The Sultan and the Mermaid Queen

by PaulSpencerSochaczewski (Author)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $7.94

  A wonderful collection of stories, essays, and articles that explore the unique people, places, and legends of Asia. This superb collection of essays and articles takes readers on an exotic exploration of the unique cultures, places, people, and legends of Asia and beyond. In The Sultan and the Mermaid Queen readers will meet the last elephant hunter of Vietnam - who has reached Michael Jordan-like celebrity status through very Asian-accented product endorsement; learn how Alfred Wallace Russell, a 19th Century British naturalist, has a better claim to the theory of natural selection than Charles Darwin; discover a homeless man in Hawaii who has the resume to prove he's the real last Emperor of China; discover how to bargain for good luck on the Philippines 'amulet island'; and hear the Sultan of Yogyakarta talk about his love affair with the Mermaid Queen.