Test Tubes Dragon Scales

ISBN-13: 9780710312099 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 330 str.

Peter Prifti;Basil; Michael Kelly

Opis

This is a fascinating account of life in China in the 1920s and 1930s, as seen through the eyes of a young American doctor based in the ancient Szechuan city of Chunking.

Spis treści

I. THE MAN WITH A PLOW. II. "EVEN THE GOOS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN PILLS, POWDERS, AND PI ASTERS" (PROVERB). III. "TO BECOME A FAMOUS DOCTOR, A MAN NEEDS TO KNOW LITTLE" (PROVERB) IV. THE "BARBARIAN" IS CONFRONTED BY A CHINESE WALL. V. A WANDERING KITE WITH A LONG, LONG TAIL VI. SOLVING A CHINESE PUZZLE. VII. SMALL BROTHER LU. VIII. THE MILITARY THR.OWS A FEW ROCKS IX. A STUDY IN CONTRASTS. X. ENTER THE FENG-SHUI XI. "ONLY THE WEALTHY CAN AFFORD TO VISIT THE LAW COURTS" (PROVERB) XII. "AN OPIUM DEN IS A LAMP ON THE ROAD TO DEATH" (PROVERB) XIII. "GOOD REASON HE HAS TO BE SAO!" XIV. THE SUCCESSFUL FAILURE XV. THE VORTEX XVI. AITEMPTS TO SCALE THE DRAGON XVII. STARRING WITHOUT REHEARSAL XVIII. I PR.OMISE A SON XIX. TAPPING A MONKEY'S BRAINS XX. FAREWELL, CHUNGKING!

O autorze

George P. Basil