A MAGICAL NIGHT WHEN SECRET WISHES CAN COME TRUE On a rainy afternoon, three sisters wish for the rain to stoop, wish they could play in the puddles, wish for something, anything, to do. So Ying-Ying, their grandmother, tells them a tale from long ago. On the night of the Moon Festival, when Ying-yi[...]
The popular and reliable New King James Version, now with the enhanced readability of Thomas Nelson's custom NKJV font, is the perfect gift. The NKJV Deluxe Gift Bible is a great way to celebrate graduations, baptisms, birthdays, or special achievements. This beautifully crafted Bible comes in a var[...]
This is the most comprehensive study to date of Amy Tan's work. It offers close readings of her texts in the context of broader debates about the representation of identity, history and reality. In contrast with Tan's own American-born narrators, and mainstream critics, Bella Adams's study looks bey[...]
A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her bedroom ceiling, threatening to quietly overwhelm her. 'Sometimes you wake up with nothing to look forward to ...' As she wanders around a world that is complex, puzzling and alienating, she is overtaken by a myriad of feelings. Just as [...]
A boy discovers a bizarre-looking creature while out collecting bottle-tops at a beach. Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notices its presence. Each is unhelpful in their own way[...]
The Joy Luck Club was formed of four Chinese women recently moved to San Francisco who meet to eat dim sum, play mah-jong and to share stories. Forty years on they and their daughters tell wise and witty tales of hope, loss, family and history.[...]
'The book is meant to spread joy, personal acceptance, and most of all understanding. Each of us is living our own private journey, and the more we know about each other, the healthier and happier the world will be.'Growing up gay in a traditional South Asian family in South Yorkshire, Tan France[...]
This compehensive new book not only includes a range of traditional and lesser-known dishes from the two regions, but discusses their origins with a fascinating introduction to the history, landscapes and traditions of both countries.Over 150 deliciously aromatic, spicy and occasionally fiery recipe[...]
This title helps to bring the tastes, textures and traditions of this classic Chinese style of dining to your own home. Whether steamed or fried, vegetable or meat, roll or dumpling, there is a delicious bite here to tempt everybody's tastebuds. You can try classic Yam Cake, steamed Jicama Dumplings[...]
There's a place where the ocean meets the shore, where kicking off your shoes and baring some skin is as natural as sneaking under the boardwalk for an ice cream cone and stolen kisses. But life isn't all a beach for Shaye Cates, even if her idea of an office is a shady umbrella at the water's edge [...]
Now expanded and completely updated, this best-selling two-way dictionary is designed for students of the Tagalog language and native Tagalog speakers in need of a bilingual dictionary. It includes a grammatical introduction to the language, a vocabulary appendix with numbers and menu terms. And ove[...]
It's the battle for the soul of New York After taking over The Hand, Daredevil attempts to convert the group of merciless ninja assassins into his own private army and begins doling out a darker brand of justice as he transforms Hell's Kitchen into the Shadowland With his army now in control of th[...]
It's the climactic story this series has been building to, guest-starring the allies Legion has made along the way...and not all of them will emerge unscathed One of Legion's most troublesome personalities threatens to annihilate an alien species, and S.W.O.R.D. director Abigail Brand is on the cas[...]
After the Schism, UNCANNY X-MEN starts over. What is to become of (CENSORED) and the mutants who side with him after the big split? And what does it have to do with the resurrected Mister Sinister? The hottest new writer in the business, Kieron Gillen (Thor) and superstar Carlos Pacheco (X-Men: Schi[...]
Return to the Age of Apocalypse, as the AOA X-Men make their final stand against the evil Weapon X - and lose New AOA super hero team the X-Terminated must rise to take the fallen X-Men's place ... but what makes this team so drastically different? With Jean Grey and Sabretooth at their lowest, and[...]
Rick Remender's extraordinary, critically acclaimed X-Force saga is collected across two volumes Otherworld, interdimensional home of the Captain Britain Corps, has been invaded by a sorcerous army Meanwhile, Fantomex stands accused of a crime so heinous that the Corps would rather execute him tha[...]
The slim design of the NKJV Thinline Reference Bible means you can bring it along, wherever your day takes you. When you open it up, you'll discover Thomas Nelson's exclusive NKJV Comfort Print(R) typeface, which is designed to provide a smooth reading experience for deeper engagement in God's Word.[...]