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Author | : Sebastian Sim |
Publisher | : Epigram Books |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9814757330 |
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“I don’t aspire to be nice. I do what is necessary to get what I want.” Born on the night of the nation’s independence, Gimme Lao is cheated of the honour of being Singapore’s firstborn son by a vindictive nurse. This forms the first of three things Gimme never knows about himself, the second being the circumstances surrounding his parents’ marriage, and the third being the profound (but often unintentional) impact he has on other people’s lives. Talented, determined and focused, young Gimme is confident he can sail the seven seas, but he does not anticipate his vessel would have to carry his mother’s ambition, his wife’s guilt and his son’s secret. Tracing social, economic and political issues over the past 50 years, this humorous novel uses Gimme as a hapless centre to expose all of Singapore’s ambitions, dirty linen and secret moments of tender humanity.
Author | : Malorie Blackman |
Publisher | : Collins Educational |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000-01-20 |
Genre | : Heart |
ISBN | : 9780003302165 |
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Accept a transplant of a pig's heart, or die? That's what Cameron has to decide ... The story: Cameron is offered the chance to have a highly experimental and controversial operation which might save his life. But replacing his heart with one from a pig brings not only medical risk, it places Cameron at the eye of a storm of controversy. Medical ethics, the role of the press and the right to privacy are all brought into vivid focus in this gripping read. Themes: medical ethics; disability; the experience of growing up; animal rights; the individual and society; the media; death. Multicultural Suitable for KS 3/4 (P7-S4)
Author | : Amy Tan |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2010-12-28 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0143119087 |
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The "wisest and most captivating novel" (Boston Globe) from the author of the bestselling The Valley of Amazement and the new memoir Where the Past Begins Set in San Francisco and in a remote village of Southwestern China, Amy Tan's The Hundred Secret Senses is a tale of American assumptions shaken by Chinese ghosts and broadened with hope. In 1962, five-year-old Olivia meets the half-sister she never knew existed, eighteen-year-old Kwan from China, who sees ghosts with her "yin eyes." Decades later, Olivia describes her complicated relationship with her sister and her failing marriage, as Kwan reveals her story, sweeping the reader into the splendor and violence of mid-nineteenth century China. With her characteristic wisdom, grace, and humor, Tan conjures up a story of the inheritance of love, its secrets and senses, its illusions and truths.
Author | : Sebastian Sim |
Publisher | : Epigram Books |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9814901911 |
Download And the Award Goes to Sally Bong! Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Sally Bong is the typical do-gooder. But her journey as an exemplary citizen of Singapore is put into question when she meets people on the margins, upending everything she has learned in school. In a follow-up to the hilarious Let’s Give It Up for Gimme Lao!, Sebastian Sim delves deeper into a nation’s psyche with more shrewd humour than ever before. Reader Reviews: “An acerbic wit. Sim’s prose zips along breezily.” –The Straits Times “Hilarious and almost absurdist in its storytelling, And the Award Goes to Sally Bong! strings watershed events in Singapore’s short history with the life of a dauntless but heartfelt protagonist, homing in on what it means to lead our best and authentic lives.” –Cyril Wong, Singapore Literature Prize-winning author of This Side of Heaven
Author | : Betches |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2013-03-12 |
Genre | : Humor |
ISBN | : 145168777X |
Download Nice Is Just a Place in France Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
LOOK, MAYBE YOU’RE A NICE GIRL, but we’re guessing you’re more like us or you probably wouldn’t have picked up this book. Not that we have a problem with girls who are nice people. But being nice is just not the way to get what you want. And this book is about getting what you want. Not in like a finding happiness, giving back to the world, being grateful for what you have sort of way. But in a ruling your world, being the most desired, powerful badass in the room way, so you can come out on top of any situation: guys, career, friends, enemies, whatever. How does a betch make that happen? Here are some highlights: DON’T BE EASY. DON’T BE POOR. DON’T BE UGLY. We didn’t come up with these life lessons. We’re just the ones who wrote it all down. This is not self-help. Self-help is for fat people and divorcées. This is how to deal with your problems when you have no problems. You’re welcome.
