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...

Jelly is as surprised as anyone when he decides that he's going to win the annual sixth grade speech contest.Just like that, Joe Alton Miles, better known as Jelly (because his initials are J.A.M. and his best friend's are P.B.), is faced with overcoming not only his terror of being in the spotlight, but also the wrath of smart, popular Victoria, who believes that the prize (like all prizes) is rightfully hers. At first, Jelly only cares about winning the awesome p...

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...

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?

Both two books in 'Elemental Worlds', a series of fantasy novels by V.M. Sang, now available in one volume!The Stones of Earth and Air: When the Crown Prince of Ponderia is replaced by a doppelganger and kidnapped, his loyal friend Pettic refuses to accept the deception. Determined to rescue Prince Torren and expose the imposter, Pettic embarks on a perilous quest. Guided by the court magician Blundo, he learns that four elemental keys hold the key to accessing the...

“Deftly weaving together science and personal observation, Lee proves an engaging, authoritative guide… of the human condition.” —Kate Wong, editor at Scientific AmericanWhat can fossilized teeth tell us about our ancient ancestors’ life expectancy? Did farming play a problematic role in the history of human evolution? And what do we have in common with Neanderthals? In this captivating bestseller, Close Encounters with Humankind, paleoanthropolog...

If Amazon can't win in China, can anyone?When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos visited China in 2007, he expected that one day soon China would be a double-digit percentage of Amazon's sales. Yet, by 2019, Amazon, the most powerful and successful ecommerce company in the world, had quit China.In Winning in China: 8 Stories of Success and Failure in the World's Largest Economy, Wharton experts Lele Sang and Ka...

A PLEASURE TO “MEAT” YOU!Jooheon’s continuing search for his former companions leads him to just the man his team needs—Dan the combat specialist! However, TKBM’s cronies have also set their sights on him. From blackmail to false accusations against his butcher shop, they plan to use every dirty trick in the book to force Dan to work for them. And Jooheon, the master of underhanded tactics, will gladly play their game! But there is one question that’s nagging the tomb raider—how did TKBM f...

Love in the Big City is an energetic, joyful, and moving novel that depicts both the glittering nighttime world of Seoul and the bleary-eyed morning-after. Young is a cynical yet fun-loving Korean student who pinballs from home to class to the beds of recent Tinder matches. He and Jaehee, his female best friend, frequent nearby bars where they push away their anxieties about their love lives, families, and money with rounds of soju and Marlboro Reds. Over time, even Jaehee leaves Young to ...

A funny, transporting, surprising, and poignant novel that was one of the highest-selling debuts of recent years in Korea, Love in the Big City tells the story of a young gay man searching for happiness in the lonely city of SeoulLove in the Big City is the English-language debut of Sang Young Park, one of Korea’s most exciting young writers. A runaway bestseller, the novel hit the top five lists of all the major bookstores, went into twenty-six p...

A TWISTED BETRAYAL!While their boss rampages through the King of Destiny’s mansion, Jooheon’s team anxiously watches over Jaeha’s sleeping body—out of concern for both his safety and what he might do when he wakes up, now that he has regained the memories from his past life. Chen Yang’s accusation that Jaeha was an accomplice in the vile betrayal that originally ended their lives rings in everyone’s ears as they wait. But no one gets a chance to find the answers they were hoping for, as Ja...

"Domenica, at home in the tradition, reveals all: lore, history, tips, and, best of all, a thousand thrilling tastes from the garden that is Italy." —Frances Mayes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan SunThis book is a tribute to Italy's many glorious vegetables, from the bright, orange-fleshed pumpkins of autumn to the tender green fava beans of early spring. Organized by course, this lavishly photographed cookbook lauds the l...