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The Big Buddha is, well, big. Lantau Island, Hong Kong

The Big Buddha is, well, big. Lantau Island, Hong Kong

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100 Hong Kong Dollars and the History and Future of Hong Kong
The Smiling Vendress in Old Delhi
5,000 Colones in Costa Rica
Amazing Jaipur, India (And Wisps of the Ancient Indus Valley)
India’s Ordered Chaos (or, It’s a Jungle Up There)
Impressions of Singapore
The Sri Lankan Gem Expert
The Beggar Girl
On Cats and People

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A pioneer of applying modern translation techniques to ancient languages, Dr. Joel M. Hoffman brings the unappreciated wisdom of ancient texts to modern audiences.

His work has brought him to all six inhabitable continents. These are stories of what he's seen and heard.

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