Never trust an accountant with a gun.Crooked accountants, a detective stuck in the eighties, and shell corporations with dubious ties. These are the least of Winnie Hackleshack’s problems as she tries to keep herself out of jail.After her brush with death at Yellowstone, Winnie needed a change, and Glacier National Park was just the place. With visions of moose foraging along the shores of pristine waters, bighorn sheep dotting the mountains, and mirror-like lakes fed from ...

Bears aren’t the only predators in Yellowstone.After twenty-one years of being overshadowed by her ex-husband, Winnie Hackleshack never had the opportunity to explore her adventurous side. But what does a forty-something divorced woman do to revitalize her spirit? She gets a rescue dog, buys a motorhome, and sets off for adventures unknown. Except the adventures include getting mixed up in a murder investigation.Arriving at Yellowstone, Winnie anticipated bubbling geysers, ...

The wrong vintage can be deadly.A mysterious blonde in a supercar, a wine competition gone horribly wrong, and disappearing owls. Winnie Hackleshack’s week of spas, wine, and relaxation takes a back seat as she searches for a killer.After another narrow escape at Glacier National Park, Winnie Hackleshack needed a break, so when her sister offered a vacation at a resort in Napa, California, she couldn’t refuse. But after arriving, Winnie’s quest to eat, drink, and be pampere...

Winner of the both the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime and the CWA Non-Fiction Dagger from the author of City of DevilsChronicling an incredible unsolved murder, Midnight in Peking captures the aftermath of the brutal killing of a British schoolgirl in January 1937. The mutilated body of Pamela Werner was found at the base of the Fox Tower, which, according to local superstition, is home to the maliciously seductive fox spirits. As British detecti...

Erleben Sie das Abenteuer Ihres Lebens auf einer epischen Reise von Peking nach Paris!„Peking-Paris im Automobil“ von Luigi Barzini ist mehr als nur ein Reisebericht; es ist eine fesselnde Erzählung über Mut, Entschlossenheit und die unbändige Neugier, die Welt zu entdecken. Begleiten Sie Barzini und seine Mitstreiter auf einer der ersten automobilen Expeditionen, die die Grenzen des Möglichen sprengte und die Welt in Staunen versetzte. Diese Reise, die 19...

This is an accessible introduction to jingju (Beijing/Peking opera) which presents readers with an analysis of the different components of its aesthetic form in the context of its ongoing cultural history.It traces the history of jingju from its origin during the 1790s to its present-day status as one of the few theatrical forms to enjoy nation-wide popularity in China. In 2010, UNESCO placed it on the Representative List of the Intangible Heritag...

The trail of discovery began when Hugh Trevor-Roper received the memoirs of Sir Edmund Backhouse, the celebrated Chinese scholar, in somewhat unusual circumstances. They described a very different person from the one who had apparently lived such a respectable life until his death in 1944. In them, Backhouse claimed that he had been intimate with characters as diverse as Verlaine and Lord Roseberry, and that his many lovers (of both sexes) had included the Dowager Empress of China. It grad...

`Du hast dich damit abgefunden, an der Außenhaut einer Welt entlangzugleiten, zu deren Innerem du keinen Zutritt hast.´ Gregor Dotzauer nimmt den Leser in seinem Kursbuch-Essay mit in die chinesische Megastadt Peking - einer Stadt, die ihre Bürger grob ungleich behandelt und doch die sicherste Stadt der Welt ist. Er berichtet von Menschen, Begegnungen, Orten und Lebensweisen, vom Demokratieverständnis, freiwilliger Selbstzensur und fernöstlicher Spiritualität.

1975 lebte Mao noch, als Johnny Erling zum Studium in die bäuerlich geprägte Hauptstadt Peking kam. In den vier Jahrzehnten, in denen er den atemberaubenden Umbau der alten Kaiserresidenz zur hypermobilen Weltmetropole begleitete, verdreifachte sich die Einwohnerzahl beinahe. Seine schier unglaublichen Pekinger Geschichten handeln vom erstmals realisierbaren Aufstieg für den Einzelnen.Er besucht den Kinovorführer Zhang Yuxi, der aus seinem Kollektivdorf den Bauch von Peking machte, den Sam...

Lana Lee and friends return for a fiery Chinese New Year celebration that rattles their quaint community. After all, an Asia Village party wouldn’t be complete without an explosive finale.Chinese New Year is supposed to be a time of fresh beginnings and celebrations of good fortune to come. Naturally, the shop owners of Asia Village jump at the chance to participate in creating a memorable holiday event that will bring positive light to the plaza, and prosperity fo...

The brutal murder of 19-year-old Pamela Werner in the city of Peking one night in January 1937 shocked the world, but the police never found or named the murderer. A best-selling book, Midnight in Peking, declared the murderer to be an American dentist, but English policeman Graeme Sheppard, 30 years with the British Police, decided that conclusion was flawed, and spent years investigating all aspects of the case and came up with an entirely different conclusion. So who did it? Who killed ...

Tafeltennis is jouw sport. Je bent de nummer twee van Europa, achttien jaar oud en zit barstensvol ambitie. Dus wil je naar China, het Mekka van het `ping pang qiu . Duizenden profs die het spel tot in de perfectie beheersen. Bettine Vriesekoop reisde in 1980 onder barre omstandigheden naar China, een voor het Westen gesloten communistisch land. Iedereen op de fiets en in Mao-pak. Laverend tussen onbegrip, fascinatie, humor en sympathie beschrijft ze haar ervaringen vanaf haar eerste stap ...