Voices from the Iron House

Voices from the Iron House
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Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : UVA:X001210161
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Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Voices from the Iron House by : Leo Ou-fan Lee

Lu Xun, formerly also romanized Lu Hsün, was the pen name of Zhou Shuren (25 September 1881 - 19 October 1936), a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Writing in Vernacular Chinese as well as Classical Chinese, Lu Xun was a short story writer, editor, translator, literary critic, essayist, and poet. In the 1930s he became the titular head of the League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai--Wikipedia.

Iron House

Iron House
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 432
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ISBN-10 : 9781429990318
ISBN-13 : 1429990317
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Iron House by : John Hart

An old man is dying. When the old man is dead they will come for him. And they will come for her, to make him hurt. John Hart has written three New York Times bestsellers and won an unprecedented two back-to-back Edgar Awards. His books have been called "masterful" (Jeffery Deaver) and "gripping" (People) with "Grisham-style intrigue and Turow-style brooding" (The New York Times). Now he delivers his fourth novel—a gut-wrenching, heart-stopping thriller no reader will soon forget. HE WOULD GO TO HELL At the Iron Mountain Home for Boys, there was nothing but time. Time to burn and time to kill, time for two young orphans to learn that life isn't won without a fight. Julian survives only because his older brother, Michael, is fearless and fiercely protective. When tensions boil over and a boy is brutally killed, there is only one sacrifice left for Michael to make: He flees the orphanage and takes the blame with him. TO KEEP HER SAFE For two decades, Michael has been an enforcer in New York's world of organized crime, a prince of the streets so widely feared he rarely has to kill anymore. But the life he's fought to build unravels when he meets Elena, a beautiful innocent who teaches him the meaning and power of love. He wants a fresh start with her, the chance to start a family like the one he and Julian never had. But someone else is holding the strings. And escape is not that easy. . . . GO TO HELL, AND COME BACK BURNING The mob boss who gave Michael his blessing to begin anew is dying, and his son is intent on making Michael pay for his betrayal. Determined to protect the ones he loves, Michael spirits Elena—who knows nothing of his past crimes, or the peril he's laid at her door— back to North Carolina, to the place he was born and the brother he lost so long ago. There, he will encounter a whole new level of danger, a thicket of deceit and violence that leads inexorably to the one place he's been running from his whole life: Iron House. Now with an excerpt of John Hart's next book The Hush, available in February 2018.

Riding the Iron Rooster

Riding the Iron Rooster
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 533
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ISBN-10 : 9780547526997
ISBN-13 : 0547526997
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Riding the Iron Rooster by : Paul Theroux

The acclaimed travel writer chronicles a year of train travel across China in a revealing travelogue that “gives the reader much to relish and think about” (Publishers Weekly). The author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. The always irascible, infectiously curious author “is in top form as he describes the barren deserts of Mongolia and Xinjiang, the ice forests of Manchuria and the dry hills of Tibet. He captures their otherworldly, haunting appearances perfectly. He is also right on target when he talks about the ugliness of China's poorly planned, hastily built cities” (Mark Salzman, The New York Times). Theroux hops aboard a train as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From sweeping and desolate natural landscapes to the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of a magnificent land and an extraordinary people.

_迅与中__代文_

_迅与中__代文_
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Publisher : 清華大學出版社
Total Pages : 306
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9787302384946
ISBN-13 : 7302384940
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis _迅与中__代文_ by : __茵

_是清_大_外文系的__茵老_在__大_圣三一_院的博士_文。理_新,__犀利,_据__。且作者英_水平极好,文字典雅洗_。可以____迅研究之不足。

Beyond the Iron House

Beyond the Iron House
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9781317207931
ISBN-13 : 1317207939
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Beyond the Iron House by : Saiyin Sun

