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Finding Iris Chang
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Author : Paula Kamen
language : en
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Release Date : 2007-12-10
Finding Iris Chang written by Paula Kamen and has been published by Hachette+ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Iris Chang's mysterious suicide in 2004, at age thirty-six, didn't seem to make any sense. She had more to live for than anyone, including fame, fortune, beauty, a husband, and child. Some even wondered if the controversial author of the Rape of Nanking had been murdered. Long-time friend Paula Kamen was among those left wondering what had gone so wrong. Seeking to reconcile the suicide with the image of Chang's “perfect” life, Kamen searched her own memory and scoured Chang's letters, diaries, and archival material to fill in the gaps of Chang's personal transformation-from awkward teen to homecoming princess in college, from “ex-shy person” to world-class speaker and international human rights pioneer-and later decline into mental illness and paranoia. A literary investigation of an important writer's journey, Finding Iris is a tribute to a lost heroine, a portrait of the real and vulnerable woman who inspired so many around the world.
Finding Iris Chang
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Author : Paula Kamen
language : en
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Release Date : 2007-12-10
Finding Iris Chang written by Paula Kamen and has been published by Hachette+ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Iris Chang's mysterious suicide in 2004, at age thirty-six, didn't seem to make any sense. She had more to live for than anyone, including fame, fortune, beauty, a husband, and child. Some even wondered if the controversial author of the Rape of Nanking had been murdered. Long-time friend Paula Kamen was among those left wondering what had gone so wrong. Seeking to reconcile the suicide with the image of Chang's “perfect” life, Kamen searched her own memory and scoured Chang's letters, diaries, and archival material to fill in the gaps of Chang's personal transformation-from awkward teen to homecoming princess in college, from “ex-shy person” to world-class speaker and international human rights pioneer-and later decline into mental illness and paranoia. A literary investigation of an important writer's journey, Finding Iris is a tribute to a lost heroine, a portrait of the real and vulnerable woman who inspired so many around the world.
Finding Iris Chang
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Author : Paula Kamen
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 2007-10-23
Finding Iris Chang written by Paula Kamen and has been published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of the late Iris Chang by a long-time friend and confidante examines the life of the controversial author of "The Rape of Nanking," her decline into mental illness and paranoia, and her mysterious suicide at the age of thirty-six.
The Woman Who Could Not Forget Iris Chang Before And Beyond The Rape Of Nanking
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Author : Ying-Ying Chang
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-07-01
The Woman Who Could Not Forget Iris Chang Before And Beyond The Rape Of Nanking written by Ying-Ying Chang and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The poignant story of the life and death of world-famous author and historian Iris Chang, as told by her mother. Iris Chang's best-selling book The Rape of Nanking forever changed the way we view the Second World War in Asia. It all began with a photo of a river choked with the bodies of hundreds of Chinese civilians that shook Iris to her core. Who were these people? Why had this happened and how could their story have been lost to history? She could not shake that image from her head. She could not forget what she had seen. A few short years later, Chang revealed this "second Holocaust" to the world. The Japanese atrocities against the people of Nanking were so extreme that a Nazi party leader based in China actually petitioned Hitler to ask the Japanese government to stop the massacre. But who was this woman that single-handedly swept away years of silence, secrecy and shame? Her mother, Ying-Ying, provides an enlightened and nuanced look at her daughter, from Iris' home-made childhood newspaper, to her early years as a journalist and later, as a promising young historian, her struggles with her son's autism and her tragic suicide. The Woman Who Could Not Forget cements Iris' legacy as one of the most extraordinary minds of her generation and reveals the depth and beauty of the bond between a mother and daughter.
The Rape Of Nanking
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Author : Iris Chang
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2014-03-11
The Rape Of Nanking written by Iris Chang and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-11 with History categories.
