Author: Marianne Villanueva
Publisher: Miami University Press Fiction
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Fiction. Asian American Studies. "There is a disarming immediacy to these stories, most related by a young Filipina emigrant to the States, about a search for what should be accessible-home, family, history-but proves so rarely nowadays to be so. These are moving, finely crafted tales"-Ehud Havazelet. Born and raised in Manila, Villanueva currently teaches writing and literature at Foothill College and Notre Dame de Namur University. Villanueva is also the author of GINSENG AND OTHER TALES FROM MANILA (Calyx Books 1991).
Mayor of the Roses
Author: Marianne Villanueva
Publisher: Miami University Press Fiction
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Fiction. Asian American Studies. "There is a disarming immediacy to these stories, most related by a young Filipina emigrant to the States, about a search for what should be accessible-home, family, history-but proves so rarely nowadays to be so. These are moving, finely crafted tales"-Ehud Havazelet. Born and raised in Manila, Villanueva currently teaches writing and literature at Foothill College and Notre Dame de Namur University. Villanueva is also the author of GINSENG AND OTHER TALES FROM MANILA (Calyx Books 1991).
Publisher: Miami University Press Fiction
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Fiction. Asian American Studies. "There is a disarming immediacy to these stories, most related by a young Filipina emigrant to the States, about a search for what should be accessible-home, family, history-but proves so rarely nowadays to be so. These are moving, finely crafted tales"-Ehud Havazelet. Born and raised in Manila, Villanueva currently teaches writing and literature at Foothill College and Notre Dame de Namur University. Villanueva is also the author of GINSENG AND OTHER TALES FROM MANILA (Calyx Books 1991).
Mayor of the Roses
Author: Marianne Villanueva
Publisher: Miami University Press Fiction
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Fiction. Asian American Studies. "There is a disarming immediacy to these stories, most related by a young Filipina emigrant to the States, about a search for what should be accessible-home, family, history-but proves so rarely nowadays to be so. These are moving, finely crafted tales"-Ehud Havazelet. Born and raised in Manila, Villanueva currently teaches writing and literature at Foothill College and Notre Dame de Namur University. Villanueva is also the author of GINSENG AND OTHER TALES FROM MANILA (Calyx Books 1991).
Publisher: Miami University Press Fiction
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Fiction. Asian American Studies. "There is a disarming immediacy to these stories, most related by a young Filipina emigrant to the States, about a search for what should be accessible-home, family, history-but proves so rarely nowadays to be so. These are moving, finely crafted tales"-Ehud Havazelet. Born and raised in Manila, Villanueva currently teaches writing and literature at Foothill College and Notre Dame de Namur University. Villanueva is also the author of GINSENG AND OTHER TALES FROM MANILA (Calyx Books 1991).
Mr. Browne and the Rose Show
Author: M. Beatryce Shaw
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1616630116
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Mr. Browne's roses are participating in the town of Perennial's rose show! Their unique shades of brown make them perfect for the competition, but not everyone is excited about roses that are different. Mr. Browne and the Rose Show is a touching story of overcoming prejudice, embracing individuality, and the innocence of children. Follow along and see if Mr. Browne's prized roses have what it takes to win the show.
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1616630116
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Mr. Browne's roses are participating in the town of Perennial's rose show! Their unique shades of brown make them perfect for the competition, but not everyone is excited about roses that are different. Mr. Browne and the Rose Show is a touching story of overcoming prejudice, embracing individuality, and the innocence of children. Follow along and see if Mr. Browne's prized roses have what it takes to win the show.
St. Nicholas
Author: Mary Mapes Dodge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
St. Nicholas
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
The American Rose Annual
Author: American Rose Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rosaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rosaceae
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
The Mafia Mayor
Author: Ricardo Sherman
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456754122
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
A politically -charged homicide centered around the mayor, a stripper and a raunchy party at the mayor's Manoogian mansion. Strawbelly is hot, voluptous and regal. A superstar erotic dancer addicted to the drama of the streets, with a penchant for powerful and violent men. Black Jack, the charismatic newly elected mayor brings to office an era of youthful exuberance. His dedication and determination is fueled by his intoxication with power. He uses the mayor's office to run the city as a criminal enterprise that's styled after the Mafia. At the turn of the 21st Century, the city of Detroit is no longer a vibrant metropolis, city of champions and Mecca to the automobile industry. Motown is in dire straights, trapped in a road construction quagmire of never-ending orange barrells and urban blight. A corrupt police force and wayward city council births a mass exodus of the residents. Will Detroit lose control over its water supply? Will the spirit of Detroit survife Black Jack's corrupt administration, and breathe new life into the body of the once resilient Motor City?
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1456754122
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
A politically -charged homicide centered around the mayor, a stripper and a raunchy party at the mayor's Manoogian mansion. Strawbelly is hot, voluptous and regal. A superstar erotic dancer addicted to the drama of the streets, with a penchant for powerful and violent men. Black Jack, the charismatic newly elected mayor brings to office an era of youthful exuberance. His dedication and determination is fueled by his intoxication with power. He uses the mayor's office to run the city as a criminal enterprise that's styled after the Mafia. At the turn of the 21st Century, the city of Detroit is no longer a vibrant metropolis, city of champions and Mecca to the automobile industry. Motown is in dire straights, trapped in a road construction quagmire of never-ending orange barrells and urban blight. A corrupt police force and wayward city council births a mass exodus of the residents. Will Detroit lose control over its water supply? Will the spirit of Detroit survife Black Jack's corrupt administration, and breathe new life into the body of the once resilient Motor City?
The American Florist
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Floriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
The Reliquary
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 694
Book Description
Lady of the Roses
Author: Sandra Worth
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780425219140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
During her short time as a ward in Queen Marguerite's Lancastrian court, fifteen-year-old Isobel has had many suitors ask for her hand, but the spirited beauty is blind to all but Yorkist Sir John Neville. It is nothing short of a miracle when the Queen allows Isobel's marriage to the enemy, albeit at a hefty price. All around Isobel and John rages a lawless war. It is only their passion that can see them through the bloody siege of London by the Duke of York, the violent madness of Queen Marguerite, and the devolution of Isobel's meek uncle into the Butcher of England. For theirs is an everlasting love that fears not the scratch of thorns, from either the Red Rose or the White.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780425219140
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
During her short time as a ward in Queen Marguerite's Lancastrian court, fifteen-year-old Isobel has had many suitors ask for her hand, but the spirited beauty is blind to all but Yorkist Sir John Neville. It is nothing short of a miracle when the Queen allows Isobel's marriage to the enemy, albeit at a hefty price. All around Isobel and John rages a lawless war. It is only their passion that can see them through the bloody siege of London by the Duke of York, the violent madness of Queen Marguerite, and the devolution of Isobel's meek uncle into the Butcher of England. For theirs is an everlasting love that fears not the scratch of thorns, from either the Red Rose or the White.