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The Laundryman’s Boy

A Novel

de 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 ... Leer más

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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
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 2

Improving cultivation of particular grain legumes

de 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 Libro 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 ... Leer más

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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
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The Laundryman’s Boy

A Novel

de Edward Y. C. Lee ...

Narrado por Richard Lam ...

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8 hora 54 minutos

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 ... Leer más

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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
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Behind You Is the Sea

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de Susan Muaddi Darraj ...

Narrado por Rasha Zamamiri, Ali Nasser ...

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6 hora 31 minutos

2025 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST • ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARD FINALISTWashington Post Notable Works of Fiction from 2024 • Booklist Top 10 Debut Novels of 2024 • Ms. Magazine Favorite Books of the Year 2024 • Elle.com The Best Literary Fiction Books of 2024 • The New Yorker Best Books of 2024 • NPR Books We Love 2024</stro... ... Leer más

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2025 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST • ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARD FINALISTWashington Post Notable Works of Fiction from 2024 • Booklist Top 10 Debut Novels of 2024 • Ms. Magazine Favorite Books of the Year 2024 • Elle.com The Best Literary Fiction Books of 2024 • The New Yorker Best Books of 2024 • NPR Books We Love 2024</stro...
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The Secret Keeper of Main Street

A Novel

de Trisha R. Thomas ...

Narrado por Janina Edwards ...

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10 hora 14 minutos

""A pure delight from start to finish!""--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond EyeAcclaimed author Trisha R. Thomas delivers a masterful new tale of scandal and intuition. In 1950s oil-rich Oklahoma, Bailey Dowery, a dressmaker with the gift of “second sight,” reluctantly reveals the true loves and intentions of her socialite clients, making her a silent witness to a ... Leer más

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""A pure delight from start to finish!""--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond EyeAcclaimed author Trisha R. Thomas delivers a masterful new tale of scandal and intuition. In 1950s oil-rich Oklahoma, Bailey Dowery, a dressmaker with the gift of “second sight,” reluctantly reveals the true loves and intentions of her socialite clients, making her a silent witness to a
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Waiting for the Long Night Moon

Stories

de Amanda Peters ...

Narrado por Ussani Taylor, Megan Tooley ...

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5 hora 23 minutos

From the bestselling author of The Berry PickersIn her debut collection of short fiction, Amanda Peters describes the Indigenous experience from an astonishingly wide spectrum in time and place—from contact with the first European settlers, to the forced removal of Indigenous children, to the present-day fight for the right to clean waterIn this intimate collection, Amanda Peters melds traditional ... Leer más

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From the bestselling author of The Berry PickersIn her debut collection of short fiction, Amanda Peters describes the Indigenous experience from an astonishingly wide spectrum in time and place—from contact with the first European settlers, to the forced removal of Indigenous children, to the present-day fight for the right to clean waterIn this intimate collection, Amanda Peters melds traditional
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The Blueprint

A Novel

de Rae Giana Rashad ...

Narrado por Joniece Abbott-Pratt ...

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10 hora 17 minutos

**“The Blueprint is an astounding work, an unflinching portrait of misogyny and racism in a speculative world terrifyingly close to our own. Rae Giana Rashad chronicles the generational ghosts of womanhood, and how we understand ourselves through the stories of those we come from, in a way I’ve never read before. A remarkable new talent, and a timeless literary voice.”**—Ashley Audrain, New York ... Leer más

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**“The Blueprint is an astounding work, an unflinching portrait of misogyny and racism in a speculative world terrifyingly close to our own. Rae Giana Rashad chronicles the generational ghosts of womanhood, and how we understand ourselves through the stories of those we come from, in a way I’ve never read before. A remarkable new talent, and a timeless literary voice.”**—Ashley Audrain, New York
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The Parlour Wife

de Foluso Agbaje ...

Narrado por Precious Mustapha ...

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9 hora 43 minutos

'So refreshing…A memorable debut' Louise Hare, Bestselling Author of This Lovely CityKehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war.Lagos, 1939With the announcement of World War Two and a change that sends shockwaves through her family, Kehinde is forced to put aside her dreams of writing and become the third wife of Mr Ogunjobi.Kehinde makes her peace by selling ... Leer más

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'So refreshing…A memorable debut' Louise Hare, Bestselling Author of This Lovely CityKehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war.Lagos, 1939With the announcement of World War Two and a change that sends shockwaves through her family, Kehinde is forced to put aside her dreams of writing and become the third wife of Mr Ogunjobi.Kehinde makes her peace by selling
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The Great Divide

A Novel

de Cristina Henriquez ...

Narrado por Robin Miles ...

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13 hora 21 minutos

A TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick!A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored thereIt is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more ... Leer más

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A TODAY Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick!A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored thereIt is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more
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Wandering Souls

A Novel

de Cecile Pin ...

Narrado por Ainsleigh Barber, Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook ...

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5 hora 13 minutos

This program includes a multicast narration."Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook, and Ainsleigh Barber perform this stunning debut historical novel, which follows three orphaned Vietnamese refugees." - AudioFile Magazine"A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and uncompromising hope."—Ocean VuongA boldly imagined debut novel about three Vietnamese siblings who seek refuge in the UK, expanding into ... Leer más

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This program includes a multicast narration."Aoife Hinds, Ioanna Kimbook, and Ainsleigh Barber perform this stunning debut historical novel, which follows three orphaned Vietnamese refugees." - AudioFile Magazine"A deeply humane and genre-defying work of love and uncompromising hope."—Ocean VuongA boldly imagined debut novel about three Vietnamese siblings who seek refuge in the UK, expanding into
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All the Little Bird-Hearts

A Novel

de Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow ...

Narrado por Rose Akroyd ...

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9 hora 14 minutos

Longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize, this poetic and often funny debut by an author with autism is written from the point of view of an autistic mother as she and her headstrong adolescent daughter are befriended by a glamorous, charismatic couple with dark ulterior motives.I lived for and loved a bird-heart that summer; I only knew it afterwards.Sunday Forrester lives with her sixteen-year-old ... Leer más

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Longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize, this poetic and often funny debut by an author with autism is written from the point of view of an autistic mother as she and her headstrong adolescent daughter are befriended by a glamorous, charismatic couple with dark ulterior motives.I lived for and loved a bird-heart that summer; I only knew it afterwards.Sunday Forrester lives with her sixteen-year-old
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Tomb of Sand

A Novel

de Geetanjali Shree ...

Narrado por Deepti Gupta ...

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18 hora 21 minutos

WINNER OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE“A triumph of literature.”—Financial Times“Echoes of James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges, Isabel Allende and Leo Tolstoy. . . . An enchanting ride.”—BookPage“A breath of fresh air.”—GuardianA playful, feminist, and utterly original epic set in contemporary northern India, about a family and the inimitable octogenarian... ... Leer más

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WINNER OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE“A triumph of literature.”—Financial Times“Echoes of James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges, Isabel Allende and Leo Tolstoy. . . . An enchanting ride.”—BookPage“A breath of fresh air.”—GuardianA playful, feminist, and utterly original epic set in contemporary northern India, about a family and the inimitable octogenarian...
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