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Author |
: Eddie Huang |
Publisher |
: One World |
Total Pages |
: 290 |
Release |
: 2013-01-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780679644897 |
ISBN-13 |
: 067964489X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fresh Off the Boat by : Eddie Huang
NOW AN ORIGINAL SERIES ON ABC • “Just may be the best new comedy of [the year] . . . based on restaurateur Eddie Huang’s memoir of the same name . . . [a] classic fresh-out-of-water comedy.”—People “Bawdy and frequently hilarious . . . a surprisingly sophisticated memoir about race and assimilation in America . . . as much James Baldwin and Jay-Z as Amy Tan . . . rowdy [and] vital . . . It’s a book about fitting in by not fitting in at all.”—Dwight Garner, The New York Times NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWS Assimilating ain’t easy. Eddie Huang was raised by a wild family of FOB (“fresh off the boat”) immigrants—his father a cocksure restaurateur with a dark past back in Taiwan, his mother a fierce protector and constant threat. Young Eddie tried his hand at everything mainstream America threw his way, from white Jesus to macaroni and cheese, but finally found his home as leader of a rainbow coalition of lost boys up to no good: skate punks, dealers, hip-hop junkies, and sneaker freaks. This is the story of a Chinese-American kid in a could-be-anywhere cul-de-sac blazing his way through America’s deviant subcultures, trying to find himself, ten thousand miles from his legacy and anchored only by his conflicted love for his family and his passion for food. Funny, moving, and stylistically inventive, Fresh Off the Boat is more than a radical reimagining of the immigrant memoir—it’s the exhilarating story of every American outsider who finds his destiny in the margins. Praise for Fresh Off the Boat “Brash and funny . . . outrageous, courageous, moving, ironic and true.”—New York Times Book Review “Mercilessly funny and provocative, Fresh Off the Boat is also a serious piece of work. Eddie Huang is hunting nothing less than Big Game here. He does everything with style.”—Anthony Bourdain “Uproariously funny . . . emotionally honest.”—Chicago Tribune “Huang is a fearless raconteur. [His] writing is at once hilarious and provocative; his incisive wit pulls through like a perfect plate of dan dan noodles.”—Interview “Although writing a memoir is an audacious act for a thirty-year-old, it is not nearly as audacious as some of the things Huang did and survived even earlier. . . . Whatever he ends up doing, you can be sure it won’t look or sound like anything that’s come before. A single, kinetic passage from Fresh Off the Boat . . . is all you need to get that straight.”—Bookforum
Author |
: Melissa de la Cruz |
Publisher |
: Harper Collins |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 2010-06-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062015518 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062015516 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fresh Off the Boat by : Melissa de la Cruz
Dear Peaches, America is PERFECT! I love it here. I wish you could come visit -- we could go shopping on Market Street and you could meet all my new friends. . . . Okay, so Vicenza isn't being totally honest with Peaches, her best friend back in Manila. But what fun is it being the new girl at snooty Grosvernor High? Or rooting through the Salvation Army for unholey cashmere sweaters? Or having culture-shocked, embarrassingly clueless parents? Maybe being Claude Caligari's ignored geometry partner is sort of fun, but Vicenza would rather be his girlfriend . . . or at least his date to the annual fancy-schmancy Soirée d'Hiver. But Vicenza won't be friendless, fashionless, or "fresh off the boat" for long -- it's only a matter of time before she sees what's right before her eyes and her luck begins to change.
Author |
: Jeraldine Saunders |
Publisher |
: Llewellyn Worldwide |
Total Pages |
: 358 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1567186076 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781567186079 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Love Boats by : Jeraldine Saunders
Get the inside information on the mammoth cruise ships as you laugh and cry through the autobiography of the woman who made it popular, Jeraldine Saunders, in "Love Boats "(revised and expanded version of "The Love Boats). "This is the book that started the TV series, "The Love Boat," one of the most popular shows in history. That series was full of episodes of humor and pathos, but this book outdoes them all--the amazing stories here are true. Over the years, Ms. Saunders became an international sensation, from being a model for designers such as Mr. Blackwell to accompanying famous stars to public events. She learned palmistry, graphology, numerology and astrology. Then she went to sea. Jeraldine Saunders became the first female cruise director and held this position for a decade. She wrote her experiences in the first edition of this book and came up with the idea for the TV series. The new edition of "Love Boats "expands on the original, making it even better. Read about her experiences: -Mistaking a seaport for the name of a cabin creates a funny but frightful misunderstanding with Mario -The disaster of the heat: 750 passengers, hot weather, and no soap -Wild fights among the musicians--watch out for that flying plate! -Tips about cruising to Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean, including her personal adventures While the cruise industry has always been popular, this book has been credited with increasing the cruise business by 3,000 percent. Filled with photos of Ms. Saunders and other famous personalities, "Love Boats "gives you the chance to find out why going on cruises has become so popular, places you might like to visit, and her entire, amazing story. Get this book for a fun, delightful reading experience.
