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My Brilliant Life

A Novel

by Ae-ran Kim, Chi-Young Kim ...

Translated by Chi-Young Kim ...

A BEST OF THE MONTH SELECTION BY OPRAH MAGAZINEAN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2021"An eminent South Korean talent makes her American début in this poignant watercolor of a novel . . . Kim is a writer on the move." —O, The Oprah MagazineAe-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness ... Read more

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A BEST OF THE MONTH SELECTION BY OPRAH MAGAZINEAN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2021"An eminent South Korean talent makes her American début in this poignant watercolor of a novel . . . Kim is a writer on the move." —O, The Oprah MagazineAe-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness
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Policy Analysis in South Korea

by Sounman Hong, Suho Ji, In Won Lee, Ji Wong Yoon, Song June Kim, Sun Gwon Ha, Hyung Jun Park, Ji Ye Ju, Hyung Gun Park, Hyunsang Ha, Kilkon Ko, Ran Kim, Taehee Kim, Sangyub Ryu, Yongmo Lee, Inseok Seo, Namkee Park, Sam Youl Lee, Mean Sun Noh, Jooha Lee, Chisung Park, Cheol Liu, Byung-duk Cho, Rosa Minhyo Cho, Mingil Kim, Yuiryong Jung, Yiyoon Chung ...

Series series International Library of Policy Analysis
The industrialisation and modernisation in South Korea that followed the Second World War resulted in rapid progress in economic development, public administration, social service provision and the establishment of modern public policy.Bringing together outstanding researchers, this book is the first to examine the theory and practice of policy analysis in South Korea. The volume explores the ... Read more

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The industrialisation and modernisation in South Korea that followed the Second World War resulted in rapid progress in economic development, public administration, social service provision and the establishment of modern public policy.Bringing together outstanding researchers, this book is the first to examine the theory and practice of policy analysis in South Korea. The volume explores the
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Religion and Spirituality in Korean America

by Ruth H. Chung, Jae Ran Kim, Jung Ha Kim, Rebecca Kim, Sharon Kim, Okyun Kwon, Sang Hyun Lee, Anselm Kyongsuk Min, Sharon A Suh0, Sung Hyun Um1, David K Yoo2 ...

Series series Asian American Experience
Religion and Spirituality in Korean America examines the ambivalent identities of predominantly Protestant Korean Americans in Judeo-Christian American culture. Focusing largely on the migration of Koreans to the United States since 1965, this interdisciplinary collection investigates campus faith groups and adoptees. The authors probe factors such as race, the concept of diaspora, and the ways ... Read more

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Religion and Spirituality in Korean America examines the ambivalent identities of predominantly Protestant Korean Americans in Judeo-Christian American culture. Focusing largely on the migration of Koreans to the United States since 1965, this interdisciplinary collection investigates campus faith groups and adoptees. The authors probe factors such as race, the concept of diaspora, and the ways
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Blue Binky

by Sumi Lim ...

Illustrated by Hye Ran Kim ...

Blue is Sumi’s first ever pet. She adopted him in 2016. Blue Binky is based on the story of Blue’s adoption. There were about forty bunnies waiting to be adopted at the adoption center. All of them except for Blue were too scared to meet strangers. When Blue bravely came close to Sumi, she knew that he chose her to be his family. Blue is still brave. He is very social, and he loves when Sumi’s ... Read more

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Blue is Sumi’s first ever pet. She adopted him in 2016. Blue Binky is based on the story of Blue’s adoption. There were about forty bunnies waiting to be adopted at the adoption center. All of them except for Blue were too scared to meet strangers. When Blue bravely came close to Sumi, she knew that he chose her to be his family. Blue is still brave. He is very social, and he loves when Sumi’s
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My Brilliant Life

by Ae-ran Kim ...

Narrated by Raymond J. Lee ...

Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

“A moving, earnest, and deeply-felt exploration of a unique family in all its joys and disappointments . . . an utter delight.” *—*Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever HadAe-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most ... Read more

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“A moving, earnest, and deeply-felt exploration of a unique family in all its joys and disappointments . . . an utter delight.” *—*Claire Lombardo, New York Times bestselling author of The Most Fun We Ever HadAe-ran Kim's My Brilliant Life explores family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships, interweaving the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in even the most
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To Keep the Sun Alive

A Novel

by Rabeah Ghaffari ...

Narrated by Rabeah Ghaffari ...

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9 hours 17 min

The year is 1979. The Iranian Revolution is just around the corner, as is a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse. Meanwhile, in the northeastern city of Naishapur, a retired judge and his wife, Bibi, run an ancient orchard, growing apples, plums, peaches, and sour cherries, and looking after several generations of family members. The days here are marked by long, elaborate lunches on the terrace and ... Read more

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The year is 1979. The Iranian Revolution is just around the corner, as is a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse. Meanwhile, in the northeastern city of Naishapur, a retired judge and his wife, Bibi, run an ancient orchard, growing apples, plums, peaches, and sour cherries, and looking after several generations of family members. The days here are marked by long, elaborate lunches on the terrace and
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Death is Hard Work

A Novel

by Khaled Khalifa ...

