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Destinies Divided: A World War One romance of the Chinese Diaspora
ISBN: 9780473272982 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the second book in the Trilogy of the Chinese Diaspora, following the fortunes of Zhou Yu's children as they move between the worlds of New Zealand, China, America, and the trenches of the Western Front. At the end of the first book, Memories in the Bone, China is on the brink of civil war. The Boxers, after cruelly murdering many missionaries around north China, are finally defeated in their fifty-five day siege of Beijing. The triumphant foreign Eight Nations exact crippling penalties, stripping China of all her sovereign rights, bringing her to her knees. The ruling Qing Dynasty is...
This is the second book in the Trilogy of the Chinese Diaspora, following the fortunes of Zhou Yu's children as they move between the worlds of New Ze...
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63,90 zł |
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No-No Boy
ISBN: 9780295994048 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "No-No Boy has the honor of being the very first Japanese American novel," writes novelist Ruth Ozeki in her new foreword to John Okada's classic of Asian American literature. First published in 1956, No-No Boy was virtually ignored by a public eager to put World War II and the Japanese internment behind them. It was not until the mid-1970s that a new generation of Japanese American writers and scholars recognized the novel's importance and popularized it as one of literature's most powerful testaments to the Asian American experience. No-No Boy tells the story... "No-No Boy has the honor of being the very first Japanese American novel," writes novelist Ruth Ozeki in her new foreword to John Okada's cl... |
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78,20 zł |
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Dancing Like a Peacock, Koel Bird.: A Story from the Burma-Thai Border.
ISBN: 9781497514850 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A seven year old child is sent off by her mother with a strange man, because she cannot feed her any more, to make a living in Thailand and send money home to Burma. A U.S. based computer security expert goes to give classes in Chiangmai, Northern Thailand and gets the surprise of his life.
A seven year old child is sent off by her mother with a strange man, because she cannot feed her any more, to make a living in Thailand and send money...
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27,38 zł |
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Her Mother's Voice
ISBN: 9780992082925 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Her Mother's Voice is about the mother-daughter relationship and cultural conflicts. It is about a Chinese mother who is dying of cancer and her adult daughter, Emily. Emily consciously and unconsciously struggles with her Chinese identity due to her experiences of racism and alienation, growing up as a second generation Canadian in a mid-sized Ontario town. She struggles against being the good and dutiful Chinese daughter, yet finds herself playing this role. Consequently, she finds herself searching for a professional who can help cure her mother's cancer. Western and Chinese medicine are...
Her Mother's Voice is about the mother-daughter relationship and cultural conflicts. It is about a Chinese mother who is dying of cancer and her adult...
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45,60 zł |
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Aye I Longwhite: An American-Chinese teenager's adventure in the Middle Kingdom and beyond
ISBN: 9781501057120 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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45,60 zł |
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China Dolls
ISBN: 9780812982824 / Angielski / Miękka / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more. The author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Peony in Love, and Shanghai Girls has garnered international acclaim for her great skill at rendering the intricate relationships of women and the complex meeting of history and fate. Now comes Lisa See's highly anticipated new novel, China Dolls. It's 1938 in San Francisco: a world's fair is... NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST
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73,90 zł |
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Mambo in Chinatown: A Novel
ISBN: 9781594633805 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the bestselling author of "Girl in Translation," an inspiring novel about a young woman torn between her family duties in Chinatown and her escape into a more Western world.
Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Wong grew up in New York s Chinatown, the older daughter of a Beijing ballerina and a noodle maker. Though an ABC (American-born Chinese), Charlie s entire life has been limited to this small area. Now grown, she lives in the same tiny apartment with her widower father and her eleven-year-old sister, and works miserably as a dishwasher. But when she lands a job as a receptionist at... From the bestselling author of "Girl in Translation," an inspiring novel about a young woman torn between her family duties in Chinatown and her escap...
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67,22 zł |
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The Girl Who Wrote in Silk
ISBN: 9781492608332 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A USA Today Bestseller "The Girl Who Wrote in Silk is a beautiful story that brought me to tears more than once, and was a testament to the endurance of the human spirit and the human heart. A powerful debut that proves the threads that interweave our lives can withstand time and any tide, and bind our hearts forever."-Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author Inspired by true events, Kelli Estes's brilliant and atmospheric debut serves as a poignant tale of two women determined to do the right thing, and the power... A USA Today Bestseller "The Girl Who Wrote in Silk is a beautiful story that brought me to tears more tha... |
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69,51 zł |
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The Professionals
ISBN: 9780692252581 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Helena Park has worked hard to achieve the status and prestige she has after surviving a tumultuous past. When she meets Tom Overton, an applicant for a position at her company - she is lovestruck. There begins an elaborate scheme to bring him closer to her - from Chicago to Los Angeles - where she gets her friend to offer him a job at her newspaper. Hearts collide and destinies clash as Helena unravels her unresolved past and begins a new journey.
Helena Park has worked hard to achieve the status and prestige she has after surviving a tumultuous past. When she meets Tom Overton, an applicant for...