Author |
: Gish Jen |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 220 |
Release |
: 2013-03-25 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674072831 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674072839 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis Tiger Writing by : Gish Jen
In three pieces originally delivered as special lectures, draws on the biography of the author's father as well as the evolution of her own work to contrast Western and Eastern ideas of self-narration and interdependency.
Author |
: Nam Le |
Publisher |
: ReadHowYouWant.com |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781459621046 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1459621042 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Boat by : Nam Le
In 1979, Nam Le's family left Vietnam for Australia, an experience that inspires the first and last stories in The Boat. In between, however, Le's imagination lays claim to the world. The Boat takes us from a tourist in Tehran to a teenage hit man in Colombia; from an ageing New York artist to a boy coming of age in a small Victorian fishing tow...
Author |
: Kelly Yang |
Publisher |
: Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 236 |
Release |
: 2018-05-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781338157802 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1338157809 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold) by : Kelly Yang
Inside Out and Back Again meets Millicent Min, Girl Genius in this timely, hopeful middle-grade novel with a contemporary Chinese twist. Winner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children's Literature!* "Many readers will recognize themselves or their neighbors in these pages." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewMia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed.Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language?It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants and guests, escape Mr. Yao, and go for her dreams?Front Desk joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!
Author |
: Emily Nussbaum |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 386 |
Release |
: 2019 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780525508960 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0525508961 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis I Like to Watch by : Emily Nussbaum
The big picture : how Buffy the vampire slayer turned me into a TV critic -- The long con ("The Sopranos") -- The great divide : Norman Lear, Archie Bunker, and the rise of the bad fan -- Difficult women ("Sex and the city") -- Cool story, bro ("True detective," "Top of the lake" and "The fall") -- Last girl in Larchmont : the legacy of Joan Rivers -- Girls girls girls : "Girls," "Vanderpump rules," "House of cards and Scandal," "The Amy Schumer show," "Transparent" -- Confessions of the human shield -- How jokes won the election -- In praise of sex and violence : "Hannibal," "Law et order : SVU," "Jessica Jones," -- "The jinx," "The Americans" -- The price is right : what advertising does to TV -- In living color : Kenya Barris' -- Breaking the box : "Jane the virgin," "The comeback," "The good wife," "The newsroom," "Adventure time," "The leftovers," "High maintenance." -- Riot girl : Jenji Kohan's hot provocations -- A disappointed fan is still a fan ("Lost") -- Mr. big : how Ryan Murphy became the most powerful man in television.
Author |
: Judy Yung |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 412 |
Release |
: 1995-11-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520088672 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520088670 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Unbound Feet by : Judy Yung
The crippling custom of footbinding is the thematic touchstone for this engrossing study of Chinese women in San Francisco. Judy Yung, a second-generation Chinese American born and raised in San Francisco, shows the stages of "unbinding" that occurred in the decades between the turn of the century and the end of the World War II, revealing that these women - rather than being passive victims of oppression - were active agents in the making of their own history.
Author |
: Oscar Kightley |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 88 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015064744843 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fresh Off the Boat by : Oscar Kightley
Charles has just arrived from village Samoa - fresh off the boat in 1990s New Zealand. His traditional approach causes both humour and friction with the urbane cousins.
Author |
: Hamilton Deane |
Publisher |
: Samuel French, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 120 |
Release |
: 1960 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0573608229 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780573608223 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dracula by : Hamilton Deane
Drama Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, from Bram Stoker's novel Characters: 6 male, 2 female 3 Interior Scenes An enormously successful revival of this classic opened on Broadway in 1977 fifty years after the original production. This is one of the great mystery thrillers and is generally considered among the best of its kind. Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing,