Download or read book Bamboo Heart written by Ann Bennett and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thailand, 1943: Thomas Ellis, captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore, is a prisoner-of-war on the Death Railway. In stifling heat he endures endless days of clearing jungle, breaking stone and lugging wood. He must stay alive, although he is struck down by disease and tortured by Japanese guards, and he must stay strong, although he is starving and exhausted. For Tom has made himself a promise: to return home. Not to the grey streets of London, where he once lived, but to Penang, where he found paradise and love. London, 1986: Laura Ellis, a successful City lawyer, turns her back on her yuppie existence and travels to Southeast Asia. In Thailand and Malaysia she retraces her father’s past and discovers the truths he has refused to tell her. And in the place where her father once suffered and survived, she will finally find out how he got his Bamboo Heart. In a blend of stirring fiction and heart-wrenching history, Ann Bennett narrates the story of a soldier’s strength and survival in the bleakest of times and a daughter’s journey of discovery about her father and herself. Bamboo Heart is volume one in a Southeast Asian WWII trilogy that includes Bamboo Island and Bamboo Road.
Download or read book Jungle Heart written by Ann Bennett and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jungle Heart" is a short story adapted from the full-length novel "Bamboo Heart" by Ann Bennett, part of a trilogy of WWII historical novels set in Southeast Asia that may be read in any order.
Download or read book The Art of Bamboo written by Dr. Freddy K. Kurniawan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-02-12 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucky Bamboo (Dracaena Sanderiana) is popular as a lucky plant and as a Feng Shui plant because it brings the natural elements of water, fire, earth, wood, and metal into balance within the environment. This plant is very easy to take care of as it only needs water to live. The original form of this plant is the straight form; other forms (curly, spiral, heart, etc.) are made by people (the growers). Other plants which are also referred as a lucky plant or a Feng Shui plant are the Money Tree (Pachira Aquatica) and the Jade plant (Crassula Ovata).
Download or read book The Boy With A Bamboo Heart written by Amporn Wathanavongs and published by Maverick House . This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Orphaned at the age of five in a rural Thai village, Lek is thrust into a life-long struggle to find his place in the world. Alone and impoverished, he treads a precarious path, barely surviving in the markets of Surin until, at age fifteen, he finds himself brandishing a rifle as a boy soldier in the Cambodian jungle. Despair leads him to two suicide attempts. He is hell-bent on succeeding on his third try, but a stranger intervenes and offers him hope. Thus begins Lek’s journey to become Dr. Amporn Wathanavongs, foster father to more than 50,000 Thai children. Driven to become a reputable member of society, he returns to his boyhood village to study at the local temple. But when his vows as a monk collide with his desire to learn English and have a family, he must choose between settling for a safe and predictable life, or risk living as a vagrant on the streets of Bangkok while searching for a way to make his dream a reality. Through the generous support of a Jesuit missionary working in Thailand, he achieves his objectives. But having a family, a formal education, and a respectable job in social work are not enough. He perseveres and finds his true calling―helping others. With the exotic landscape of Thailand as a backdrop, Boy with A Bamboo Heart tells the story of one man’s quest for happiness.
Download or read book Heart s Flower written by Esperanza U. Ramirez-Christensen and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shinkei (1406-75), one of the most brilliant poets of medieval Japan, is a pivotal figure in the development of renga (linked poetry) as a serious art. In an age when anyone who wished to signal his denial of mundane concerns or make his way in the world with relative freedom donned the robes of a monk, Shinkei stood out by being a practicing cleric with a temple in Kyoto, the Japanese capital. His priestly duties and his devotion to Buddhist ideals are directly reflected in the intensely pure, lyrical longing for transcendence that is the most notable quality of his sensibility. Shinkei's life and work also provide a vivid portrayal of a tumultuous period of Japanese history that was one of the defining moments of its culture, when Zen Buddhism began to directly influence the arts. The book is in two parts. The first part is a literary biography based primarily on Shinkei's own writings - his critical essays, waka sequences, hokku collections, and commentaries - supplemented by various external sources. What emerges is the compelling portrait of a man who bore witness to the tragic anarchy of his times while clinging to the ideal of poetic practice as a mode of being and access to Buddhist enlightenment. Shinkei became embroiled in the factional struggles preceding the Onin War (1467-77) and died a refugee in what is now Kanagawa. The second part consists of annotated translations of Shinkei's most representative poetry: (1) selected hokku (opening verse of a sequence) and tsukeku (linked pairs of verses), along with Muromachi-period commentaries on them; (2) two 100-verse renga sequences - the first a solo composition from 1467, and the second a collaboration with Sogi and other poet-priests and samurai from 1468; and (3) a selection of one hundred waka poems highlighting Shinkei's most characteristic mode of ineffable remoteness. Throughout, the author's annotations seek to define and clarify the unique genre called "linked poetry."
