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    The Curious Diary of Mr Jam: Official humorist for repressive regimes1 x HK$118.00
    With Bare Hands: The true story of Alain Robert, the real-life Spiderman1 x HK$138.00
    Book cover image: The Tale of Sybil Snake
    The Tale of Sybil Snake1 x HK$100.00
    Book cover image: Early Golf In China, 1870-1950, by Wayne Xing and Christoph Meister
    Early Golf in China, 1870-1950: How Modern Golf Spread from Scotland to China2 x HK$388.00
    Book cover image: Confessions of a Hong Kong Naturalist, by G. T. Reels
    Confessions of a Hong Kong Naturalist1 x HK$138.00
    Lama of the Gobi: How Mongolia’s mystic monk spread Tibetan Buddhism in the world’s harshest desert1 x HK$118.00
    Eating Smoke: One man’s descent into drug psychosis in Hong Kong’s triad heartland1 x HK$138.00
    The Chinese Wet Market Handbook: A guide to shopping at Hong Kong's fresh food markets2 x HK$98.00
    Book cover image: The Mystic Flowery Land, by Charles JH Halcombe
    The Mystic Flowery Land: A Curious Imperial Maritime Customs Officer's Roamings in Hong Kong and Canton in Southern China's Plague Year1 x HK$90.00
    Year of Fire Dragons: An American Woman’s Story of Coming of Age in Hong Kong1 x HK$128.00
    Book cover image: bundle of 5 "China Revisited" books
    China Revisited: a series bundle1 x HK$360.00
    A Small Band of Men: An Englishman’s Adventures in the Hong Kong Marine Police1 x HK$180.00
    Book cover image - The Hong Kong Letters
    The Hong Kong Letters2 x HK$138.00
    Book cover image: The Hong Kong I Knew
    The Hong Kong I Knew: Scenes and Stories from a Childhood in Kowloon2 x HK$148.00
    Book cover image - The Peak
    The Peak: An Illustrated History of Hong Kong’s Top District1 x HK$228.00
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    The Mercenary Mandarin: How a British adventurer became a general in Qing-dynasty China2 x HK$138.00
    Book cover image: Hong Kong Shifts, by Cynthia Cheng and Maxime Vanhollebeke
    Hong Kong Shifts: Stories from the streets of Hong Kong1 x HK$288.00
    Don't Joke on the Stairs: How I learnt to navigate China by breaking most of the rules3 x HK$128.00
    Book cover image - The Slightest Chance
    The Slightest Chance1 x HK$118.00
    The Dictionary of the Asian Language1 x HK$138.00
    Book cover image: Backstage in Hong Kong: A life with the Philharmonic, Broadway musicals and classical superstars, by John Duffus
    Backstage in Hong Kong: A life with the Philharmonic, Broadway musicals and classical superstars1 x HK$148.00
    Wing Chun Warrior: The True Tales of Kung Fu Master Duncan Leung, Bruce Lee’s Fighting Companion1 x HK$118.00
    Sleeping Chinese1 x HK$88.00
    HONG KONG State of Mind: 37 views of a city that doesn’t blink1 x HK$118.00
    Book cover image: Women, Crime and the Courts, Hong Kong 1841-1941
    Women, Crime and the Courts: Hong Kong 1841-19411 x HK$148.00
    The Dragon's Back1 x HK$98.00
    Street Life Hong Kong: Outdoor workers in their own words1 x HK$158.00
    Book cover image: The Chakrata Incident, by Neville Sarony
    The Chakrata Incident1 x HK$138.00
    Sketches of Sai Kung: From Clearwater Bay to the Country Parks1 x HK$188.00
    Book cover image - Hong Kong Noir
    Hong Kong Noir (Akashic noir series)1 x HK$125.00
    Book cover image: Coming to Canada
    Coming to Canada1 x HK$138.00
    Book cover image: The Tale of Rodney Ram
    The Tale of Rodney Ram1 x HK$100.00
    Explore Macau: A walking guide and history1 x HK$98.00
    Book cover image: Strangers on the Praia
    Strangers on the Praia: A Tale of Refugees and Resistance in Wartime Macao1 x HK$78.00
    No City for Slow Men: Hong Kong's quirks and quandaries laid bare1 x HK$128.00
    Whispers and Moans: Interviews with the men and women of Hong Kong's sex industry1 x HK$118.00
    Book cover image: Volume 2, Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell, by David Bellis from Gwulo
    Volume 2: Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell1 x HK$168.00
    Hong Kong On Air3 x HK$98.00
    Book cover image - Tin Hats and Rice
    Tin Hats and Rice: A Diary of Life as a Hong Kong Prisoner of War, 1941-19451 x HK$138.00
    Book cover image: Stories from the Royal Hong Kong Police
    Stories from the Royal Hong Kong Police: Fifty accounts from officers of Hong Kong's colonial-era police force1 x HK$138.00
    Book cover image - Hong Kong on the Brink
    Hong Kong on the Brink: An American diplomat relives 1967's darkest days2 x HK$138.00
    Fishing in Hong Kong: A How-To Guide to Making the Most of the Territory's Shores, Reservoirs and Surrounding Waters1 x HK$170.00
    Book cover image: Designing a Life, by Kai-Yin Lo
    Designing a Life: A Cross-Cultural Journey1 x HK$148.00
    Paul’s Records: How a refugee from the Vietnam War found success selling vinyl on the streets of Hong Kong1 x HK$118.00
    Book cover image - How to Hong Kong: An illustrated travel journal
    How to Hong Kong: An illustrated travel journal1 x HK$198.00
    My Private China1 x HK$128.00
    Book cover image: The Tale of Ping Pong Pig
    The Tale of Ping Pong Pig1 x HK$100.00
    Book cover image: The Last Tigers of Hong Kong, by John Saeki
    The Last Tigers of Hong Kong: True stories of big cats that stalked Britain's Chinese colony1 x HK$138.00
    Tibet, the Last Cry1 x HK$158.00
    Book cover image: Ayo Gorkhali
    Ayo Gorkhali: The True Story of the Gurkhas1 x HK$138.00
    Book cover image - Collected Hong Kong Stories
    Collected Hong Kong Stories1 x HK$128.00
    Book cover image: Great Leaps, by Colin Flahive
    Great Leaps: Finding home in a changing China1 x HK$128.00
    Book cover image: Volume 3, Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell, by David Bellis from Gwulo
    Volume 3: Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell1 x HK$168.00
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  • Book cover image - Hong Kong Confidential

