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'The Last Rose of Shanghai': Q&A with author Weina Dai Randel
3 years, 1 month ago

'The Last Rose of Shanghai': Q&A with author Weina Dai Randel

China Daily  

The cover for the forthcoming novel The Last Rose of Shanghai. A passion for Chinese history shines in the fictional works of Weina Dai Randel, who earned praise for her award-winning historical duology -- The Moon in the Palace and Empress in the Moon -- spotlighting the epic rise of China’s only female emperor, Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. …

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'The Last Rose of Shanghai': Q&A with author Weina Dai Randel
3 years, 1 month ago

'The Last Rose of Shanghai': Q&A with author Weina Dai Randel

China Daily  

What do you hope people take away from your novel, especially in terms of China and its history? Many novels published today revealed the horrors in Europe, but the happenings in the Pacific theater remain relatively unknown in the US and Europe. But in this ravaged city, more than 18,000 Jews found shelter, and the survivors told fond memories about …

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'The Last Rose of Shanghai': Q&A with author Weina Dai Randel
3 years, 1 month ago

'The Last Rose of Shanghai': Q&A with author Weina Dai Randel

China Daily  

The cover for the forthcoming novel The Last Rose of Shanghai. A passion for Chinese history shines in the fictional works of Weina Dai Randel, who earned praise for her award-winning historical duology -- The Moon in the Palace and Empress in the Moon -- spotlighting the epic rise of China’s only female emperor, Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty. …

Jewish Shanghai Jewish Refugees Weina Dai
The changing climate of Australian coal and where it is headed
4 years, 1 month ago

The changing climate of Australian coal and where it is headed

ABC  

Hundreds of years ago, long before the arrival of the First Fleet, the First Nation's Awabakal people of Lake Macquarie cooked their food and warmed themselves by fires fuelled by chunks of coal. Fast facts: Coal is a fossil fuel created from prehistoric vegetation, which was converted from underground heat and pressure over millions of years Australia mines both thermal …

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Why grocery shelves won't be empty for long
4 years, 9 months ago

Why grocery shelves won't be empty for long

BBC  

Why grocery shelves won't be empty for long Getty Images While the sight of empty supermarket shelves may lead shoppers to fear food shortages, experts in the food supply chain say the system is built to endure. “This one’s a little different because it’s prolonged and it’s everywhere… when a hurricane is approaching the country, consumer behaviour is exactly the …

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