Download or read book Heart s Agony written by Chi-ha Kim and published by White Pine Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First imprisoned in 1964, Korea's Chiha Kim was sentenced to death in 1974. His crime: writing poetry that provoked the military government of Chunghee Park. His sentence was commuted in 1980 following the assassination of Park. HEART'S AGONY gathers poetry from all phases of Kim's career, including poems that led to his imprisonment and torture and those written from prison.
Download or read book Gratitude written by Sam Hamill and published by BOA Editions, Ltd.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poems in GRATITUDE are ones of humility as well as thankfulness. Raised in the West and influenced by the great Chinese and Japanese masters, Sam Hamill's poems draw from both traditions returning us "to that world beyond/words, which are only/a reflection of desire".
Download or read book Bamboo Road written by Ann Bennett and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thailand 1942: Sirinya and her family are members of the Thai underground, who risk their lives to resist the World War Two Japanese occupation and to and help British prisoners of war building the Thai-Burma railway. The events of those years have repercussions for decades to come. The book tells Sirinya's wartime story and how in the 1970s she returns to Kanchanaburi after a long absence abroad, to settle old scores from the war years. Bamboo Road is volume three in a Southeast Asian WWII trilogy that includes Bamboo Heart and Bamboo Island (the books may be read in any order).
Download or read book Bamboo Island written by Ann Bennett and published by Monsoon Books. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juliet Crosby has lived a reclusive life on her Malayan rubber plantation since the Second World War robbed her of everyone she loved. However, the sudden appearance of a young woman from Indonesia disrupts her lonely existence and stirs up unsettling memories. Juliet is forced to recollect her prewar marriage, her wartime ordeals in Japanese-occupied Singapore and the loss of those she once held dear. Bamboo Island is part of a Southeast Asian WWII trilogy of historical fiction that can be read in any order and includes Bamboo Heart and Bamboo Road.
Download or read book Chain of Splendid Stars written by Ariel Cabasag and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is filled with hurtful moments; everything is temporary. Like how life exists on the earth. Similarly, love never lasts forever, no matter how sweet that person in you. Will we stop showing our love? Being abandoned by his feelings is one of the hardest things that we can’t let you. Looking at the splendid star, there’s an angel who writes a story about the reason why he had left you, and when he might be back to you. We personally do want to be loved not to be abandoned by his feelings, however life moves on. Let us read the unforgettable story, which was written by someone else for you.
Download or read book Reform in the Balance written by Anthony DeBlasi and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony DeBlasi offers a remapping of China's intellectual landscape during the late eighth and early ninth centuries. Recreating a world of intense philosophical debate, influenced by political uncertainty and social disorder, he reveals the logic behind the period's most popular philosophical positions. Reform in the Balance casts aside traditional evaluations of the predominance of the Ancient Style Movement (guwen) during this era. Building on recent scholarship and his own reading of Tang sources, the author argues that the period's dominant intellectual position advocated moderately conservative cultural reform designed to defend literary pursuits and the broader cultural tradition from more strident critics.
