Yao

2005-09-14 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Yao Ming
Release : 2005-09-14
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 836/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Yao written by Yao Ming. This book was released on 2005-09-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2002, Yao Ming became the NBA's first foreign #1 draft pick and a media sensation. Sports writer Ric Bucher was the only American reporter with unrestricted access to Yao's first year in the NBA. Now available in paperback, Yao: A Life in Two Worlds captures Yao's private story and traces his remarkable journey from Chinese success story to international icon. Whether winning over skeptical teammates, or treading lightly with ever-watchful Chinese officials, Yao reveals the many challenges he has faced with delicacy and humor. Spanning sports, politics, business, and popular culture, Yao's fascinating memoir reveals the humble, profoundly likeable young man behind the myth.

Reflections

1980 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Ricardo Montalbán
Release : 1980
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Reflections written by Ricardo Montalbán. This book was released on 1980. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bend, Not Break

2013-11-26 History

Author : Ping Fu
Release : 2013-11-26
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 811/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Bend, Not Break written by Ping Fu. This book was released on 2013-11-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born on the eve of China’s Cultural Revolution, Ping Fu was separated from her family at the age of eight. She grew up fighting hunger and humiliation and shielding her younger sister from the teenagers in Mao’s Red Guard. At twenty-five, she found her way to the United States; her only resources were $80 and a few phrases of English. Yet Ping persevered, and the hard-won lessons of her childhood guided her to success in her new homeland. Aided by her well-honed survival instincts, a few good friends, and the kindness of strangers, she grew into someone she never thought she’d be—a strong, independent, entrepreneurial leader. “She tells her story with intelligence, verve and a candor that is often heart-rending.” —The Wall Street Journal “This well-written tale of courage, compassion, and undaunted curiosity reveals the life of a genuine hero.” —Booklist (starred review) “Her success at the American Dream is a real triumph.” —The New York Post

Walking in Two Worlds

2021-09-14 Young Adult Fiction

Author : Wab Kinew
Release : 2021-09-14
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 017/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Walking in Two Worlds written by Wab Kinew. This book was released on 2021-09-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds, both real and virtual, in the YA fantasy debut from bestselling Indigenous author Wab Kinew. Perfect for fans of Ready Player One and the Otherworld series. Bugz is caught between two worlds. In the real world, she's a shy and self-conscious Indigenous teen who faces the stresses of teenage angst and life on the Rez. But in the virtual world, her alter ego is not just confident but dominant in a massively multiplayer video game universe. Feng is a teen boy who has been sent from China to live with his aunt, a doctor on the Rez, after his online activity suggests he may be developing extremist sympathies. Meeting each other in real life, as well as in the virtual world, Bugz and Feng immediately relate to each other as outsiders and as avid gamers. And as their connection is strengthened through their virtual adventures, they find that they have much in common in the real world, too: both must decide what to do in the face of temptations and pitfalls, and both must grapple with the impacts of family challenges and community trauma. But betrayal threatens everything Bugz has built in the virtual world, as well as her relationships in the real world, and it will take all her newfound strength to restore her friendship with Feng and reconcile the parallel aspects of her life: the traditional and the mainstream, the east and the west, the real and the virtual.

In Two Worlds

2018-06-07 Autism in children

Author : Ido Kedar
Release : 2018-06-07
Genre : Autism in children
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 508/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book In Two Worlds written by Ido Kedar. This book was released on 2018-06-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven-year-old Anthony has autism. He flaps his hands. He makes strange noises. He can't speak or otherwise communicate his thoughts. Treatments, therapies, and theories about his condition define his daily existence. Yet Anthony isn't improving much. Year after year his remedial lessons drone on. Anthony gets older and taller, but his speech remains elusive and his school lessons never advance. Life seems to be passing him by. Until one day, everything changes. In Two Worlds is a compelling tale, rich with unforgettable characters who are navigating their way through the multitude of theories about autism that for decades have dictated the lives of thousands of children and their families. This debut work of fiction sheds light on the inner and outer lives of children with nonspeaking autism, and on their two worlds. As one of the only works of fiction written by a person with non-speaking autism, it offers readers an unprecedented insider's point-of-view into autism and life in silence, and it does so with warmth, humor and a wickedly sharp intellect.

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