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2) The survivor
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English
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Unearthing the perfectly preserved body of a female warrior in Southeast Asia, archaeologist Riley Smith and Eve Duncan seek answers about this extraordinary past life, leading Riley to make a discovery that will change history--if she can survive long enough to share it with the world.
Traveling to an island in Southeast Asia, archaeologist Riley Smith is aware of the threat from treasure hunters who have no qualms about killing to get what they...
Author
Publisher
McArthur
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Luck changes for Danny when he signs up to go to war. He returns home a physically broken man. With Helen, his wife, a woman of strength, character and intelligence, he sets about rebuilding his life. It is a life tormented by personal demons, shaped by compassion, corruption, love and power - and the gift of twin daughters, Sam and Gabby.
4) Amok
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"1991. A restless young man called Dox is back home in Texas. His friends have missed him, and his mother and sisters need him. But after four years as a Marine and another two as a CIA contractor fighting the Soviet Union alongside the Afghan mujahideen, small-town life in Abilene is a suffocating dead end. Another secret war, this one in Southeast Asia, offers a big payday and the solution to his family's troubles. But secret wars are never what...
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Soho Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"Laos, 1981: When an unofficial mailman drops off a strange bilingual diary, Dr. Siri is intrigued. Half is in Lao, but the other half is in Japanese, which no one Siri knows can read; it appears to have been written during the Second World War. Most mysterious of all, it comes with a note stapled to it: Dr. Siri, we need your help most urgently. But who is 'we', and why have they left no return address? To the chagrin of his wife and friends, who...
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English
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"In a crowded Chicago airport, an incident at TSA impacts twelve young Asian Americans, all strangers to one another before this day. As events cause their journeys to intertwine, they discover the challenges of friendship, the perils of younger siblings, the power or words, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar. Twelve virtuoso authors draw from their own experiences to explore themes of identity and belonging in...
8) The Generals
Author
Series
Brotherhood of war volume 6
Publisher
Jove
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
"They were the leaders, the men who made the decisions that changed the outcome of battles and the fate of continents. No they led America's finest against her most relentless enemy deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia." -- Back cover.
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English
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"Laos, 1979: Retired coroner Siri Paiboun and his wife, Madame Daeng, have never been able to turn away a misfit. As a result, they share their small Vientiane house with an assortment of homeless people, mendicants, and oddballs. One of these oddballs is Noo, a Buddhist monk, who rides out on his bicycle one day and never comes back, leaving only a cryptic note in the refrigerator. Realizing that he needs rescuing, Siri and Daeng sneak illegally...
10) Indonesia
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Series
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Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
Description
Indonesia has developed rapidly in recent times to become the biggest economic power in Southeast Asia, with a booming export trade and an expanding middle class. How will Indonesia tackle pressing challenges, including protecting its prized natural enviroment and lifting its poor out of poverty while continuing its impressive growth?--back cover.
11) The apprentices
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Series
Apothecary series volume 2
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English
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A tale set two years after the events of The Apothecary finds Benjamin and his father treating the sick and wounded in the war-torn jungles of Vietnam until a magical communication formula reveals that Janie is in trouble, prompting a desperate chase around the world.
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English
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"San Francisco is about to receive the biggest delivery of MDMA to hit the West Coast in years. Raymond Gaspar, just out of prison, is sent to the city to check in on the increasingly erratic dealer expected to take care of distribution. In Miami, the man responsible for getting the drugs across the Pacific has just met the girl of his dreams--a woman who can't seem to keep her story straight. And thousands of miles away in Bangkok, someone farther...
13) Outlaw
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Series
Robin Monarch novels volume 2
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"While conducting top-secret negotiations aboard a tanker in the South China Sea, the U.S. Secretary of State and the foreign ministers of China and India are kidnapped, and the tanker they are on is hijacked. The "Sons of Prophecy" take responsibility and issue an ultimatum: If their demands are not met in seven days, the three will be beheaded live on the Internet. With the presidential election in only eight days, sitting President Sands, about...
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Merry Folger Nantucket mystery volume 5
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
c2017.
Language
English
Description
"Spencer Murphy is a national treasure: a famous war correspondent who escaped captivity in Southeast Asia, his books and television appearances have made him a fortune for half a century. But Spencer, a venerable member of the Wharf Rats--Nantucket's exclusive club for fishermen, storytellers, and characters--is growing forgetful with age. When Spence starts to wander and his half-Asian daughter disappears without a word, Nantucket police detective...
16) Miss Burma
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Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
c2017.
Language
English
Description
"A beautiful and poignant story of one family during the most violent and turbulent years of world history, Miss Burma is a powerful novel of love and war, colonialism and ethnicity, and the ties of blood. Miss Burma tells the story of modern-day Burma through the eyes of Benny and Khin, husband and wife, and their daughter Louisa. After attending school in Calcutta, Benny settles in Rangoon, then part of the British Empire, and falls in love with...
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Nora Watts volume 3
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Find your enemy. Before he finds you. Nora Watts has a talent for seeing what lies beneath strangers' surfaces, and for knowing what they're working hard to keep hidden. Somehow, it's the people closest to her she has trouble truly connecting with. In the case of Bonnie, the teenage daughter Nora gave up for adoption, she has to keep trying. For Bonnie has a target on her back--and it's all because of Nora. Two years ago, Bonnie was kidnapped by...
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English
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"Can you survive being trapped in a rain forest? Imagine a run-in with a poison dart frog in the Amazon Rain Forest, a chimpanzee in the African Congo, or a clouded leopard in the jungles of Southeast Asia. How far would you be willing to go to save your own life? Would it work? Flip through these pages to find out! What would you do in a life-or-death situation out in the wilderness? Now's your chance to find out! Readers will be transported to different...
19) All Saints
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Based on the inspiring true story of salesman turned pastor Michael Spurlock, the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all.
20) Amélie
Publisher
Alliance Vivafilm
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
Français
Description
Amélie is a young woman who had a decidedly unusual childhood; misdiagnosed with an unusual heart condition, Amélie didn't attend school with other children, but spent most of her time in her room, where she developed a keen imagination and an active fantasy life. Despite all this, Amélie has grown into a healthy and beautiful young woman who works in a cafe and has a whimsical, romantic nature. She decides to step into the lives of others around...
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