This book is a thorough documentation of tectonics in the Hong Kong construction industry. It looks at how buildings have been designed and built in a high-density city in a subtropical climate. Written in both Chinese and English, it covers almost all aspects of building materials and technology in Hong Kong with a succinct sequence that follows the construction process of a building project. Providing invaluable information on the application of building materials and technology, case st...

A story for young hearts that need love and acceptance, just as they are. With a critical mom and an apathetic dad, Jiho, to whom home is not a place for comfort, one day meets a bird who can speak. The bird guides Jiho to a beautiful village where they encounter a landlord with a tiny garden and a family along the seashore. What does the bird want to tell Jiho?

"A conspiracy, a revenge, and she became his wife." Mrs. Gu? "Are you wronged? You owe her this much!" Lin Han owed Su Wan Rou his life, so she became Madam Gu. She had added a time limit to this marriage. Hell or hell, there would be a day she would leave. When she got divorced, she left without hesitation. And he, became the real loser of this marriage.Goodbye, she wore a wedding ring on her ring finger with another man. She said she loved that man. The whole wor...

Spanning more than a half-century of South Korean sci-fi, this massive anthology documents a unique convergence of culture and genreReadymade Bodhisattva: The Kaya Anthology of South Korean Science Fiction presents the first book-length English-language translation of science and speculative fiction from South Korea, bringing together 13 classic and contemporary stories from the 1960s through the 2010s. From the reimagining of an Asimovian robot inside the...

In her last life, she was framed and imprisoned, and she was persecuted and tragically killed. The heavens were kind. They gave her a chance at rebirth, and in this life, they wanted to see just how she would take revenge on the scum of a man. However, this bodyguard was really a bit cool. He was even more arrogant than her, even more abusive than her. And more importantly … And... Marry her? Who was he?

Some stories never make it into the patient's chart.They live in the silence after the diagnosis.They live in the grip of a hand that refuses to let go.They live in the hallway where a clinician gathers the strength to walk back into the room.Tales from the Bedside is a raw and unflinching anthology of deeply human stories and poetry from patients, caregivers, and healthcare workers who have stood on every side of the hospital bed.Inside these pages ...

Most Korea travel guides show you the same Seoul. This one opens two doors no other guide does — the Korea locals actually live in, and the Korea even most Koreans have never dared to try.Written by a Korean journalist born in Seoul, The Korea You Don't See is a 50,000-word field guide that takes you from the must-do experiences every first-timer should taste to the Hardcore Tier — the food, drinks, rituals, and subcultures locals only whisper about over a third bottle of soju....

A young girl and her Pop-Pop spend the day in the wood shop creating special dolls for her friends. Each doll showcases the beautifully unique way everyone is different—from skin color to body shape— because being who you are is worth celebrating!

Never in her wildest dreams did Zuo Yidan imagine that her idol would one day be lying on the same bed as her, with the same pillow and the same blanket. Furthermore, there was even a blown-in wedding photo hanging on the head of her bed …Oh god, this must not be real!Who is he? The legendary business textbook, the heir to the top ten companies in the world, and she was now his legitimate wife!

A sleepless night turns into a marvelous adventure through the stars in Star Fishing, a dreamy picture book bedtime story.It's the kind of night when you just can't fall asleep.You feel as though everyone in the world is asleep but you."Oh, I see a light!Is somebody awake?"Brimming with wonder and enchantment, award-winning author-illustrator Sang-keun Kim's Star Fishing imagines wh...

A hauntingly strange and powerfully affecting debut novel that heralds the arrival of a unique and captivating literary voice, Sang Pak's Wait Until Twilight is a coming-of-age story that explores the complex darkness infecting a damaged psyche in a small Southern town.Not long after his own mother's death, sixteen-year-old Samuel discovers a set of deformed triplets hidden behind closed doors in his sleepy Georgia community. The babies—whose shut-in mother believes they w...

Dreamscapes of Modernity offers the first book-length treatment of sociotechnical imaginaries, a concept originated by Sheila Jasanoff and developed in close collaboration with Sang-Hyun Kim to describe how visions of scientific and technological progress carry with them implicit ideas about public purposes, collective futures, and the common good. The book presents a mix of case studies—including nuclear power in Austria, Chinese rice biotechnology, Korean stem cell research, the...