The New York Times bestselling account of one of history's most brutal—and forgotten—massacres, when the Japanese army destroyed China's capital city on the eve of World War II, "piecing together the abundant eyewitness reports into an undeniable tapestry of horror". (Adam Hochschild, Salon) In December 1937, one of the most horrific atrocities in the long annals of wartime barbarity occurred. The Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking (what was then the capital of China), and within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and soldiers were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered. In this seminal work, Iris Chang, whose own grandparents barely escaped the massacre, tells this history from three perspectives: that of the Japanese soldiers, that of the Chinese, and that of a group of Westerners who refused to abandon the city and created a safety zone, which saved almost 300,000 Chinese. Drawing on extensive interviews with survivors and documents brought to light for the first time, Iris Chang's classic book is the definitive history of this horrifying episode.
The Chinese In America
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Author : Iris Chang
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2004-03-30
The Chinese In America written by Iris Chang and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-30 with History categories.
A quintessiantially American story chronicling Chinese American achievement in the face of institutionalized racism by the New York Times bestselling author of The Rape of Nanking In an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day, Iris Chang tells of a people’s search for a better life—the determination of the Chinese to forge an identity and a destiny in a strange land and, often against great obstacles, to find success. She chronicles the many accomplishments in America of Chinese immigrants and their descendents: building the infrastructure of their adopted country, fighting racist and exclusionary laws and anti-Asian violence, contributing to major scientific and technological advances, expanding the literary canon, and influencing the way we think about racial and ethnic groups. Interweaving political, social, economic, and cultural history, as well as the stories of individuals, Chang offers a bracing view not only of what it means to be Chinese American, but also of what it is to be American.
The Good Man Of Nanking
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Author : John Rabe
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2007-12-18
The Good Man Of Nanking written by John Rabe and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Good Man of Nanking is a crucial document for understanding one of World War II's most horrific incidents of genocide, one which the Japanese have steadfastly refused to acknowledge. It is also the moving and awe-inspiring record of one man's conscience, courage, and generosity in the face of appalling human brutality. Until the recent emergence of John Rabe's diaries, few people knew abouth the unassuming hero who has been called the Oskar Schindler of China. In Novemgber 1937, as Japanese troops overran the Chinese capital of Nanking and began a campaign of torture, rape, and murder against its citizens, one man-a German who had lived in China for thirty years and who was a loyal follower of Adolph Hitler-put himself at risk and in order to save the lives of 200,000 poor Chinese, 600 of whom he sheltered in his own home.
Thread Of The Silkworm
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Author : Iris Chang
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2008-08-06
Thread Of The Silkworm written by Iris Chang and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-06 with Science categories.
The definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a communist, deported, and became -- to America's continuing chagrin -- the father of the Chinese missile program.
All In My Head
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Author : Paula Kamen
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-04-24
All In My Head written by Paula Kamen and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-24 with Health & Fitness categories.
At the age of twenty-four, Paula Kamen's life changed in an instant. While she was putting in her contacts, the left lens disturbed a constellation of nerves behind her eye. The pain was more piercing than that of any other headache she had ever experienced. More than a decade later, she still has a headache-the exact same headache. From surgery to a battery of Botox injections to a dousing of Lithuanian holy water, from a mountain of pharmaceutical products to aromatherapy and even a vibrating hat, All in My Head chronicles the sometimes frightening, usually absurd, and always ineffective remedies Kamen-like so many others-tried in order to relieve the pain. Beleaguered and frustrated by doctors who, frustrated themselves, periodically declared her pain psychosomatic, she came to understand the plight of the millions who suffer chronic pain in its many forms. Full of self-deprecating humor and razorsharp reporting, All in My Head is the remarkable story of patience, acceptance, and perseverance in the face of terrifying pain.
Her Way
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Author : Paula Kamen
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2000
Her Way written by Paula Kamen and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Health & Fitness categories.
Chicago-based journalist Kamen (women's studies, Northwestern U.) argues that Monica Lewinsky's ambition and audacity are characteristic of a whole generation of women now in their 20s. She chronicles the sexual evolution of young women over the past decade. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR