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The Evening Hero

Author : Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476735093
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book The Evening Hero written by Marie Myung-Ok Lee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “moving and captivating” (Cathy Park Hong, New York Times bestselling author of Minor Feelings) novel following a Korean immigrant pursuing the American dream who must confront the secrets of the past or risk watching the world he’s worked so hard to build come crumbling down. Dr. Yungman Kwak is in the twilight of his life. Every day for the last fifty years, he has brushed his teeth, slipped on his shoes, and headed to Horse Breath’s General Hospital, where, as an obstetrician, he treats the women and babies of the small rural Minnesota town he chose to call home. This was the life he longed for. The so-called American dream. He immigrated from Korea after the Korean War, forced to leave his family, ancestors, village, and all that he knew behind. But his life is built on a lie. And one day, a letter arrives that threatens to expose it. Yungman’s life is thrown into chaos—the hospital abruptly closes, his wife refuses to spend time with him, and his son is busy investing in a struggling health start-up. Yungman faces a choice—he must choose to hide his secret from his family and friends or confess and potentially lose all he’s built. He begins to question the very assumptions on which his life is built—the so-called American dream, with the abject failure of its healthcare system, patients and neighbors who perpetuate racism, a town flawed with infrastructure, and a history that doesn’t see him in it. Toggling between the past and the present, Korea and America, Evening Hero is a “soulful, melodic, rhapsodic novel” (The New York Times) about a man looking back at his life and asking big questions about what is lost and what is gained when immigrants leave home for new shores.

Local Hero

Author : David Benedictus
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Local Hero written by David Benedictus and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1983 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ghosts of Hero Street

Author : Carlos Harrison
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0425262545
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Ghosts of Hero Street written by Carlos Harrison and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A wonderful American story of the extraordinary sacrifices made by a group of Mexican Americans . . . A shining example of patriotism at its best.”—Former U.S. Representative Tom Railsback They came from one street, but death found them in many places. . . in a distant jungle, a frozen forest, and trapped in the flaming wreckage of a bomber blown from the sky. They all came from a single street in Silvis, Illinois, a dirt road barely a block and a half long, with an unparalleled history. The Mexican-American families who lived on that one street sent fifty-seven of their children to fight in World War II and Korea—more than any other place that size anywhere in the country. Eight of those children died. It’s a distinction recognized by the Department of Defense, one that earned that strip a distinguished name: Hero Street. This is the story of those brave men and their families, how they fought both in battle and to be accepted in a society that remained biased against them even after they returned home as heroes. Based on interviews with relatives, friends, and soldiers who served alongside the men, as well as personal letters and photographs, The Ghosts of Hero Street is the compelling and inspiring account of a street of soldiers—and men—who would not be denied their dignity or their honor. INCLUDES PHOTOS

The Hero Code

Author : Admiral William H. McRaven
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538719975
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The Hero Code written by Admiral William H. McRaven and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed—a short, inspirational book about the qualities of true, everyday heroes. THE HERO CODE is Admiral McRaven's ringing tribute to the real, everyday heroes he's met over the years, from battlefields to hospitals to college campuses, who are doing their part to save the world. When Bill McRaven was a young boy growing up in Texas, he dreamed of being a superhero. He longed to put on a cape and use his superpowers to save the earth from destruction. But as he grew older and traveled the world, he found real heroes everywhere he went -- and none of them had superpowers. None of them wore capes or cowls. But they all possessed qualities that gave them the power to help others, to make a difference, to save the world: courage, both physical and moral; humility; a willingness to sacrifice; and a deep sense of integrity. THE HERO CODE is not a cypher, a puzzle, or a secret message. It is a code of conduct; lessons in virtues that can become the foundations of our character as we build a life worthy of honor and respect.

