Don Oberdorfer has written a gripping narrative history of Korea's travails and triumphs over the past three decades. The Two Koreas places the tensions between North and South within a historical context, with a special emphasis on the involvement of outside powers.
Bulosan's America Is in the Heart is one of the few books that detail the migrant workers' struggles in the United States during the 1930s through the 1940s, a time when signs like "Dogs and Filipinos not allowed" were common. The struggles included "beatings, threats, and ill health". In this book, Bulosan also narrated his attempts to establish a labor union.
From master storyteller Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of the international phemen The Shadow of the Wind, comes The Angel's Game--a dazzling new page-turner about the perilous nature of obsession, in literature and in love. The whole of Barcelona stretched out at my feet and I wanted to believe that, when I opened those windows, its streets would whisper stories to me, secrets I could capture on pa…
The chameleons life was not very exciting until the day it discovered it could change not only its color but its shape and size too'
A little boy goes all around the world to find his lost cat. Along the way he meets lots of people and sees many other cats, including tigers and panthers. But where is 'his' cat?
It's the Grouchy Ladybug's 20th birthday. To celebrate, we are introducing a new, larger format edition with brighter, more colorful pages created from Eric Carle's original artwork using the latest reproduction technology. The Grouchy Ladybug is bigger and brigher, as irascible but irresistable as ever and will surely delight new generations of readers, as well as her devoted fans of all ages.…
The Greedy python eats everything, from a mouse to an elephant. Nothing is too big for this snake! Children and adults alike will enjoy this humorous tale of snake too greedy for his own good!