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This epic novel of a wide-eyed missionary and a rebellious woman thrust into China's Communist revolution is "an excellent read, panoramic in scope" (Financial Times).
In 1931, young English-born missionary Jakob Kellner brings all the crusading passion of his untried Christian faith to a China racked by famine and bloody civil war. He burns to save the world's largest nation from Communism.
But when he is swept along on the cold, unforgiving Long...
122) Socialist realism
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"As she recovers from a breakup with a lover who had meant everything to her, Trisha Low grapples with the meaning of everything, in memoir rich with theory and digression, but also in stark, gorgeous imagery and memorable, epigrammatic insight. Low, a young queer woman from a Singaporean family, must travel between the American coasts and experience debasement both routine -- in the form of sexist, racist world around her -- and extraordinary --...
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"Otowa has woven a series of delightful vignettes of life in Japan, from a true historical story of feuding villages to a man who steals shoes at temples...and some highlighting the cultural differences between Japanese and American sensibilities, especially for women." - Ginny Tapley-Takemori, translator of Convenience Store Woman
From the unique standpoint of an American woman who married into a Japanese family and has lived in Japan for more than...
125) Calling of Light
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Sirscha has returned to Evewyn, only to discover that everyone believes she killed the queen and that she's the new king's Shadow. These rumors have made people fear her, but it's not the rumors that concern her-it's finding out what the Soulless is going to do next so she can finally destroy him. Everyone might believe she's a monster, but Sirscha knows who the real evil is, and she refuses to let him destroy their world. Full of the danger, intrigue,...
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"The Partition is an updated exploration of Asian American identity, this time with characters who are presumptive model minorities in the arts, academia, and media. Spanning decades, these nine novelistic stories traverse an array of cities, from Tokyo to Boston, Honolulu to El Paso, touching upon transient encounters in local bars, restaurants, and hotels. Culminating in a three-story cycle about a Hollywood actor, The Partition incisively examines...
127) Shiny Things
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She'd gotten away with it for years.
Gretel wasn't living if she wasn't planning her next heist or jostling stolen diamonds from one country to the next.
All that changed when she fell in love with the wrong man.
Oddly enough, another man offered her a lifeline. "Consult for law enforcement and stay out of prison," he'd said.
Gretel had to profess to be a changed woman. She wasn't going to turn her back on that deal.
It wasn't long before temptation...
128) Jaran
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In the past, humans were the dominant star-traveling species in the universe-until the Chapalil came, conquered, and absorbed the Earth into their intergalactic empire.
One of the only humans ever granted nobility by the Chapalil, Charles Soerenson once led a failed rebellion against the alien overlords. Now his sister, Terese, has abandoned her homeworld, impelled by a broken heart to seek a new life among the worlds her brother rules.
On Rhui,...
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World-renowned energy healer Cyndi Dale presents the ultimate book on applying energy concepts and practices to athletes and coaches of any age and level. Featuring more than fifty-five hands-on exercises, this comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about subtle energy and sports performance.
All sports-related challenges are energetic in nature, and so the solutions also lie in the world of energy. Cyndi shares the many tools in...
130) Back to Us
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When an assignment in the Middle East goes bad, adventure journalist Colt Buchanan comes home to New York and the love of his life.
The only problem? She says they broke up four years ago.
The daughter of an actress, Zee Maliszewski grew up on movie sets and in boarding schools. As an adult, she's built a life away from all that-and a successful cosmetics business with her best friend-in New York City. Men? They've come and gone. Mostly gone. She's...
131) Leads & Lynxes
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Be careful what you ask for ...
Kylie got into journalism to write important stories. Ones about gargoyles and dryads, elemental warriors, and thwarted magical attacks on her city. The bigger the story, the better. So when she lands the opportunity to ask an enchanted everlasting tree for the answer to any question she desires, she doesn't have to think about it. She wants the story of a lifetime.
So does her nemesis, Nathan. If anyone is going...
132) Ashes
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The world has ended.
Along with other scattered survivors, astronaut Cynthia Han and the remainder of ISS Expedition 81 have finally learned what happened to the people they'd left behind, and it's worse than any of them could have imagined.
But even if life as Cynthia knew it is over, her struggles most certainly are not. Joshua Lamb, granted strange and inhuman abilities even as civilization died around him, directs his zealots to scoop up every...
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What will Gretel do when her old life collides with her new?
Gretel Koch is doing her best to curb her stealing ways, but when the Purple Promise, a rare 22 carat purple diamond, is on display offered for sale to the highest bidder, the temptation is almost greater than she can bear.
134) The Hate Vow
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Eric de Vries.
Looks like millions. Worth billions. A body like the David with a mind to match. Unfortunately for this wayward heir, to keep his money, he needs a wife. And of all the women in the world, he chooses me.
Too bad I've hated him for five years, since he took all my tears and tossed me away. The guy slept his way through half of New England and discarded women like hotel toiletries. Been there. Done that.
Still . . . what would...
135) Assassin's Creed
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Ancient Mongolia is the stage for the latest epic adventure in the award-winning Assassin's Creed universe, as assassin Shao Jun fights a sinister plot that spells the downfall of the Brotherhood of the Assassins
The Brotherhood of Assassins has been all but eradicated by the Chinese Emperor. Restoring the Order to its former glory is no easy feat, but it is Shao Jun's duty, and her best chance of survival. When she learns that an old foe has acquired...
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An enthralling story of revolution, idealism, and a savage struggle for utopia by one of China's greatest living novelists
In 1898 reformist intellectuals in China persuaded the young emperor that it was time to transform his sclerotic empire into a prosperous modern state. The Hundred Days' Reform that followed was a moment of unprecedented change and extraordinary hope-brought to an abrupt end by a bloody military coup. Dashed expectations would...
137) The Love Trap
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A vow. A contract. A marriage of fire and ice.
But just when Eric de Vries and I found our forever, the entire world conspired to keep us apart.
A kidnapping. A trial. A madman bent on revenge.
Now caught in a web of our own passion and a father's obsession, the harder we struggle, the tighter we're caught.
They say love conquers all, but it feels like we're the conquest.
As the walls close in, I have to wonder . . . are we really meant to be?
Or...
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Kiyo's father arrived in California determined to plant his roots in the land of opportunity after leaving Japan. He, his wife, and their nine American-born children labored in the fields together, building a successful farm. Yet at the outbreak of World War II, Kiyo's family was ordered to Poston Internment Camp. This memoir tells the story of the family's struggle to endure in these harsh conditions and to rebuild their lives afterward in the face...
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The root chakra is the initial step on a staircase that leads up from the base of your spine toward enlightenment. As the first book in Llewellyn's Chakra Essentials series, Root provides everything you need to know about this grounding energy center. Ten chakra experts-such as bestselling author Cyndi Dale, intuitive cardiologist Dr. Nitin Bhatnagar, and award-winning aromatherapist Margaret Ann Lembo-teach this chakra's color associations, intuitive...
140) Wingman (Woman)
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What can I say about Reign Braxton?
King of sex. Jealous. Possessive. Obsessed. Gorgeous.
Those are the first thoughts that come to mind when describing the sex extraordinaire that is my new boss.
Six months ago, I would have melted to my knees at the very sight of him. Golden eyes, tall, broad, ripped beyond ripped, messy black hair, and a smile to die for. He could flick your panties off and have them running for cover with a mere glance in your...