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Lee Kuan Yew
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 221

Lee Kuan Yew

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-09-22
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  • Publisher: MIT Press

CNN “Book of the Week” Featuring a foreword by Henry Kissinger The grand strategist and founder of modern Singapore offers key insights and opinions on globalization, geopolitics, economic growth, and democracy in a series of interviews with the author of Destined for War, and others “If you are interested in the future of Asia, which means the future of the world, you’ve got to read this book.” —Fareed Zakaria, CNN When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly respo...

The Art of the Body
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 165

The Art of the Body

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-09-05
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  • Publisher: Hachette UK

'A bold, unflinching debut' GUARDIAN 'Brutal, tender, philosophical, visceral, complex and so well written' EMMA JANE UNSWORTH Maintaining one person's dignity comes nearly always at the expense of someone else's. I have learned this for you. Janet is caught between care work and caring for herself. Her life revolves around Sean, a talented fine art student, living and working with cerebral palsy. Both Janet and Sean are new to London and far from their families. Both are finding a means of escape through pushing their bodies to the limit. When Sean is faced with an unexpected and deeply personal tragedy, Janet must let her guard down at last and discover what she's prepared to fight for. The Art of the Body is a novel about dignity and intimacy, tenderness and brutality, unafraid to explore uncommon bodies in unusual ways. 'Raw and powerful' IMAGE

Obsessed
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 368

Obsessed

A brave teen recounts her debilitating struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder—and brings readers through every painful step as she finds her way to the other side—in this powerful and inspiring memoir. Until sophomore year of high school, fifteen-year-old Allison Britz lived a comfortable life in an idyllic town. She was a dedicated student with tons of extracurricular activities, friends, and loving parents at home. But after awakening from a vivid nightmare in which she was diagnosed with brain cancer, she was convinced the dream had been a warning. Allison believed that she must do something to stop the cancer in her dream from becoming a reality. It started with avoiding sidewal...

Big Mal
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 342

Big Mal

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-03-16
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  • Publisher: Random House

Malcolm Allison is one of the most controversial figures of the last half-century of English football. Leader of the famed 'West Ham Academy', his playing career was cut short by the loss of a lung to tuberculosis. Disillusioned, he became a professional gambler before acknowledging that football was his calling. After humble beginnings as a coach, he began a celebrated partnership with Joe Mercer, turning Manchester City into one of the most stylish teams English football has produced. Along with the trophies came the birth of Big Mal, the larger-than-life personality who helped revolutionise televised football. He became instantly recognisable for his cigar and Fedora, and equally notoriou...

Allison's Wedding Dress
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 292

Allison's Wedding Dress

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004-07
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  • Publisher: iUniverse

Allison's Wedding Dress, one of the 46 short stories in this book is based on a young woman the author met and observed while living and working in Aberdeen, Washington. The fictionalized account of her life was chosen to be the cornerstone of this collection of short stories, all of which are written by the author of this book. This collection is sure to entertain readers of all ages. Allison, raised by her great aunt and uncle, lived under extremely rigid conditions. She was forced to marry a total stranger who used her in place of frequenting the local brothel. Emotionally battered and practically brainwashed that she was going to go to hell, Allison lived a lonesome and forlorn life in h...

Allison's Last Supper
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 337

Allison's Last Supper

Allison’s Last Supper Part III of VIII in the series is about PI Simon Fintch. After Simon Fintch has celebrated the New Year holidays and had some time off, he immediately gets a new case. This murder has taken place in the same house where Simon works and lives. It was Allison's father, Jonas White, who found his daughter murdered in her apartment when he came to visit from South Africa. The police are busy with all the gang wars, they are worse than before. There's now hardly anyone who can fail to notice that there are tougher times among the gangs and the murders are more than usual this time of the year. In the midst of all the gang wars, Simon needs to consider whether the murder of Allison could be gang-related. During the investigation, he finds out that the brother of the victim's boyfriend is part of one of the gangs. Even Simon and Bee are hit by the gangs. Everyone is equally terrified of what is going on around them. There is no one who is safe anymore, but Simon doesn't give up. He is an experienced homicide detective, and in the end, he manages to solve the complicated case

Allison's Journey
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 196

Allison's Journey

Allison Troyer is of marriageable age and needs to learn how to manage an Amish household. Can a girl who feels as faceless, purposeless, and neglected as her tattered Amish doll, find her way among strangers? James Esh likes what he sees when Allison Troyer walks into the barn. Will anything keep this brash young Amish man from stealing her affections? Aaron Zook has vowed never to lose his heart to another. Yet when James makes advances on Allison, Aaron can't help but intercede. Can threads of faith and love unite tattered hearts? Allison's Journey is book 4 in the The Brides of Webster County series. Other books in the series include Going Home: Book 1, On Her Own: Book 2, Dear to Me: Book 3.

Allison's Awakening
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 189

Allison's Awakening

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2012-09-29
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  • Publisher: AuthorHouse

Allison Crenshaw comes from one of the wealthiest families in the Tampa Bay Area. She made the choice to become a prosecutor rather than practicing at her family's law firm like her siblings. As a prosecutor for the State Attorney's office, she prides herself on sending the guilty to prison. However, she encounters 16-year-old Darius who she's forced to charge as an adult. As Allison evaluates this decision, she takes a journey that changes her life forever.

A Study Guide for Dorothy E. Allison's
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 39

A Study Guide for Dorothy E. Allison's "Bastard Out of Carolina"

A Study Guide for Dorothy E. Allison's "Bastard Out of Carolina," 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.