Author: Nury Vittachi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741755534
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
As he travels around Asia solving crimes the venerable feng shui Master C.F. Wong is so much more than an interior design consultant. In this latest adventure he and other members of the Union of Industrial Mystics are introduced to a young woman who, all their mystical arts tell them, is doomed to die. Trying to save her calls for desperate measures and their best efforts eventually send Mr Wong and his brash young intern Joyce McQuinnie to Sydney. There at the famed Opera House, a building with appalling feng shui, surprising things happen, much cross cultural chaos ensues and as you would expect with the inimitable Feng Shui detective the day is saved in most inventive ways. Nury Vittachi was born in Ceylon and lives with his English wife and their three Chinese children in Hong Kong. Irresistible mix of classic whodunit and Asian philosophyoutlandish humour, self-deprecating charm, and a biting subtext'.
The Feng Shui Detective Goes South
Author: Nury Vittachi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741755534
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
As he travels around Asia solving crimes the venerable feng shui Master C.F. Wong is so much more than an interior design consultant. In this latest adventure he and other members of the Union of Industrial Mystics are introduced to a young woman who, all their mystical arts tell them, is doomed to die. Trying to save her calls for desperate measures and their best efforts eventually send Mr Wong and his brash young intern Joyce McQuinnie to Sydney. There at the famed Opera House, a building with appalling feng shui, surprising things happen, much cross cultural chaos ensues and as you would expect with the inimitable Feng Shui detective the day is saved in most inventive ways. Nury Vittachi was born in Ceylon and lives with his English wife and their three Chinese children in Hong Kong. Irresistible mix of classic whodunit and Asian philosophyoutlandish humour, self-deprecating charm, and a biting subtext'.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781741755534
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
As he travels around Asia solving crimes the venerable feng shui Master C.F. Wong is so much more than an interior design consultant. In this latest adventure he and other members of the Union of Industrial Mystics are introduced to a young woman who, all their mystical arts tell them, is doomed to die. Trying to save her calls for desperate measures and their best efforts eventually send Mr Wong and his brash young intern Joyce McQuinnie to Sydney. There at the famed Opera House, a building with appalling feng shui, surprising things happen, much cross cultural chaos ensues and as you would expect with the inimitable Feng Shui detective the day is saved in most inventive ways. Nury Vittachi was born in Ceylon and lives with his English wife and their three Chinese children in Hong Kong. Irresistible mix of classic whodunit and Asian philosophyoutlandish humour, self-deprecating charm, and a biting subtext'.
The Feng Shui Detective's Casebook
Author: Nury Vittachi
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781741147803
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A murder in the Philippines, a kidnapping in Thailand, grand theft auto in Singapore: just another day at the office for CF Wong. No, he's not a detective, he's a feng shui master, and he'd much rather just get paid, go home, put his feet up, and leave solving crimes to someone who cares. But that's just not going to happen. CF and his assistant, Joyce, are on a business trip around the Asia Pacific and wherever they go, their unique way of getting to the bottom of the most perplexing cases seems to be needed.
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781741147803
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
A murder in the Philippines, a kidnapping in Thailand, grand theft auto in Singapore: just another day at the office for CF Wong. No, he's not a detective, he's a feng shui master, and he'd much rather just get paid, go home, put his feet up, and leave solving crimes to someone who cares. But that's just not going to happen. CF and his assistant, Joyce, are on a business trip around the Asia Pacific and wherever they go, their unique way of getting to the bottom of the most perplexing cases seems to be needed.
Jeri Telstar and the Small Black Dog That Talked Like the President
Author: Nury Vittachi
Publisher: PPP Company Ltd
ISBN: 9789881740076
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
When the worlds nerdiest costumed crimefighter encounters a talking dog, he realizes a bizarre evil plot is afoot. And when supervillain Magnus Metalbiter enters the scene, the Homework Hero realizes that its going to take all his powersplus his Advanced Chemistry textbookto save the world.
Publisher: PPP Company Ltd
ISBN: 9789881740076
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
When the worlds nerdiest costumed crimefighter encounters a talking dog, he realizes a bizarre evil plot is afoot. And when supervillain Magnus Metalbiter enters the scene, the Homework Hero realizes that its going to take all his powersplus his Advanced Chemistry textbookto save the world.
