Sole survivor by dean koontz and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ruthanne lum mccunn, author ruthanne lum mccunn has reclaimed the lives of many chinese american pioneers, including idahos lalu nathoy polly bemis, world champion survivor poon lim, and plant wizard lue gim gong. Piebiter written by ruthanne lum mccunn illustrated by youshan tang chinese translation by ellen laishan yeung spanish translation by teresa. Mccunns second novel after thousand pieces of gold returns to a subject she treated in the nonfiction chineseamerican portraits, as she again tells. Sole survivor by ruthanne lum mccunn, paperback barnes. Click to read more about sole survivor scholastic biography by ruthanne lum mccunn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. On november 23, 1942, german uboats torpedoed the british ship benlomond and it sank in the atlantic in two minutes. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Sole survivor, based on three years of interviews with poon and his family, reconstructs his remarkable ordeal and the survival techniques that earned him world celebrity and a listing in the guiness book of when german uboats sank the british ben lomond in 1942, its sole survivor was a second steward, poon lim, who managed to stay alive for 3 days on a wooden raft.
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