![]() He tells stories of Japanese Americans behind the barbed wire of U.S. He writes of the Chinese who laid tracks for the transcontinental railroad, of plantation laborers in the canefields of Hawaii, of "picture brides" marrying strangers in the hope of becoming part of the American dream. In an extraordinary blend of narrative history, personal recollection, and oral testimony, the author presents a sweeping history of Asian Americans. One-tenth of the nation: Asian Americans in the twenty-first century.Ī history of Asian Americans, introducing the people, the cultures, and their hope, fears, contribution, and dreams. "Strangers" at the gates again: post-1965 ![]() The watershed of World War II: democracy and race "The tide of turbans": Asian Indians in Americaĭollar a day, dime a dance: the forgotten Filipinos Struggling against colonialism: Koreans in America Raising cane: the world of plantation HawaiiĮthnic solidarity: the settling of Japanese AmericaĮthnic islands: the emergence of urban Chinese America ![]() Gam saan haak: the Chinese in nineteenth-century America Overblown with hope: the first wave of Asian immigration Preface to the new edition: Confronting "cultural literacy": the redefining of Americaįrom a different shore: their history bursts with telling Strangers from a different shore : a history of Asian Americans / Ronald Takaki. ![]() Request This Author Takaki, Ronald T., 1939-2009. ![]()
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![]() As a teacher, I found myself frequently reflecting on the connection between a section and classroom practice.Īs I reached the end of Wen-Tzu, which I read while on retreat at a hermitage in the Rocky Mountains (Nada, near Crestone, Colorado-if you're in need of withdrawal and rejuvenation and don't mind silence, you can't do better), I found myself thinking of how difficult it would be to realize any of the Taoist vision in the culture we've created for ourselves. ![]() Nothing that differs from the Tao Te Ching, but the connections between levels are elaborated at greater length. ![]() The central message is clear and familiar to anyone who's spent any time with Taoism: circumstances change in ways the render rigid rules destructive correct behavior is likely to become part of the problem unless it flows from deep roots in an acceptance of the Way. ![]() More even than the Tao Te Ching or Chuang-tzu, Wen-Tzu reflects the breadth of Taoist thinking, from the intensely introspective (though never solipsistic) to the worlds of politics, the economy and war. Most of the 180-odd sections in Wen-Tzu are attributed to Lao-Tzu, but the name was used to represent the wisdom flowing from a particular source, so it's really an anthology (which accounts for a certain amount of repetition). For anyone interested in Taoism, this is the place to go after the Tao Te Ching (preferably in Stephen Mitchell's translation, although the one by Thomas Cleary, who translated this book, is also solid). ![]() ![]() ![]() A pot of beans are flavored with her mother's sighs, this sigh part cardamom, that one the essence of clove a lover requests a banquet as an affirmation of ongoing passion an homage is paid to the most time-honored appetizer, soup. And at every gathering there is food, food as sustenance, food as aphrodisiac, food as memory. But if her reputation is writ large upon the national stage, her heart resides in the everyday where family and lovers gather, friends commune, and those no longer with us are remembered. ![]() She's been hailed as a healer and a national treasure. The poetry of Nikki Giovanni has spurred movements and inspired songs, turned hearts and informed generations. With Chasing Utopia, Nikki Giovanni, one of America's most celebrated artists, demands that the prosaic-flowers, birdsong, winter-be seen as poetic. Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid is written by Nikki Giovanni and published by William Morrow. ![]() ![]() ![]() Throw in a few immortal guardians and demons later in the series, and you'll get the drift! Each book can be read as a standalone and always centers around a new couple finding love, but the series is more enjoyable when read in order. ![]() Vampire Samson Woodford lives in San Francisco and owns a security/bodyguard company, Scanguards, which employs both vampires and humans. The Scanguards Vampires series is full of fast-paced action, scorching love scenes, witty dialogue, and strong heroes and heroines. ![]() ![]() However, another attack on