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Published by Penguin Books, 2010
ISBN 10: 0143117505ISBN 13: 9780143117506
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
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Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 2009
ISBN 10: 0670020818ISBN 13: 9780670020812
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by Brilliance Audio, 2009
ISBN 10: 1423391020ISBN 13: 9781423391029
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good.
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Published by Viking, New York, 2009
ISBN 10: 0670020818ISBN 13: 9780670020812
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. CB2 - An advance uncorrected proof paperback book SIGNED by author in very good condition that has some bumped corners, some stains on the front, some light smudge on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. A mesmerizing novel about estranged sisters and the cultural and family history that binds them. 8.25"x5.5", 292 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2010
ISBN 10: 0141039175ISBN 13: 9780141039176
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Sisters Van and Linny - like their father - are short. But they couldn't be more different. Van's the overachiever - a high-flying lawyer with a pristine home and husband, until the husband walks out. Linny is fashionable, flighty, works for a catering firm called You Did It Dinners and has just been told by her married lover that he's sticking with his wife. So much to talk about. And yet they don't. However, when their father invents a device to enable short people to reach high objects but needs to become an American citizen to sell it, the sisters are forced to work together to help him. If he's ever to succeed in an American Idol-style reality TV show for desperate inventors, Van and Linny must put aside their differences and admit what it is they have in common . . . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 2009
ISBN 10: 1905490402ISBN 13: 9781905490400
Seller: medimops, Berlin, Germany
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Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
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Published by brilliance Audio, UNITED STATES, 2009
ISBN 10: 1423391055ISBN 13: 9781423391050
Seller: The Yard Sale Store, Narrowsburg, NY, U.S.A.
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mp3_cd. Condition: Good. MP3 CD in MP3 format. You'll receive one MP3 CD, withdrawn from the library collection, that CONTAINS THE ENTIRE AUDIO PRODUCTION! We will polish the MP3 CD disc for you for a smooth sounding performance. Enjoy this AUDIO MP3 CD edition.
Published by Penguin Putnam Inc, New York, NY, 2015
ISBN 10: 0143126229ISBN 13: 9780143126225
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A powerful and wholly original American saga. San Francisco ChronicleBich Minh Nguyens previous booksthe acclaimed memoir Stealing Buddhas Dinner and the American Book Awardwinning novel Short Girlsestablished her talents as a writer of keen cultural observation. In Pioneer Girl, Nguyen entwines the Asian American experience with the escapist pleasures of literature, in a dazzling mystery about the origins of Laura Ingalls Wilders classic Little House on the Prairie.Lee Lien has long dodged her Vietnamese familys rigid expectations by immersing herself in books. But now, jobless with a PhD in literature, she is back at home, working in her familys restaurant under her mothers hypercritical gazeuntil an heirloom from their past sends Lee on a search for clues that may lead back to Wilder herself, transforming strangers lives as well as her own. Discovering a family heirloom that her mother may have received from Laura Ingalls Wilder, PhD graduate Lee Lien explores the tenuous connection between her ancestors and the famous pioneer author only to discover a trail of clues that lead to fateful encounters. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Published by Viking, 2014
ISBN 10: 0670025097ISBN 13: 9780670025091
Seller: Palimpsest Scholarly Books & Services, Brooktondale, NY, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First printing. Volume is bound in quarter red cloth and light brown paper-covered boards, with stamped silver lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are new. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. "Bich Minh Nguyen s previous books the acclaimed memoir "Stealing Buddha s Dinner" and the American Book Award winning novel "Short Girls" established her talents as a writer of keen cultural observation. In "Pioneer Girl," Nguyen entwines the Asian American experience with the escapist pleasures of literature, in a dazzling mystery about the origins of Laura Ingalls Wilder s classic "Little House on the Prairie." Lee Lien has long dodged her Vietnamese family s rigid expectations by immersing herself in books. But now, jobless with a PhD in literature, she is back at home, working in her family s restaurant under her mother s hypercritical gaze until an heirloom from their past sends Lee on a search for clues that may lead back to Wilder herself, transforming strangers lives as well as her own.".
