$17.95True Stories of Life on the Road
This magnificent city holds a world of cultures and people and wisdom from both Asia and the West. It is the crossroads for many worlds, many pasts, and many futures, and in it we might read our own fortunes as individuals and nations. Come with us as we lean on the sill, take a deep breath, and wonder. Notable authors in this collection: Paul Theroux, Jan Morris, Bruce Chatwin, Simon Winchester, David Yeadon, Jeff Greenwald, and Suzy Gershman.Part One: Essence of Hong Kong
Approaching Planet Hong Kong–Kevin Rafferty
A Perfect Pig–Simon Winchester
City of the Main Chance–Frank Viviano
Towards Fragrant Harbor–Jan Morris
My Hong Kong Neighborhood–Angus Foster
A Leg up on Fate–Yvonne Michie Horn
The Dragon-Lines–Bruce Chatwin
Love Will Find a Way–Austin Coates
The Food Doctor–Charles Jennings
On the Offensive–Alison Dakota Gee
Shadow of the Manchus–Edward A. Gargan
The Bones of Saint Francis–Frank Viviano
Way Out Among the Islands–David Yeadon
Learning to Love Canton–John Krich
Part Two: Some Things to DoPaper Patterns–Charles N. Barnard
Perfect Pleasures–Jan Morris
Loving the Alien–Nury Vittachi
Dim Sum Et Cetera–Burley Packwood
Time and Again–Donald W. George
Land of Pearls–Julia Wilkinson
A Bottle a Day Keeps the Chinese Doctor Away–David E. Scott
Shop! In the Name of Love–Suzy Gershman
Hiking Hong Kong–Garry Marchant
Tao of the Racetrack–Larry Habegger
Hong Kong’s Stanley–Stanley Karnow
Archiplego–Jan Morris
Our Feathered Friends–Michael Caruso
Part Three: Going Your Own WayGoing Your Own Way
A Return Home–John W. Fisher with Yvonne Michie Horn
Professor Tea–Jason Goodwin
The Baghdad Connection–Andrew Powell
If You Knew Suzie–John Hoskin
Mr. Leung–George Adams
Man-Made Uppers–Kelly Simon
Chungking and Other Horrors–Rajendra S. Khadka
Lucky Money and Blood on the Pavement–George Adams
Shipping Out–Jeff Greenwald
Hong Kong Pedigree–Andrew Cockburn
Suitable Advice–Amanda Mayer Stinchecum
Going to See the Dragon–Paul Theroux
Part Four: In the ShadowsIn a Hong Kong Prison–Isabel Taylor Escoda
Wind and Water–Edward A. Gargan
Mad Dogs and Chinamen–William McGurn
Shopping with the Pirates–A. Lin Neumann
Last Gasp in Guangzhou–Earl Yin Jew
The Rotting State–Nicholas D. Kristoff
Part Five: The Last WordVictoria Peak–Lydia Minatoya
Series editors, James O’Reilly and Larry Habegger, first worked together as late night disc jockeys at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. They wrote mystery serials for the San Francisco Examiner in the early 1980s before turning to travel writing. Since 1983, their travel features and syndicated column, “World Travel Watch,” have appeared in magazines and newspapers in the United States and other countries.
They have traveled extensively throughout the world, from the Canadian Arctic to the Borneo rain forest, from the Himalayas to the Dead Sea. They have spent time with heads of state and retired headhunters, and bring a unique blend of humor and insight to their work.
Sean O’Reilly is a former seminarian, stockbroker, and bank slave who lives in Arizona with his wife Brenda and their three small boys. Widely traveled in Europe, he most recently spent time roaming East Africa and the Indian Ocean.