Author: William J. LedererPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The Story of Pink Jade
Author: William J. LedererPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Pink Jade
Author: Jade BaldenPublisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1504391292
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Pink Jade is a touching and inspiring chronicle of a young Vietnamese girl and her familys life during the turmoil preceding and following the Vietnam War. It speaks to her journey to find peace and love after escaping the horrors of war-torn Vietnam. Sharing the trauma of forced displacement and the difficulties and uncertainty of what would come next, the author invites readers to walk with her as she and her family relocate her lost father and start a new life with a new direction.
The Jade Peony
Author: Wayson ChoyPublisher: D & M Publishers
ISBN: 1926706765
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Three siblings tell the stories of their very different childhoods in Vancouver's Chinatown before and during World War II.
Jade's Story
Author: Helena PielichatyPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192751645
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Jade doesn't know how to cope when her father starts behaving oddly. He sits in a chair all day, staring into space, not even bothering to get dressed - until Jade is too embarrassed to bring her friends home. And then, to cap it all, he wrecks his own shop, makes a scene in the middle ofthe road, and has to be escorted off to hospital by the police. Jade doesn't know how to cope with her father's strange behaviour - and it's only as she comes to understand him better that she can come to terms with what's happening to him.An insightful study of what it's like to have a parent break down, handled with sensitivity and humour.
Story and Reality
Author: Robert Paul RothPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725212862
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
No Christian will dispute the importance of properly understanding the gospel. And throughout the centuries the function of theology has been to aid that understanding. In good part, as the author of this challenging study indicates, theology has turned to philosophy, history, sociology, or yet other disciplines in an effort to make its own message clear; that is, theology has used philosophical or historical or sociological concepts of reality, and has then attempted to impose upon reality (so defined) a deeper theological significance. But that effort, Robert Roth believes, can never be completely successful, since each of these disciplines -- valuable as they are in themselves -- are compelled by their nature to reduce both reality and theology to the level of what is human, thus leaving out the very thing that theology is all about: God. Roth contends that theology must use as its model what he terms story, the kind of large, comprehensive tale or myth that takes into account the basic facts of the universe and human existence. The nature of story, he tells us, is essentially dramatic, filled with tension between opposing forces. The conflict between good and evil, for example, or between hope and despair, has always characterized great literature. And it is precisely those same conflicts that characterize reality. Little wonder that God's account of reality -- the gospel -- is cast in story form. 'Story and Reality' is an exciting and unusual approach to the question of what constitutes God's message to humanity; it offers as well new insights into the nature of literature, and the role story can play in helping us properly apprehend reality. Roth demands an effort on the part of his readers; but it is an effort that will be richly repaid.
Yoon and the Jade Bracelet
Author: Helen RecorvitsPublisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374386894
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It is Yoon's birthday and all she wants is a jump rope so she can play with the other girls in the school yard. Instead, Yoon's mother gives her a Korean storybook about a silly girl who is tricked by a tiger. Yoon also receives a jade bracelet that once belonged to her grandmother. The next day at school, a girl offers to teach Yoon how to jump rope, but for a price: she wants to borrow the jade bracelet. When Yoon tries to get her bracelet back, the girl swears it belongs to her. Yoon must use the lessons learned in her storybook and her "Shining Wisdom" to retrieve the precious keepsake. In this third book featuring Yoon, lush impressionistic dreamscapes evoke a simple and timeless message: it is possible to trick a tiger. Yoon and the Jade Bracelet is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The Story of the Charming Empress
Author: Shui YouYouPublisher: Funstory
ISBN: 1647874033
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 863
Book Description
The Xiao Clan, Princess Nanliang, was born in the second month of life. She was considered the bane of the Emperor and Empress and had abandoned the countryside.His entire life had been rough, and he had served six different Sovereign Kings: Yang Guang, Yuwen Huai, Dou Jiande, Tu Ke Han, Jie Li, Li Shimin.
A Study Guide for William J. Lederer/Eugene Burdick 's "The Ugly American"
Author: Gale, Cengage LearningPublisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN: 1410361497
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 37
Book Description
A Study Guide for William J. Lederer/Eugene Burdick 's "The Ugly American," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Children of China
Author: C. Campbell BrownPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
"Children of China" by C. Campbell Brown is considered a near-lost piece of historic literature. The original text has long been archived due to its scarcity, this book has recently been re-released to ensure it wouldn't be lost forever. Written in 1909, this book recounts the lives of the boys and girls who live in the Chinese countryside as witnessed by the author C. Campbell Brown. In fact, the book describes the daily life and customs of boys and girls from games and school day routines to children and parent relationships in early 20th century China.