Gilbert the Hero

Author : Jane Clarke
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857076418
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Gilbert the Hero written by Jane Clarke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-01-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's great fun having a baby brother - right? Well, not for Gilbert. His new baby brother, Finn, is too small to join in with any of his games. In fact, he's no fun at all - but big brother Gilbert's not going to let a killer whale eat his little brother... is he? An exciting third book in the Gilbert series where Gilbert discovers that being a big brother can sometimes be fun after all.

Standard Hero Behavior

Author : John David Anderson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618759200
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (592 download)

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Download or read book Standard Hero Behavior written by John David Anderson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When fifteen-year-old Mason Quayle finds out that their town of Darlington is about to be attacked by orcs, goblins, ogres, and trolls, he goes in search of some heroes to save the day.

Finding My Voice

Author : Marie G. Lee
Publisher : HarperTeen
ISBN 13 : 9780064472456
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (724 download)

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Download or read book Finding My Voice written by Marie G. Lee and published by HarperTeen. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As she tries to enjoy her senior year and choose which college she will attend, Korean American Ellen Sung must deal with the prejudice of some of her classmates and pressure from her parents to get good grades.

The Happy Hero

Author : Solitaire Townsend
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1911586386
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book The Happy Hero written by Solitaire Townsend and published by Unbound Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if saving the world was good for you? That’s my promise in The Happy Hero. That you can be happier and healthier simply by making a difference to the world around you. I call this formula ‘positive+action’, and after decades of researching, writing about and living positive+action I’ve become convinced this the answer to enjoying a better life. I want to tell you stories of the people who have already discovered this secret. And set out the principles for how to feel good by doing good. Which sounds simple. Except that there’s so much that needs to change, where do you even start? Everyday our media finds another international crisis or health scare, another predator or disaster. We are subject to an overwhelming barrage of fear and negativity each time we open our phones or switch on the TV. We have been trained out of happiness by these stories and turned into the victims of our own lives rather than the heroes. The Happy Hero will offer a simple solution: stop worrying about the world and start making it better. Because new research shows that trying to make a difference, even in the smallest ways, can extend your life, improve your relationships and even help you recover from a cold! And luckily, many of the changes we need to make to build a better world, we should want to do anyway. In The Happy Hero I’ll share the emerging evidence of how heroism can make you happy. I’ll also provide practical examples for getting started. This book will even take on the most intractable and complicated problem facing all of us: climate change. And we’ll discover how solving it will solve so much more. The UK’s top medical journal recently reported that the best way to protect your heart and slim your waistline is to count the carbon rather than calories in your food. The US Military insists that renewable energy will make our countries energy independent and help reduce conflict by providing cheaper sources of power to the poorest. In our own lives, we know that saving energy simply saves money. Together we can cut even huge challenges like climate change down to size. And every step and every action will come with their own reward.

A Texan's Choice

Author : Shelley Shepard Gray
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426714653
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book A Texan's Choice written by Shelley Shepard Gray and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes heroes are disguised as gunslingers . . . and sometimes the most unlikely dreams really can come true.

The Book of Night Women

Author : Marlon James
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101011319
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Night Women written by Marlon James and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the National Book Award finalist Black Leopard, Red Wolf and the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings "An undeniable success.” — The New York Times Book Review A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they- and she-will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age they see her as the key to their plans. But when she begins to understand her own feelings, desires, and identity, Lilith starts to push at the edges of what is imaginable for the life of a slave woman, and risks becoming the conspiracy's weak link. But the real revelation of the book-the secret to the stirring imagery and insistent prose-is Marlon James himself, a young writer at once breathtakingly daring and wholly in command of his craft.

