Gwendoline Yeo
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“The Joy Luck Club is one of my favorite books. From the moment I first started reading it, I knew it was going to be incredible. For me, it was one of those once-in-a-lifetime reading experiences that you cherish forever. It inspired me as a writer and still remains hugely inspirational.” —Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians
Amy Tan’s beloved, New York Times bestselling tale of...
Amy Tan’s beloved, New York Times bestselling tale of...
2) Broken trail
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c2006
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2 videodiscs (ca. 185 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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A man and his estranged nephew become the guardians of five abused and abondoned Chinese girls. Their rivals intend to kidnap the girls while the two are delivering a herd of horses.
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©2004
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A thick fog surrounds California's borders, communication beyond state lines is cut off, and the Mexicans disappear: workers, spouses, and business owners are missing. Cars are abandoned in the street, food is left cooking on the stove. We meet the wife of a musician who's gone, a state Senator whose maid doesn't show up for work, and a farm owner whose produce is ripe and unpicked. A scientist asks any Mexicans who haven't disappeared to volunteer...
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Skinny Bitch created a movement when it exposed the horrors of the food industry, while inspiring people across the world to stop eating "crap." Now the "Bitches" are back — this time with a book geared to pregnant women. And just because their audience is in a "delicate condition" doesn't mean they'll deliver a gentle message. As they did with Skinny Bitch, Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin expose the truth about the food we eat —...
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In Rachel Heng's debut audiobook set in near future New York City-where lives last three hundred years and the pursuit of immortality is all-consuming-Lea must choose between her estranged father and her chance to live forever. Lea Kirino is a "Lifer," which means that a roll of the genetic dice has given her the potential to live forever-if she does everything right. And Lea is an overachiever. She's a successful trader on the New York exchange-where...
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When two drifters hear rumors of a Chinese railroad worker hiding stolen gold at an isolated ranch, the desperate men put a conspiracy into motion to steal the Chinaman's gold themselves -- before other interested parties close in. Saul, one of the drifters, uses his charm and his horse skills to get hired as a ranch hand, while partner Bill lurks in the shadows waiting. To betray his new Chinese boss Zhen into revealing the treasure's location, Saul...