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Wong Kar-wai
Called the leading heir to the great directors of post-WWII Europe and lavished with awards, Wong Kar-wai has redefined perceptions of Hong Kong's film industry. Wong's visual brilliance and emphasis on atmosphere over action have set him apart from peers while earning him an admiring international audience. In the Mood for Love regularly appears on lists of the twenty-first century's greatest films while critics and filmgoers recognize works like Chungking Express and Happy Together as modern classics. Peter Brunette describes the ways in which Wong's supremely haunting visual films create a new form of cinema by telling a story with stunning, suggestive visual images and audio tracks rather than character, dialogue, and plot. As he shows, Wong's early background in genre film offers fascinating insights on his more studied later works. He also delves into Wong's perennial themes of time, love, and loss and examines the political implications of his films, especially concerning the handover of former British colony Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.
Kill Phil
"The Kill Phil" strategy remains highly effective when used in confrontations with even the world's best players, but tournament play is evolving. This edition reflects the new trends in tournament poker by refining the use of the all-in move and providing adaptations that take into account the new style of hyper-aggressive play.
Indisputable Evidence
Chris Jensen is a great guy. Just ask anyone who has ever met him. He is married to the beautiful Kathy and they have three beautiful children. They live in a gorgeous house in an upscale neighborhood. He has a great job selling real estate. From all appearances Chris Jensen is living the American Dream, but Chris has a few secrets San Diego California is a vacation paradise. From the visitor's point of view, San Diego appears to be an ultra-clean, crime-free city but the shadows hide the truth. Carlos Perez was born and raised in San Diego. He grew up in those shadows. Spending his adolescence in a street gang, Carlos watched as his father went to prison and his brother was shot dead by rivals. A street cop saved Carlos and showed him a better way. A bold killer has struck fear into paradise. He commits his horrific crimes under the bright California sunshine. Detective Perez, with the help of forensic scientist Amanda Nguyen, must unravel a mystery that will ultimately lead them to the highest levels of San Diego society where they will come face-to-face with a cunning madman who will stop at nothing to fulfill his destiny.
At Any Cost
A sinister plan to kidnap Benjamin Harris, a leading professor of science has been overheard by Victoria. Harris has crucial research data which will be used in the America’s Cup challenge. If the information gets into the hands of a syndicate whose megalomaniac billionaire boss must win at any cost, it will corrupt the outcome of the prestigious event. She knows too much and in cold blood is brutally slain. Having witnessed her callous slaughter, James Hawkins, her lover, who has arrived in London from New Zealand to further his medical study, becomes inextricably involved in avenging her death. The compulsive killer, Pender, along with his malevolent accomplices, Wong and Renoir, fi rst kidnap the scientist and then set about transferring him to the drop off point. Fiendish, sinister and malicious in their every thought and act, a trail of mayhem and carnage is left in their wake. James is hungry to retaliate and avenge Victoria’s murder. The fear of the criminals getting away or the threat of the police intervening thus spoiling his chances to take vengeance brings out both his visceral instinct and his cunning as this macabre story unfolds.
A Life in Parts
A memoir and meditation on creativity by the star of "Breaking Bad" chronicles his theatrical childhood and recommitment to acting in the aftermath of his father's disappearance, describing his early acting jobs and the performances that earned him Tony and Emmy Awards.
Malaya House
Three distinct and very different ethnic groups, Malays, Chinese, and Indians, combined to form the populous of Malaysia. The nation evolved from a feudal colonial society into a singular, modern-day peaceful country. Malaysia's contributions to world affairs are significant, but as a country, it's often overlooked as a player on the world stage. During the past one hundred twenty years, Malaysia has made huge strides into the twenty-first century. The country's global evolvement from a shambled and discombobulated, piecemeal feudal system into a modern, unified powerhouse is a remarkable feat. Incredibly, despite undue external political pressures from the West and religious pressures from ...
Electing Hong Kong's Chief Executive
In 2007, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region held its first-ever contested election for Chief Executive, selected by 800 members of an Election Committee drawn from roughly 7% of the population. The outcome was a foregone conclusion, but the process allowed a pro-democracy legislator to obtain enough nominations to contest the election. The office of Chief Executive is as unique as the system used to fill the office, distinct from colonial governors and other leaders a Chinese provinces and municipalities. The head of the HKSAR enjoys greater autonomous powers, such as powers to nominate principal officials for Chinese appointment, pardon offenders and appoint judges. Despite its many anti-democratic features, the Election Committee has generated behavior typically associated with elections in leading capitalist democracies and has also gained prominence on the mainland as the vehicle for returning Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress. This book reviews the history and development of the Election Committee (and its predecessor), discusses its ties to legislative assemblies in Hong Kong and Mainland China, and reflects on the future of the system.
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Theory and Practice of Model Transformations
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Theory and Practice of Model Transformations, ICMT 2008, held in Zurich, Switzerland, in July 2008. The 17 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The scope of the contributions ranges from theoretical and methodological topics to implementation issues and applications. The papers include different issues related with: process and engineering of model transformations; model transformations supporting concurrency and time; matching and mapping within model transformation rules; language support for model transformation reuse and modularity; and correctness and analysis of model transformations.
Who is Who in British Guiana - 1945 - 1948
A transcription of a text published in British Guiana in 1948 listing 4351 individuals together with their occupations and some details of their accomplishments. This directory must have been very useful at the time of its original publication, but after nearly 70 years is of little if any practical commercial value. It has been reproduced purely for the purpose of informing current and future generations in Guyana of their ancestors and their accomplishments. From a genealogical perspective therefore, it may serve some useful purpose.