Download or read book Hardy Bamboos written by Paul Whittaker and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bamboos are extraordinary in the ability to transform a garden, adapt to inhospitable surroundings, survive with little care and, most of all, surprise and delight the people who view them. Too long the exclusive pleasure of those with tropical and subtropical gardens, this hand-picked selection allows gardeners in cooler climes to experience the wonder and infinite variety of these magical plants.Besieged by winter wet, summer drought and bitter, drying winds, Paul Whittaker's garden has been a rigorous testing ground. In the first part of the book his compelling anecdotes, experiences and case histories illuminate how bamboos perform in different places, draw attention to their idiosyncratic nature, and highlight their geographical origins. A further section describes the bamboo's unique physical structure and growing habits. These fascinating insights give you the knowledge you need to choose the right bamboo for your site and grow it successfully.At the heart of the book are detailed plant descriptions that join with striking photographs and evocative illustrations to highlight each plant's characteristics. Culms available in all the colors of the rainbow may also be striped, grooved, wrinkled or knobbled. Leaves range from glaucous needles to huge plates of deep green with striking variegations. There are bamboos perfect for creating shady groves and hedges, and others that deserve stand-alone treatment as specimen plants. Here you will find everything from the elegant, willowy "Fargesia rufa to the bold, tropical looks of "Sasa palamata f. "nebulosa. Using bamboos to best effect in the garden, propagation, aftercare and their resilience to pests and diseases complete the guidancefor gardeners.The distillation of years of hands-on growing experience, this is the ultimate bamboo reference book for cool-climate gardeners. Enthusiasts will delight in the variety of new possibilities for their collection and gardeners everywhere will be captivated by the charm bamboos bring to countless different garden situations.
Download or read book Refuse To Be King s Consort written by Mei Nanbushengshou and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-01-09 with total page 1568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The king of China: "Follow me. My China foundation is stable, and my wealth is abundant. You will have a stable commander of the imperial harem." The king of Qi State: "You must come with me, you and I have a contract. Although my Qi State has just come down, it will still be the most powerful country you have ever seen. Chu Qingfeng: "Marry me, I will ensure the safety of our home." Sovereign King of Mobei: "Follow me! Together we have created what you call a 21st century liberal state. "Come, Jimin!" The kings of the four nations extended their hands in unison to invite them over. "All of you, get out of my sight," he said, "and I will not be a king's woman."
Download or read book World Economic Plants written by John H. Wiersema and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 1336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the frequent movement of commercial plants outside their native location, the consistent and standard use of plant names for proper identification and communication has become increasingly important. This second edition of World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference is a key tool in the maintenance of standards for the basic science underlyin
Download or read book A Child s Fading written by M. Belaya and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Child's Fading is the unforgettable story of a young girl named Marina who was raised under the strict Soviet Union Russian Baptist religion and discipline""the game of catch and release. She was living with a mother who uses the term "forgive and forget" to lure her child in just to beat her out. She was in an emotionally abusive game resulting with conclusions of bruises, welts, and blood. A mother was all she had plus the threat of hell and what would happen if she didn't follow the rules. She had to play her mother's game. The police would be called many times never seeing the ferocity of the abuse. They would check the home to make sure nothing was rotten and spoiled and that the child had a clean room, but what they missed was the skin of the child and could not see was the scarring developing within. The neighbors would hear the constant screams, and police would come, but neither would say or do anything resulting with the continuation of mother's games. She had no one to turn to. No one believed her. Throughout the games, what her mother didn't realize was that every time she beat her out, she was pushing her toward other families that had loving mothers. She would often see what a true mother looked like. These other mothers became her reason to live in the hopes for finding a true love. Through each game, you'll endure her thoughts of hope to continue and struggle to not give up, to forgive and forget, and finally get away. This story will show you the truth about physical and emotional child abuse and the scarring that leads to their futures, the strength children have to break the chains from their abusive parents so they can build themselves a brighter future.
Download or read book Marry Under Order Hot Tempered Queen written by Ye LanShan and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-20 with total page 1026 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was a 21st century music college genius, because a zither transmigrated, became the Shang Shu Mansion's unfavoured eldest miss.In search of the zither, she was very careful with the wolf. She had been caught up in a plot to seize power from the court and was unable to escape.In the eyes of the crowd, she was a b * tch who had been seduced to a higher position by a palace maid. However, in his eyes, she was his favorite, the treasure in his palm.Everyone said that he was possessed, which was why he was so fond of a lowly girl like her and didn't go offline. But she hoped that he would be able to stay away from her and not involve her in a conspiracy to peacefully search for the zither.One day, someone passionately confessed to her and threatened to take her out of the palace to live a carefree life. She nodded like she was pounding garlic.Thus, a certain man could not sit still and questioned him after the storm."Do you still dare to leave the palace with others?"Like a frightened bird, she shook her head like a rattle.
Download or read book Mythology and Folklore of the Hui A Muslim Chinese People written by Shujiang Li and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
