Автор: Los Simon Название: Love on the Rocks: True Stories from a Pattaya Bar Manager ISBN: 1912049767 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781912049769 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 9490.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Cold-blooded Thai bargirls, na ve tourists and sordid scams - it was all in a night's work for Pattaya bar manager Simon Los. Pouring their hearts out at the bar are a tourist who reclaims his masculinity with the help of a ladyboy, a retired financier who invests thousands in a business with a woman he meets on the streets of Pattaya, a desperate Irishman who breaks the law in his pursuit of love, a high-net-worth visitor who is traded between bargirls, and many others whose heart strings are pulled to the point of breaking. For years, British expat Simon Los worked the bars of Pattaya. Befriending Thai staff as well as western and local customers, he was privy to the dating despair - and occasional joy - of countless couples. That bargirls would go to such lengths to deceive their farang boyfriends, out of poverty or greed, was not unexpected, but Simon was also surprised to see some of his customers find true love in the Land of Smiles.
Автор: Sheth Kashmira Название: Monsoon Afternoon ISBN: 1682630617 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682630617 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 5510.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
A beautiful #OwnVoices tale of an Indian boy and his grandfather enjoying a rainy day together. From award-winning Indian-American writer Kashmira Sheth.
"Children of all backgrounds will easily recognize both the boy's delight in the dramatic rainstorm and the warm intergenerational relationship." ―Booklist
It is monsoon season in India. Outside, dark clouds roll in and the rain starts to fall. As animals scatter to find cover, a young boy and his dadaji (grandfather) head out into the rainy weather.
The two sail paper boats. They watch the peacocks dance in the rain, just as the colorful birds did when Dadaji was a boy. They pick mangoes and Dadaji lifts up his grandson so he can swing on the roots of the banyan tree, just as Dadaji did when he was young. Finally, when the two return home, hot tea and a loving family are waiting.
Author Kashmira Sheth's affectionate, sensitive story provides a look into Indian life and the shared moments and memories that bind generations together. Illustrator Yoshiko Jaeggi's colorful and fanciful watercolor artwork recreates the lush Indian landscape during monsoon season and captures the bond of love that unites a grandfather and his grandson.
Awards:
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Honorable Mention, Picture Book) ―Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) CCBC Choices (Picture Books for School-Age Children) ―Cooperative Children's Book Center, 2009 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People ―National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council Outstanding Books ―Wisconsin Library Association Read On Wisconsin (Preschool) ―Read On Wisconsin April 2010
Also by Kashmira Sheth: Feast of Peas My Dadima Wears a Sari Sona and the Wedding Game Tiger in My Soup
Автор: Narayan, Shoba Название: Monsoon Diary ISBN: 0812971078 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780812971071 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 10420.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: Shoba Narayan’s Monsoon Diary weaves a fascinating food narrative that combines delectable Indian recipes with tales from her life, stories of her delightfully eccentric family, and musings about Indian culture. Narayan recounts her childhood in South India, her college days in America, her arranged marriage, and visits from her parents and in-laws to her home in New York City. Monsoon Diary is populated with characters like Raju, the milkman who named his cows after his wives; the iron-man who daily set up shop in Narayan’s front yard, picking up red-hot coals with his bare hands; her mercurial grandparents and inventive parents. Narayan illumines Indian customs while commenting on American culture from the vantage point of the sympathetic outsider. Her characters, like Narayan herself, have a thing or two to say about cooking and about life. In this creative and intimate work, Narayan’s considerable vegetarian cooking talents are matched by stories as varied as Indian spices—at times pungent, mellow, piquant, and sweet. Tantalizing recipes for potato masala, dosa, and coconut chutney, among others, emerge from Narayan’s absorbing tales about food and the solemn and quirky customs that surround it.
