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Migration for Mission

International Catholic Sisters in the United States

By: Mary Johnson,Mary L. Gautier,Patricia Wittberg,Thu T. Do

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Migration for Mission

International Catholic Sisters in the United States

By: Mary Johnson,Mary L. Gautier,Patricia Wittberg,Thu T. Do

Catholic sisters from many countries around the world come to the United States to minister and to study. The authors of this book combined forces to document and understand this phenomenon. Together they located more than 4,000 "international sisters" who are in the United States for formation, studies, or ministry, from 83 countries spread over six continents. This book examines the experience of these sisters in depth and offers valuable suggestions for religious institutes, Catholic dioceses and parishes, and others who benefit from their contributions.

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233

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0190933097

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9780190933098

The Zenith

A Novel

By: Duong Thu Huong

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The Zenith

A Novel

By: Duong Thu Huong

Memory is the one who builds you a permanent court of justice. Memory is the one at your side from whom you cannot run... A sweeping tale of thwarted love, political intrigue, and the price of power—“The Doctor Zhivago of Vietnam” (Boston Globe)—about Ho Chi Minh, the founding father of modern Vietnam, a man beloved by millions but shrouded in controversy and mystery Vietnam's most popular dissident writer, Duong Thu Huong has won acclaim for her exceptional lyricism and psychological acumen, as well as for her unflinching portraits of modern Vietnam and its culture and people. Built on 15 years of research, The Zenith imagines the final months in the life of Ho Chi Minh—president of North Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969—at an isolated mountain compound where he is imprisoned both physically and emotionally. Complex, daring, and elegiac, Huong's novel weaves Ho Chi Minh's story together with narratives of members of his inner circle and a village elder, illuminating the personal costs of political struggle, the addictive quality of power and influence, and how a tragedy can threaten to engulf not just one individual but an entire nation. Most radically, it is a multidimensional portrait of Ho Chi Minh himself; a man who is often painted as a saint, martyr, or puppet, but whom Huong portrays as a real person whose life encapsulated humanity's capacity for vision, greed, pain, love, and fallibility. An epic masterpiece that is both a gripping political thriller and a haunting excavation of the human heart, The Zenith is an unforgettable novel that leaves readers unsettled, transformed, and closer to life's fundamental mysteries.

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529

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Penguin

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0143123718

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9780143123712

Modelling Paralanguage Using Systemic Functional Semiotics

Theory and Application

By: Thu Ngo,Susan Hood,J. R. Martin,Clare Painter,Bradley A. Smith,Michele Zappavigna

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Modelling Paralanguage Using Systemic Functional Semiotics

Theory and Application

By: Thu Ngo,Susan Hood,J. R. Martin,Clare Painter,Bradley A. Smith,Michele Zappavigna

Shortlisted for the ASFLA (Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association) Halliday Prize 2023 This book is the first comprehensive account of 'body language' as 'paralanguage' informed by Systemic Functional Semiotics (SFS). It brings together the collaborative work of internationally renowned academics and emerging scholars to offer a fresh linguistic perspective on gesture, body orientation, body movement, facial expression and voice quality resources that support all spoken language. The authors create a framework for distinguishing non-semiotic behaviour from paralanguage, and provide a comprehensive modelling of paralanguage in each of the three metafunctions of meaning (ideational, interpersonal and textual). Illustrations of the application of this new model for multimodal discourse analysis draw on a range of contexts, from social media vlogs, to animated children's narratives, to face-to-face teaching. Modelling Paralanguage Using Systemic Functional Semiotics offers an innovative way for dealing with culture-specific and context specific paralanguage.