Delilah and a dead body later, and Samson has his hands full: not only with trying to hide the fact he's a vampire, but also with finding out what secrets Delilah harbors that put her into harm's way. Thinking all he needs is one night with her, Samson indulges in a night of pleasure and passion. His scruples about taking Delilah to bed vanish when his shrink suggests it's the only way to cure his problem. Suddenly there's nothing wrong with his hydraulics-as long as Delilah is the woman in his arms. That changes when the lovely mortal auditor Delilah tumbles into his arms after a seemingly random attack. Not even a shrink can help the owner of the successful security company Scanguards. Vampire bachelor Samson can't get it up anymore. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rodriguez, lui, insuffle une puissance brute aux clés, dont chaque apparition donne lieu à une explosion visuelle." - Libération "Locke & Key fait preuve d'une honnêteté, d'une brutalité et d'un courage à toute épreuve." - Ed Brubaker "Lunatique, sensible et incroyablement convaincant, Locke & Key est le Sandman des années 2000." - Jim Zub "C'est le début de la fin, et c'est satanément fantastique. "Toute l'habileté de Joe Hill consiste à brouiller les cartes à ouvrir des pans de récit jusqu'au dernier acte. Audiobooks Movies Music Comics Ebooks Television. The film stars Tom Hardy in the title role, the only character seen on screen, as he carries on a number of speakerphone conversations with characters voiced by Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Ben Daniels, Tom Holland and Bill Milner. Ceux qui lui ont si longtemps résisté, Tyler, Kinsey, Scot, Nina, Rufus et les autres, seront tous appelés à jouer leur rôle tragique dans le dernier affrontement de la haine et de l'humanité, dans les sinistres grottes de Lovecraft. We have free Locke & Key comic titles by IDW Publishing All these comics are free with a participating library card Browse. Locke is a 2013 psychological drama film written and directed by Steven Knight. Sous l'apparence du jeune Bode, il s'apprête à libérer les démons qui se pressent derrière elle. LOCKE & KEY : Joe Hill et Gabriel Rodriguez livrent enfin l'incroyable conclusion de leur saga ! Il a fallu deux générations et d'innombrables victimes, mais Lucas "Dodge" Caravaggio est parvenu à ses fins : il étient la clé qui lui ouvrira la Porte Noire. ![]() ![]() ![]() As they grow closer, he finds himself willing to risk everything to keep her alive even his relationship with his devoted brother and liaison, Niklas, who now like everyone else wants Sarai dead. While on the run, Victor strays from his primal nature as he succumbs to his conscience and resolves to help Sarai. But things don't go as planned and instead of finding transport back to Tucson, she finds herself free from one dangerous man and caught in the clutches of another. When Victor arrives at the compound to collect details and payment for a hit, Sarai sees him as her only opportunity for escape. ![]() Victor is a cold-blooded assassin who, like Sarai, has known only death and violence since he was a young boy. Over time she forgot what it was like to live a normal life, but she never let go of her hope to escape the compound where she has been held for the past nine years. Reading Order- #1 - KILLING SARAI #2 - REVIVING IZABEL #3 - THE SWAN & THE JACKAL #4 - SEEDS OF INIQUITY #5 - THE BLACK WOLF #6 - BEHIND THE HANDS THAT KILL - Sarai was only fourteen when her mother uprooted her to live in Mexico with a notorious drug lord. ![]() Redmerski, comes a dangerous and boundary pushing new crime and suspense series, In the Company of Killers. From New York Times, USA Today & Wall Street Journal best-selling author J.A. ![]() ![]() Her first novel is THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, one of the New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing in 2012. Now she is a New York Times bestselling author of darkly magical books. ![]() Hunted by all, racing against time to save her dying friend Navi, Eliana must decide how to wear a crown she never wanted-by embracing her mother's power, or rejecting it forever.Ĭlaire Legrand used to be a musician until she realized she couldn’t stop thinking about the stories in her head. But fear of corruption-fear of becoming another Rielle-keeps Eliana's power dangerous and unpredictable. Meanwhile, to help her prince and love Audric protect Celdaria, Rielle must spy on the angel Corien-but his promises of freedom and power may prove too tempting to resist.