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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A Chinese emperor disappeared!The Age of Discovery was a fabulous yet mysterious time. Beginning from early 15th century Europeans took to the sea in droves. The result is the discovery of entire heretofore unknown landmasses, including the Americas, Australia, Greenland, Iceland, and others. Indeed that is why the time is known as the Age of Discovery. From the European point of view Europeans "discovered" these places. Today we hail personalities such as Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan and the like as heroes. Yet we know pitifully little about the history of the period. There are scant official records. Most of what we take as history is in fact basically legends and mythology. Facts are in short supply. Is the name America really derived from from Amerigo Vespucci, a minor adventurer who did not explore the new continents? Today even textbooks attribute the honor to him, but in fact we have no proof that the name America was indeed derived from the name Amerigo.Why are American Natives called Indians? Are they from India? Hardly. Then why do we call them Indians? Where did the name California come from? Is that an Indian name? Nobody knows. The fact is, the Age of Discovery is full of such conundrums and questionable assertions. Much of what is accepted as history is in fact false. Yes, Christopher Columbus did not discover America! Da Gama, who was credited with opening the sea route from Europe to the East, was a savage and brutal man. Hernan Cortes, who conquered Mexico, was a failed legal scholar that could not make good at home and took to adventures. His cousin Francisco Pizarro, who conquered the Incas and founded Peru, was an illiterate, uneducated, illegitimate son of a minor military man. Our heroes of exploration were across-the-board ruffians. What drove them to risk their lives for greatness?In the prequel of the present book, The Chinese Origin of the Age of Discovery (now 2nd Edition), the case is made that some five hundred years ago Europeans took to the sea because they had inherited the knowledge of the world from the Chinese. At the beginning of the 15th century the Chinese Ming Dynasty had a civil war. At the end the young emperor was defeated by his uncle and vanished. Most thought he died, but the victorious uncle, who was now the new emperor, thought the ex-emperor had escaped overseas, so he built the greatest fleet the world had never seen before to go after him. Thus the Ming fleet roamed the waters of the world for thirty years, and its exploits were learned by the Europeans, who utilized the Chinese sea charts to go to sea, ushering in the Age of Discovery.Ironically, today historians are unsure of the true purpose of these grand expeditions, and the history of the period is largely lost. In its place absurd theories disguised as history took hold. Now it is claimed that the Ming fleets were enacted to spread the glory of the Ming civilization, to promote international commerce, and proselytize the messages of peace, and the greatest nation on Earth at the time had t do it for 30 years!In the mean time, the biggest mystery of them all: the disappearance of ex-Emperor Jianwen, was left unsolved. Yet, there exist a host of evidence-seemingly unrelated historical tidbits, often unexplainable and ignored-that can shed light on the events of the time. For one, the Ming fleets consistently sailed west. Does that not tell us something? Surprisingly, these historical remnants are not found in the Chinese archives, but in European documents and consciousness.As the extension of The Chinese Origin of the Age of Discovery, 2nd Edition (ISBN 978-1548435554), The Hunt for the Dragon delves into the mysterious events of the world of six hundred years ago, and offers a shocking take on the extraordinary incidents that no Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A smashing, walloping great yarn with a hidden agenda!This is the story about Ben and his adventures in the underworld.Our hero Ben grew up knowing only the goodness of life. Loving parents, supportive friends, and caring teachers. Intelligent and moral, Ben was destined for a life full of promises. He was accepted by the top university. The path ahead of him was painted in nothing but rose-color.Then little things occurred. Suddenly it all took a turn; a turn that led to an uncharted labyrinth, a passage into life's dark side, the underworld, that which is known as Black Society; that is, organized crime.Ill-equipped for the treachery of open society, Ben simply took on what came his way and marched forward undauntedly. However, in no time at all he was deeply into an unfamiliar world from which there was no escape. He was shocked, and could not understand why certain things happened. Yet you cannot see it from his demeanor, which was always calm and cool. He learned, often from the best teachers, and dealt with the adversities.But was he merely pulled in by the forces of reality, or did he actually have a fascination for the unsavory elements of Evil? Indeed, did he have an agenda of a personal nature that required his venturing into the less-than-desirable precincts of living? Regardless, Ben seemed naturally gifted to tackle what came his way, until he must confront the arch rival, the veritable Satan incarnate himself. For Ben it was a struggle of life and death.No one at the young age of twenty-something should experience what Ben did, yet he was undaunted, even though he realized that he was up against a powerful entity. The enemy was enormous; way more than what one individual could contest, but Ben took it on. Instead of folding, he built his own force by enlisting only the capable and the trusted. If he had to travel around the world for this, so be it.He did have one advantage, though. He was too small, and untried to be reckoned seriously. As a result, the enemy found it hard to pin him down. This gave him time to device his strategy, and step by step and move by move young Ben matched his foe's challenge. However, was it enough? Could a young man, basically inexperienced, survive a mighty foe the likes of the Mafia?Thus, he formed an inner circle with his childhood pals and new acquaintances, one of whom was a elderly man with a mysterious past. With this cadre Ben took on the mighty rival.Well, he also had a twin brother, whom he did not know.Suspense, thriller, crime, revenge, treachery, murder, adventure, action, violence, romance, heroes, villains, twisty plots, diversions, misleading evidence, yes, you get all that. The book begins slowly with meticulous background and character developments, then the rhythm picks up and the story drives toward a fast-paced climax. It is the Kingda Ka roller-coaster ride of a tale; a unique saga of a crime thriller. It juggernauts toward the explosive ending, then a dastard twist pops out; a secret that had been there all along.That is the real reason why you want to read this book. Lurking behind the story is a deviously wicked subtext designed specifically for you to uncover; one which you may not suspect because it is cunningly camouflaged, and you may not catch on until virtually the very end. The author never spells it out, and he even throws in Hong Kong as a diversion to misdirect your attention. Yes, you will learn much about Hong Kong, but that has nothing to do with the scheme. It is a red herring. For all we care, the story could have been set in Marseille, New Orleans, Vancouver, Rio de Janeiro, or Cape Town. You must discover the Easter egg yourself, and that is the real joy of this unique caper.That is the delight.Find out now! Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.