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111 Places in Hong Kong that you shouldn't miss

Author : Kathrin Bielfeldt

Publisher : Emons Verlag

Page : 359 pages

File Size : 39,59 MB

Release : 2016-11-30

Category : Travel

ISBN : 3960411723

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The ultimate insider's guide to Hong Kong Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides . From zero to hundred in 175 years – no other metropolis has as compressed and chequered a history as Hong Kong, with its striking and seamless blend of eastern and western cultures. Famous for its cosmopolitan nightlife, cutting-edge fashion, culinary sophistication, and entertainment, Hong Kong also conceals a trove of lesser-known and unpredictable experiences. More than 260 islands and country parks as far as the eye can see ... who would expect such breathtaking natural beauty in one of the most densely populated cities on Earth? Step off the beaten path to explore Hong Kong's hidden heart. Discover what compels locals to stand in a line that snakes around the corner every morning at 4:30am, and from which "Great Wall of China" you will find a wonderful view over the South China Sea. Learn what gas lanterns have to do with the bubonic plague, and visit a place where 1,000,000 HK$ for a golf cart seems like a bargain. From secluded beaches to wishing trees, prepare to be surprised, delighted, and amazed. Entdecken Sie versteckte Orte und Geschichten abseits der bekannten Pfade, die den wahren Charakter Hongkongs enthüllen. Von null auf hundert in 175 Jahren – keine andere Metropole hat eine so komprimierte und bewegte Geschichte, in keiner anderen Metropole vereinen sich östliche und westliche Kultur so eindrucksvoll und harmonisch wie in Hongkong. Berühmt für das Nachtleben, die innovative Mode, die kulinarische Raffinesse und das Entertainment, hält Hongkong auch weitere weniger bekannte und unvorhersehbare Erlebnisse bereit. Erkunden Sie Hongkongs verstecktes Herz abseits der touristischen Pfade. Finden Sie heraus, was die Anwohner dazu bringt, sich in einer Schlange anzustellen, die jeden Morgen schon um 4.30 Uhr um ganze Häuserecken reicht.



111 Places in Singapore That You Shouldnt Miss

Author : Christoph Hein

Publisher : Emons Publishers

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 20,60 MB

Release : 2019-01-08

Category :

ISBN : 9783740803827

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* The ultimate insider's guide to Singapore* Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides* Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 300 titles and 1.8 million copies in print worldwide* Appeals to both the local market (more than 5,6 million people call Singapore home) and the tourist market (more than 17 million people visit Singapore every year!)* Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographsSingapore - the world's laboratory for a future society enthralls even the most seasoned of traveler with its diversity of cultures and cuisines. Here Chinese and Indians, Malays and delegates from all over the world live together in peace. The southeast Asian city-state is forever redefining itself, and only reveals its century-old secrets by degrees. Visitors marvel at its unique mixture of tradition and modernity. There are secrets and stories lurking under the shiny modern surface of the metropolis, just waiting to be discovered. This is the book that will lead you to these incredible places.



111 Places in Manchester that You Shouldn't Miss

Author : Julian Treuherz

Publisher : Emons Publishers

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 23,63 MB

Release : 2020

Category : Bars (Drinking establishments)

ISBN : 9783740807535

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- The ultimate insider's guide to Manchester- Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides- Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 250 titles and 1.5 million copies in print worldwide- Appeals to both the local market (more than 510,000 people call Manchester home) and the tourist market (more than 119 million people visit Manchester every year!)- Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs Manchester is far more than a grey provincial city preoccupied with the business of making money. The bales of cotton goods awaiting export have gone from the grand warehouses styled like palaces, and the cotton mills no longer hum with the sound of machinery. Yet the buildings remain in all their glory of tiles, terracotta and stained glass - converted to hotels, offices, chic apartments, hipster bars, fine eateries or gritty drinking dens. The textile trade may have disappeared, but you can find sustainable fashion in the old rag-trade district, and top quality coats and jackets are still being hand-sewn in the last remaining family-owned clothing factory. This book will also take you to alternative Manchester - Radical Manchester from Peterloo to the Pankhursts, Literary Manchester from Elizabeth Gaskell to Anthony Burgess, and of course to Madchester, the crazy music scene of Morrissey, Tony Wilson, the Hacienda and Factory Records.



