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“I was recently told about this new biography by Simon Roberts and as a fan of true gritty "behind the scenes" stories this book did not disappoint! It offers a unique and often humorous look at life in the HK Police from his first hand perspective. After reading Hong Kong Beat I am left with the feeling there may be more to come from Mr. Roberts...”
― Simon Roberts, Hong Kong Beat: True Stories From One of the Last British Police Officers in Colonial Hong Kong

“We’ve been led to assume that the mind is a wellspring of ideas, creativity, and knowledge, but action creates thought, and this is why design and products that make intuitive sense to people emerge when we put our bodies, and not just our brains, to work.”
― Simon Roberts, The Power of Not Thinking: How Our Bodies Learn and Why We Should Trust Them