books by Yang     books:     Yang      American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang First Second, 2006 Beautiful work The story blends real situations with reference to the Monkey King, a tale that has always been a magnet for the imagination but is not always accessible. This work is what I have been looking for, and I didn't even know I was waiting for it. I'm grateful to the ...             Social Network Analysis (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences) David Knoke, Song Yang Sage Publications, Inc, 2007 Great overview of SNA A very good beginning text that presents an overview of social network analysis (SNA). It is an easy read that will allow one to understand the basics of SNA, including an overview of the mathematical elements. Also it has a nice reference list for the reader who ...             Major Problems in Asian American History: Documents and Essays (Major Problems in American History Series) Lon Kurashige, Alice Yang Murray, ... Wadsworth Publishing, 2002 This collection, designed to be the primary anthology or textbook for courses in Asian American history, covers the subject's entire chronological span. The volume presents a carefully selected group of readings that requires students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own ...             An Aquarium: Poems Jeffrey Yang Graywolf Press, 2008 From ?Abalone? to ?Zooxanthellae,? Jeffrey Yang?s debut poetry collection is full of the exhilarating colors and ominous forms of aquatic life. But deeper under the surface are his observations on war, environmental degradation, language, and history, as a father?troubled by violence and human mismanagement of the world?offers advice to a newborn ...             Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time Howard Schultz, Dori Jones Yang Hyperion, 1999 Howard Schultz Shows How Purpose and Passion Drive Success While researching my second book, Motivate Like a CEO, Communicate Your Strategic Vision and Inspire People to Act, I happened to pick up this book, and it helped me understand something very important. Effective leaders are those who have a powerful purpose -- and ...             The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Kao Kalia Yang Coffee House Press, 2008 Heartfelt and Genuine The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir The Hmong are an indigenous Lao people who were uprooted after the Vietnam War. Many of them immigrated to the upper Midwestern United States, where they encountered culture shock, ...             Leaving Mother Lake: A Girlhood at the Edge of the World Yang Erche Namu, Christine Mathieu Back Bay Books, 2004 Fantastic Story!! A very inspiring and good book about moso culture. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to know a little bit more about it.             The Power of Our Words: Teacher Language that Helps Children Learn Paula Denton Stenhouse Publishers, 2007 One key to closing the achievement gap: efficacious language As a classroom teacher in inner city schools for 8 years, I have found myself immersed in school cultures which were disrespectful and authoritarian toward parents and students. This book presents a different approach to the teacher's role as a catalyst for learning. ...             The Root of Chinese Qigong: Secrets of Health, Longevity, & Enlightenment Yang Jwing-Ming YMAA Publication Center, 1997 Something to truly study and use your whole life! This is THE comprehensive in-depth reference which weaves modern day scientific method and physics with ancient and reveared knowledge and training methods. I highlighted the heck out of my first copy so as to better comprehend the relationship of everything he ...             A-Plus Notes for Beginning Algebra: Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 Rong Yang A-Plus Notes Learning Center, 2006 Most excellent book for my middle school boy Each chapter starts with very helpful concise summary with good examples and are followed by many good exercises. This book is much better than other books. This is much better than many of school math books which are very thick and lengthy, but may not be really ...             Analysis of Shaolin Chin Na, 2nd Edition: Instructors Manual for All Martial Styles Jwing-Ming Yang YMAA Publication Center, 2004 Helps me in ALL of my training I am a teacher of Yoshinkan Aikido with 30 years of training in various martial arts, including Taichi and now Chin Na. I have been familiar with Dr Yang's works but never owned any of his books until last year. I finally had an opportunity to attend one of his ...             Butterfly: An Erotic Odyssey - Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines (Sex in Southeast Asia) Steven Yang Full Moon Books, 2005 Yang has written a winner. This is one of the most entertaining and exciting reads I've come across in a long time. I came across this book by chance, in a used bookstore, but was impressed enough by the first chapter that I bought it and what a read it is!! If you're the kind of person who ...             Qigong, The Secret of Youth: Da Mo's Muscle/Tendon Changing and Marrow/Brain Washing Classics Yang Jwing-Ming, Jwing-Ming Yang YMAA Publication Center, 2000 The search Very interesting, but you have to have the courage to gamble with your health. Yet if you already took a dive from a mountain top "a la Castaneda" you might enjoy it.             The New York Times 1000 Gardening Questions and Answers: Based on the New York Times Column "Garden Q & A." Garden Editors of the New York Times, Leslie Land, ... Workman Publishing Company, 2002 Excellent Gardening Resource, high recommend I love to cook, and I decided to try my hand at gardening to see if I could grow some of our food. Needless to say, I had no idea what I was doing. I found this book at Smith and Hawken and it and helped me to obtain reasonable results the first year. My garden now ...             The Infinite Gift: How Children Learn and Unlearn the Languages of the World Charles Yang Scribner, 2006 Original insights into great human mysteries In this wonderfully readable and compelling book, Charles Yang, a noted professor of linguistics now at Penn, uses evidence from children's babbling, biology, neuroscience, and historical literature to provide deep insights into the nature and origin of language and ...          products you might be interested in search for books applications, enlightenment, instructors, latehomecomer, pre-algebra, quantitative      toavi.com    web we recommend Howard Schultz Shows How Purpose and Passion Drive Success randomly chosen book: Paw Prints through the Ages: The Adventures of Beauregard the Far-Traveled ...