Download Free Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Eating Smoke #1) Audio Books

Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Eating Smoke #1)

Chris Thrall

Paperback | Pages: 420 pages

Rating: 3.62 | 605 Users | 51 Reviews

Itemize Of Books Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Eating Smoke #1)

Title	:	Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Eating Smoke #1)
Author	:	Chris Thrall
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 420 pages
Published	:	September 16th 2011 by Blacksmith Books (first published September 15th 2011)
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Mystery. Crime. Cultural. China. Autobiography. Memoir. True Crime

Narration To Books Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Eating Smoke #1)

Chris Thrall left the Royal Marines to find fortune in Hong Kong, but following a bizarre series of jobs ended up homeless and in psychosis from crystal meth. He began working for the 14K, a notorious crime syndicate, as a nightclub doorman in the Wan Chai red-light district, where he uncovered a vast global conspiracy and the 'Foreign Triad' - a secretive expat clique in cahoots with the Chinese gangs. Alone and confused in the neon glare of Hong Kong's seedy backstreets, Chris was forced to survive in the world's most unforgiving city, hooked on the world's most dangerous drug. Engaging, honest and full of Chris's irrepressible humour, this remarkable memoir combines gripping storytelling with brooding menace as the Triads begin to cast their shadow over him. The result is a truly psychotic urban nightmare ...

Present Books Supposing Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Eating Smoke #1)

ISBN:	9881900298 (ISBN13: 9789881900296)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.christhrall.com
Series:	Eating Smoke #1

Rating Of Books Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Eating Smoke #1)

Ratings: 3.62 From 605 Users | 51 Reviews

Assessment Of Books Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent Into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland (Eating Smoke #1)

Amazon Review from Andrew CarterI read Eating Smoke when I was living in Hong Kong so it had that added interest for me . At the time it was doing the rounds among my friends and colleagues and I'd only heard good things so picked up a copy.I finished it over a weekend. Chris Thrall writes with such clever pacing and wit that you are immediately drawn in.The start of the book is interesting in itself; a twenty something marine starting a new chapter in his life by moving to Hong Kong in the mid

Decent story about an ex-military gweilo who comes to Hong Kong, falls into some rough times in Wanchai and gets hooked on crystal meth while working as a bar bouncer. If you've ever spent time as a foreigner in the Pearl of the Orient, you'll be able to relate to a lot of what Chris is describing here. The rough and tumble, gotta-make-money-or-die-trying nature of Hong Kong, the greasy expats that spend way too much time in dirty bars hitting on local girls and Filipinas, the way so many

It seemed to take forever for me to receive this book and I actually thought I was never going to. But it did arrive and I was surprised to find it actually came from Hong Kong. I found the book to be a very engaging account of the authors life dealing with drug addiction. Very well worth the read and the wait it took to get to me. Memoirs are among the top three of my favorite genres to read. Author does an excellent job taking the reader and putting them right there with him. Thumbs up on this

Completely gripping read about the transition between reality and a drug induced psychosis. Told with humour and honesty you can't help feeling sympathy with Chris and the path he took in Hong Kong in Clubland. Its a brave thing to be so honest about making some bad choices and skill to allow you to experience that shift in reality to the mental breakdown caused by crystal meth. It was actually really informative too about the Hong Kong psyche and complex social rules that govern the triads.

This book works on so many levels. For starters, Chris Thrall's character is very sympathetic throughout the book: on his first two trips to Hong Kong, at the end of his seven-year career in the Royal Marines, and during his roller-coaster ride through Hong Kong during the bulk of his story.Not since Richard Masons The World of Suzie Wong (Collins, 1957) and Han Bangqings The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai (Columbia University Press, 2005 [first published in 1892]) has a writer taken such an



EATING SMOKEI've read many books on drugs and drug addicts; some good, some not. This book happens to be great. This is the true story of a young man who moves to Hong Kong, hoping to make his fortune. Instead, he discovers crystal meth, and pretty much becomes immediately addicted. Anyone who has ever been addicted to meth knows that it pretty much gets a hold of you almost immediately. Chris Thrall, the author of this book, was no exception. He holds back nothing on his roller coaster ride of