23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism

Author : Ha-Joon Chang

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 305 pages

File Size : 21,3 MB

Release : 2011-01-02

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1608193586

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER "For anyone who wants to understand capitalism not as economists or politicians have pictured it but as it actually operates, this book will be invaluable."-Observer (UK) If you've wondered how we did not see the economic collapse coming, Ha-Joon Chang knows the answer: We didn't ask what they didn't tell us about capitalism. This is a lighthearted book with a serious purpose: to question the assumptions behind the dogma and sheer hype that the dominant school of neoliberal economists-the apostles of the freemarket-have spun since the Age of Reagan. Chang, the author of the international bestseller Bad Samaritans, is one of the world's most respected economists, a voice of sanity-and wit-in the tradition of John Kenneth Galbraith and Joseph Stiglitz. 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism equips readers with an understanding of how global capitalism works-and doesn't. In his final chapter, "How to Rebuild the World," Chang offers a vision of how we can shape capitalism to humane ends, instead of becoming slaves of the market.



Which Country Has the World's Best Health Care?

Author : Ezekiel J. Emanuel

Publisher : PublicAffairs

Page : 464 pages

File Size : 16,47 MB

Release : 2020-06-16

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1541797728

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The preeminent doctor and bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel is repeatedly asked one question: Which country has the best healthcare? He set off to find an answer. The US spends more than any other nation, nearly $4 trillion, on healthcare. Yet, for all that expense, the US is not ranked #1 -- not even close. In Which Country Has the World's Best Healthcare? Ezekiel Emanuel profiles eleven of the world's healthcare systems in pursuit of the best or at least where excellence can be found. Using a unique comparative structure, the book allows healthcare professionals, patients, and policymakers alike to know which systems perform well, and why, and which face endemic problems. From Taiwan to Germany, Australia to Switzerland, the most inventive healthcare providers tackle a global set of challenges -- in pursuit of the best healthcare in the world.



Hardy Amies

Author : Michael Pick

Publisher : ACC Distribution

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 43,69 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Design

ISBN : 9781851496754

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British designer Hardy Amies (1909-2003) emphasised the tailored construction of clothing, as worn by HM Queen Elizabeth II and seen in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.



Traditional Indian Jewellery

Author : Bernadette Van Gelder

Publisher : Antique Collector's Club

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 45,52 MB

Release : 2018-01-31

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9781851498536

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Since time immemorial, India has lured those in quest of spices, gold and precious gems. Spanning 5,000 years of this glorious legacy, 'Indian Jewellery: the Golden Smile of India', takes an ethnographic approach to the subject, weaving factual information and sumptuous images with the fascinating stories of ancient travellers to India.



The Golden Age of English Glass

Author : Dwight P. Lanmon

Publisher : Antique Collector's Club

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 39,81 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9781851496563

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'The Golden Age of English Glass' features 150 objects from the collection of John H. Bryan, ranging in date from c.1650-1809. These enable a full and detailed discussion of the history of English glassmaking during its critical period of innovation and it world triumph.



Singapore in Global History

Author : Derek Thiam Soon Heng

Publisher : Amsterdam University Press

Page : 322 pages

File Size : 46,9 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9048514371

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This important overview explores the connections between Singapore's past with historical developments worldwide until present day. The contributors analyse Singapore as a city-state seeking to provide an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of the global dimensions contributing to Singapore's growth. The book's global perspective demonstrates that many of the discussions of Singapore as a city-state have relevance and implications beyond Singapore to include Southeast Asia and the world. This vital volume should not be missed by economists, as well as those interested in imperial histor.



Parian

Author : Robert Copeland

Publisher : Antique Collectors Club Dist

Page : 277 pages

File Size : 26,59 MB

Release : 2007-01

Category : Antiques & Collectibles

ISBN : 9781851494996

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*The first comprehensive collection of over 400 illustrations of the parian productions by Copeland*Includes the making costs and selling prices over forty years and illustrations from the Copeland archivesParian - a high-quality, unglazed porcelain - was developed in the early 1840s by Copeland & Garrett, which was the first company to exhibit it in 1845. Its purpose was to provide small sculptures for the public at a time when full size marble statues were gracing the homes of wealthy people. Examples exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition stimulated the demand initiated by the Art Union of London in 1845 and promoted further in the next forty years by other Art Unions. "Parian - Copeland's Statuary Porcelain" tells this fascinating story in detail, beginning with its origin and introduction. The debate in the columns of the Staffordshire Advertiser as to which firm was the first to introduce Parian is also examined here in detail. The book goes on to describe the manufacturing processes of mould-making and the casting of the figures. Also included is a comprehensive catalogue of Copeland's productions of statuettes, groups and portrait busts.