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This is a story of contrasts: contrasting countries, cultures, attitudes and fates. The thread connecting them is the commentary of one articulate and strong-willed woman, my mother. In her letters, notes and diary we read about the 6-day trip from London to Hong Kong in 1938 via flying boat, the enviable social life of busy expatriates in Hong Kong from 1938 to 1941, and the horror, heartbreak and suffering that followed the Japanese invasion...

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Laffite Jean Laffite is a devilishly handsome man who dresses stylishly, moves with the grace of a dancer, and fluently speaks three languages. He is a refined gentleman who intends to make a fortune with his brother, Pierre, as legal privateers. From the island of Saint-Domingue to the swamps of New Orleans, Jean leads others down a historical path filled with treachery and romance as he traverses the American seas during the golden age of pi...

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In his fascinating new novel, Chris Potter has produced a masterful work of literary fiction in the tradition of John Irving and Andrew Davidson. His cast of characters search for meaning by confronting tragic events and hidden truths. From Aspen to Venice to a journey beyond death, we follow the incredible story of Ethan Parks. His world of privilege is suddenly turned upside down after being badly injured in a car crash. A beautiful stranger...

In his fascinating new novel, Chris Potter has produced a masterful work of literary fiction in the tradition of John Irving and Andrew Davidson. His cast of characters search for meaning by confronting tragic events and hidden truths. From Aspen to Venice to a journey beyond death, we follow the incredible story of Ethan Parks. His world of privilege is suddenly turned upside down after being badly injured in a car crash. A beautiful stranger...

The sexy, elegant design of the Apple PowerBook combined with the Unix-like OS X operating system based on FreeBSD, have once again made OS X the Apple of every hackerÆs eye. In this unique and engaging book covering the brand new OS X 10.4 Tiger, the worldÆs foremost ôtrue hackersö unleash the power of OS X for everything form cutting edge research and development to just plain old fun.

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Mit "The Sirens" legt Chris Potter sein erstes ECM-Album als Leader vor - inspiriert ist es von Homers"Odyssee", ihrer epischen Atmosphäre und zeitlosen Menschlichkeit.Potter, eine prägende Figur der gegenwärtigen New Yorker Szene, war zuvor bereits auf mehrerenECM-Alben seines Mentors Dave Holland zu hören und spielte mit Paul Motian und Jason Moran aufderen modernem Klassiker "Lost In A Dream" zusammen. Für "The Sirens" hat er einen Zyklusre...

Imaginary Cities ist das Album-Debüt von Saxophonist Chris Potters neuem Underground Orchestra. Den Kern dieses größeren Ensembles bildet sein schon länger etabliertes Underground-Quartett - mit Adam Rogers, Craig Taborn und Nate Smith - die hier von zwei Bassisten, einem Streichquartett sowie dem Vibraphonisten und Marimba-Spieler Steve Nelson, ergänzt werden. Das Titelstück ist eine Suite mit Sätzen, die Untertitel wie "Compassion", "Dualiti...

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Why We Can't Get Enough of Superhero Movies Recent years show a sea change in Hollywood- the biggest movies come from the pages of comic books. These box office successes are driven by fans who love seeing their favorite heroes and villains from comics brought to life on the big screen, from Thor to Superman to Batman and Captain America, Wonder Woman and more. Baddies like Loki, The Joker and Lex Luthor only add to the fun. Welcome to the ...

Advance Praise for The Vittorio Deception Chris Potter's suspense novel will have you grabbing your chair and hanging on until the end. Jan Pope, author of Agency Games Talented author Chris Potter gives us an exciting premise in his book The Vittorio Deception, a suspense tale guaranteed to give you an edge-of-the-seat read. This is a book you won't forget! Recommended highly. Anne K. Edwards, author of Journey into Terror.