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95,85 zł |
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Beautiful Days
ISBN: 9781499713855 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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66,18 zł |
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The Chrysalis
ISBN: 9781499553819 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Like a richly woven bridal sari, The Chrysalis unfolds with vivid colorfulness, intricate details, and unexpected delight, along with plenty of wrinkles and creases. As Sarai traverses the fine line between honoring her Indian heritage and being true to her own Western mindset, her story unveils the kaleidoscope of human emotion from ecstasy to heartbreak to triumph, along with every nuance in between. The Chrysalis will quickly weave a cocoon around readers, taking them on a magical carpet ride from the US to the tropical villages of Kerala, India to the romantic canals of Venice and back....
Like a richly woven bridal sari, The Chrysalis unfolds with vivid colorfulness, intricate details, and unexpected delight, along with plenty of wrinkl...
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68,42 zł |
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Saw Her Standing There
ISBN: 9781496114945 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In New York City, there were these two people, Ryan and Lane. They met in high school, fell in love, and later married. Yes, to each other. From here, it would be easy to ask, "Does anyone die? Did they turn into wizards? Witches? Ghosts? Vampires? How about zombies? Or, are they monsters of unknown origins, their only aim to annihilate their neighboring monsters by gnashing them to delicious morsels with their ridiculously sharp incisors, leaving the planet to stew in the juices and horrific odors of rotten animal flesh, splintered bones, and exposed innards, then kill each other because:...
In New York City, there were these two people, Ryan and Lane. They met in high school, fell in love, and later married. Yes, to each other. From here,...
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50,43 zł |
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Ying-Ying 3: Jasmine Blossoms in L.A.
ISBN: 9781505303766 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Nine-year old Ying-Ying (Jasmine) and her mother move to Los Angeles, while her father's shadow follows. Jasmine discovers unexpected consequences as she gets to know her older brother Art, makes new friends, joins the L.A. Junior Fire Department, breaks one of her mother's rules, competes in sports and in Chinese school, deals with a hostile teacher, wonders about her mother's suitor, and finds out about superstitions and faith.
Nine-year old Ying-Ying (Jasmine) and her mother move to Los Angeles, while her father's shadow follows. Jasmine discovers unexpected consequences as ...
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45,41 zł |
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The Light at The End
ISBN: 9781505578782 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A series of vignettes about a girl's struggling family of depression and financial troubles. Her journey consists of many schools, friends, racial discrimination, and finding her true self along with the help of a boy who changes her life. How will she learn to find happiness if she can't find it within her own family?
A series of vignettes about a girl's struggling family of depression and financial troubles. Her journey consists of many schools, friends, racial dis...
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24,56 zł |
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Can I Borrow Soy Sauce?: The Hilarious Adventures Of An Asian Family In America
ISBN: 9781500537258 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,24 zł |
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Scent of Apples: A Collection of Stories
ISBN: 9780295995113 / Angielski / Miękka / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Winner of the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award This collection of sixteen stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino writer to an American audience. Scent of Apples contains work from the 1940s to the 1970s. Although many of Santos's writings have been published in the Philippines, Scent of Apples is his only book published in the United States. Replaces ISBN 9780295956954 Winner of the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award This collection of sixteen stories brings the work of a distinguished Filipino... |
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88,63 zł |
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Kung Fu and the Invisible Hand: Cautionary Tales and Parables of our social ideaologies
ISBN: 9781512048698 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Short Stories and Parables about our society through the lens of the Kung Fu and Chinatown culture.
Short Stories and Parables about our society through the lens of the Kung Fu and Chinatown culture.
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54,73 zł |
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Realm of Chaos Vol 1: Traditional Chinese Edition
ISBN: 9781511949118 / Chiński / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tales of Terra Ocean Long before the distant past, Earth was an organic whole without form and void. A divine goddess named Pan Gu separated Earth from Heaven to form Terrestrial continents. Once every sixty six thousand six hundred and sixty six year, a disastrous scourge would be brought upon this land. Floods, drought, famines, earthquakes and disease epidemics spread throughout Earth. Four Sages walked across the continents and discovered the myth of contrary forces, which were interconnected and interdependent in the dynamic natural cycle. Relying on absorbing the spirits of sun, moon,...
Tales of Terra Ocean Long before the distant past, Earth was an organic whole without form and void. A divine goddess named Pan Gu separated Earth fro...
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59,29 zł |
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The Lovesick Cicada
ISBN: 9781508795124 / Chiński / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,47 zł |
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My Asian Dragon's Baby
ISBN: 9781514188156 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Joy and Longwei are an unlikely couple. Longwei's the leader of a small village, and has the ability to shift into a dragon at will. Joy was a reporter but is now Longwei's right hand woman. Their differences haven't stopped them from falling in love. Now Longwei wants Joy to carry his babies. A potentially dangerous request, considering she'd be a human woman carrying the child of a dragon shifter. If that was the only danger that'd be worrying enough, but other dangers are never far away. The ever present threat of the Triad is growing. Will Joy and Longwei be able to start their family...
Joy and Longwei are an unlikely couple. Longwei's the leader of a small village, and has the ability to shift into a dragon at will. Joy was a reporte...
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36,47 zł |
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