Published by Ulverscroft, 2010
ISBN 10: 1444800973ISBN 13: 9781444800975
Seller: Goldstone Books, Llandybie, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-Library Book. Has usual library markings and stamps inside. All orders are dispatched the following working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we have over 500,000 books in stock. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Published by Viking Adult, 2009
ISBN 10: 0670020818ISBN 13: 9780670020812
Seller: Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Fine first signed. ; 8.3 X 5.9 X 1.2 inches; 304 pages; Signed by Author.
Published by Viking, New York, 2009
Seller: Signedbookman, Buffalo Gove, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition 1st Printing. Signed and inscribed by the author " for Maryanne with best regards Bich Minh Nguyen" on title page. Signed and Inscribed By Author.
Published by FIG TREE, LONDON, 2009
Seller: Happyfish Books, Meopham, KENT, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. *PROOF* THE BOOK HAS A CREASE DOWN THE SPINE OTHERWISE THE COVER IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE PAGES ARE GENERALLY CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN INTERESTING BOOK.
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. New York: (2009). First edition. First printing. Hardbound. New/New. SIGNED by author on title page. A pristine unread copy, with mylar dust jacket protector, opened only for author to sign. Smoke free shop. Shipped in sturdy box. 0.0. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Penguin Books, New York, 2008
ISBN 10: 0143113038ISBN 13: 9780143113034
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. Later printing. Format is approximately 5 inches by 7.75 inches. [10], 256, [4] pages Frontispiece. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads For Roriko with all best wishes! Bich Minh Nguyen. As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity, and in the pre-PC-era Midwest, the desire to belong transmutes into a passion for American food. More exotic-seeming than her Buddhist grandmother's traditional specialties, the campy, preservative-filled "delicacies" of mainstream America capture her imagination. In Stealing Buddha's Dinner, the glossy branded allure of Pringles, Kit Kats, and Toll House Cookies becomes an ingenious metaphor for Nguyen's struggle to become a "real" American, a distinction that brings with it the dream of the perfect school lunch, burgers and Jell- O for dinner, and a visit from the Kool-Aid man. Vivid and viscerally powerful, this remarkable memoir about growing up in the 1980s introduces an original new literary voice and an entirely new spin on the classic assimilation story. Bich Minh "Beth" Nguyen (born 1974) is an American novelist and nonfiction writer. She is the author of the novels Short Girls, which won a 2010 American Book Award, and Pioneer Girl, and a memoir, Stealing Buddha's Dinner. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a Master of Fine Arts. In 2005, she received a PEN/Jerard Award. She is currently a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she teaches fiction and creative non-fiction writing. Derived from a Kirkus review: A childhood immigration memoir for foodies. Nguyen's father fled Vietnam with his two daughters when Nguyen was just a baby. Sponsored by a family in Grand Rapids, Mich., the Nguyens began to adjust to life in a "pale city," dominated by conservative Christians and blonde Republicans. Nguyen explores her relationship with her new home through food: As a girl, she longed for and fantasized about the packaged goods that fill American grocery stores. One of her earliest discoveries was Pringlesâ "the red tube in which the chips sit snugglyâ "which captivated her. When, as a girl, Nguyen began to read the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder, she marveled at the descriptions of butchering hogs and making cheese, activities that seemed to encapsulate the American frontier experience. She contrasts her own stepmother, Rosa, with the mothers of her school chums: Real mothers cook things like pot roast; real mothers bake Toll House cookies in the afternoon; real mothers send their daughters to school with lunches packed neatly in Tupperware containers. Rosa, a hard-working schoolteacher, was too busy to be Betty Crocker, and the family usually dined on simple Vietnamese food, often cooked by Nguyen's grandmother. Nguyen finally went on strike, refusing to eat until her grandmother and stepmother agreed to "better" food. The author's prose is lovely and her imagery fresh. And in her recreation of a world populated by Family Ties, Ritz crackers and Judy Blume books, she has captured the 1980s with perfection. This debut suggests she's a writer to watch.