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    Whispers and Moans: Interviews with the men and women of Hong Kong's sex industry1 x HK$118.00
    Waiting for the Dalai Lama: Stories from all sides of the Tibetan debate2 x HK$118.00
    Book cover image: Volume 5, Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell, by David Bellis from Gwulo
    Volume 5: Old Hong Kong Photos and The Tales They Tell1 x HK$168.00
    Hong Kong Beat: True Stories From One of the Last British Police Officers in Colonial Hong Kong1 x HK$138.00
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    Sustainably Stylish: A guide to curating a guilt-free wardrobe1 x HK$180.00
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    Designing a Life: A Cross-Cultural Journey1 x HK$148.00
    The Curious Diary of Mr Jam: Official humorist for repressive regimes1 x HK$118.00
    The Yunnan Cookbook: Recipes from China’s land of ethnic diversity1 x HK$208.00
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    Paper Horses: Traditional Woodblock Prints of Gods from Northern China1 x HK$288.00
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    Love, Money and Friendships3 x HK$148.00
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    Paul French's Destination series: a book bundle2 x HK$328.00
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    Hong Kong Sweet and Sour1 x HK$108.00
    Drawing on the Inside: Kowloon Walled City 19851 x HK$288.00
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    Tin Hats and Rice: A Diary of Life as a Hong Kong Prisoner of War, 1941-19452 x HK$138.00
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    Hong Kong Noir (Akashic noir series)1 x HK$125.00
    Beijing: Portrait of a City2 x HK$218.00
    Thai the Knot: How to Untangle the Complexities of Cross-cultural Marriage2 x HK$78.00
    Dim Sum: A Survival Guide1 x HK$98.00
    Tibet, the Last Cry2 x HK$158.00
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    Women, Crime and the Courts: Hong Kong 1841-19411 x HK$148.00
    The Dictionary of the Asian Language1 x HK$138.00
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    Policing Hong Kong – An Irish History1 x HK$158.00
    Dragon Bones: Two Years Beneath the Skin of a Himalayan Kingdom1 x HK$128.00
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    Wanderings in China: Hong Kong and Canton, Christmas and New Year, 1878/18791 x HK$90.00
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    Other Voices, Other Eyes: Expatriate Lives in Hong Kong1 x HK$138.00
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    Stories from the Royal Hong Kong Police: Fifty accounts from officers of Hong Kong's colonial-era police force1 x HK$138.00
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    The Kowloon English Club1 x HK$118.00
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    The Tale of Rhonda Rabbit1 x HK$100.00
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    Ayo Gorkhali: The True Story of the Gurkhas1 x HK$138.00
    Fishing in Hong Kong: A How-To Guide to Making the Most of the Territory's Shores, Reservoirs and Surrounding Waters2 x HK$170.00
    Book cover image: The Ink Trail – Hong Kong, by Andreas von Buddenbrock
    The Ink Trail: Hong Kong1 x HK$178.00
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    The Tale of a Dark Horse1 x HK$100.00
    My Rooftop1 x HK$98.00
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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 Tell1 x HK$168.00
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    The Mercenary Mandarin: How a British adventurer became a general in Qing-dynasty China1 x HK$138.00
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    The Rise and Fall of the Hang Seng Index1 x HK$138.00
    Street Life Hong Kong: Outdoor workers in their own words1 x HK$158.00
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    Sevens: a Hong Kong novel1 x HK$120.00
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    Book cover image: Boxed Set of 12 Chinese Calendar Tales

    Boxed Set of 12 Chinese Calendar Tales

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  • Book cover image: The Tale of Pin Yin Panda

    The Tale of Pin Yin Panda

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    Coming to Canada

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  • 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 China

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  • 中国早期高尔夫 1870-1950 — 现代高尔夫运动如何从苏格兰传入中国

    中国早期高尔夫 1870-1950 — 现代高尔夫运动如何从苏格兰传入中国

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  • Book cover image: A Dirty Story by Sarah Brennan

    A Dirty Story

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  • Book cover image: An Even Dirtier Story by Sarah Brennan

    An Even Dirtier Story

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    The Crocodile who Wanted to be Famous

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    Storm Whale

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  • Thai the Knot: How to Untangle the Complexities of Cross-cultural Marriage

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    The Tale of Run Run Rat

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  • Book cover image: The Tale of Rhonda Rabbit

    The Tale of Rhonda Rabbit

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  • Book cover image: The Tale of Chester Choi

    The Tale of Chester Choi

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    The Tale of Rickshaw Rooster

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    The Tale of Rodney Ram

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    Sketches of Soho

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    The Tale of Desmond Dog

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    The Tale of Oswald Ox

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  • Book cover image: The Tale of Temujin

    The Tale of Temujin

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  • Book cover image: The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey

    The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey

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    The Tale of Sybil Snake

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    The Tale of a Dark Horse

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  • The Dragon’s Back

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    The Tale of Ping Pong Pig

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    Time Tourists: Extinct mammals go on holiday

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