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256

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350074926

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9781350074927

Saving Sorya – Chang and the Sun Bear

Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2023

By: Nguyen Thi Thu Trang

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Saving Sorya – Chang and the Sun Bear

Winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2023

By: Nguyen Thi Thu Trang

Winner of the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration. Written by wildlife activist and scientist Trang Nguyen – who was featured as one of the environmental heroes in episode eight of the BBC’s Planet Earth III – Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear is an inspirational graphic-novel adventure, based on a true story about a young conservationist who overcomes the odds to save a sun bear. When Chang discovers a bear farm near her home in Vietnam, she decides to do everything she can to save wild animals – by becoming a conservationist. After teaching herself survival skills and learning all she can about the rainforest, Chang is finally accepted as a rescue centre volunteer. But her toughest challenge yet comes when she makes a vow to return Sorya – the sun bear she raised from infancy – back to the wild. Because despite being a different species, Sorya is Chang’s best friend. And letting a friend go is never easy, even when it’s the right thing to do. With breathtaking graphic-novel style illustrations by award-winning manga artist Jeet Zdung, Chang’s daring story is for any young reader, animal lover, and intrepid explorer who’s ready for adventure! 'A beautiful, moving and uplifting tale of perseverance and overcoming challenge, and how small steps can make a big difference.' - BookTrust 'I cannot praise this book enough.' – Mat Tobin 'The epitome of wild and free.' - Kirkus Reviews, starred review 'Stirring and gorgeously rendered, this eco-conscious tale is a superb purchase for all libraries.' - School Library Journal, starred review

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121

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Pan Macmillan

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075344819X

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9780753448199

THE RAIN STILL FALLS IN SAIGON

Short Stories

By: PHONG THU

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THE RAIN STILL FALLS IN SAIGON

Short Stories

By: PHONG THU

This book is a collection of stories that portray life as it is lived today under the shadow of the repressive and corrupt communist regime that now rules in Vietnam. The characters who live in these pages represent many levels of social class in the early 21st century in Vietnam.The stories illuminate the hardships and the soul-crushing routine of day-to-day life in a society governed by bullying bureaucrats and petty apparatchiks. The reader will meet orphaned children who wander the streets—selling newspapers or lottery tickets, collecting rubbish in exchange for a few spoonfuls of rice. There are stories of honest and patriotic intellectuals who have lost their way in a world that does not value their accomplishments. There are also sympathetic communists who now question their ideology and want to find a better way, but they cannot act for fear of economic hardship and even imprisonment. Another story addresses the issue of young women who have become victims of human trafficking, sold like cattle to rich foreigners. The title story, “The Rain still Falls in Saigon,” describes the return of an expatriate to her native land and her feelings of nostalgia and sadness as she surveys her homeland from an outsider’s perspective. All of the stories reflect the tears that the Vietnamese people have been crying for their country for more than 65 years.Doug BurkeEditor-at-large

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399

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Xlibris Corporation

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1462869270

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9781462869275

Saigon River: A True Story

By: Thu Trang Dao

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Saigon River: A True Story

By: Thu Trang Dao

New Year's Day (Tet) is a beautiful day, but now everything changed. Her family has to live between the North and the South Vietnam war. The young child's dress is ruined and her village is destroyed. All her father wanted was to have a normal life with his family, but there was no way out. The young girl's father went missing and her mother, eight months pregnant, went out to find her husband. Her mother struggled to survive with five children in the war zone. At seventeen years young, she found herself being pushed onto a boat with no idea of where she was going. This was the beginning of a life as a refugee in a strange country. All she can do now is pray and hope for the best. As three long years went by, her family thought she was dead. Finally, she discovers the truth. Her father's killer is ready to confess.

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101

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Covenant Books, Inc.

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1640038469

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9781640038462

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Migration for Mission

Migration for Mission

The Zenith

The Zenith

Modelling Paralanguage Using Systemic Functional Semiotics

Modelling Paralanguage Using Systemic Functional Semiotics

Saving Sorya – Chang and the Sun Bear

Saving Sorya – Chang and the Sun Bear

THE RAIN STILL FALLS IN SAIGON

THE RAIN STILL FALLS IN SAIGON

Saigon River: A True Story

Saigon River: A True Story

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