A Chinese woman embarks on a dream-like journey through Beijing, Tibet, and mysterious worlds beyond in this novel of "startlingly original imagination" ( Guardian, UK).One autumn morning, Jia Jia walks into the bathroom of her lavish Beijing apartment to find her husband dead in their half-full bathtub. Like something out of a dream, Jia Jia discovers a pencil sketch of a strange watery figure next to the tub.The mysterious drawing launches Jia Jia ...

Sea area reclamation is one important activity where land is obtained in coastal countries and regions. It is also a marine development activity with great environment impact. Management technologies for sea area reclamation is the technologies system for sea area reclamation management.This compendium is a summary of the research and application of reclamation management technology in China. It makes a thorough study and systematic exposition of the main technical links of reclamation man...

The book focuses on the issues of secure fusion estimation and control in cyber-physical systems under cyber-attacks, such as privacy protection under eavesdropping attacks, security fusion estimation under DoS and FDI attacks, and model-based and model-free security control under cyber-attacks. The comprehensive and systematic treatment of security protection in cyber-physical systems is one of the main features of the book, which is particularly suitable for readers interested in learnin...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Human Brain and Artificial Intelligence, HBAI 2024, held in Jeju Island, South Korea, on August 3, 2024.The 24 full papers and 5 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed andselected from 74 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: AI for brain science; AI for brain technology; and brain-inspired AI.

On a certain day in a certain year, a faint shadow appeared in Mu Si Nan's eyes. Just like that, ten thousand years passed. I remember Shen Congwen saying something, "I know you came back, so I'll wait." That was why Mu Sinnan and the others had come. I remember that I love you only three words, but the hidden meaning is indescribable with words, so Mouseson didn't say it, but she did. Join Collection

This world wants to be our enemy, and that world also wants to be our enemy. In the boundless universe, there was no way out. One person was alone, but his heart was filled with sorrow.Fortunately, I met you again, and tolerated my mistakes and stubbornness. After experiencing the most terrible pain and walking through the most winding paths, we were finally able to hold hands again. If you can't be reborn, why don't I give you a ghost doll!

"Who says that if you love someone you shouldn't love, you'll be covered with scars?"Who said that one would be filled with remorse if he committed a mistake that he shouldn't have?Who said that a woman who had been wounded would feel cold and heartless?Qing Ya had always believed that every woman was a phoenix. If they didn't die in the flames, they would re-soar after nirvanic rebirth. Their strong wings were destined to be Gao Fei!"

Lilysa hits a snag coming up with a Liliel costume and the manga club decides to do a cosplay of a game Magic Girls for Winter Comiket. But they're not the only ones: Heavenly Queens Hoshizuki Yoki and Nagomi are going as magic girls, too. Whose cosplay will attract the bigger crowd? May the path of otakudom rise to meet these otaku!

With the battle won and Fenrir defeated, the return to normalcy should be just around the corner…but not all w ounds are visible. Although Leonhart and his beloved, Sariphi, have overcome many trials together, fear for his queen’s safety and doubts about their future are wearing away at the king’s heart. Can Sariphi soothe his pain before he does something unspeakably rash...?

BECOME A BETTER ARTIST - draw better anime, manga characters with this how to draw expressions book: a complete drawing course in how to draw expressions for anime and manga boy characters step by step - starting with simple lines!A great how to draw facial expressions book for kids, teens, adults, anime fans, and manga lovers! Learn how to turn simple shapes and lines into all kinds of cool and handsome expressive faces for boys and male characters, so you can add some more feelin...

Lilysa and Nonoa want to be friends, but when they try to reach out, their emotions get lost in translation. Feeling crushed, Nonoa storms out of the event. Okumura follows and they have a conversation that allows Nonoa to take a new step forward. Meanwhile, Lilysa is struggling to focus on her photoshoot... Can these otaku work it all out?

After Rentt, the undead adventurer, passes his Bronze-class ascension exam for the second time, Sheila becomes suspicious and uncovers his true identity. Despite playing dumb, her sincerity convinces him to tell her everything. Now a Bronze-class adventurer again, Rentt takes a special job from an orphanage for a single bronze coin. But before he can fulfill the dangerous and difficult request, he somehow gains a vampiric servant of the rodent kind. In the fourth volume of this adventure f...