false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1191872124m/42933.jpg 42933 35 Dirk Straun, a pirate, smuggler, and ruthless individual, finds glory beyond his dreams as the Tai-Pan, or supreme leader, of Hong Kong. Reissue. 1755754 book 1966 Tai-Pan total:2372|5:761|4:965|3:544|2:90|1:12| 2372 9489 2850 155 1 3 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun May 27 21:43:04 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 03:00:12 -0700 2007
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Good things: The pacing, first of all. This is one book, that, despite being quite long, does not drag on and on.

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Reading historical fiction is a fun way to fix history in your mind. Besides learning...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 12 18:19:23 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 05:05:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1967 Wed Dec 31 07:34:07 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 07:36:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 02:37:57 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 22:43:37 -0700 2008 ‘Shogun’ (1600)
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