 major style categories, detailing historical origins and modern brewing techniques. He lays a contemporary groundwork by compiling and analyzing the recipes of the National Homebrew Competition's most successful beers. The assumption is that beers deemed representative of particular beer styles in modern competitions serve as ideal models for recipe creation. Among the information provided for each style is a chart showing the percentage of brewers using each type of grain and in what proportions the grains were added. Similar data are supplied for hop varieties, yeast strains, and water treatment. This reverse engineering of award-winning beers naturally benefits experienced brewers seeking to wow judges at the next competition. Yet, even brewers taking their first shy steps into creating their own recipes have much to gain from this kind of practical analysis. Daniels provides the basic tools a brewer of any level can use to formulate recipes with confidence and creativity. --Todd Gehman
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Author Ray Daniels provides the brewing formulas, tables, and information to take your brewing to the next level in this detailed technical manual.Customer Reviews:
Great book for advanced homebrewers.......2007-08-10
Invaluable reference.......2007-06-29
Best book for your own recipes.......2007-05-21
Excellent resource for intermediate to advance brewer.......2007-02-12
Craft Beers.......2007-02-09
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Ultimate Beer
Michael Jackson Manufacturer: DK ADULT ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0789435276 |
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Possibly the world's most famous beer writer, British author Michael Jackson has made an enviable living surveying the lure and the lore of this most democratic of beverages. His classic coffee-table textbooks, The New World Guide to Beer and Michael Jackson's Beer Companion, offer highly regarded overviews of the world's styles, traditions, and techniques. Along with a television documentary series, numerous articles in trade publications, and extensive touring, Jackson's guides have established the other Michael Jackson as one of the great promoters of great beer.With Ultimate Beer, Jackson homes in on the particulars: which beer, when, and why. After a concise overview of brewing ingredients and processes, Jackson explores a myriad of beers from every corner of the brewing world. His suggestions are organized by the situation in which they might best be enjoyed: from summer sippers to winter warmers, aperitifs to nightcaps. Enticing photography of each beer and its packaging accompanies Jackson's tasting notes, brief technical info, and product-specific tidbits. Then, Jackson indulges further with chapters on matching particular beers to particular dishes, and follows that up with a brief guide to cooking with beer.
The guiding principle of Jackson's writing--that which he shares with any beer enthusiast--is that beer, like wine, is best enjoyed when served at the right time, in the right conditions, and with the right dish. This book is Michael Jackson's very personal attempt to point the way to enjoying that Ultimate Beer. --Todd Gehman
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The ultimate guide to more than 450 classic brews, presented by the Beer Hunter(r) himself, Michael Jackson.Customer Reviews:
My path to beerdom.......2006-05-09
Very enjoyable and informative.......2003-08-07
Jackson puts his vast knowledge of beer to work in this very attractive work. There is a tremendous amount of enjoyable detail, history, tasting notes, and other information in this book. In contrast to some of his other books, this one is more topically organized--that is, there are sections on many of the different types and styles of beers, "Winter Warmers" (i.e., the bock beers), "Strong Ales," and "Belgian Wheats"-- and so on. Also interestingly, the later sections are on picking beers to go well with foods, and there are separate sections on seafood, beef, poultry, etc. These sections take up perhaps one-third of the book.
The layout and writing is well organized and fits well with the graphics on each page. Each section has an introductory paragraph or two to introduce the style of beer, giving the basic facts and some history. Then the rest of the area on each page shows photos of prominent examples of each beer with descriptions, including historical info on the brewery and tasting notes. Over 450 important beers are pictured and discussed, making this a veritable treasure trove of fun information on all types of beer. Overall another great beer book from Jackson, and if I had to pick one beer book from him to have, this would probably be it.
Great starter book........2000-09-23
Wonderful Pictures.......2000-06-04
Not "Ultimate", but still useful.......1999-12-22
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The Ultimate Book of Beer Trivia
Bill Yenne , and Tom Debolski Manufacturer: Bluewood Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0912517077 |
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Ultimate Encyclopedia of Wine Beer Spirits and Liqueurs
Stuart Walton , and Brian Glover Manufacturer: Anness Publishing/lorenz Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1840380853 |
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Beer - The Complete Guide to the World's Great Brews
Manufacturer: Carlton ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1858684927 |
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The definitive book on beer and beer drinking. Discusses the making of beer, the world A to Z of beer, the history of beer, the beer business and beer culture. Illustrated with 240 photographs and 100 beer labels, plus 8 detailed maps of the beer regions of the world.
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Ultimate Beer
Manufacturer: Easton Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Leather Bound ASIN: B000CL1Y3Y |
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LEATHER BOUND book accented in 22kt gold! !
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Ultimate Encyclopedia of Beer
Roger Protz Manufacturer: Firebird Distributing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1853751979 |
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Beer The Definitive Guide to the World's Great Brews
Manufacturer: Carlton ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1856132099 |
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Ultimate Encyclopedia of Beer: The Definitive Guide to the World's Great Brews
Roger Protz Manufacturer: Smithmark Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0831718994 |
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Anne Moller-Racke'squest: the ultimate Pinot Noir.: An article from: Wines & Vines
Larry Walker Manufacturer: Hiaring Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00084GNYK Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Wines & Vines, published by Hiaring Company on October 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1961 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Books:
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