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A Free Trade Area: Implications for ASEAN
Pearl ImadaImplications for ASEAN Pearl Imada, Manuel F. Montes, Seiji Naya. Published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Heng Mui Keng Terrace Pasir Panjang Road Singapore 0511 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be ...
Aloha America: Hula Circuits Through the U.S. Empire
Adria L. ImadaPaying particular attention to hula performances that toured throughout the U.S. beginning in the late nineteenth century, Adria L. Imada investigates the role of hula in the American colonization of Hawai'i.
The Black Pearl
Scott O'DellFrom the depths of a cave in the Vermilion Sea, Ramon Salazar has wrested a black pearl so lustrous and captivating that his father, an expert pearl dealer, is certain Ramon has found the legendary Pearl of Heaven.
The Pearl
John SteinbeckBut when he finds The Pearl of the World he believes that his life will be magically transformed. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in his neighbours and himself.
Path of the Pearl: Discover Your Treasures Within: Easyread ...
Mary Olsen KellyAnna S. Sofianides and George E. Harlow. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. The Pearl Book: The Definitive Buying Guide. Antoinette L. Matlins. Woodstock, Vt.: GemStone Press, 2000. Pearl Buying Guide. Renee Newman. Los Angeles: ...
Pearl Harbor Honor Flight: One Last Goodbye
Billie NicholsonPearl Harbor Honor Flight, The Last Goodbye, a book created to honor military veterans of the Greatest Generation for their courage and personal sacrifice during the attack on United States military forces at Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.
Bill Pearl - Images Through the Years
Richard R. Thornley JrA collection of 54 photographs from 1953 to 1987 of Bill Pearl's bodybuilding career.
Pearl Harbor Blues
Victoria HeckmanIt all began on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawai'i.
Just Wanna Testify: A Novel
Pearl CleageFamiliar faces and places meet fresh twists and turns in this enthralling novel from acclaimed author Pearl Cleage.
Open and Shut
David RosenfeltHer name is Cathy Pearl.” “This eyewitness, Cathy Pearl, did she say to you, 'I saw Willie Miller'?” “No. She was not familiar with his name. She described him, and the bartender told us that it sounded very much like the defendant.” “So at that ...
The Last Pearl
Leah FlemingHis father was a fisher on a tributary of the Tay river in Perthshire, Scotland, and together they found the rarest of pearls, a great white pearl they call Queenie. When this is stolen from them, Eben vows revenge.
The Last Pearl
Leah FlemingHis father was a fisher on a tributary of the Tay river in Perthshire, Scotland, and together they found the rarest of pearls, a great white pearl they call Queenie. When this is stolen from them, Eben vows revenge.
At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor
Gordon William PrangeRecords the planning and execution of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and looks at what it reveals about American leadership
Pearl
Mary GordonReceiving a call from the State Department that her daughter Pearl has been protesting global violence by chaining herself to a flagpole at the American embassy in Dublin and refusing to eat, liberal New Yorker and single mother Maria ...
Pearl in the Sand SAMPLER: A Novel
Tessa AfsharEnjoy these SAMPLE pages from Pearl in the Sand- Can a Canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirable to men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of Israel?
Babylon Sisters: A Novel
Pearl CleagePearl Cleage’s ability to create a gripping story centered on strong, spirited black women and the important issues they face remains unrivaled. From the Hardcover edition.
Pearl in the Sand: A Novel
Tessa AfsharCan a Canaanite harlot who has made her livelihood by looking desirable to men make a fitting wife for one of the leaders of Israel? Shockingly, the Bible’s answer is yes. Pearl in the Sand tells Rahab’s untold story.
Pearl Harbor
Judy L. HasdayChronicles the events leading up to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the details of the attack itself, and the ensuing reaction of the United States.
December 7, 1941: The Day the Japanese Attacked Pearl Harbor
Gordon PrangeBuilt around eyewitness accounts, this book provides an unprecedented glimpse of how it felt to be at Pearl Harbor on the day that would live in infamy.
Inside a Pearl: My Years in Paris
Edmund WhiteInside a Pearl vividly recalls those fertile years, and offers a brilliant examination of a city and a culture eternally imbued with an aura of enchantment.
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941
Lauren TarshisVisiting his favorite Hawaiian beach when Japanese forces suddenly attack Pearl Harbor, 11-year-old Danny Crane struggles through the smoke, destruction and chaos to make his way back home.
The Last Rose Pearl: A Low Country Love Story
Grace WaltonBut she agrees to pose as his betrothed to help him save lives. Rory just prays she can guard her heart. And she prays she won't be forced to make The Last Rose Pearl.
What Looks Like Crazy On an Ordinary Day
Pearl CleageAcclaimed playwright, essayist, New York Times bestselling author, and columnist Pearl Cleage has created a world rich in character, human drama, and deep, compassionate understanding, in a remarkable novel that sizzles with sensuality, ...
The Pearl-shellers of Torres Strait: Resource Use, ...
Regina GanterMany men died at this dangerous work. Regina Ganter charts the progress of pearl-shelling from its heyday through its several crises resulting from overfishing to its present cautious management.
Mikimoto
Nick FoulkesThe name Mikimoto would become tantamount with the pearl around the world. Today, Kokichi Mikimoto's goal - that every woman might know the splendor of the pearl - extends to nearly every major city in the world.
Pearl Harbor Attack
Edwin Palmer HoytRetells the attack on the Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941, from the perspectives of both the United States sailors on the ground and the Japanese pilots on the attack.
Burying The Bones: Pearl Buck in China
Hilary SpurlingPearl Buck would eventually rise to eminence in America as a bestselling author (her most renowned work, The Good Earth, re-entered the bestseller charts in 2004 when it was selected for Oprah's Book Club) but in this startlingly original ...
Work, Recreation, and Culture: Essays in American Labor History
PreviewAuthor's interview with Pearl K. Russo, Feb. 10, 1983. lam particularly indebted to Pearl Russo, not only for her wonderful oral histories, but for the memories and analysis of the Connecticut Ethnic Survey she shared with me in many hours of ...
The Dance Claimed Me: A Biography of Pearl Primus
Peggy SchwartzPearl's final important restaging was the teaching of “Strange Fruit” to Michele Simmons, former Ailey dancer, in California, her last “creative exchange,” as Michele described it. The project began in the fall of 19 93 when Bonnie Oda Homsey, ...
Doris Miller: Hero of Pearl Harbor
Bill O'NealDoris Miller fought bravely against Japanese attackers at Pearl Harbor. The young African-American from Texas was one of the first sailors to earn the Navy Cross during WWII.
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