Li, Zhuqing
Summary: "Sisters separated by war forge new identities as they are forced to choose between family, nation, and their own independence. Scions of a once-great southern Chinese family that produced the tutor of the last emperor, Jun and Hong were each other's best friends until, in their twenties, they were separated by chance at the end of the Chinese Civil War. For the next thirty years, while one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 LIJiang, Ji-li.
Summary: An outstanding student and much admired leader of her class, Ji-Li Jiang was poised for a shining future in the Communist party until the Cultural Revolution of 1966. Told with simplicity, innocence and grace, this unforgettable memoir gives a child's eye view of a terrifying time in 20th-century history--and of one family's indomitable courage under fire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JIACunxin, Li.
Summary: From a desperately poor village in northeast China, at age eleven, Li Cunxin was chosen by Madame Mao's cultural delegates to be taken from his rural home and brought to Beijing, where he would study ballet. In 1979, the young dancer arrived in Texas as part of a cultural exchange, only to fall in love with America-and with an American woman. Two years later, through a series of events worthy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group (USA), Inc. 2010
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Li, Jessica
Summary: High school students Stella, Ed, Ingrid and Harry navigate life, exploring issues of sexuality, drug and alcohol use, identity, and consent. Flunk is a critically acclaimed LGBT teen drama following shy sixteen year old Ingrid, as she starts to explore her sexuality. Falling for her best friend Stella, Ingrid struggles to navigate her first relationship, the pressures of a country high school...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV FLULi, Juan
Summary: "An award-winning travel memoir from China documents how the author, a girl from the Altai Mountains, joined a Kazakh family of camel, sheep and cattle herders during their winter pasture migration from the Ulungur River to the Heavenly Mountains"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Astra House 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LI, JUAN LIDong, Li.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tuttle Publishing 2010
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA FOREIGN CHILi, Jason
Summary: Even though their dates of origin are millennia apart, the languages of Chinese and emoji share similarities that the average smartphone user might find surprising. These "hanmoji" parallels offer an exciting new way to learn Chinese--and a fascinating window into the evolution of Chinese Han characters. Packed with fun illustrations and engaging descriptions, The Hanmoji Handbook brings to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: MITeen Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 495.11 LILi, Margaret
Summary: "You're standing in front of your refrigerator, a week after your last trip to the supermarket. You've got a bunch of random veggies, some wrinkly fruit, near-expired milk, and those pricey fresh herbs you bought for that one recipe and don't know how to use up. For a split second you picture yourself opening a trash bag, throwing everything away, and ordering takeout. We've all been there. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.5 LILi, Qing
Summary: A guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, demonstrates how it can reduce stress levels, improve the immune system, and promote health and happiness, and includes more than one hundred photographs from forests around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2018
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universe Pub. 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3444 LILi, Yishan
Summary: Start with a few simple shapes and in 8 easy steps create colourful kawaii cars, cakes, cats and kittens, even TVs and vacuum cleaners! There are 28 super-cute characters to choose from, all bubbling over with personality and charm.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Search Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Oversized, Call number: J 741.2 LILi, Cunxin
Summary: In a memoir of life in Maoist China, the author describes how he was taken from his family in rural China to study ballet in Beijing, his rise in the world of Chinese ballet, and his defection at age eighteen to the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LI, CUNXIN LILi, Lauren
Summary: "Trends come and go, but French interiors, old or new, never go out of style. The New French look is spirited and fresh, layered but never fussy, effortless yet always chic. It confidently uses elements of colour and pattern to create an elegant atmosphere, but with a new contemporary edge. Referencing history, it offers a respectful nod to the past without ever looking stale and stuffy. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson Inc. 2024
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Summary: "Learn to draw a wide range of manga characters in a variety of hairstyles, faces, and clothing, as well as animals, mechas, weapons, and vehicles. From teens to tech, cuddly pups to dangerous dragons, you'll find them all here in these pages. Step-by-step drawings show you how to draw bodies, faces, eyes, hair, hands, and feet. Learn scores of hairstyles, facial expressions, hand gestures, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stackpole Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 741.2 LISummary: The adrenaline-filled odyssey of five legendary kungfu monks in search of the American dream. The men in this movie are not only accomplished Zen masters but famous kungfu stars with huge followings. It also has footage and history of the Shaolin Temple in Henan province, & chronicles the creation of Zen and kungfu by a wandering monk named Bodhidharma 1500 years ago. Today the temple is a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SHALiu, Zhenyun.
Summary: "A darkly humorous novel of contemporary China. Liu Yuejin, a work site cook and small-time thief, searches for his stolen bag but finds another that contains a flash disk chronicling high-level corruption, which sets off a convoluted chase"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Publishing 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LIULee, Li-Young
Summary: Combining sensitivity and eloquence with a broad appeal, Li-Young Lee walks in the footsteps of Stanley Kunitz and Billy Collins as one of the United States's most beloved poets. Playful, erotic, at times mysterious, his work describes the immanent value of everyday experience. Straightforward language and simple narratives become gateways to the most powerful formulations of beauty, wisdom,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 LEEQu, Lei Lei
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. Co. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 751.4251 QULi, Jie Jack
Summary: "This book uses the cases of several landmark drugs to discuss the history of the pharmaceutical industry, and discusses what could be next"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 LILee, Mei Li
Summary: Hello Kitty Crochet is all about kawaii: the supercute world of Hello Kitty and her friends meets the Japanese art of amigurumi, or crocheted dolls. With 25 cute and easy-to-make projects, Hello Kitty Crochet is as charming and fun as it is simple to follow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quirk Books 2014
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Summary: Outlines strategies for consuming two hundred popular health-bolstering foods to reinforce the body's defense systems and fight disease.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2019
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Summary: "Organizations and institutions focused on community building have a built-in group of ambassadors who embrace their message and vision. Social media managers have a unique opportunity to lean into this loyalty by creating a social presence informed by this digital engagement. In Organic Social Media, Jenny Li Fowler outlines the important steps that social media managers need to take to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kogan Page Limited 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811.54 LEELi, Fei Fei
Summary: "The moving memoir of a girl coming of age as an immigrant in America who finds her calling as a scientist at the forefront of the AI/Machine Learning revolution. Fei-Fei Li is known to the world as the creator of ImageNet, a key catalyst of modern artificial intelligence (AI). But her career in science was improbable from the start. Moving from China's middle class to American poverty, her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moment of Lift Books 2023