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The Sacred Willow
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Author : Duong Van Mai Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1999-04-08
The Sacred Willow written by Duong Van Mai Elliott and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-08 with History categories.
The author tells the story of four generations of her family, from the nineteenth century through the 1990s, in an effort to show the impact of historical events and politics on Vietnamese families.
The Sacred Willow
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Author : Mai Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017
The Sacred Willow written by Mai Elliott and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Tied in to Ken Burns' forthcoming (2017) TV series on Vietnam, to which the author is a major contributor, the reissue of a Pulitzer finalist memoir of a Vietnamese family in the 20th century
The Sacred Willow
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Author : Mai Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2017-08-04
The Sacred Willow written by Mai Elliott and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-04 with History categories.
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Duong Van Mai Elliott's The Sacred Willow illuminates recent Vietnamese history by weaving together the stories of the lives of four generations of her family. Beginning with her great-grandfather, who rose from rural poverty to become an influential landowner, and continuing to the present, Mai Elliott traces her family's journey through an era of tumultuous change. She tells us of childhood hours in her grandmother's silk shop, and of hiding while French troops torched her village, watching while blossoms torn by fire from the trees flutter "like hundreds of butterflies" overhead. She makes clear the agonizing choices that split Vietnamese families: her eldest sister left her staunchly anti-communist home to join the Viet Minh, and spent months sleeping in jungle camps with her infant son, fearing air raids by day and tigers by night. And she follows several family members through the last, desperate hours of the fall of Saigon-including one nephew who tried to escape by grabbing the skid of a departing American helicopter. Based on family papers, dozens of interviews, and a wealth of other research, this is not only a memorable family saga but a record of how the Vietnamese themselves have experienced their times.
Songs Of Willow Frost
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Author : Jamie Ford
language : en
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Release Date : 2013-09-10
Songs Of Willow Frost written by Jamie Ford and has been published by Allison & Busby this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-10 with Fiction categories.
Twelve-year-old William Eng, a Chinese-American, has lived at Seattle's Sacred Heart Orphanage since his mother disappeared five years ago. During a trip to the movie theatre, William glimpses an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost. Struck by her features, William is convinced that the movie star is his mother.
Shy Willow
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Author : Cat Min
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2021-02-16
Shy Willow written by Cat Min and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-16 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and the boy will be heartbroken. Should she try? Can she? Cat Min delivers a breathtakingly illustrated story about shyness, the power of empathy, and what it means to make a friend.
From Willow Creek To Sacred Heart
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Author : Chris Haw
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
From Willow Creek To Sacred Heart written by Chris Haw and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Religion categories.
The bestselling coauthor of Jesus for President chronicles his spiritual journey through evangelical Christianity and his return to Catholicism. A respectful and engaging look at the megachurch movement and a heartfelt expression of love for the Catholic Church's liturgy and its commitment to the poor. In the spirit of Merton's Seven Storey Mountain and Dorothy Day's The Long Loneliness, Chris Haw's From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart recounts the journey of a young Christian seeking a personal relationship with Christ within the context of a faith community committed to love, justice, and solidarity with the poor. Haw's journey spans contemporary American Christianity--from a nominal Catholic background to megachurch Evangelicalism, to a new monastic community, and then back to Catholicism after an intense spiritual experience on Good Friday. Haw's story and style will appeal to Catholics who champion the Church's social teachings, those drawn to monastic practices and living in intentional community, and those seeking solidarity with the poor and marginalized.
Rand In Southeast Asia
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Author : Mai Elliott
language : en
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Release Date : 2010-02-08
Rand In Southeast Asia written by Mai Elliott and has been published by Rand Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-08 with History categories.
This volume chronicles RAND's involvement in researching insurgency and counterinsurgency in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand during the Vietnam War era and assesses the effect that this research had on U.S. officials and policies. Elliott draws on interviews with former RAND staff and the many studies that RAND produced on these topics to provide a narrative that captures the tenor of the times and conveys the attitudes and thinking of those involved.
The Quiet War
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Author : Paul McAuley
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-08-26
The Quiet War written by Paul McAuley and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-26 with Fiction categories.
Twenty-third century Earth has been ravaged by climate change, and is now dominated by a few powerful families, with millions of people in prison and millions more labouring to rebuild ruined ecosystems. Meanwhile on Jupiter and Saturn, live the Outers. They have built a wild variety of scientific utopias crammed with exuberant creations of the genetic arts. Now they want to colonise Earth and drive human evolution in a new direction. On Earth, some want to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Outers while others wish to exploit the talents of the gene wizards. It is clear that the fragile detente between the two branches of humanity is breaking down and they may be heading towards war . . .
Passing Time
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Author : W.D. Ehrhart
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-01-20
Passing Time written by W.D. Ehrhart and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-20 with History categories.
From 1969 to 1974 Ehrhart was just Passing Time. His reentry into the "world" began with his enrollment as a 21-year-old freshman (and token Vietnam vet) at Swarthmore College. At first simply trying to bury his past, Ehrhart slowly if inexorably came to understand what happened to him, and why, in Vietnam. Interspersed are flash-backs to the war itself. It is the story of political--and personal--awakening. As the war dragged on, the United States' deceitful involvement and its perpetuation of fallacies and lies about the war's conduct forced Ehrhart to confront his own feelings about his government, country, and self. Throughout, the reader shares with Ehrhart his odyssey through naivete, growing awareness, angry withdrawal and, finally, a measure of peace.
Califia S Daughter
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Author : Devorah Major
language : en
Publisher: Willow Publishing
Release Date : 2020-07-31
Califia S Daughter written by Devorah Major and has been published by Willow Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-31 with Poetry categories.
Poetry collection by devorah major, third San Francisco Poet Laureate.