Beyond The Bamboo Forest
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Beyond The Bamboo Forest
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Author : Yung Lerner
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2014-05-19
Beyond The Bamboo Forest written by Yung Lerner and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1970 Yung Yung arrives in New York City where it is rare to see a young Asian woman outside of Chinatown. Modern Dance icon Martha Graham has recruited Yung Yung while on a visit to Taipei where the brilliant young dancers journey begins. Yung Yung, who could not imagine life beyond the bamboo forest, is suddenly free of the political dictator Chiang Kai-shek and the backstage parents shed supported since early childhood. In this memoir, we experience the fall and resurrection of a professional dancer/choreographer who, with the help of Martha Graham and an unconventional psychotherapist Shepard Hoodwin, escapes outer and inner tyranny Mark Sackeroff (Temple University).
So Far From The Bamboo Grove
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Author : Yoko Kawashima Watkins
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2014-06-24
So Far From The Bamboo Grove written by Yoko Kawashima Watkins and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-24 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
In the final days of World War II, Koreans were determined to take back control of their country from the Japanese and end the suffering caused by the Japanese occupation. As an eleven-year-old girl living with her Japanese family in northern Korea, Yoko is suddenly fleeing for her life with her mother and older sister, Ko, trying to escape to Japan, a country Yoko hardly knows. Their journey is terrifying—and remarkable. It's a true story of courage and survival that highlights the plight of individual people in wartime. In the midst of suffering, acts of kindness, as exemplified by a family of Koreans who risk their own lives to help Yoko's brother, are inspiring reminders of the strength and resilience of the human spirit.
Transforming Rural Communities In China And Beyond
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Author : Ying Zhu
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-11-01
Transforming Rural Communities In China And Beyond written by Ying Zhu and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-01 with Business & Economics categories.
This book represents one of the first attempts by a multidisciplinary research team, encompassing the social sciences, business, architecture and planning, engineering, and finance and economics, to help rural communities discover sustainable and self-reliant paths to development and transformation. The opening chapter outlines the background of the research, its importance in the context of China and other countries, the rationale for choosing the case study communities in rural China, and the composition of the research team. Chapter 2 explores key issues in the role of social entrepreneurship and leadership in rural community development. Chapter 3 analyses a green platform for a pilot transaction of China forest carbon sinks led by the Huadong Forestry Exchange. The fourth chapter examines carbon trade, forestry land rights, and the livelihoods of farmers in rural Chinese communities. Chapter 5 explores alternative energy development in rural Chinese communities, where the poor are often disproportionately dependent on fuel wood and solid biomass, causing environmental degradation, reduced productivity and the decline of income generating opportunities. Chapter 6 examines and tests the proposition that stronger communities will result from ‘connected up’, holistic, synergistic and inclusive planning of services and supporting infrastructure. Chapter 7 analyzes information and communications technology (ICT) based service innovations for supporting rural community enterprises. Chapter 8 highlights key elements of stronger rural communities, drawing together the themes and proposals of preceding chapters and constructing an integrated model. The authors demonstrate that interconnected community enterprises based on clean forest products, forest carbon and ecotourism can be underpinned by local infrastructure enterprises such as renewable energy, water, waste management, ICT and transport, and financial mechanisms like carbon finance, all involving skills development, leadership and social entrepreneurship coupled with corporate and investment partnerships. Such interconnected approaches are expected to generate increased employment and prosperity, improve social livelihoods, and benefit the environment.
Magic Beyond The Mark
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Author : Emily Swiers
language : en
Publisher: Emily Swiers
Release Date : 2024-02-29
Magic Beyond The Mark written by Emily Swiers and has been published by Emily Swiers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-29 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Meet eleven-year-old Dori Lowry, a fifth grader facing a major dilemma - she's the only one without a unique soul mark. While everyone around her has halos of flowers, crystals, and grass, Dori feels like the odd one out. Determined to uncover the truth about her markless status, she turns to the mysterious Silis Madden, a classmate with an extraordinary mark that's out of this world. But that's not all Dori has to deal with. Her home life takes a wild turn when her mom's new boyfriend, Benjamin, moves in. And when Benjamin's soul mark triggers a strange event, Dori discovers her newfound ability to see creatures from another world. As chaos grips the town and an unknown creature infects soul marks, Dori must learn about the mysterious Madden family and the otherworldly forces that threaten to control the town.
World Bamboo Resources
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Author : Maxim Lobovikov
language : en
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Release Date : 2007
World Bamboo Resources written by Maxim Lobovikov and has been published by Food & Agriculture Org. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Science categories.
Bamboo -- a major non-wood forest product -- is an ancient woody grass widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and mild temperate zones. It is an integral part of forestry, but is also widely spread outside forests, including farmlands, riverbanks, roadsides and urban areas. Bamboo is quickly changing its image from the "poor man's tree" to a high-tech, industrial raw material and substitute for wood. This study, prepared by FAO jointly with the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, is an initiative to incorporate bamboo into the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) program. A total of 22 countries responded to the FAO/INBAR call for information and submitted national reports. Although data availability and quality are often weak, the main value of the study is that it has established a systematic methodology and has launched the most comprehensive assessment of global bamboo resources to date.--Publisher's description.