Beyond the Iron House is a critical study of a crucial period of life and work of the modern Chinese writer Lu Xun. Through thorough research into historical materials and archives, the author demonstrates that Lu Xun was recognized in the literary field much later than has hitherto been argued. Neither the appearance of "Kuangren riji" (Diary of a madman) in 1918 nor the publication of Nahan (Outcry) in 1923 had catapulted the author into nationwide prominence; in comparison with his contemporaries, neither was his literary work as original and unique as many have claimed, nor were his thoughts and ideas as popular and influential as many have believed; like many other agents in the literary field, Lu Xun was actively involved in power struggles over what was at stake in the field; Lu Xun was later built into an iconic figure and the blind worship of him hindered a better and more authentic understanding of many other modern writers and intellectuals such as Gao Changhong and Zhou Zuoren, whose complex relationships with Lu Xun are fully explored and analysed in the book.

House of the Winds

House of the Winds
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Publisher : Penguin Group
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0140291946
ISBN-13 : 9780140291940
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis House of the Winds by : Mia Yun

A mother with three children struggles to survive in 1960s South Korea after being abandoned by her husband. A first novel by a Korean-American writer.

Voices of Light

Voices of Light
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Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Total Pages : 328
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015042597826
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (26 Downloads)

Synopsis Voices of Light by : Aliki Barnstone

Though often deprived of public position, women have long practiced the personal art of writing and so have been prepared to be our spiritual and visionary voices of light."--BOOK JACKET.

Voices from the Iron House

Voices from the Iron House
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:1416651278
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Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Voices from the Iron House by : Frederick Fisher (Ojibwa Indian)

Voices from the Grave

Voices from the Grave
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Publisher : PublicAffairs
Total Pages : 538
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ISBN-10 : 9781586489335
ISBN-13 : 158648933X
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Voices from the Grave by : Ed Moloney

A candid and brutal account of murder, abduction, and violence during the Troubles in Northern Ireland-from two men on opposite sides of the conflict. After 'the long war' in Ireland came to an end, very few paramilitary leaders on either side spoke openly about their role in that bloody conflict, but in Voices from the Grave, two leading figures from opposing sides reveal their involvement in bombings, shootings and killings on one condition: that their stories were kept secret until after their deaths. In extensive interviews given to researchers from Boston College, Brendan Hughes and David Ervine spoke with astonishing openness about their turbulent, violent lives. Hughes was a legend in the Republican movement. An 'operator', a gun-runner and mastermind of some of the most savage IRA violence of the Troubles, he was a friend and close ally of Gerry Adams and was by his side during the most brutal years of the conflict. David Ervine was the most substantial political figure to emerge from the world of Loyalist paramilitaries. A former Ulster Volunteer Force bomber and confidante of its long-time leader Gusty Spence, Ervine helped steer Loyalism's gunmen towards peace, persuading the UVF's leaders to target IRA and Sinn Fein activists and push them down the road to a ceasefire. Now their stories have been woven into a vivid narrative which provides compelling insight into a secret world and events long hidden from history.

Primitive Technology

Primitive Technology
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Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Total Pages : 194
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781984823670
ISBN-13 : 1984823671
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Synopsis Primitive Technology by : John Plant

From the craftsman behind the popular YouTube channel Primitive Technology comes a practical guide to building huts and tools using only natural materials from the wild. John Plant, the man behind the channel, Primitive Technology, is a bonafide YouTube star. With almost 10 million subscribers and an average of 5 million views per video, John's channel is beloved by a wide-ranging fan base, from campers and preppers to hipster woodworkers and craftsmen. Now for the first time, fans will get a detailed, behind-the-scenes look into John's process. Featuring 50 projects with step-by-step instructions on how to make tools, weapons, shelters, pottery, clothing, and more, Primitive Technology is the ultimate guide to the craft. Each project is accompanied by illustrations as well as mini-sidebars with the history behind each item, plus helpful tips for building, material sourcing, and so forth. Whether you're a wilderness aficionado or just eager to spend more time outdoors, Primitive Technology has something for everyone's inner nature lover.