Author | : Lisa Scottoline |
Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2015-10-27 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1250027942 |
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Bennie Rosato the founder of the Rosato & DiNunzio law firm hides her big heart beneath her tough-as-nails exterior and she doesn't like to fail. Now, a case from her past shows her how differently things might have turned out in Lisa Scottoline's New York Times bestseller, Corrupted. Thirteen years ago, Bennie Rosato took on Jason Lefkavick, a twelve-year-old boy who was sent to a juvenile detention center after fighting a class bully. Bennie couldn't free Jason, and to this day it's the case that haunts her. Jason has grown up in and out of juvenile prison, and his adulthood hasn't been any easier. Bennie no longer represents those accused of murder, but when Jason is indicted for killing the same bully he fought with as a kid, she sees no choice but to represent him. She doesn't know whether or not to believe his claims of innocence, but she knows she owes him for past failures-of the law, of the juvenile justice system, and of herself. Forced to relive the darkest period of her life, Bennie will do everything in her power to get the truth, and justice.
Author | : Daniel Lyons |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2009-03-25 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0786731753 |
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Welcome to the mind, to the world of Fake Steve Jobs. Fake Steve the counterintuitive management guru: "Obviously we can't literally put our employees' lives at risk. But we have to make them feel that way." Fake Steve the political hobnobber: "I can see why they keep Nancy Pelosi under wraps. Wacky as a dime watch." Fake Steve quoting friend/musician/philosopher Bono on road etiquette: "Tink about dat next toim yer cuttin off some bloke and you don't know who it is, right? Could be Jay-sus. Or Boutros Boutros-Ghali or sumfin." And on, yes, himself: "Geniuses have feelings, too." In the tradition of Thank You for Smoking and in the spirit of The Onion, Options is a novelistic sendup and takedown of Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and Washington, D.C., as viewed by a central character who exists, to his immense self-satisfaction, at the crossroads of all three worlds: "It's like in one of those movies where a guy realizes he's got telekinetic powers and it's just too bad if he doesn't want them, he's got them. Likewise, I have this gift. It's who I am."
Author | : D.B. Wright |
Publisher | : FriesenPress |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2016-10-21 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1460291921 |
Download Side Effects Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is a trauma that can occur in anyone who witnesses the suffering of others or helps another through a traumatic experience. Those at risk include health care providers, first responders, people in journalism, law, teaching, correctional services, animal health care and those caring for loved ones at home, among others. STS can profoundly impact both your professional and personal life. Dismissing the symptoms only make matters worse. But STS does not need to be a life sentence. Overcoming traumatic stress is possible and can even be transformational as this heart-warming and sometimes humorous memoir suggests. This book provides information about STS, its symptoms and treatment, as well as ways to help prevent it.
Author | : Laozi |
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Release | : 1972 |
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Author | : J Marshall Craig |
Publisher | : Two Harbors |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780984741991 |
Download Guilty by Association Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Damion "Damizza" Young changed the face of music before his 21st birthday. Before he turned 30, he was the producer behind nearly 30 million worldwide records sold. He is one of the most successful, powerful & controversial music producers & radio programmers of our time - associated with names such as Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Mariah Carey, Will Smith, Ja Rule, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, Aaliyah, Snoop Dogg, 2Pac, Eminem, Notorious BIG, Sean 'Puffy' Combs, Jenifer Lopez, Korn, Ice Cube, Hootie & the Blowfish, Bone Thugs N' Harmony, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson & literally dozens of the worlds other top talents - some of whom he made stars, and others whose stardom he saved. But there is a lot more to Damizza than music. Hear first hand accounts of how some of your favorite artists & songs were made - by someone that was in the room when music history was made.