The American Pows
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Author : Samuel Kim
language : en
Publisher: Branden Books
Release Date : 1979-01
The American Pows written by Samuel Kim and has been published by Branden Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979-01 with Fiction categories.
Beyond The Sky And The Earth
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Author : Jamie Zeppa
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Release Date : 2011-01-28
Beyond The Sky And The Earth written by Jamie Zeppa and has been published by Doubleday Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the tradition of Iron and Silk and Touch the Dragon, Jamie Zeppa’s memoir of her years in Bhutan is the story of a young woman’s self-discovery in a foreign land. It is also the exciting début of a new voice in travel writing. When she left for the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan in 1988, Zeppa was committing herself to two years of teaching and a daunting new experience. A week on a Caribbean beach had been her only previous trip outside Canada; Bhutan was on the other side of the world, one of the most isolated countries in the world known as the last Shangri-La, where little had changed in centuries and visits by foreigners were restricted. Clinging to her bags full of chocolate, hair conditioner and Immodium, she began the biggest challenge of her life, with no idea she would fall in love with the country and with a Bhutanese man, end up spending nine years in Bhutan, and begin a literary career with her account of this transformative journey. At her first posting in a remote village of eastern Bhutan, she is plunged into an overwhelmingly different culture with squalid Third World conditions and an impossible language. Her house has rats and fleas and she refuses to eat the local food, fearing the rampant deadly infections her overly protective grandfather warned her about. Gradually, however, her fear vanishes. She adjusts, begins to laugh, and is captivated by the pristine mountain scenery and the kind students in her grade 2 class. She also begins to discover for herself the spiritual serenity of Buddhism. A transfer to the government college of Sherubtse, where the housing conditions are comparatively luxurious and the students closer to her own age, gives her a deeper awareness of Bhutan’s challenges: the lack of personal privacy, the pressure to conform, and the political tensions. However, her connection to Bhutan intensifies when she falls in love with a student, Tshewang, and finds herself pregnant. After a brief sojourn in Canada to give birth to her son, Pema Dorji, she marries Tshewang and makes Bhutan her home for another four years. Zeppa’s personal essay about her culture shock on arriving in Bhutan won the 1996 CBC/Saturday Night literary competition and appeared in the magazine. She flew home to accept the prize, where people encouraged her to pursue her writing. Her letters from Bhutan also featured on CBC’s Morningside. The book that grew out of this has been published in Canada and the United States to ecstatic reviews, followed by British, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish editions. Although cultural differences finally separated Jamie and Tshewang in 1997 while she was writing the book and she returned to Canada, she will always feel at home in Bhutan. Zeppa shares her compelling insights into this land and culture, but Beyond the Sky and the Earth is more than a travel book. With rich, spellbinding prose and bright humour, it describes a personal journey in which Zeppa acquires a deeper understanding of what it means to leave one’s home behind, and undergoes a spiritual transformation.
Beyond The Reef
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Author : A.J. Llewellyn
language : en
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
Release Date : 2013-12-20
Beyond The Reef written by A.J. Llewellyn and has been published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-20 with Fiction categories.
Tony takes a shower one day and finds a naked man fondling his loofah. Frank's a sex machine who knows Tony's deepest desires...and won't go away. Wannabe actor Tony Kaven's career hasn't just stalled—it's in reverse—so he jumps at the chance of being a personal assistant to mercurial movie star Rufus Roscoe on location in Maui, Hawaii. Tony wants to do well, except that, from the moment he arrives, everything goes wrong. Roscoe hates everything about him, even his blue suede shoes. Somebody on Facebook told Tony that Rufus is a big Elvis fan so Tony couldn't resist splurging on the shoes. Wrong information. Rufus hates Elvis, blue suede shoes and overweight, overwrought personal assistants. It looks like he's about to get canned when a mysterious man named Frank shows up naked in Tony's shower and tells him he is the man of his dreams. His true love. Who is this guy? And how is it that when Frank is around, everything has a way of going right? Tony finds that true love means taking a leap of faith, but he finds more than that it also means rolling with the punches, but leading with your heart.
Maui Mile By Mile
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Author : John Derrick
language : en
Publisher: Hawaiian Style Organization LLC
Release Date : 2005
Maui Mile By Mile written by John Derrick and has been published by Hawaiian Style Organization LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Automobile travel categories.
This pocket-size guide is fully illustrated with over 150 photographs. Featuring more than 70 stops, it is one of the most condensed, yet thorough, guides of its kind.
Sword Of No Blade
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Author : Joan Baxter
language : en
Publisher: Weiser Books
Release Date : 1992-02-01
Sword Of No Blade written by Joan Baxter and has been published by Weiser Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-02-01 with Philosophy categories.
Gathered during the many years the author spent practicing yoga, karate, and exploring the Far East, this collection of teaching stories will appeal to anyone interested in yoga, oriental philosophy, the martial arts, or the evolving soul.