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Adam Williams

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Hong Kong, The United Kingdom

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Literature & Fiction

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The son of a Hong Kong Taipan, Adam Williams was born and raised in Asia, though educated in the United Kingdom. His family has been in China since the 1880s and he has fulfilled his destiny by joining Jardine Matheson and rising to head its operations in China as well as those of Jardine Fleming. He has undertaken an expedition by camel into the heart of the Taklamaken Desert to seek the lost cities of the Silk Road, and having survived this, competed in the 'Rhino Charge'. He is also an OBE.

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Books by Adam Williams

Average rating: 3.83 · 171 ratings · 25 reviews · 11 distinct works

	The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure 3.79 avg rating — 86 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Emperor's Bones 3.54 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Dragon's Tail 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Book of the Alchemist 4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Il fiume scorre verso Oriente 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:
	Le Palais Des Plaisirs Divins by Adam Williams, Michèle Pernoud (Translator), Jérôme Pernoud (Translator) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006	My rating:
	Il palazzo dei piaceri celesti by Adam Williams, Paola Merla (Translator) 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	My rating:
	Alkymistens bok by Adam Williams, Marius Middelthon (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Der Palast Der Himmlischen Freuden: Roman 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Missing Treasure 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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“The world is rational and creative. It's a wonderful mystery for our minds to discover and celebrate . God's everywhere and we are all different. That's the beauty of it-the sheer diversity. What a tapestry to enjoy.”
― Adam Williams, The Book of the Alchemist

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