‘Formosan Odyssey’ by John Ross: BOOK REVIEW

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June 30, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 1 Comment 9-21 earthquake, Chiang Ching-kuo (traditional Chinese: 蔣經國), CKS Chiang Kai- Shek Jiǎng Jièshí (蔣介石) or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (蔣中正), Denzell Washington in 'American Gangster', expat authors on Taiwan, expat literature on Taiwan, Formosan Odyssey John Ross, KMT heroin and opium production, MacKay in Taiwan, Taiwan history, Taiwan history in film

Formosan Odyssey: Taiwan, Past and Present by John Ross. RATING: 4.5 stars **** Paperback, 285 pages Published 2002 by Taiwan Adventure Publications ISBN 9869995160 I recently re-read this book, and thoroughly enjoyed it again, perhaps even more than the first time. This is probably because this time around, I knew

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‘Stranger in Taiwan’, by Hartley Pool: BOOK REVIEW

Expat literature Wild Comedy

February 4, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment British Council, expat lit, expat literature on Taiwan, foreign comedians in Asia, Hartley Pool, how to pick up chicks, Living Room Taipei, Maokong gondola, Stranger in Taiwan, Taipei Comedy Club, take a tour bus around Taiwan and China, teaching English in Asia, Travel in Taiwan, travel stories about Taiwan, Zacharie Touzin

Stranger in Taiwan, by Hartley Pool (Revenge Ink, 2011) Buy it here on Amazon.com RATING: QUITE GOOD, FUNNY Hartley Pool is a comedian I used to see performing at The Living Room Taipei, about 5 or 6 years ago. He’d claim the stage like a pro for Zach Touzin’s Open

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‘Keeping up with the War God’: BOOK REVIEW

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February 3, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment aboriginal, aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal peoples, Chiang kai-shek in Taiwan, 蔣中正 / 蔣介石 Chiang Kai-shek, expat literature on Taiwan, expat writers, folk religion, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 / 蔣介石, ghost money, headhunters in wulai, Keeping Up With the War God, Koxinga, Koxinga 國姓爺, MacKay in Taiwan, presbyterian missionaries, Steven Crook, tribal religion, writers groups

Keeping up with the War God, by Steven Crook (Yushan Publications, 2001) Buy it on Amazon.com here This is a fantastic read for anyone who’s already perused all the guidebooks and now wants to delve into some of the deeper historical contexts behind important people, places and mind-bending customs in

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