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We Were Meant to be a Gentle People

Dao Strom
We Were Meant to be a Gentle People Book PDF

Author : Dao Strom
Publisher : Mpmp / Press Otherwise
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Authors
ISBN : 0990955516

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We Were Meant to be a Gentle People by Dao Strom Pdf

"A memoir in text, image, and song. In this unique hybrid work, author/musician Dao Strom navigates the spaces between shores, mother and father, two cultures. The daughter of writers, she fled Vietnam with her mother at the end of the war. It was not until years later that she learned her father was still alive and had spent a decade in Communist "reeducation" camps as persecution for his work as a writer in the pre-1975 era of Saigon. This rift--caught between the forward-looking mother who severed ties with the past, and the only tenuous presence of a father who could not turn away from the past--is the initiating ethos behind this memoir, which renders itself also as an experiment in literary multimedia, combining text, image, and song to express the nuances and buried emotions of aftermath" --

We Were Meant to Be a Gentle People

Dao Strom
We Were Meant to Be a Gentle People Book PDF

Author : Dao Strom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1511809647

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We Were Meant to Be a Gentle People by Dao Strom Pdf

A memoir in text + image + song. In this unique work of literary multimedia, author/musician Dao Strom navigates the spaces between shores, mother and father, two cultures.The daughter of writers, Dao Strom fled Vietnam with her mother at the end of the war. It was not until years later that she learned her father was still alive and had spent a decade in Communist "reeducation camps" as persecution for his work as a writer in the pre-1975 era of Saigon. This rift - caught between the forward-looking mother who severed ties with the past, and the only tenuous presence of a father who could not turn away from the past - is the ethos behind this unique memoir, which renders itself also as an experiment in literary multimedia, combining text, image, and song. Strom juxtaposes documentary images next to family memorabilia to ruminate on the intersection of personal and collective histories, and offers up a re-imaging of cultural and folk myths along the way. Her autobiographical essays are candid at the same time they are enigmatic, playing with white space and the shapes the text makes on the page. The book, We Were Meant To Be A Gentle People, is accompanied by a music album (available digitally), East/West, that explores two "geographies." The book's "chapters" correspond with the song titles of the music album, and lyrics are interwoven amid the essays and fragments. The result is a multidimensional work that draws disparate "voices" together into one confluent, challenging whole.We Were Meant To Be A Gentle People is available as a full-color, perfect-bound book, and in a black-and-white, perfect-bound version.East/West is available as a digital album, and in limited number in physical cd packaging. See www.daostrom.com or www.theseaandthemother.com for details.

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018

Sheila Heti
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018 Book PDF

Author : Sheila Heti
Publisher : Mariner Books
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : American essays
ISBN : 9781328465818

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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018 by Sheila Heti Pdf

Author Sheila Heti works with a group of high school students to select the year's best new fiction, journalism, poetry, essays, and comics aimed at readers age fifteen and up.

The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys

Dao Strom
The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys Book PDF

Author : Dao Strom
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781640092709

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The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys by Dao Strom Pdf

"The book is informed by the Vietnamese immigrations of the nineteen–seventies but is filled with social observation of contemporary middle–class culture and indie sensibility . . . Quietly beautiful, Strom's stories are hip without being ironic." —The New Yorker When The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys was first published in 2006, it was groundbreaking in its depiction of contemporary young Vietnamese women living in the United States, centering their ordinary lives as mothers, lovers, friends, and daughters against the backdrop of immigration and assimilation. Available now for the first time in paperback and featuring an introduction by Isabelle Thuy Pelaud and a new preface by the author, The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys is a beautifully written, psychologically astute foray into the rite of female passage.

Grass Roof, Tin Roof

Dao Strom
Grass Roof Tin Roof Book PDF

Author : Dao Strom
Publisher : HMH
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547972831

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Grass Roof, Tin Roof by Dao Strom Pdf

A Vietnamese family flees its war-torn home and resettles in California, in a novel that offers a “brilliant exploration of exile, loss, and identity” (Robert Olen Butler). Told from multiple perspectives and spanning several decades, Grass Roof, Tin Roof begins with the story of Tran, a Vietnamese writer facing government persecution, who flees her homeland during the exodus of 1975 and brings her two children to the West. Here, she marries a Danish American man who has survived a different war. He promises understanding and guidance—but the psychic consequences of his past soon hinder his relationships with the family, as the children, for whom the war is now a distant shadow, struggle to understand the world around them on their own terms. In delicate, innovative prose, Strom’s characters experience the collision of cultures and the spiritual aftermath of war on the most visceral level. Grass Roof, Tin Roof is “an affecting study on the slippery nature of home” (Los Angeles Times). “[Strom] explores the mysteries of loss, culture and identity, with skill, poignancy and imagination.” —Detroit Free Press

The Dovekeepers

Alice Hoffman
The Dovekeepers Book PDF

Author : Alice Hoffman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451617481

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The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman Pdf

A tale inspired by the massacre of hundreds of Jewish people at Masada presents the stories of a hated daughter, a baker's wife, a girl disguised as a warrior, and a medicine woman who keep doves and secrets while Roman soldiers draw near.