The Never Hero

Author : T. Ellery Hodges
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990774600
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (746 download)

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Download or read book The Never Hero written by T. Ellery Hodges and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if when you died, no one would ever know you were all that stood between man and the enemy?When Jonathan Tibbs awakes in a puddle of his own blood, there isn't a scratch on him to explain it. In the weeks to follow, he comes to find he's been drafted for a war with a violent otherworldly species. A war that only he can remember. Now, the man Jonathan imagined himself becoming is no longer the man who can endure his future. The first installment in this science fiction action adventure series, The Never Hero is a gritty and honest look at the psychological journey of a man forced to forge himself into a weapon. Abandoned with little guidance, and at the mercy of a bargain struck far outside his reach, Jonathan races to unlock the means to surmount the odds, and understand the mystery behind a conflict raging outside of time and memory.In the end, the real question is what Jonathan is willing to become to save a planet that will never see his sacrifice.

Hometown Hero

Author : Liza Kendall
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593098048
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Hometown Hero written by Liza Kendall and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A charming new contemporary romance set in Silverlake, Texas, where love throws old rivals a curveball. . . . Andrew “Ace” Braddock is a player in every sense of the word. The center fielder for the Austin Lone Stars, he’s also been at the center of numerous sports scandals involving beer, bars, and baseball bunnies. But when he takes the fall for a teammate, Ace wakes up in the hospital, injured and in serious trouble. He’s sent to lie low and recover at his family ranch in Silverlake, Texas, where he’s saddled with his worst nightmare: his high school nemesis—a beautiful nurse who refuses to play doctor with him. Mia Adams has no time to fool around. The daughter of Silverlake’s high school baseball coach has three jobs and a pile of debt left behind by her missing ex. The very last thing she wants is to spend her time indulging hometown hero Easy Ace Braddock. If she didn’t need the money, she’d have nothing to do with the guy from her past who stole her dad’s time, attention, and love away from her before leaving for the major leagues. As Mia does her best to corral the irrepressible Ace, keep a sense of humor, and fight her unwelcome attraction to him, he charms, sidesteps, and outmaneuvers her. Will the onetime enemies find love at home base, right in the town where they grew up?

Zero to Hero

Author : Allen J. Lynch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998968926
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Zero to Hero written by Allen J. Lynch and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-13 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author recounts his life experiences, from growing up on Chicago's South Side and living through several years of intense bullying, to his Army service in Vietnam and his acts that earned the Medal of Honor, to his life after military service and grappling with PTSD.

No Hero

Author : Mark Owen
Publisher : Dutton
ISBN 13 : 0451472241
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book No Hero written by Mark Owen and published by Dutton. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts definitive moments from the author's career as a Navy SEAL, discussing the missions that had the greatest personal meaning for him and explaining the lessons and values he hopes to pass on to the next generation.

Obie Is Man Enough

Author : Schuyler Bailar
Publisher : Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0593379489
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Obie Is Man Enough written by Schuyler Bailar and published by Crown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such a splash. For fans of Alex Gino's George and Lisa Bunker's Felix Yz. Obie knew his transition would have ripple effects. He has to leave his swim coach, his pool, and his best friends. But it’s time for Obie to find where he truly belongs. As Obie dives into a new team, though, things are strange. Obie always felt at home in the water, but now he can’t get his old coach out of his head. Even worse are the bullies that wait in the locker room and on the pool deck. Luckily, Obie has family behind him. And maybe some new friends too, including Charlie, his first crush. Obie is ready to prove he can be one of the fastest boys in the water—to his coach, his critics, and his biggest competition: himself.

Stoner

Author : John Williams
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1590179285
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Stoner written by John Williams and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Born the child of a poor farmer in Missouri, William Stoner is urged by his parents to study new agriculture techniques at the state university. Digging instead into the texts of Milton and Shakespeare, Stoner falls under the spell of the unexpected pleasures of English literature, and decides to make it his life. Stoner is the story of that life"--

Beach Read

Author : Emily Henry
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593336127
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Beach Read written by Emily Henry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION! "Original, sparkling bright, and layered with feeling."--Sally Thorne, author of The Hating Game A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters. Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast. They're polar opposites. In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they're living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer's block. Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She'll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he'll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no one will fall in love. Really.