When Harry Met Vicky—A Fatal Attraction


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A young Geordie cooper Harry escapes war-ravaged post-war Britain in search of new opportunities and adventure. He gets lucky, is recruited by the Hong Kong Police Force, and enjoys the trappings of an expatriate lifestyle. In the hot and sweaty, smoked-filled bars of Tsim Sha Tsui, he meets an attractive and vivacious Chinese dancing girl called Vicky, who escapes post-war China and the Communists in search of freedom, a new life, and love... They fall in love and marry, producing a boy and a girl. However, their past catches up on them and eats away at their love, only to end in disaster... Vicky and her children are given a second chance to start a new life in London, UK, surviving as a single parent in the difficult times of the early 1970s.




When Harry Met Vicky-A Fatal Attraction


Book Description

A young Geordie cooper Harry escapes war-ravaged post-war Britain in search of new opportunities and adventure. He gets lucky, is recruited by the Hong Kong Police Force, and enjoys the trappings of an expatriate lifestyle. In the hot and sweaty, smoked-filled bars of Tsim Sha Tsui, he meets an attractive and vivacious Chinese dancing girl called Vicky, who escapes post-war China and the Communists in search of freedom, a new life, and love... They fall in love and marry, producing a boy and a girl. However, their past catches up on them and eats away at their love, only to end in disaster... Vicky and her children are given a second chance to start a new life in London, UK, surviving as a single parent in the difficult times of the early 1970s.




Policing in Hong Kong


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The HKP (Hong Kong Police),Asia‘s Finest is a battle-tested professional organization with strong leadership, competent staff, and deep culture. It is also a continuously learning and reforming agency in pursuit of organisational excellence. Policing in Hong Kong: History and Reform is the first and only book on the development of the Hong Kong




The Dead Detective


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After being murdered as a child and brought back to life by two cops, Harry Doyle grew up to become a homicide detective who has the uncanny ability to hear the whispers of murder victims, and he must put his power to use to solve the murder of a beautiful woman who was also a notorious child molester.




TLA Film, Video, and DVD Guide 2002-2003


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A film, video, and DVD guide for the true lover of the cinema, this volume focuses on independent and international films as well as the best of the mainstream. 450 photos throughout.







Film Review


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The year's releases in review, with necrologies and brief articles.




Robinson Jr.


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Robinson Jr. by Pier-Giorgio Tomatis The greatest killer is not the one who has nothing to lose but the one who has lost everything. Robinson Jr. Peter Cruise is a quiet Scot who lives in Edinburgh with his whole family: his beautiful wife and two children. One evening, before dinner, stuck in the elevator, he is unable to witness the invasion of Earth by a strange alien race. Since he manages to get out of that uncomfortable position and makes his way through the rubble, a long ordeal will begin for him in search of his family and a reason to live in a horribly transformed world to host his new masters.




Billboard


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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.




Film Noir and the Arts of Lighting


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More than any other set of films from the classical era, the Hollywood film noir is known for its lighting: the cast shadows, the blinking street signs, the eyes sparkling in the darkness. Each effect is rich in symbolism, evoking a world of danger and doppelgangers. But what happens if we set aside the symbolism? This book offers a new account of film noir lighting, grounded in a larger theory of Hollywood cinematography as emotionally engaging storytelling. Above all, noir lighting is dynamic, switching from darkness to brightness and back again as characters change, locations shift, and fates unfold. Richly illustrated, Film Noir and the Arts of Lighting features in-depth analyses of eleven classic movies: The Asphalt Jungle, Sorry, Wrong Number, Odds against Tomorrow, The Letter, I Wake Up Screaming, Phantom Lady, Strangers on a Train, Sweet Smell of Success, Gaslight, Secret beyond the Door, and Touch of Evil.