Instrument

Dao Strom
Instrument Book PDF

Author : Dao Strom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 1734456620

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Instrument by Dao Strom Pdf

Poetry. Literary Nonfiction. Asian & Asian American Studies. Women's Studies. Art. Music. 175 pages long, Dao Strom's INSTRUMENT is an experiment in multimodal poetics-inhabiting a synergistic blend of poetry, music, and visual art: the artist's three forms of voice. Born in Vietnam and leaving the country at the age of two for Northern California, Strom's life and work speaks to fragmentation-of/within selves, histories, cultures, groups of people, and places-yet within this configuring lies her art's fluid mastery. Combining color photography, personal biography and gripping, restless poetry, INSTRUMENT represents a unique melding of literature and art. The poems are augmented by an album, Traveler's Ode, of ambient and folk-tinged songs featuring ethereal assemblages of sung-poetry, vocal layering, spare guitar and piano, and field sounds from sources such as rivers, sea, jungle, birds. Traveler's Ode is a collaborative release between Fonograf Ed. and Antiquated Future.

Diary of an Oxygen Thief

Anonymous
Diary of an Oxygen Thief Book PDF

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501157868

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Diary of an Oxygen Thief by Anonymous Pdf

Hurt people hurt people. Say there was a novel in which Holden Caulfield was an alcoholic and Lolita was a photographer’s assistant and, somehow, they met in Bright Lights, Big City. He’s blinded by love. She by ambition. Diary of an Oxygen Thief is an honest, hilarious, and heartrending novel, but above all, a very realistic account of what we do to each other and what we allow to have done to us.

Testament to a New Dawn

Michael Champion
Testament to a New Dawn Book PDF

Author : Michael Champion
Publisher : Grosvenor House Publishing
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-04
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781839750571

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Testament to a New Dawn by Michael Champion Pdf

A unique collection of manuscripts from Beings of Light. This volume is the first in a continuation of teachings from places and dimensions far beyond our human understanding

Mission Possible

Richard Charlick
Mission Possible Book PDF

Author : Richard Charlick
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781609570842

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Mission Possible by Richard Charlick Pdf

"This includes the adventures and excitement of leading many short term Christian health care mission teams far from the tourist areas, into remote areas in 3rd world countries to bring health care and the Gospel to people with no hope for health care and where they have never heard the name of Jesus." -- From cover.

Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater

Wenying Xu
Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater Book PDF

Author : Wenying Xu
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781538157329

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Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater by Wenying Xu Pdf

A Library Journal Best Reference Book of 2022 This book represents the culmination of over 150 years of literary achievement by the most diverse ethnic group in the United States. Diverse because this group of ethnic Americans includes those whose ancestral roots branch out to East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Western Asia. Even within each of these regions, there exist vast differences in languages, cultures, religions, political systems, and colonial histories. From the earliest publication in 1887 to the latest in 2021, this dictionary celebrates the incredibly rich body of fiction, poetry, memoirs, plays, and children’s literature. Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on genres, major terms, and authors. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about this topic.

Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day

Captain Tom Moore
Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day Book PDF

Author : Captain Tom Moore
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780241486115

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Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day by Captain Tom Moore Pdf

Embark on an enchanting journey into our country's past hundred years through the remarkable life of Captain Sir Tom Moore THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A wonderful life story with lessons for us all . . . beautifully written' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Gloriously enthralling' DAILY MAIL __________ Captain Sir Tom Moore's story is all our stories . . . Born at the tail end of the Spanish flu epidemic, Tom Moore was raised in the Yorkshire Dales by a loving family that had not escaped tragedy. Yet when the clouds of war threatened, Tom raised his hand and joined up to fight. The Second World War took him to the Far East, where his can-do spirit was forged. Whether fighting for his life in Burma or helming a firm back home, racing motorbikes or raising a family, he always sought to do his very best. To make a difference to those around him. Captain Tom's story is that of our parents and our grandparents. It is the story of the past hundred years here in Britain. __________ 'Engaging . . . His upbeat nature shines through and reminds us how much worse this year would have been without him' Evening Standard 'A wonderful read. Captain Tom is a beacon of light, and hope, and positivity' Piers Morgan, Life Stories, ITV 'A great book' Good Morning Britain 'A beautiful book. We have so much to learn from Captain Sir Tom' Chris Evans, Virgin Radio 'Fascinating. It's the life story of an ordinary man who is extraordinary' Michael Ball, BBC Radio 2

Eagle Heart

I R Harvey
Eagle Heart Book PDF

Author : I R Harvey
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781398458543

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Eagle Heart by I R Harvey Pdf

Raised by adoptive parents in a small community, Narfi simply doesn’t fit in. Shocking violence and tragedy force him to flee the only life he has known, pursued by agents of the Chancel Of The Crooked Cross; religious zealots intent on destroying the indigenous Celtyth culture. All he has for guidance is the last instruction his adoptive father gave him – a clue to help him find his true name and destiny. It points him west to the lands of the Celtyth. So begins a perilous journey of freedom gained and lost; suffering; enlightenment and discovery. On his travels, Narfi confronts friendship and loss, finds his true name and encounters a lost people, who teach him about his magical heritage. With their help, he makes his way into his homeland; back to a world and family he never knew. Yet he finds himself in the centre of a storm...

The Argosy

Mrs. Henry Wood,Charles William Wood
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Author : Mrs. Henry Wood,Charles William Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : English literature
ISBN : IOWA:31858045461997

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The Argosy by Mrs. Henry Wood,Charles William Wood Pdf

A magazine of tales, travels, essays, and poems.

White Gloves

Martha Dugan Hopkins
White Gloves Book PDF

Author : Martha Dugan Hopkins
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781463415594

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White Gloves by Martha Dugan Hopkins Pdf

My purpose of writing this book was to tell about how different life was when I was growing up in the thirties and forties, compared to today. When I ran out of ideas it became my own autobiography. I know it might be bordering on being egotisical and it may be braggadocios, but it has been and still is a happy and wonderful life for me, and I know how blessed I am