Eric Liu: 15 books
Guiding Lights
The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2004
We all need people to help us find the way. In this stirring new book, acclaimed author and educator Eric Liu takes us on a quest for those guiding lights. He shares invaluable lessons from people whose “classrooms” are boardrooms, arenas, concert halls, theaters, kitchens, and places of worship–and...
The Accidental Asian
Notes of a Native Speaker
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Beyond black and white, native and alien, lies a vast and fertile field of human experience. It is here that Eric Liu, former speechwriter for President Clinton and noted political commentator, invites us to explore.
In these compellingly candid essays, Liu reflects on his life as a second-generation...
A Chinaman's Chance
One Family's Journey and the Chinese American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
From Tony Hsieh to Amy Chua to Jeremy Lin, Chinese Americans are now arriving at the highest levels of American business, civic life, and culture. But what makes this story of immigrant ascent unique is that Chinese Americans are emerging at just the same moment when China has emerged - and indeed...
The Gardens of Democracy
A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
American democracy is informed by the 18th century’s most cutting edge thinking on society, economics, and government. We’ve learned some things in the intervening 230 years about self interest, social behaviors, and how the world works. Now, authors Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer argue that some fundamental...
You're More Powerful than You Think
A Citizen's Guide to Making Change Happen
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
Is this the America you want? If not, here's how to claim the power to change your country.
We are in an age of epic political turbulence in America. Old hierarchies and institutions are collapsing. From the election of Donald Trump to the upending of the major political parties to the spread...
Become America
Civic Sermons on Love, Responsibility, and Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
What does it mean to be an engaged American in today’s divided political landscape, and how do we restore hope in our country? In a collection of “civic sermons” delivered at gatherings around the nation, popular advocate for active citizenship Eric Liu takes on these thorny questions and provides...
by Eric Liu
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
Within every person lies the power to change one world. Within Flora lies the hope for two.In the isolated rural valley of Terrene, where technology is grown, not manufactured, Flora Karachi paints her anguish with flowers and yearns to travel outside the mountain walls that guard her village....
by Eric Liu, Nick Hanauer
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Over the course of a generation, patriotism in America has been hijacked by the right and abandoned by the left. But the principles and values of true patriotism – country above self, contribution above consumption, stewardship over exploitation, freedom with responsibility, purpose through sacrifice...
Imagination First
Unlocking the Power of Possibility
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
When imagination becomes habit, it can transform your work and your life
The best corporations know that innovative thinking is the only competitive advantage that cannot be outsourced. The best schools are those that create cultures of imagination. Now in paperback, Imagination First introduces...
by VV.AA., Ken Liu, Eric J. Mota
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Incluye la novela corta ganadora de los premios Hugo y Locus 2011 y el relato ganador de los premios Hugo, Nebula y World Fantasy 2012 Ocho autores internacionales demuestran que la ciencia ficción no ha perdido su garra ni su capacidad especulativa, y que es la narrativa que más y mejor trata de...
Thirty Years of China - U.S. Relations
Analytical Approaches and Contemporary Issues
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010
The year 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of normalization of Sino-U.S. relations. Over the past 30 years, the bilateral relations have developed by twists and turns. It is not until recent years that some stability and forward-looking exchanges have returned to the central stage, albeit tension, grievances,...
Translating Chinese Culture
The process of Chinese--English translation
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
Translating Chinese Culture is an innovative and comprehensive coursebook which addresses the issue of translating concepts of culture. Based on the framework of schema building, the course offers helpful guidance on how to get inside the mind of the Chinese author, how to understand what he or she...
Urban Spaces
Planning and Struggles for Land and Community
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2009
The control and utilization of urban spaces remains a highly contested issue. Much of the debate centers on issues of economic development versus the maintenance and support of already existing communities. As a number of urban areas are in the throes of gentrification and economic development projects,...
Thinking Chinese Translation
A Course in Translation Method: Chinese to English
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2010
Thinking Chinese Translation is a practical and comprehensive course for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of Chinese.
Thinking Chinese Translation explores the ways in which memory, general knowledge, and creativity (summed up as ‘schema’) contribute to the linguistic ability...
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