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"The story of how Joyce Chen, a girl born in Communist China, immigrated to the United States and popularized Chinese cooking."--.

This book explores the political, economic, and technological impact of the Cold War on life today.

A collection of authors debate about a variety of topics related to mass media and society, including whether American values are shaped by the media, whether video games encourage violent behavior, and whether print newspapers can persist in an online world.

Provides a global history of the year 1945, discussing the events that occured after World War II ended.

"This book details major events of the Vietnam War, as well as the war's cultural impact"--Provided by publisher.

"This book details major events of World War I, as well as the war's cultural impact."--Provided by publisher.

Introduces Chinese mythology, legendary characters, and stories, and shows the influence of Chinese myths on modern culture.

Enduring Vietnam recounts the experiences of the young Americans who fought in Vietnam and of families who grieved those who did not return. By 1969 nearly half of the junior enlisted men who died in Vietnam were draftees. And their median age was 21?among the non-draftees it was only 20. The book describes the ?baby boomers? growing up in the 1950s, why they went into the military, what they thought of the war, and what it was like to serve in ?Nam.? And to come home. With a rich narrative of the Battle for ?Hamburger Hill,? and through substantial interviews with those who served, the book depicts the cruelty of this war, and its quiet acts of courage.