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Title: Vignettes of Taiwan
ISBN: 0971594082
Author:
Joshua Samuel Brown
Publicate Date: 2006-04-25
Publish: 2006-04-25
List Price: $12.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: Alright...but not five stars!
I thought that this book would be quite good, given the number of five star reviews it received by other Amazon.com users. Instead, I found it mediocre. The humor displayed by the author is interesting, certainly, but for those who really wish to learn anything deep about Taiwan and its people, this is not the book to look to. However, if you simply wish to read a mildly entertaining book, then this book would be fine.
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2: An Interesting Look at an Interesting Country
Vignettes of Taiwan makes for good reading. For anyone interested in learning more about Taiwan, Republic of China this isn't a bad place to start. The tone oscillates between academic and comedic and although it is rather small, there is lots to stimulate your intellectual and exploratory curiosity; much like the Chinese island-nation itself.
Troy Parfitt, author
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3: Better then the Bible (any kind)
What a thrill, what a depth of knowledge crammed in this tiny book...the understanding the author shows for this land and it's people overwhelms me...and I thought I like Chinese food before I read this book...oh my...who knew???
My only complaint is the scant bulk of this tome...not weighty enough to keep a broken window open...but cheap enough to mail to all the relatives...
Buy this book,
Joshua's Mother
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4: I Was Blind, But Now I See...
I thought that I had a good understanding of Eastern culture. I was wrong. Where was Mr. Brown when we were making ill-fated decisions like the bombing of Cambodia?
Anyway, this book is so funny that I think that I've soiled myself again.
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5: Hemingway meets Lao Tzu
Joshua Samuel Brown is the Mahatma Gandhi of restaurant criticism, the Rudyard Kipling of professional boxing, the Lance Armstrong of economic planning. His voice shines in this magnificent exposition of over a decade of perplexing customs and offensive odors.
Proud and misunderstood like Taiwan itself, Mr. Brown regales us with tales of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, betel nuts, and how to avoid jail time by impersonating a mormon.
This is a book to be read aloud by the fireside while snacking on extremely sour dried fruits and squid jerky.
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