Motherless Brooklyn
Author: Jonathan Lethem
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307789128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • A complusively readable riff on the classic detective novel from America's most inventive novelist. "A half-satirical cross between a literary novel and a hard-boiled crime story narrated by an amateur detective with Tourette's syndrome.... The dialogue crackles with caustic hilarity.... Unexpectedly moving." —The Boston Globe Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, Lionel Essrog is an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart our language in startling and original ways. Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna's limo service cum detective agency. Life without Frank Minna, the charismatic King of Brooklyn, would be unimaginable, so who cares if the tasks he sets them are, well, not exactly legal. But when Frank is fatally stabbed, one of Lionel's colleagues lands in jail, the other two vie for his position, and the victim's widow skips town. Lionel's world is suddenly topsy-turvy, and this outcast who has trouble even conversing attempts to untangle the threads of the case while trying to keep the words straight in his head. Motherless Brooklyn is a brilliantly original, captivating homage to the classic detective novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307789128
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • A complusively readable riff on the classic detective novel from America's most inventive novelist. "A half-satirical cross between a literary novel and a hard-boiled crime story narrated by an amateur detective with Tourette's syndrome.... The dialogue crackles with caustic hilarity.... Unexpectedly moving." —The Boston Globe Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, Lionel Essrog is an orphan whose Tourettic impulses drive him to bark, count, and rip apart our language in startling and original ways. Together with three veterans of the St. Vincent's Home for Boys, he works for small-time mobster Frank Minna's limo service cum detective agency. Life without Frank Minna, the charismatic King of Brooklyn, would be unimaginable, so who cares if the tasks he sets them are, well, not exactly legal. But when Frank is fatally stabbed, one of Lionel's colleagues lands in jail, the other two vie for his position, and the victim's widow skips town. Lionel's world is suddenly topsy-turvy, and this outcast who has trouble even conversing attempts to untangle the threads of the case while trying to keep the words straight in his head. Motherless Brooklyn is a brilliantly original, captivating homage to the classic detective novel by one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation.
Feng Shui Chic
Author: Carole Meltzer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143914589X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Change Your Look, Change Your Life Feng shui master Carole Swann Meltzer and David Andrusia present feng shui in a new way: Instead of feng shui-ing the space around you, you feng shui your body. Learn how to use color, cut, fabric, and style -- even your accessories and hair color -- to: jump-start your career inspire your creativity ensure your health You'll also learn effective meditation techniques to gain focus in all that you do, plus easy exercises for greater energy than ever before. Feng Shui Chic will help you achieve your greatest goals...and prosper in every part of your life -- today, tomorrow, and in the time to come.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143914589X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Change Your Look, Change Your Life Feng shui master Carole Swann Meltzer and David Andrusia present feng shui in a new way: Instead of feng shui-ing the space around you, you feng shui your body. Learn how to use color, cut, fabric, and style -- even your accessories and hair color -- to: jump-start your career inspire your creativity ensure your health You'll also learn effective meditation techniques to gain focus in all that you do, plus easy exercises for greater energy than ever before. Feng Shui Chic will help you achieve your greatest goals...and prosper in every part of your life -- today, tomorrow, and in the time to come.
The First Of Everything
Author: Nury Vittachi
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9813274514
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Sam Jam sat in a school library and challenged the school community to ask him about the origin of anything at all — and pledged to use library resources to answer within 60 minutes. Children and adults delivered clever, funny, unexpected questions: Who owned the first pet dog? Who invented toilets? What was the first song? Were the first newspapers really made of rock? And who was the first human, anyway?Seeking answers, he and his young assistants discovered remarkable true tales:And dozens more remarkable true stories.The result is a fun story collection about the origins of a huge range of things — which also introduces young readers to the art and science of academic research. In these times of fake news, information overload, and too much homework, the ability to conduct fast, accurate research is one of the best skills any student can have — and you can learn it in these pages.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9813274514
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Sam Jam sat in a school library and challenged the school community to ask him about the origin of anything at all — and pledged to use library resources to answer within 60 minutes. Children and adults delivered clever, funny, unexpected questions: Who owned the first pet dog? Who invented toilets? What was the first song? Were the first newspapers really made of rock? And who was the first human, anyway?Seeking answers, he and his young assistants discovered remarkable true tales:And dozens more remarkable true stories.The result is a fun story collection about the origins of a huge range of things — which also introduces young readers to the art and science of academic research. In these times of fake news, information overload, and too much homework, the ability to conduct fast, accurate research is one of the best skills any student can have — and you can learn it in these pages.
