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The Kite Runner
The "New York Times" bestseller and international classic loved by millions of readers. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, "The Kite Runner" is a beautifully crafted novel set in a country that is in the process of being destroyed. It is about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibi…
- Edition
- English, 2004
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781594480003
- Collation
- 371 pages
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 823 HOS k
The Man Who Was Left as Nine Pairs of Shoes
After burning his nine pair of shoes, Mr. Kwon now shows his resolve to take his challenge directly to the site of the struggle where reality is determined. When he accepts without protest a company job offered to him as compensation for an injury he suffered in a car accident by the guilty party who happens to be the CEO, even after the company's sinister agenda is exposed, he reveals the cold…
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788994006284
- Collation
- 180 pages
- Series Title
- Modern Korean Literature #8
- Call Number
- 823 HEU m
Poor Man's Wife
Bi-lingual Edition Modern Korean Literature. "Poor Man's Wife" by Eun Hee-kyung. ASIA Publishers present some of the very best modern Korean literature to readers worldwide through its new Korean literature series . We are proud and happy to offer it in the most authoritative translation by renowned translators of Korea literature. We hope that this series helps to build solid bridges between c…
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9788994006338
- Collation
- 93 pages
- Series Title
- Modern Korean Literature #15
- Call Number
- 823 HEE m
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sister…
- Edition
- English, 2008
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781594483073
- Collation
- 448 pages
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 823 HOS a
A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS
- An Afghani `War And Peace' That Promises To Be One of 2007's Best Novels Khaled Hosseini's "A Thousand Splendid Suns" is a genuine instant literary classic, and one destined to be remembered as one of 2007's best novels. It should be compared favorably to such legendary Russian novels like "War and Peace" and "Doctor Zhivago".
- Edition
- English, 2008
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780747593775
- Collation
- 432 pages
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 823 HOS a
What About Me, Too?
Family life seen from two sides – a menopausal mother and her teenage daughter. The same story but different interpretations seen through Frankie’s diary and harassed GP Sue’s emails to her sister in Australia. Funny, moving depiction of a loving family who have simply stopped listening to each other, loved by mothers and daughters alike.
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780330418454
- Collation
- 356 pages
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 823 FIG w
The Kite Runner
Twelve year old Amir is desperate to win the approval of his father Baba, one of the richest and most respected merchants in Kabul. He has failed to do so through academia or brawn, but the one area where they connect is the annual kite fighting tournament. Amir is determined not just to win the competition but to run the last kite and bring it home triumphantly, to prove to his father that he …
- Edition
- English, 2004
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780747573395
- Collation
- 340 halaman
- Series Title
- 16
- Call Number
- 823 HOS k
Elegy
Gemma's life is slowly being destroyed. Cursed as a siren, she is struggling to escape a destiny of savagery and darkness. She's desperate to break the spell that has turned her into a monster and torn her away from the family- and the boy- she loves. But the alluring yet lethal sirens, Penn, Thea and the newly initiated Liv, have no intention of letting her go.
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781447205753
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 823 HOC e
Lowball
Decades after an alien virus changed the course of history, the surviving population of Manhattan still struggles to understand the new world left in its wake. Natural humans share the rough city with those given extraordinary—and sometimes terrifying—traits. While most manage to coexist in an uneasy peace, not everyone is willing to adapt. Down in the seedy underbelly of Jokertown, residen…
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780765331953
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- Wild Cards #22
- Call Number
- 823 MAR l
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys
Praise for the previous "[A] fascinating book." John Thackara, Doors of Perception "Provides the foundations for a radical new perspective." Ethical Pulse "At last a book that dispels the idea that fashion is only interested in trend-driven not only does it have a brain, but it could be a sustainable one." Lucy Siegle, Crafts Magazine Fully revised and updated, the second edition of Sustainable…
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780415644563
- Collation
- 288 pages
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 646.2 KAT s
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