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The Time In Between
When Nancy Tucker was eight years old, her class had to write about what they wanted in life. She thought, and thought, and then, though she didn't know why, she wrote: 'I want to be thin.' Over the next twelve years, she developed anorexia nervosa, was hospitalised, and finally swung the other way towards bulimia nervosa. She left school, rejoined school; went in and out of therapy; ebbed in and out of life. From the bleak reality of a body breaking down to the electric mental highs of starvation, hers has been a life held in thrall by food. Told with remarkable insight, dark humour and acute intelligence, The Time in Between is a profound, important window into the workings of an unquiet mind – a Wasted for the 21st century.
That Was When People Started to Worry
' This is mental illness. It is unexpected strength and unusual luck and an uninterrupted string of steps. Then the next wave comes. And while you wipe grit from your eyes and swipe blood from your knees, the smiling faces in the distance call out: Why do you keep falling over?! Just stand up!' Conversations about mental health are increasing, but we still seldom hear what it's really like to suffer from mental illness. Enter Nancy Tucker, author of the acclaimed eating disorder memoir, The Time In Between. Based on her interviews with young women aged 16–25, That Was When People Started to Worry weaves together experiences of mental illness into moving narratives, humorous anecdotes, and ...
The First Day of Spring
**DISCOVER THE YEAR'S MOST PAGE-TURNING THRILLER** 'Perceptive and compassionate' GUARDIAN 'Gorgeously written' PANDORA SYKES 'A stunning debut' WASHINGTON POST 'I loved this book' CLARE MACKINTOSH 'Compulsively readable' ASHLEY AUDRAIN 'Compelling . . . stunningly powerful' GRAZIA 'An unforgettable narrative voice' PAULA HAWKINS 'An extraordinary and heart-rending novel' OBSERVER 'This is outstanding . . . so powerful' TRACY FENTON 'A darkly dazzling debut . . . gripping' LISA JEWELL 'A gripping, unsettling debut novel' ABIGAIL DEAN 'Sharp-edged and highly discussable' BOOKLIST **A GUARDIAN 2021 BEST CRIME AND THRILLER PICK** ___________ 'So that was all it took,' I thought. 'That was all i...
Strait Talk
Relations among the United States, Taiwan, and China challenge policymakers, international relations specialists, and a concerned public to examine their assumptions about security, sovereignty, and peace. Only a Taiwan Straits conflict could plunge Americans into war with a nuclear-armed great power. In a timely and deeply informed book, Nancy Bernkopf Tucker traces the thorny relationship between the United States and Taiwan as both watch ChinaÕs power grow. Although TaiwanÐU.S. security has been intertwined since the 1950s, neither Taipei nor Washington ever fully embraced the other. Differences in priorities and perspectives repeatedly raised questions about the wisdom of the alignment...
Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the United States, 1945-1992
Tucker also investigates the impact of immigrants from Taiwan and Hong Kong in the U.S., ranging from achievements in art and scholarship to gang violence tied to drugs, illegal immigration and politics.
The China Threat
Nancy Bernkopf Tucker confronts the coldest period of the cold warÑthe moment in which personality, American political culture, public opinion, and high politics came together to define the Eisenhower AdministrationÕs policy toward China. A sophisticated, multidimensional account based on prodigious, cutting edge research, this volume convincingly portrays EisenhowerÕs private belief that close relations between the United States and the PeopleÕs Republic of China were inevitable and that careful consideration of the PRC should constitute a critical part of American diplomacy. Tucker provocatively argues that the Eisenhower AdministrationÕs hostile rhetoric and tough actions toward Chin...
Disney Junior Fancy Nancy: What's Your Fancy?
Based on the Disney Junior TV show and inspired by the classic picture book series, this is a brand-new, beautifully illustrated picture book that’s perfect for sharing with the Fancy Nancy fan in your life! Nancy knows that everyone has his or her own way of being fancy. It’s part of what makes us unique. But Nancy is curious to know what makes her family and friends feel fancy, so she goes to find out. Nancy is happy to know that—while she has her own way of being fancy—everyone else does too. These different expressions of fanciness are what make life so magnifique! Disney Junior’s Fancy Nancy is an animated children’s series starring six-year-old Nancy, a girl who is fancy in everything from her advanced vocabulary to her creative, elaborate attire. The show is based on the New York Times bestselling book series Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser
Disney Junior Fancy Nancy: My Fanciest Things
Ooh la la! Nancy loves all of the fancy things in her room—like the fabulous tutu she wore at her dance recital, her exquisite tea set, and the magnifique vanity table that once belonged to her grandmother. But Nancy will soon discover that there’s something extra special that Nancy’s fanciest things all have in common… Disney Junior’s Fancy Nancy: My Fanciest Things is a brand-new picture book with gorgeous watercolor art by Grace Lee and a heartwarming original story, based on the animated show and inspired by the classic picture book series. Disney Junior’s Fancy Nancy is an animated family comedy starring six-year-old Nancy, a girl who is fancy in everything from her advanced vocabulary to her creative, elaborate attire. The show is based on the New York Times bestselling book series Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser.
Dangerous Strait
Today the most dangerous place on earth is arguably the Taiwan Strait, where a war between the United States and China could erupt out of miscalculation, misunderstanding, or accident. How and to what degree Taiwan pursues its own national identity will have profound ramifications in its relationship with China as well as in relations between China and the United States. Events late in 2004 demonstrated the volatility of the situation, as Taiwan's legislative elections unexpectedly preserved a slim majority for supporters of closer relations with China. Beijing, nevertheless, threatened to pass an anti-secession law, apt to revitalize pro-independence forces in Taiwan—and make war more lik...
Nancy Pelosi
Chronicles the life and career of the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives, from her childhood in Baltimore, through her early days in Congress, through her election as Speaker in 2007.
