Dancing for Your Life: The True Story of Maria de la Torre and the Secret World of Hong Kong Go-Go Bars - Couverture souple

Brandon Royal; Paul Strahan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1897393008 ISBN 13 : 9781897393000

Editeur : Maven Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

This book lends itself to classroom or group discussion and would be a welcomed companion for courses in sociology, social science, or multicultural studies. It provides a platform to explore the complexity of terms such as “freewill,” “freedom,” “duty,” “obligation,” “sacrifice,” and “exploitation.”

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Brandon Royal is an award-winning writer whose educational authorship includes The Little Red Writing Book, The Little Gold Grammar Book, The Little Green Math Book, and The Little Blue Reasoning Book, as well as the fictional works The Map Maker and Paradise Island. A Canadian by birth and graduate of the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, his interest in writing began after completing fiction and scriptwriting courses at Harvard University. Since then he has authored a dozen books and reviews of his books have appeared in Time Asia magazine, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal of America, Midwest Book Review, The Asian Review of Books, Choice Reviews Online, Asia Times Online, and About.com. Brandon is a five-time winner of the International Book Awards, a five-time gold medalist at the President’s Book Awards, as well as a winner of the Global eBook Awards, the USA Book News “Best Book Awards,” and recipient of the 2011 “Educational Book of the Year” award as presented by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta.

Paul Strahan is the author of several children's books including The Farm Girl and the Butterflies (Bronze Medal Winner – Moonbeam Book Awards), The Woodcutter Prince, and The Never-Ending Bag of Crisps, as well as the fiction novel Empty Playgrounds. After a globe-trotting career as a corporate executive for giants such as AIG, Philips, and Bank of America, Strahan now lives in Hong Kong where he spends his time revitalizing a long-held passion for creating works of fiction. An accomplished poet who describes himself as “a storyteller rather than a writer,” he continues to draw inspiration from everyday life, as well as from a wealth of experience gained from working in technology and traveling the world.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Maven Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1897393008
• ISBN 13: 9781897393000
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 222
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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