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From  Inflection Point |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to tell the story of her early days in Indonesia. She details an illness suffered and horrors she witnessed and heard of … | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
 NEW! Inspired by TaiwanWhy Supporting Taiwan Matters for Global Democracy |
The future of global democracy may hinge on a small island of 23 million people. Taiwan is more than the world’s technology hub, producing over 90 percent of the globe’s most advanced … | George S. Takach | 336 | 2026 | View |
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From  IntroductionThe Urgent Need for Wartime Labour |
A short history about why the British and French began to recruit Chinese labourers and formed the Chinese Labour Corps, and the role Canada and Harry Livingstone played in this history. (Chapter … | Dan Black | 27 | 2019 | $2.70 Add |
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From June Sisters |
The author narrates this chapter, talking about events in her life and her family. She reflects on her relationship and memories with her father. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From  NEW! Kerala: A Return to the Future |
Chapter 6 examines the Indian state of Kerala, a small state in the southwest of the subcontinent that had been the site of ongoing reforms beginning almost immediately after its formation in … | Jim Handy | 23 | 2022 | $2.30 Add |
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From  Land Is Life: The Prolonged Dispossession of TurkmensFrom: For Land and Culture |
In this chapter, Vahabzadeh traces the prolonged dispossession of Turkmen peoples in northwestern Iran, from their Central Asian origins through Pahlavi-era land appropriation to the 1979 Turkmen … | Peyman Vahabzadeh | 28 | 2024 | $2.80 Add |
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From Legacy |
This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He witnesses the death of his wife and his childrens’ lives. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 4 | 2021 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Mao’s Democracy |
This chapter begins with a brief account of Mao’s rise to power in China at the end of World War Two. It goes on to provide a historical account of his rise to power and the rise of the … | Michael Cormier | 21 | 2013 | $2.10 Add |
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From MH2284 |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She continues to tell the story of her escape, starting with her arrival in Indonesia. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From  NEW! Monasticism for ModernsFrom: In Praise of Retreat |
This chapter explores the history of monastic orders across a variety of cultures and time periods. The author explores ways in which a monastic lifestyle can be adopted in the modern world. | Kirsteen MacLeod | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From My First Funeral |
The ghost of the author’s father narrates this chapter, recounting his life and death. The author’s father died escaping Vietnam, on his way to reunite with his six older children in … | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From My Second Funeral |
This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. He is re-buried by his family. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From My Third Funeral |
This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. His remains are cremated and brought to North America. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 3 | 2021 | $0.30 Add |
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From Notes |
Notes | Dan Black | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From  One Country—Two States |
The introduction, One Country-Two States explains how as a nation, Korea has existed for over a thousand years within clearly delineated and recognized borders; however, Korean have had the great … | Stephen Gowans | 9 | 2018 | $0.90 Add |
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From Parallel Worlds |
This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She visits her father’s grave. | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