    Hong Kong Confidential: Life as a Subversive

    HK$148.00
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  • Book cover image - The Cleaner

    The Cleaner: The true story of one of the world’s most successful money launderers

    HK$200.00
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  • Book cover image: Sevens, by G.T. Reels

    Sevens: a Hong Kong novel

    HK$120.00
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  • Book cover image: The Tale of a Dark Horse

    The Tale of a Dark Horse

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  • Book cover image - Farewell My Colony

    Farewell, My Colony: Last Days in the Life of British Hong Kong

    HK$128.00
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  • Book cover image - Other Voices, Other Eyes

    Other Voices, Other Eyes: Expatriate Lives in Hong Kong

    HK$138.00
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  • The Dictionary of the Asian Language

    HK$138.00
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    Book cover image - Chinese Ghosts Revisited

    Chinese Ghosts Revisited: A Study of Paranormal Beliefs and Experiences

    HK$138.00
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  • Book cover image: The Tale of Rickshaw Rooster

    The Tale of Rickshaw Rooster

    HK$100.00
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  • Book cover image: Confessions of a Hong Kong Naturalist, by G. T. Reels

    Confessions of a Hong Kong Naturalist

    HK$138.00
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  • Book cover image - The Tiger Hunters of Tai O

    The Tiger Hunters of Tai O

    HK$118.00
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  • Book cover image: Volume 1, Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell, by David Bellis from Gwulo

    Volume 1: Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell

    HK$168.00
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  • Book cover image - Hong Kong on the Brink

    Hong Kong on the Brink: An American diplomat relives 1967’s darkest days

    HK$138.00
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  • Book cover image - Policing Hong Kong - An Irish History

    Policing Hong Kong – An Irish History

    HK$158.00
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  • Book cover image - Dateline Mongolia

    Dateline Mongolia: An American journalist in nomad’s land

    HK$138.00
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  • Book cover image: Desmond Dog

    The Tale of Desmond Dog

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  • Book cover image - How to Hong Kong: An illustrated travel journal

    How to Hong Kong: An illustrated travel journal

    HK$198.00
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  • Book cover image - Collected Hong Kong Stories

    Collected Hong Kong Stories

    HK$128.00
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    Sheriff of Wan Chai: How an Englishman helped govern Hong Kong in its last decades as a British colony

    HK$138.00
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  • Book cover image: The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey

    The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey

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  • Getting Along with the Chinese: For Fun and Profit

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    Hong Kong Unveiled: A journey of discovery through the hidden world of Chinese customs and culture

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  • Fishing in Hong Kong: A How-To Guide to Making the Most of the Territory’s Shores, Reservoirs and Surrounding Waters

    HK$170.00
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    The Mercenary Mandarin: How a British adventurer became a general in Qing-dynasty China

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  • Book cover image: The Tale of Rodney Ram

    The Tale of Rodney Ram

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