Ĭenturies later, Eliana Ferracora grapples with her new reality: She is the Sun Queen, humanity's long-awaited savior. To repair it, Rielle must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. Rielle Dardenne has been anointed Sun Queen, but her trials are far from over. ![]() In this sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller Furyborn, two queens, separated by a thousand years, connected by secrets and lies, must continue their fight amid deadly plots and unthinkable betrayals that will test their strength-and their hearts. ![]() ![]() ![]() It made it that much easier to sympathize with her and that much harder to put the book down. At the same time, though, I loved that I was never able to figure out things before Gaby did. ![]() Being in the dark right along with her was killer because there were moments where it felt like some of the answers were in reach. Just like in Shadows, there was still plenty of mystery surrounding Gaby, including her past and the fate of her twin brother Jude. I was a little worried I wouldn't remember all the details from the previous book, since I read it over a year ago, but it was easy slipping back into the complicated and fascinating life of Gaby Winters. Haze is the second novel in Paula Weston's Rephaim series, and it starts off a week after the end of the first book Shadows. However, it turns out I was wrong, which was a huge relief! Haze was such a great book and ended up being exactly what I needed to read. I honestly believed it would have a negative effect on how I felt about this book. My Thoughts: I was in a bit of a reading rut before I started Haze. So why isn't she out there looking for him? ![]() She knows she's alive when she's meant to be dead. She is one of the Rephaim - a wingless half angel, descended from the Fallen. With him, her blood-soaked nightmares stopped. ![]() She was slowly getting over the death of her twin brother, Jude. Gaby Winters' life used to be pretty normal. Follow the entire Haze blog tour schedule HERE. ![]() ![]() She leaves the party in Luke's car intoxicated. ![]() However, after attending a party and witnessing her boyfriend, Luke, having sex with her arch nemesis, Sandy, her world flips upside down. Summary: Senior year of highs school and Maisie's life is perfect. Is it just a coincidence that his arrival marks a significant change in Maisie’s life? Up until senior year, life was perfect, but things seem to be going downhill fast.Ĭover: An envelope and Calla Lily, the things that held the threatening messages towards Maisie, the main plot of the story A misfit delinquent that seemed to bring with him a lot of bad karma. Life was great, she had everything going for her, excellent grades, great parents, an annoying yet caring twin brother, and an impossibly sweet boyfriend.Įverything was perfect - that is until the arrival of Zach Anderson. Up until Maisie Preston’s senior year, she would have totally agreed with that statement. Given Summa ry: They say that your school years are supposed to be the best years of your life, and that you should make the most of them because you’ll miss them when you’re all grown up. ![]() Reading Group Rating: I would say High school+ But maybe more like Sophomore Year+ You don't necessarily have to read that before you read this one, but I would highly recommend it*** ![]() ![]() ***This is a companion novel to Always You by Kirsty Moseley. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "The story of Instagram," she writes, "is an overwhelming lesson in how the decisions inside a social media company. Offline, restaurants, hotels, bookstores and museums around the world had designed their spaces to be Instagrammable.īloomberg reporter Sarah Frier's No Filter is a vibrant play-by-play of how Instagram reached that level of influence through the business of manufacturing coolness. Online, influencers and brands were profiting from the app. ![]() The spread was like an Instagram feed pulled offline, but by that time the world - digital and material - had already bent to fit the app's standards. In 2018, shortly after hitting 1 billion users, photo-sharing app Instagram celebrated a flashy product launch in San Francisco with a lineup of its greatest hits: There were cruffins and avocado toast, areas for selfie-taking and a barista serving matcha lattes. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title No Filter Subtitle The Inside Story of Instagram Author Sarah Frier ![]() |