CNN anchor Carol Lin is at the height of her career after becoming the first network journalist to break the news of the 9/11 attacks.A month later, she finds herself in the crosshairs of a Taliban sniper along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, a stark reminder of the sacrifices she made to succeed in a white-centric, male-dominated journalism career. For Lin, breaking news and the defining split second when lives change is a drug-and a love that her traditional ...

In a game of power and desire, Qin Shan starts as nothing more than a 'pet' to You Hao, reluctantly pulled into a storm of emotions. Initially, she strives to remain distant, but over time, she finds herself unknowingly consumed by the man. You Hao, cold on the surface, hides deep emotional currents, and their relationship seems forever on the edge of love, yet held back by suspicions and hidden agendas. As Qin Shan realizes she’s trapped, certain truths begin to surface. How will she brea...

A contract marriage. A hidden game. A deal that was never just about freedom.Su Wanyue, daughter of a once-prestigious family, seeks freedom from her mother’s control. She signs a marriage pact with Jin Beinan, the infamous heir of a wealthy family. They promise to stay out of each other’s lives—but emotions quickly blur the lines. What begins as strategy turns into something dangerously real.A story of cold deals, burning hearts, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.

In a galaxy where the absence of women has pushed civilization to the brink, one girl's scent may rewrite the future.After awakening from a time rift and crash-landing on a desolate planet, Gu Xiaoqi becomes the most coveted being in the galaxy—possessing the rare key to female evolution. Pursued by smugglers, desired by beastmen, and protected by a powerful military commander who barely resists her alluring pheromones, Xiaoqi must navigate a treacherous universe to find the one sci...

On the coldest winter day, a small, abandoned corgi named Bubble scurries through the city with tiny legs and a heart full of longing. Cute, clueless, and endlessly optimistic, Bubble survives bullying, starvation, and heartbreak—until he meets An, a silent, formidable stray wolfdog who rules the streets.What begins as a one-sided "worship" from a naïve pet becomes a slow, wordless companionship. Bubble offers wagging tails and loyalty; An offers survival, shelter, and eventually… w...

What happens when a struggling actress wakes up in a man’s body—and he’s still in there with her?Chen Xiaoyan, once a rising starlet, now finds herself on the edge of obscurity. But everything changes when a mysterious male soul begins sharing her body. Caught between survival in the ruthless entertainment industry and the secrets of the man within her, Xiaoyan stumbles upon unexpected fame after a bizarre audition turns viral.Their uneasy partnership brings comedic chaos, em...

She was the most envied woman in the capital—Mrs. Lu, the dazzling queen of high society, showered with luxury and love. But her untimely death shattered the illusion. In her second life, Gu Nansheng awakens to the cruel truth: her husband, Lu Huaiyu, had never loved her. Every gift, every sweet word, was just a step in a calculated plan to elevate his true love by destroying her. Determined to rewrite her fate, she hides her pain, plays along—and prepares to strike back. As love, betrayal...

With the increasing awareness and concern about the dependency on fossil resources and the depletion of crude oil reserves, experts from industrial biotechnology, renewable resources, green chemistry, and biorefineries are stimulating the transition from the fossil-based to the bio-based economy. This text confronts scientific and economic challenges and strategies for making this crucial transition.Renewable Resources for Biorefineries is the work of a strongly in...

Over the past decade, knowledge assets and intellectual capital have been attracting an increasing amount of attention, not only from academics and CEOs, but also from national policy makers. To date, most studies of intellectual capital have focused at the organizational level, with an emphasis on explaining the role of “intangible assets” as a differentiator between accounting value and market value as a possible source of corporate competitive advantage. More recently, pioneers in the f...

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the biggest event of worldwide proportion was the 2008 global financial crisis, which was caused primarily by ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems, and implementation flaws. While fiscal and monetary policies succeeded in pulling many countries out of a financial freefall, most economies have performed beneath pre-recession levels as governments continued to struggle with their finances.Examining the financial crisis f...

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the biggest event of worldwide proportion was the 2008 global financial crisis, which was caused primarily by ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems, and implementation flaws. While fiscal and monetary policies succeeded in pulling many countries out of a financial freefall, most economies have performed beneath pre-recession levels as governments continued to struggle with their finances.Examining the financial crisis f...

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the biggest event of worldwide proportion was the 2008 global financial crisis, which was caused primarily by ineffective governance, failed surveillance systems, and implementation flaws. While fiscal and monetary policies succeeded in pulling many countries out of a financial freefall, most economies have performed beneath pre-recession levels as governments continued to struggle with their finances.Examining the financial crisis f...