Bend, Not Break A Life in Two Worlds

Name: Bend, Not Break A Life in Two Worlds
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ISBN: 9781591846819

ISBN-10: 1591846811

ISBN-13: 9781591846819

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Authors: Ping Fu, MeiMei Fox

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Born on the eve of China's Cultural Revolution, Ping Fu was separated from her family at the age of eight. She grew up fighting hunger and humiliation and shielding her younger sister from the teenagers in Mao's Red Guard. At twenty-five, she found her way to the United States; her only resources were $80 and a few phrases of English. Yet Ping persevered, and the hard-won lessons of her childhood guided her to success in her new homeland. Aided by her well-honed survival instincts, a few good friends, and the kindness of strangers, she grew into someone she never thought she'd be--a strong, independent, entrepreneurial leader. "She tells her story with intelligence, verve and a candor that…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/26/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.45" wide x 8.41" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English



Author's Note


Preface



Three Friends of Winter



Behind Every Closed Door Is an Open Space



I Am Precious



Blood Is Thicker Than Water



Everybody Is Somebody



Who Can Say What Is Good or Bad?



The Number One Strategy Is Retreat



Life Is a Mountain Range


Epilogue: The World Isn't Flat; It's 3D


Acknowledgments