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The Laundryman’s Boy

A Novel

by Edward Y. C. Lee ...

Fall 1913, St. Catharines, Ontario. Thirteen-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dreams of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada.Hoi Wing is immediately thrust into relentless, mind-numbing toil, washing clothes by hand for sixteen hours a day, six days a week. Isolated and friendless, he falls into despair.When he meets Heather, an ... Read more

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Fall 1913, St. Catharines, Ontario. Thirteen-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dreams of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada.Hoi Wing is immediately thrust into relentless, mind-numbing toil, washing clothes by hand for sixteen hours a day, six days a week. Isolated and friendless, he falls into despair.When he meets Heather, an
... Read more

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Wind of Choice

A Secondary World Fantasy

by Marty C. Lee ...

Series Book 1 - Unexpected Heroes
Desperate to escape his fate……winged Ahjin strikes a bargain with his god.But is his freedom worth the cost?All sixteen-year-old Ahjin wants is to be a skydancer, but the god he doesn’t believe in has other plans. Assigned to be a priest, he runs away before his initiation.But when his god is kidnapped and asks for help, Ahjin sees an opportunity for blackmail. In exchange for his own freedom, he ... Read more

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Desperate to escape his fate……winged Ahjin strikes a bargain with his god.But is his freedom worth the cost?All sixteen-year-old Ahjin wants is to be a skydancer, but the god he doesn’t believe in has other plans. Assigned to be a priest, he runs away before his initiation.But when his god is kidnapped and asks for help, Ahjin sees an opportunity for blackmail. In exchange for his own freedom, he
... Read more
Unexpected Tales

Four Stories of Kaiatan

by Marty C. Lee ...

Four countries. Four trials. Four heroes with the courage to change everything.In an underwater village in Nokailana, can the friendship of the new boy and a pretty girl last, or will his arrogant dad ruin everything?In Iskra, a young man must stay in alone for a month to be considered an adult, if the desert doesn't kill him first.In Darrendra, land of the shape-shifters, a young woman aims to be ... Read more

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Four countries. Four trials. Four heroes with the courage to change everything.In an underwater village in Nokailana, can the friendship of the new boy and a pretty girl last, or will his arrogant dad ruin everything?In Iskra, a young man must stay in alone for a month to be considered an adult, if the desert doesn't kill him first.In Darrendra, land of the shape-shifters, a young woman aims to be
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Legends of Kaiatan

A Fantasy Fairytale Collection

by Marty C. Lee ...

Series Book 6 - Unexpected Heroes
You think you know the stories...12 Dancing Princesses, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, The Frog, The Stonecutter, and more…But what if they didn’t happen that way? What if they really occurred on another world and the true tales were lost in the mists of time?From the world of Unexpected Heroes, read the true Legends of Kaiatan.Timeless fairytales have been twisted to seamlessly balance adventure ... Read more

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You think you know the stories...12 Dancing Princesses, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, The Frog, The Stonecutter, and more…But what if they didn’t happen that way? What if they really occurred on another world and the true tales were lost in the mists of time?From the world of Unexpected Heroes, read the true Legends of Kaiatan.Timeless fairytales have been twisted to seamlessly balance adventure
... Read more
The War of the Fae

A Contemporary Science Fantasy

by Marty C. Lee ...

Series Book 4 - Return of the Fae
The Earth-Fae treaty is almost complete when rogue highborns halt negotiations.In an effort to discover why cooperation failed, the ambassadors agree to spy. Before they can uncover the lords’ plot, the ambassadors are imprisoned or disappear.Determined to save the treaty, the prince finally comes out of hiding.But his enemies already tried to assassinate him and will surely try again. Even if his ... Read more

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The Earth-Fae treaty is almost complete when rogue highborns halt negotiations.In an effort to discover why cooperation failed, the ambassadors agree to spy. Before they can uncover the lords’ plot, the ambassadors are imprisoned or disappear.Determined to save the treaty, the prince finally comes out of hiding.But his enemies already tried to assassinate him and will surely try again. Even if his
... Read more
Seed of War

A Secondary World Fantasy

by Marty C. Lee ...

Series Book 2 - Unexpected Heroes
Lies, suspicion, and a desperate trek.In a world where no race trusts another, the shapeshifting jaguar Ludik became friends with the strangers who helped him save the world from feuding gods. Now a gilled translator, a fire mage, and the winged messenger of the Gods have come to his home for his long-delayed wedding.But before Ludik and his beloved can pledge their love, an accidental death ... Read more

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Lies, suspicion, and a desperate trek.In a world where no race trusts another, the shapeshifting jaguar Ludik became friends with the strangers who helped him save the world from feuding gods. Now a gilled translator, a fire mage, and the winged messenger of the Gods have come to his home for his long-delayed wedding.But before Ludik and his beloved can pledge their love, an accidental death
... Read more
Tales of Kaiatan

A Secondary World Fantasy Collection

by Marty C. Lee ...

Series Book 5 - Unexpected Heroes
From a meticulously built world brimming with wonder, courage, and heart, find backstories to the Unexpected Heroes novels, as well as prequels, sequels, and side quests. Enjoy a diverse and compelling cast with new and old characters, including minor actors who insisted on telling their own story. All are waiting for you to join them in their adventures, romances, challenges, joys, friendships, ... Read more

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From a meticulously built world brimming with wonder, courage, and heart, find backstories to the Unexpected Heroes novels, as well as prequels, sequels, and side quests. Enjoy a diverse and compelling cast with new and old characters, including minor actors who insisted on telling their own story. All are waiting for you to join them in their adventures, romances, challenges, joys, friendships,
... Read more
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The Laundryman’s Boy

A Novel

by Edward Y. C. Lee ...

