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Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year in publishing. But Athena's a cross-genre literary darling, and June didn't even get a paperback release. Nobody wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks. So when June witnesses Athena's death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena's just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions...
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"Set in China and America, in the generations after the Cultural Revolution, The Sorrows of Others is a dazzling collection about people confronted with being outsiders -- as immigrants, as revolutionaries, and even, often, within their own families. In New York City, an art student finds an unexpected subject when she moves in with a grandmother from Xi'an, and boundaries are put into question. When a newlywed couple moves to Arizona, adapting to...
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"Named after the simplicity and usefulness of soy, Lara Lee's new cookbook introduces 80 game-changing recipes that close the gap between classic Asian dishes and quick-to-table family meals. There are recipes that only require a little chopping and a boiled kettle, as well as 15, 30, and 45 minute meals fit for weeknight dinners or no-fuss dinner parties"--
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xli, 355 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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"Growing up in Isfahan, a province in central Iran, Nasim Alikhani was a passionate cook almost from birth, spending the first decades of her life in the kitchen alongside her mother. And so, when she departed after the revolution -- with two suitcases, both filled with Iranian pantry staples -- it was by recreating the dishes of her childhood that she was able to feel connected to her home. After decades of cooking for friends and classmates, she...
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In the pages of this book, you'll find a collection of poems that have been written with heart and soul. These poems are a reflection of the human experience - the joys, the sorrows, the triumphs, and the struggles. They explore the beauty of the world and the complexity of the human spirit.
Each poem is a journey, a window into a different perspective, a moment in time captured in words. Some of the poems are light and whimsical, while others are...
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223 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"Southern foodways intersect with various Asian-American tastes in this fusion cookbook of 100 recipes celebrating inclusivity and diversity at the dinner table with the best from various cultures, cooking styles, and comforting foods"--
8) We are here: 30 inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who have shaped the United States
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vii, 118 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
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"There are more than 23 million people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent living in the United States. Their stories span across generations, as well as across the world. We Are Here highlights Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the impact they've had on the cultural, social, and political fabric of the United States."--
9) Iniquity
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The poem cycle Iniquity tells a tale of unfulfilled love as seen through the eyes of a teenager, taking the reader on a heartfelt journey of hope, trust, desire and dreams which will finally be crushed by the bitter iniquity of life.
Written when the author was sixteen years old, Iniquity's haphazard jumble of emotions are embedded in every line of every poem. Taken as a whole, the book represents an authentic record of each emotional stage of a...
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Rama P. Coomaraswamy, the son of Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, is a medical doctor.
Ananda K. Coomaraswamy (1877-1947) was a pioneer in Indian art history and in the cultural confrontation of East and West. A scholar in the tradition of the great Indian grammarians and philosophers, an art historian convinced that the ultimate value of art transcends history, and a social thinker influenced by William Morris, Coomaraswamy was a unique figure whose works...
12) Junto al Pásig
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Junto al Pásig expresa las profecías de Rizal acerca de una Filipinas esclava de los poderes imperialistas. La obra dramática de José Rizal se limita a dos obras teatrales, cada una de un acto que comprende una presentación de más o menos treinta minutos. Fueron escritas cuando el autor tenía diecinueve años y estudiaba en la Universidad de Santo Tomás. Junto al Pásig está escrita en el tradicional romance de octosílabos, propio del Siglo...
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A JOURNEY TO FORGIVENESS AND SELF LOVE
The Beauty in Broken is a deeply personal and touching collection of poems that illuminate the uniquely beautiful journey of healing after the loss of love. This compilation offers a sparkling glimpse into the intricate pathway toward self-love and the complex nature of healing.
The poems within these pages capture the poignant moment of releasing past pain and the realization that you have the power to provide...
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I had to fight for my existence before I was even out of my mother's womb.
If I didn't stop fighting then, why would I stop now?
What Will People Say follows a South Asian woman's journey through being a daughter, and later a daughter-in-law, within the strict confines of her patriarchal family. Readers watch as the narrator navigates life, trying to find a safe place for herself, until she finally becomes her own hero.
Grappling with the...
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Xue Tao (A.D. 768-831) was well known as a poet in an age when all men of learning were poets--and almost all women were illiterate. As an entertainer and official government hostess, she met, and impressed, many of the most talented and powerful figures of her day. As a maker of beautiful paper and a Taoist churchwoman, she maintained a life of independence and aesthetic sensibility. As a writer, she crrated a body of work that is by turns deeply...
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175 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"Una apetitosa colección de recetas basadas en caldos y sopas que te enseñarán a construir capas de sabores, a condimentar y a crear platos versátiles y emocionantes desde cero. Pippa Middlehurst (@pippyeats) explica cómo preparar un bol - con condimentos y salsas, con ingredientes crujientes y aromáticos y con hierbas frescas - y ofrece recetas accesibles que usan estos elementos básicos para multiplicar la potencia de los ingredientes, la...
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99 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light shines on, with stunning illustrated portraits by Hugo Award nominee Victo Ngai. From scientists to sports stars, aerospace engineers to artists, every person shines in this collection. Dynamic portraits portray each person with bold colors and clever,...
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Seen and Unseen: Or, Monologues of a Homeless Snail (1897) is a collection of poems by Yone Noguchi. Written only three years after his arrival in San Francisco, these poems capture the emotions of a young man far from home. Fluent in English and adept with the open, flowing style of free verse, Noguchi remains unique in his vision of earthly life.
Noguchi's poems are songs of light and shadow, in tune with animals, seasons, spirits, and complex...
19) Soleil fané
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« Sans pays, sans famille, des projets réduits à néant, un avenir laminé par les tanks et mouliné par les rotors, que me reste-t-il ? Le vide que je ressens est absolu, terrifiant. Je n'ai que vingt-deux ans », ainsi parle Tuyêt ce 30 avril 1975, date de la victoire communiste clturant vingt ans de lutte fratricide au Viêt-Nam. Une semaine plus tard, le pays sombre dans la dictature. Roman sur le chagrin de la guerre et l'utopie égalitaire,...
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Short stories that reflect the complexities of contemporary Tibetan life, written by Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden.
Enticement marks the English-language debut of prominent Tibetan writer and filmmaker Pema Tseden. This collection gathers together his most relevant and influential short stories, including "Tharlo," which he adapted into an award-winning and internationally acclaimed film in 2015. Written originally in the Chinese and Tibetan languages,...
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