Taoist Feng Shui
Author: Susan Levitt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594775826
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
• The first book to explain how feng shui developed from the Taoist systems of astrology, yin and yang, and the five elements. • Provides a background on Taoist philosophy to help readers better understand the principles of feng shui and how to use them properly. • Helps readers improve home, business, garden, property, neighborhoods, and much more. The Chinese art of feng shui has become extremely popular in the West, but too often advice on the subject consists of overly simplistic instructions for rearranging one's house without any explanation of the profound philosophical system behind these changes. The ancient Taoists developed feng shui from their understanding of the subtle interplay of energies that make up the universe, and no true mastery of feng shui is possible without a knowledge of Taoism. Taoist Feng Shui provides step-by-step guidelines for improving your home, business, garden, property, and neighborhood using this ancient system of knowledge. In Taoist Feng Shui, Susan Levitt traces the history of feng shui and shows how it is grounded in knowledge of yin and yang and the five Taoist elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood, as well as many other principles essential to Taoism. Once a background in Taoism is established, readers can better understand the philosophy behind concepts such as choosing the best colors for each room of the home, room-by-room furniture placement, yin and yang balance, correct lighting, outdoor landscaping, the function of hallways and entrances, and the proper use of mirrors, crystals, fountains, and other feng shui tools. With in-depth examples from the author's private feng shui practice, Taoist Feng Shui can help all readers transform their personal environments to create peace, harmony, health, wealth, and good fortune.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594775826
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
• The first book to explain how feng shui developed from the Taoist systems of astrology, yin and yang, and the five elements. • Provides a background on Taoist philosophy to help readers better understand the principles of feng shui and how to use them properly. • Helps readers improve home, business, garden, property, neighborhoods, and much more. The Chinese art of feng shui has become extremely popular in the West, but too often advice on the subject consists of overly simplistic instructions for rearranging one's house without any explanation of the profound philosophical system behind these changes. The ancient Taoists developed feng shui from their understanding of the subtle interplay of energies that make up the universe, and no true mastery of feng shui is possible without a knowledge of Taoism. Taoist Feng Shui provides step-by-step guidelines for improving your home, business, garden, property, and neighborhood using this ancient system of knowledge. In Taoist Feng Shui, Susan Levitt traces the history of feng shui and shows how it is grounded in knowledge of yin and yang and the five Taoist elements of fire, earth, metal, water, and wood, as well as many other principles essential to Taoism. Once a background in Taoism is established, readers can better understand the philosophy behind concepts such as choosing the best colors for each room of the home, room-by-room furniture placement, yin and yang balance, correct lighting, outdoor landscaping, the function of hallways and entrances, and the proper use of mirrors, crystals, fountains, and other feng shui tools. With in-depth examples from the author's private feng shui practice, Taoist Feng Shui can help all readers transform their personal environments to create peace, harmony, health, wealth, and good fortune.
The Feng Shui Detective
Author: Nury Vittachi
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312320591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
East meets West in this delightful new crime series featuring feng shui master Mr. C.F. Wong
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312320591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
East meets West in this delightful new crime series featuring feng shui master Mr. C.F. Wong
Feng Shui Strategies for Business Success
Author: T. Raphael Simons
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
ISBN: 9780609802304
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The author of the successful Feng Shui Step by Step returns with a new book that features personalized astrological charts to offer individualized guidance in using traditional feng shui techniques for business success. 80 line drawings.
Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
ISBN: 9780609802304
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The author of the successful Feng Shui Step by Step returns with a new book that features personalized astrological charts to offer individualized guidance in using traditional feng shui techniques for business success. 80 line drawings.
Singapore Noir
Author: Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617752819
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives “plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine” (San Francisco Book Review). The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales. Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story. Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi. “Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for bleak fiction . . . Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a fascinating country.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: Akashic Books
ISBN: 1617752819
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
The dark side of The Lion City is explored in a thrilling anthology that gives “plenty of new and unfamiliar voices a chance to shine” (San Francisco Book Review). The island city-state of Singapore harbors unique customs and traditions largely unknown to the West. A booming economy and embrace of conformity overshadow its gambling dens, red-light districts, and a collective passion for ghostly and gory tales. Now, in Singapore Noir, some of its best contemporary authors delve into its seedy side, including three winners of the Singapore Literature Prize: Simon Tay (writing as Donald Tee Quee Ho), Colin Cheong, and Suchen Christine Lim, whose contribution was named a finalist for the Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award for Best P.I. Short Story. Eleven more tales showcase the talents of Colin Goh, Philip Jeyaretnam, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Monica Bhide, S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Osborne, Ovidia Yu, Damon Chua, Johann S. Lee, Dave Chua, and Nury Vittachi. “Singapore, with its great wealth and great poverty existing amid ethnic, linguistic, and cultural tensions, offers fertile ground for bleak fiction . . . Tan has assembled a strong lineup of Singapore natives and knowledgeable visitors for this volume exploring the dark side of a fascinating country.” —Publishers Weekly