Narrated by Neil Shah ...

Unabridged

5 hours 51 min

Death Is Hard Work is the new novel from the greatest chronicler of Syria's ongoing and catastrophic civil war: a tale of three ordinary people facing down the stuff of nightmares armed with little more than simple determination.Abdel Latif, an old man from the Aleppo region, dies peacefully in a hospital bed in Damascus. His final wish, conveyed to his youngest son, Bolbol, is to be buried in the ... Read more

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Death Is Hard Work is the new novel from the greatest chronicler of Syria's ongoing and catastrophic civil war: a tale of three ordinary people facing down the stuff of nightmares armed with little more than simple determination.Abdel Latif, an old man from the Aleppo region, dies peacefully in a hospital bed in Damascus. His final wish, conveyed to his youngest son, Bolbol, is to be buried in the
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Hollow

A Novel

by Owen Egerton ...

Narrated by Andrew Eiden ...

Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

When Oliver Bonds, a revered religious studies professor at the University of Texas, loses his toddler son and undergoes intense legal scrutiny over his involvement, grief engulfs him completely. His life is upended; Oliver loses his wife, home, and faith. Three years after his son's death, Oliver lives in a shack without electricity and frequents the soup kitchen where he used to volunteer. It's ... Read more

$16.99 USD

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When Oliver Bonds, a revered religious studies professor at the University of Texas, loses his toddler son and undergoes intense legal scrutiny over his involvement, grief engulfs him completely. His life is upended; Oliver loses his wife, home, and faith. Three years after his son's death, Oliver lives in a shack without electricity and frequents the soup kitchen where he used to volunteer. It's
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Mother Ocean Father Nation

A Novel

by Nishant Batsha ...

Narrated by Neil Shah ...

Unabridged

10 hours 59 min

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALISTLONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD“A brilliant debut novel.” —Joyce Carol OatesA brother and sister’s paths diverge in the wake of political upheaval: one forced to leave, one left behindOn a small Pacific island, two siblings tune in to a breaking-news radio bulletin. It is 1985, and an Indian grocer has just been attacked by nativi... ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALISTLONGLISTED FOR THE MARK TWIN AMERICAN VOICE IN LITERATURE AWARD“A brilliant debut novel.” —Joyce Carol OatesA brother and sister’s paths diverge in the wake of political upheaval: one forced to leave, one left behindOn a small Pacific island, two siblings tune in to a breaking-news radio bulletin. It is 1985, and an Indian grocer has just been attacked by nativi...
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Convergence Problems

by Wole Talabi ...

Narrated by Ben Arogundade ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice; constantly converging on our future selves.In “An Arc of Electric Skin,” a roadside mechanic seeking justice ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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From the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Nommo award nominated author of Shigidi and The Brass Head Of Obalufon comes a stunning new collection of stories that investigate the rapidly changing role of technology and belief in our lives as we search for meaning, for knowledge, for justice; constantly converging on our future selves.In “An Arc of Electric Skin,” a roadside mechanic seeking justice
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Fidelity

Five Stories

by Wendell Berry ...

Narrated by Lyle Blaker ...

Unabridged

5 hours 45 min

"Berry richly evokes Port William's farmlands and hamlets, and his characters are fiercely individual, yet mutually protective in everything they do. . . . His sentences are exquisitely constructed, suggesting the cyclic rhythms of his agrarian world." —New York Times Book ReviewA celebration of beloved American author Wendell Berry, the five stories in Fidelity return listeners to Berry's ... Read more

$15.99 USD

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"Berry richly evokes Port William's farmlands and hamlets, and his characters are fiercely individual, yet mutually protective in everything they do. . . . His sentences are exquisitely constructed, suggesting the cyclic rhythms of his agrarian world." —New York Times Book ReviewA celebration of beloved American author Wendell Berry, the five stories in Fidelity return listeners to Berry's
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The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories

by Jamil Jan Kochai ...

Narrated by Peter Ganim, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Suehyla El-Attar Young ...

Unabridged

5 hours 54 min

**FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2023 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE, AND THE 2023 O. HENRY PRIZENAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2022"An endlessly inventive and moving collection from a thrilling and capacious young talent." —Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins.A luminous new collection of stories from a young writer who “has brought his culture’s ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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**FINALIST FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2023 ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE, AND THE 2023 O. HENRY PRIZENAMED ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2022"An endlessly inventive and moving collection from a thrilling and capacious young talent." —Jess Walter, author of Beautiful Ruins.A luminous new collection of stories from a young writer who “has brought his culture’s
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