A personal and poignant account of Mary Katherine Hom-Smith's relationship with her grandmother during the end stages of life, When Grandma Looked at the Moon traces through its narrative the process of grief and healing for a close-knit family of faith and the friends who came alongside them. Woven throughout this season are the travels and unusual circumstances of the author, who found herself on her own internal journey of exploring aspects of Christian practice--particularly in the are...

A lyrical exploration of motherhood, work, and survival against the backdrop of homelessness and environmental anxiety.Sasha Hom's Sidework tells the story of a homeless Korean adoptee and mother of four navigating life as a waitress in California. Amidst rock stars and tourists, she grapples with motherhood, suicide, environmental degradation, and the search for belonging.This thought-provoking novella marries the mystic with the mundane, tackling...

Since the publication of the first edition of this book 20 years ago, the landscape of implant dentistry has changed dramatically. Both the industry and patient demand have expanded exponentially, leaving the clinician with many decisions to make (and often as many questions to ask) regarding patient selection, surgical timing and techniques, implant types, and restorative approaches. This volume brings together the knowledge of the foremost leaders in implant dentistry, covering all aspec...

Assyria—the missing link in the superpower oppressor type in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament—still suffers from modern scholarly neglect. The Characterization of an Empire aims to alleviate this neglect while also elucidating the historical biblical books that convey characterizations of Assyrians. The narratological insights gained throughout this study contribute to biblical literary studies at rigorous, detailed, sometimes deep, and sometimes complex levels. Thus, this book offe...

As a boy, Ken Hom lived hand-to-mouth in the slums of Chicago's Chinatown. Today, he is one of the most celebrated TV chefs of all time, the man who showed the British how to cook Asian food and introduced the nation to the wok.This is the story of that remarkable journey.Aged just eight months when his father died, Ken was raised by his mother in an atmosphere of punishing poverty. But no matter how little they had, they ate well. Life would change when, at the age of elev...

The Hamlyn Classic Recipes series is a celebratory collection of some of the most admired chefs the world has to offer - noteworthy not only for their pioneering approach to food, but also for their dependable, uncomplicated and trustworthy recipes.Ken Hom is regarded as the world's leading authority on Chinese cookery. In this cookbook, he shares over 75 of his finest recipes, honouring the simplicity and freshness of Chinese food.Discover the art of achieving fresh and vi...

Critical Mixed Race Philosophy: Rethinking Kinship and Identity reimagines mixed race studies, arguing that commonplace and widely accepted ways of understanding mixedness are mired in outdated and essentialist assumptions about race, biology, and kinship. Sabrina L. Hom explores the intersection of race, sex, and sexuality and calls for a nuanced understanding of the politics of mixed race. Commonplace narratives treat mixedness as something new and transformative, but it is neit...

A Practical Operating System for Leadership, Innovation, and Problem-SolvingMost organizations don't struggle because they lack talent.They struggle because they lack a disciplined system for discovering better solutions.Leaders move quickly. Teams execute. Meetings happen. Initiatives launch.But too often:The wrong problem gets solved.Resources are committed too early.Ideas are filtered through opinion inst...

‘One at a Time' is an opportunity in your hands that unveils the secrets to a longer, healthier life.Woxy is one such secret—a revolutionary new way of walking for health that reinvigorates fat-burning capacity—a critical process for Time Restricted Feeding (also known as intermittent fasting) to be effective. What’s more, by increasing the level of NAD, it helps repair damaged DNA that prevents diseases.But that’s not all! The book delves deeper, providing answers to quest...

When osseointegration was first introduced by Brånemark as a therapy for the replacement of the natural dentition, it was accepted as an appropriate and predictable solution for young and middle-aged edentulous patients. No one anticipated the positive results and high level of acceptability that this therapy would bring about. The decision regarding whether to save a tooth or insert an implant is one that the implant clinician makes based on previous experience, recently approved therapeu...

Urban Chinatowns are dynamic, contested spaces that have persevered amid changes in the American cityscape. These neighborhoods are significant for many, from the residents and workers who rely on them for their livelihoods to the broader Chinese American community and political leaders who recognize their cultural heritage and economic value. In The Power of Chinatown, Laureen D. Hom provides a critical examination of the politics shaping the trajectory of development in Los Ange...

A colorful compendium of little white lies, based on the award-winning, "bitingly honest" blog ( Imprint).From the diet you're going to start tomorrow to that call you were about to make when something (anything) else came up—life is full of little lies that get us through the day. With Daily Dishonesty, designer and blogger Lauren Hom pays homage to the (mostly) innocent foibles that make us human.With 150+ hilariously common lies, beauti...