Notes from the Other China - Adventures in Asia

217 Pages·2007·0.79 MB·English

by  Troy Parfitt

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Troy Parfitt
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New York
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ISBN-13: 978-0-87586-582-9 (trade paper)
ISBN-13: 978-0-87586-583-6 (hard cover)
ISBN-13: 978-0-87586-584-3 (ebook)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data —
Parfitt, Troy, 1972—
Notes from the other China : adventures in Asia / Troy Parfitt.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-87586-582-9 (trade paper: alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-87586-583-6 (hard
cover: alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-87586-584-3 (ebook) 1. Asia—Description and travel. 2.
Taiwan—Description and travel. 3. Parfitt, Troy, 1972—Travel--Asia. I. Title.

DS10.P38 2008
915.04’43—dc22
2007033587
Front Cover: Taipei, the world’s new tallest building, towers over a busy street in
Taipei. Image: © Louie Psihoyos/Corbis
Printed in the United States
For my mom and dad.

Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the following people for their generous assistance, kind
support, sustaining feedback, and handy tips during the preparation of this book:
Tom Bishop, Emma Chou, Robert Dobie, Helen Hsu, Linda Hung, Andrew
Johnston, Scott Lawson, Noel Merlino, John Ross, and David Wilson. Most of all,
I would like to extend a special thank-you to my friend and former colleague Chris
Smith for helping me to see that I had this in me.