Chris Patten’s just left town after promoting his newest paperback, “Not Quite the Diplomat.” What other books from our public personalities should we be taking to the beach?
How Regina Got Her Groove Back by Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee
When she causes a disaster in her hometown, a demoralized Regina goes off to college in hippie-city central, San Francisco. At first, she's pretty uptight, but it's not long before she gets drunk, joins a sorority, and makes it with her college professor. When she gets back home, she's nothing like what she was. A swingin' read.
15 Minutes of Fame for Dummies by Bus Uncle Roger Chan Yuet-tung
Bus Uncle offers his advice on how to make it for a very short time in the cutthroat world of Hong Kong publicity. Includes sections on developing a catchphrase, the proper use of invectives, and what to do when you're assaulted outside a restaurant and your boss' wife threatens suicide. Have you got pressure to be famous? Once you're read this book, it'll all be solved!
I'm Still Pretty Sure I Saw You At That Democracy Concert: The Further Reflections of Lee Wing-tat by Lee Wing-tat
The Democratic Party chairman continues his thirteen-volume collection of humorous anecdotes. In this collection, learn how Lee kept his eye on Donald Tsang while juggling peanuts at cocktail parties. He also reveals how to make the ultimate protest poster board and how to disrupt Legco sessions by coughing loudly.
An Exegesis on the Fallibility of Man by Ella Koon
Singer, actress and sports bra aficionado Ella Koon discourses on the state of man in post-modern didactic society. In this elegantly written argument, Koon takes Milton’s “Paradise Lost” and applies it to a Foucaultian view of the sports bra industry. Witty, eloquent and charming, this commentary offers stunning insight into one of our greatest thinkers and bra-wearers.
Henry Tang’s GST Diet Book - Lose Pounds, Quick! by Henry Tang
You’ll be laughing all the way to the bank with this slim guide to diet management. Read how Tang drops those pounds by employing the revolutionary new GST method. It’s simple: “Slim that wallet, then slim that waist!” Details inside - It’s butt-pattingly good!
