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ANU Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Vietnam as if… follows five young people who have moved from the countryside to the city. Their dramatic everyday lives illuminate some of the most pressing issues in Vietnam today: ‘The Sticky Rice Seller’ explores gender roles; ‘The Ball Boy’ is all about the struggles of sexual and ethnic minorities; ‘The Professional’ examines relations between rich and poor; ‘The Goalkeeper’ delves into politics and ideology; and ‘The Student’...
Publisher
ANU Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The site of Man Bac in the Red River Delta of Vietnam, one of the most meticulously excavated and carefully analysed of Southeast Asian archaeological sites in the past few years, is emerging as a key site in the region. This book carefully analyses the human and animal remains and puts them into context. The authors describe in detail the health status, the unusual demographic profile and the interestingly divergent affinities of the cemetery population,...
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Publisher
Career Press
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
Bermuda Triangle, North Atlantic Ocean -- Berwyn Mountains, Wales -- Bhangarh, India -- Carew Castle, Wales -- Caucasus Mountains, Eurasia -- Death Valley, California, USA -- Devil's Gate Dam, California, USA -- Devil's Sea, Japan -- German Cemetery, Cannock Chase, England -- Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Oceania -- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada -- Han River, Vietnam -- Jefferson, Texas, USA -- Kremlin, Russia -- Laguna, Philippines, Southeast Asia...
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"You like it darker? Fine, so do I," writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life--both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King...
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Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It's 1953, and for Nick Taylor, WWII veteran turned company lawyer, oil is the key to the future. He takes the train into the city for work and returns to the peaceful streets of the suburbs and to his wife, Bet, former codebreaker now housewife, and their two children, Katherine and Harry. Nick comes from humble origins but thanks to his work for American Oil, he can provide every comfort for his family, including Last House, a secluded country...
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