Kings of Shanghai, Jonathan Kaufman'A masterpiece of research, The Last Kings of Shanghai is a vivid and fascinating story of wealth, family intrigue, and political strategy on the world stage from colonialism to communism to globalized capitalism' Susannah Heschel, Eli Black Professor of Jewish Studies, Dartmouth CollegeAn epic, multigenerational story of two rival dynasties who flourished in Shanghai and Hong Kong as twentieth century China surged into the modern eraShanghai, 1936.

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this is Carol Ann Duffy at her beguiling best

featuring dozens of the most memorable essays to run in The New York Times “Modern Love” column since its debut in 2004

The picky eating

Her slyly witty voice and her admirable

exquisite textiles

Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers

the ephemeral nature of fame

leather detail reads 'corbatas'

Now with photos and new material

Getting away withs

negotiating with bosses and clients