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A Free Life: A Novel
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This was a book on a list for our library. Having lived and worked in China for 8 years, I was eager to read this book. However, it was even a challenge for me to complete the book. The first and biggest problem for me was the language. To me it was very artificial - the adjectives and similes used often brought more confusion to me that clari... »
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers
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"When you follow in the path of your father, you learn to walk like him." This simple, yet potentially double-edged Ashanti proverb begins Javaka Steptoe's picture-book debut, a powerful collection of poems celebrating African American fathers, by new and established African American writers. Breathtaking, evocative mixed-media spreads--bedecked with b... »
Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940
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This is a collection of poetry salvaged from the walls of the barracks on Angel Island, where Chinese immigrants were detained between 1910 and 1940. Poems are in both English and Chinese. In addition to the poems, the editors provide an introduction to early Chinese immigration, and there are several pages of quotes from various immigrants, on vari... »
Writing and Enjoying Haiku: A Hands-on Guide
I think the title said it all. If you write Haiku or are fascinated by Haiku get this book! ... »
Book of My Nights: Poems (American Poets Contin
Li-Young Lee, Book of My Nights (BOA Editions, 2001)Every time I find myself ready to crown a single person the foremost voice in American poetry (the ... »
China's Bravest Girl: The Legend of Hua Mu Lan
This is actually one of my favorite books. I have owned a copy since it first came out, and keep having to buy new ones because my student's also love it... »
Commons (New California Poetry, 5)
I hardly know what to say about the book because I can't stop reading it--every time I finish I just right over again.The individual's voice rises to t... »
Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Pers
Bernard Lewis is probably the West's foremost scholar on Islam and the Middle East; I have enjoyed several of his books on these topics. Even so, I was su... »
History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology, No. 1
The professional historians faint as prominent mathematician Doctor Fomenko et al research the known historical data and come to fairly controversial conc... »
Returning a Borrowed Tongue: Poems by Filipino
This book is a must read for those trying to understand the assimilation of Filipino's into the American society. At times the works were rather deep, bu... »
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