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Korea, 1943, under Japanese occupation: As a haenyeo, a female diver of the sea, Hana enjoys an independence that few other Koreans can still claim. Until the day she saves her younger sister from a Japanese soldier and is herself captured and transported to Manchuria. There she is forced to become a 'comfort woman' in a Japanese military brothel. South Korea, 2011: Emi has spent more than sixty years trying to forget the sacrifice her sister made....
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Atsuko Oshiro is seventeen years old, and her life is falling apart. She's always lived on a farm and is used to hard work. But now it's much more difficult. Her country, Japan, has been at war the entire time she has been a teenager. As Japan marches toward defeat, the government enacts increasingly harsh policies. Food and supplies become scarce; people go hungry. Atsuko's dream of a university education vanishes when her school closes. The army...
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Chrysanthemums and Marigolds are two popular flowers that belong to the eastern tropics. Both Chrysanthemums and Marigolds are popular among flower farmers of tropics. These crops require little care and are easy to grow because of their hardy nature. Chrysanthemums are known for their showy flowers and Marigolds are known for their nematode-repellant properties. Chrysanthemums and Marigolds have great economic value as cut flowers, loose flowers...
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Chrysanthemums and Marigolds are two popular flowers that belong to the eastern tropics. Both Chrysanthemums and Marigolds are popular among flower farmers of tropics. These crops require little care and are easy to grow because of their hardy nature. Chrysanthemums are known for their showy flowers and Marigolds are known for their nematode-repellant properties. Chrysanthemums and Marigolds have great economic value as cut flowers, loose flowers...
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"Odour of Chrysanthemums" is the story of Elizabeth, a young wife and mother waiting for her alcoholic husband, Walter, to return home from what she assumes is another night of drinking. This assumption, along with Elizabeth's pre-conceptions about her husband and their relationship are broken down when his body is brought home from the coal mine where he works. In "Odour of Chrysanthemums" author D. H. Lawrence explores the concept of human isolation...
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No doubt you can be close to someone who's very different from you. Ginger is excitable; she leaps into action, throwing herself headfirst into any project. Chrysanthemum is cooler-headed; she likes to plan, she's organized. She makes lists. Yet they are cousins, close as two beans in a pod.But planning Grandma's birthday together is a pretty huge challenge. There are presents to buy, decorations to pick, and a special birthday cake to bake. Together....
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Odour of Chrysanthemums' was written by D H Lawrence in 1911. Lawrence is at his best in this story, taken from the scenes of his childhood and based on characters he knew intimately. He reworked the story in the play, 'The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd' but in this short story version, Lawrence sees the tragic episode through the eyes of the wife. The theme of a loveless marriage, redeemed by death is one which Lawrence was to come back to in other stories....
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The first step in Chinese brush painting is learning the technique. The Book of Chrysanthemum is designed as a step by step procedure to enable the student to learn the technique in a more detailed and organized manner. It is a practical handbook for the student of Chinese brush painting and is one of the four books in Prof. I-Hsiung Ju's "Four Gentlemen" - Bamboo, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Plum - series. This instructional book for Chinese brush...
14) Crisantemo
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[2006]
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Crisantemo loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of it.
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2011.
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17 beautifully adapted stories in a 3-pack collectible set that encourage a love for reading for the pre- or early reader. Stories include Chrysanthemum, Owen, A Weekend With Wendell, Make Way for Ducklings, Cat and Canary, Is Your Mama a Llama, and Noisy Nora. Celebrity narrators include Meryl Streep, Sarah Jessica Parker, Mary Beth Hurt, and others. Includes Spanish versions of Owen and The Caterpillar and the Polliwog and Read Along Function.
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Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect, until the kids at school make fun of her. Owen loves his blanket, Fuzzy, but he is getting too old to carry it around all the time. Quiet-as-a-mouse Sophie must learn to assert herself with bossy, big-mouthed Wendell. The polliwog watches the caterpillar grow up and turn into something else. Spend a day playing and having fun with Hondo the dog and Fabian the cat. A small mouse is accidentally carried...
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This book is a profound and comprehensive presentation of Japanese daily manners and customs, a study and history of human thought discussing Japan's conduct of World War ll. Author Ruth Benedict revealed the intricate views of the Japanese & more with political, religious and economic issues as well as sexual conduct, Geisha, prostitution, and marriage in their daily lives. A classic of cultural anthropology.
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No doubt you can be close to someone who's very different from you. Ginger is excitable; she leaps into action, throwing herself headfirst into any project. Chrysanthemum is cooler-headed; she likes to plan, she's organized. She makes lists. Yet they are cousins, close as two beans in a pod.But planning Grandma's birthday together is a pretty huge challenge. There are presents to buy, decorations to pick, and a special birthday cake to bake. Together....
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This little book is addressed to those gardeners who love chrysanthemums but who perhaps have not had sufficient experience in growing them to produce them at their best. Complete in its unabridged, original form, extensively illustrated and full of instruction that is as useful and practical today as it was when originally published. Contents include - Introduction And Methods Of Propagation - The Culture Of The Japanese Chrysanthemum - Incurved...
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