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Quick-witted, ambitious Ji Lin is stuck as an apprentice dressmaker, moonlighting as a dance-hall girl to help pay off her mother's mahjong debts. But when one of her dance partners accidentally leaves behind a gruesome souvenir, Ji Lin plunges into a dark adventure: a mirror world of secrets and superstitions. Eleven-year-old Chinese houseboy Ren also has a secret, a promise he must fulfill to his dead master; to find his master's severed finger...
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"One evening, my father asked me if I would like to become a ghost bride..." Though ruled by British overlords, the Chinese of colonial Malaya still cling to ancient customs. And in the sleepy port town of Malacca, ghosts and superstitions abound. Li Lan, the daughter of a genteel but bankrupt family, has few prospects. But fate intervenes when she receives an unusual proposal from the wealthy and powerful Lim family. They want her to become a...
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Indulge in the fantastical lifestyle through this vibrant coffee table book!
Philip Choo has been running a Crazy Rich Asians tour in Singapore since 2014-and this book will transport you directly there! Being a local, he has insider knowledge of real-life Singaporeans who have inspired characters and places featured in the movie, as well as tons of fun facts about the country and culture. Being the creator of the first Crazy Rich Asians tour, he...
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No una ni dos, sino que fueron diez las veces que el Señor se le presentó a Choo Thomas en un mes, y la llevó a un viaje impresionante. He aquí una historia personal de cómo la autora vio al Cristo viviente, visitó el infierno y caminó en el cielo. Los lectores podrán compartir las experiencias de Choo Thomas, además de sentir el crecimiento de la maravilla de la presencia del Señor, el peso de sus tiernas palabras y beber del Espíritu...
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Do you believe heaven really exists? Choo Thomas retells a stunning, personal story of how she saw the living Christ, visited Hell, and walked in Heaven. "On January 19, 1996, I woke up at 3:00 in the morning. My body was shaking...I turned my head on the pillow to look in the direction of the sound, and there, all aglow, was a figure dressed in white garments. IT WAS THE LORD..."
How could this be happening to me? I wondered...as I began to tremble...and...
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A book that challenges us to trust in ourselves and develop a relationship with the source of inner wisdom and guidance that we all carry within us. Reclaiming Ourselves offers the understanding of how we become disconnected and out of touch with this source of Inner Wisdom. It looks at the energy therapies and self help techniques to reconnect with this source and facilitate our own healing. It explores self empowerment as we bring ourselves back...
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Toy knight Teddy goes on an epic adventure to save his friend Cinderella-inspired by a true story of a beloved lost toy.
When Teddy's best friend, Cinderella, goes missing in the middle of the night, he does what any good knight would do-he sets out to save her. But no matter where he looks, he can't find her, and he wonders, has he failed his friend? Is he too ordinary to be a knight after all? Then a girl comes looking for her lost teddy, and...
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The white privilege phenomenon arguably began when European countries started to colonize Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. White privilege is built on the twin towers of European colonizers exploiting their colonies' human resources and stealing their natural resources to build up their ill-gotten wealth. Structured into their system, white privilege perpetuates white supremacy. Horrible examples of white...
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Decentering Citizenship follows three groups of Filipina migrants' struggles to belong in South Korea: factory workers claiming rights as workers, wives of South Korean men claiming rights as mothers, and hostesses at American military clubs who are excluded from claims-unless they claim to be victims of trafficking. Moving beyond laws and policies, Hae Yeon Choo examines how rights are enacted, translated, and challenged in daily life and ultimately...
20) The Game Changer
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Two escaped prisoners join one of the most powerful gangs in Shanghai, the Green Gang, as the right-hand men of the head boss Mr. Tang. When Mr. Tang tries to gain total control over business dealings in Shanghai, he discovers his closest allies are not who they seem and turn against his own men to protect his power.