Gwendoline Yeo
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English
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"In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. United in shared unspeakable loss and hope, they call themselves the Joy Luck Club. With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan's debut novel--now widely regarded as a modern classic--examines the sometimes painful, often tender, and always deep connection between these four women and their American-born daughters."--Publisher's description....
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English
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"In this debut set in near future NYC--where lives last 300 years and the pursuit of immortality is all-consuming--Lea must choose between her estranged father and her chance to live forever. Lea Kirino is a "Lifer," which means that a roll of the genetic dice has given her the potential to live forever--if she does everything right. And Lea is an overachiever. She's a successful trader on the New York exchange--where instead of stocks, human organs...
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English
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Skinny Bitch created a movement when it exposed the horrors of the food industry and inspired people across the world to stop eating "crap." The authors followed that New York Times bestseller with a cookbook. And the "bitches" are back yet again-this time with advice to pregnant women. And just because their audience is in a "delicate condition" doesn't mean they deliver a gentle message. With the same sassy tone that made Skinny Bitch laugh-out-loud...
5) Broken trail
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
A man and his estranged nephew become the guardians of five abused and abandoned Chinese girls. Their rivals intend to kidnap the girls while the two are delivering a herd of horses.
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English
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When two drifters hear rumors of a Chinese railroad worker hiding stolen gold at an isolated ranch, the desperate men put a conspiracy into motion to steal the Chinaman's gold themselves -- before other interested parties close in. Saul, one of the drifters, uses his charm and his horse skills to get hired as a ranch hand, while partner Bill lurks in the shadows waiting. To betray his new Chinese boss Zhen into revealing the treasure's location, Saul...
7) Marvel animated features: 3-movie collection: Planet Hulk ; The invincible Iron Man ; Doctor Strange
Publisher
Marvel Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Violence and some sensuality.
Violence and some frightening images.
Invincible Iron Man: While raising the ruins of a long-buried Chinese kingdom, billionaire inventor Tony Stark digs up far more than he bargained for.
Planet Hulk: Exiled into outer space, the Incredible Hulk lands on the planet Sakaar, which is ruled by the tyrannical Red King. After being sold into slavery, the Hulk becomes the planet's mightiest gladiator.
Doctor Strange: Dr....
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
While raising the ruins of a long-buried Chinese kingdom, billionaire inventor Tony Stark digs up far more than he bargained for. He unleashes an age-old prophecy that foretells the resurrection of the Mandarin, the emperor of China's darkest and most violent dynasty. In order to confront the destructive force, Tony creates an armored suit infused with high-tech weaponry. To stop the evil that he himself has raised from the earth, Tony must become...