Narrated by Richard Lam ...

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8 hours 54 min

Fall 1913, St. Catharines, Ontario. Thirteen-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dreams of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada.Hoi Wing is immediately thrust into relentless, mind-numbing toil, washing clothes by hand for sixteen hours a day, six days a week. Isolated and friendless, he falls into despair.When he meets Heather, an ... Read more

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Fall 1913, St. Catharines, Ontario. Thirteen-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dreams of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada.Hoi Wing is immediately thrust into relentless, mind-numbing toil, washing clothes by hand for sixteen hours a day, six days a week. Isolated and friendless, he falls into despair.When he meets Heather, an
... Read more

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Wave of Dreams

A Secondary World Fantasy

by Marty C. Lee ...

Series Book 3 - Unexpected Heroes
A treasure map could change her life or lead to her death.For a sixteen-year-old mermaid, the best part of becoming an adult is the party. Even though Nia must host it on land for the sake of her gill-less friends, she can flirt with all the cute boys.But her mom’s gift is unexpected— an old map and the news her long-lost dad disappeared in the Dragon Isles.With her friends and a charming suitor, ... Read more

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A treasure map could change her life or lead to her death.For a sixteen-year-old mermaid, the best part of becoming an adult is the party. Even though Nia must host it on land for the sake of her gill-less friends, she can flirt with all the cute boys.But her mom’s gift is unexpected— an old map and the news her long-lost dad disappeared in the Dragon Isles.With her friends and a charming suitor,
... Read more
Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 2

Improving cultivation of particular grain legumes

by Ashutosh Sarker, Dr Shiv Kumar Agrawal, Prof. Fred J. Muehlbauer, Y.-C. Lee, R. Lemes Hamawaki, V. Colantonio, M. J. Iqbal, Prof. D. A. Lightfoot, Frederick P. Baijukya0, Harun M. Murithi1, Dr Fred Kanampiu3, Prof. C. Michael Deom4, David Kalule Okello5, S. N. Nigam6, Dr P. Janila7, Dr David Jordan8, Rick Brandenburg9, Gary Payne0, David Hoisington1, Nick Magnan2, Dr James Rhoads4, Mumuni Abudulai5, Koushik Adhikari6, Jinru Chen7, Richard Akromah8, William Appaw9, William Ellis0, Maria Balota1, Kumar Mallikarjunan2, Greg MacDonald3, Kira Bowen4, Boris Bravo-Ureta5, Jeremy Jelliffe6, Agnes Budu7, Hendrix Chalwe8, Alice Mweetwa9, Munsanda Ngulube0, Awere Dankyi1, Brandford Mochia2, Vivian Hoffmann4, Amade Muitia5, Sam Njoroge6, Nelson Opoku7, Prof. B. B. Singh8, Dr Alpha Y. Kamara9, Lucky O. Omoigui0, Nkeki Kamai1, Sylvester U. Ewansiha2, Hakeem A. Ajeigbe3, Dr Fouad Maalouf5, Seid Ahmed6, Somanagouda Patil7, Dr R. Redden8, X. Zong9, R. M. Norton0, Dr Fred Stoddard1, M El-Bouhssini2, Y. Tao3, L. Rong4, Prof. James D. Kelly5, Li Ling6, Dr K.B Saxena7, Y. S. Chauhan8, C. V. S. Kumar9, A. J. Hingane0, R. V. Kumar1, R. K. Saxena2, G. V. R. Rao3, Prof. K.R Latha4, L. Vimalendran5, Dr John O. Ojiem6, Agnes Mwangwela7, Prof. William Erskine8, Emeritus Professor Ken Boote9 ...

Series Book 36 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health. This makes them a key rotation crop in promoting food security. However, yields are constrained by factors such as pests and diseases as well as vulnerability to poor soils, drought and other effects of climate change.This collection reviews the wealth of research addressing these ... Read more

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Grain legumes are characterised by their nutritional value, an ability to grow rapidly and improve soil health. This makes them a key rotation crop in promoting food security. However, yields are constrained by factors such as pests and diseases as well as vulnerability to poor soils, drought and other effects of climate change.This collection reviews the wealth of research addressing these
... Read more
Rama Revealed

by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee ...

Series Book 4 - Rama
In the New York Times–bestselling conclusion to the award-winning Rama series, a human colony aboard Rama III approaches the ultimate confrontation.Two thousand humans have been trapped on the enormous spaceship Rama III, bound for the Raman Node orbiting Sirius. As they hurtle through interstellar space, the human population has formed a violent authoritarian society—one that has imprisoned ... Read more

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In the New York Times–bestselling conclusion to the award-winning Rama series, a human colony aboard Rama III approaches the ultimate confrontation.Two thousand humans have been trapped on the enormous spaceship Rama III, bound for the Raman Node orbiting Sirius. As they hurtle through interstellar space, the human population has formed a violent authoritarian society—one that has imprisoned
... Read more
Rama II

by Arthur C. Clarke, Gentry Lee ...

Series Book 2 - Rama
In the sequel to the multi-award winning sci-fi novel Rama, a second Raman spaceship enters our solar system and "offers one surprise after another" ( The New York Times).Years ago, the enormous, enigmatic alien spacecraft Rama sailed through our solar system as mind-boggling proof that life existed—or had existed—elsewhere in the universe. Now, at the dawn of the twenty-third century, another ... Read more

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In the sequel to the multi-award winning sci-fi novel Rama, a second Raman spaceship enters our solar system and "offers one surprise after another" ( The New York Times).Years ago, the enormous, enigmatic alien spacecraft Rama sailed through our solar system as mind-boggling proof that life existed—or had existed—elsewhere in the universe. Now, at the dawn of the twenty-third century, another
... Read more

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