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Leif's Gift

by Michael Wang ...

Illustrated by Lenny Wen ...

A boy’s green thumb grows wild in this playful debut picture book about the merriment and mishaps of collecting houseplants.Leif lives above his parents’ café, and his green thumb has turned his bedroom into a jungle. Begonias, ferns, ivy, peperomias—his plants twist and twine around the furniture and creep and crawl across the walls. Leif’s parents worry he’s gone overboard, but Leif knows he can ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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A boy’s green thumb grows wild in this playful debut picture book about the merriment and mishaps of collecting houseplants.Leif lives above his parents’ café, and his green thumb has turned his bedroom into a jungle. Begonias, ferns, ivy, peperomias—his plants twist and twine around the furniture and creep and crawl across the walls. Leif’s parents worry he’s gone overboard, but Leif knows he can
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Thief's Keeper, The

A Heartwarming Coming-of-Age Medieval Adventure

by Kyrie Wang ...

Narrated by Michael Hajiantonis, Kiera Rhodes ...

Series Audiobook 0 - Enemy's Keeper
Unabridged

8 hours 23 min

2024 Wishing Shelf Book Awards (Audiobook)- FINALISTDual POV, 100% human-narrated.Two outcasts. One lost boy. A daring quest for freedom.In the aftermath of a rebellion against William the Conqueror, northern England lies in ruins, its people scattered and starved.Aelfric, a 14-year-old thrall, flees from his master and stumbles upon a cache of stolen laundry. The thief? Aliwyn, a girl around his ... Read more

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2024 Wishing Shelf Book Awards (Audiobook)- FINALISTDual POV, 100% human-narrated.Two outcasts. One lost boy. A daring quest for freedom.In the aftermath of a rebellion against William the Conqueror, northern England lies in ruins, its people scattered and starved.Aelfric, a 14-year-old thrall, flees from his master and stumbles upon a cache of stolen laundry. The thief? Aliwyn, a girl around his
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Leif's Gift

by Michael Wang ...

Narrated by Kurt Kanazawa ...

Unabridged

9 min

A boy’s green thumb grows wild in this playful debut about the merriment and mishaps of collecting houseplants.Leif lives above his parents’ café, and his green thumb has turned his bedroom into a jungle. Begonias, ferns, ivy, peperomias—his plants twist and twine around the furniture and creep and crawl across the walls. Leif’s parents worry he’s gone overboard, but Leif knows he can never have ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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A boy’s green thumb grows wild in this playful debut about the merriment and mishaps of collecting houseplants.Leif lives above his parents’ café, and his green thumb has turned his bedroom into a jungle. Begonias, ferns, ivy, peperomias—his plants twist and twine around the furniture and creep and crawl across the walls. Leif’s parents worry he’s gone overboard, but Leif knows he can never have
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The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought

by Hui Wang ...

"Brilliantly reveals a China that has always been lively and pluralist in its political thought...His analysis has immense relevance for China today."–Rana Mitter, Foreign AffairsThe definitive history of China’s philosophical confrontation with modernity, available for the first time in English.What does it mean for China to be modern, or for modernity to be Chinese? How is the notion of ... Read more

$61.99 USD

"Brilliantly reveals a China that has always been lively and pluralist in its political thought...His analysis has immense relevance for China today."–Rana Mitter, Foreign AffairsThe definitive history of China’s philosophical confrontation with modernity, available for the first time in English.What does it mean for China to be modern, or for modernity to be Chinese? How is the notion of
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Further News of Defeat

by Michael X. Wang ...

Narrated by Mark Lee ...

Series series Autumn House Press Fiction Prize
Unabridged

6 hours 11 min

Michael X. Wang’s award-winning debut collection of short stories interrogates personal and political events set against the backdrop of China that are both real and perceived, imagined, and speculative.Wang plunges us into the fictional Chinese village of Xinchun and beyond to explore themes of tradition, family, modernity, and immigration in a country grappling with its modern identity. Steeped ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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Michael X. Wang’s award-winning debut collection of short stories interrogates personal and political events set against the backdrop of China that are both real and perceived, imagined, and speculative.Wang plunges us into the fictional Chinese village of Xinchun and beyond to explore themes of tradition, family, modernity, and immigration in a country grappling with its modern identity. Steeped
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Atlas of Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery

by Christoph P. Hofstetter, Sebastian Ruetten, Yue Zhou, Michael Y. Wang ...

Endoscopic spine surgery essentials from expert spine surgeonsAtlas of Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery by internationally renowned spine surgeons Christoph Hofstetter, Sebastian Ruetten, Yue Zhou, and Michael Wang provides concise, step-by-step guidance on the latest full endoscopic spine procedures. The book is targeted at practicing spine surgeons, fellows, and residents currently not trained in ... Read more

$94.99 USD

Endoscopic spine surgery essentials from expert spine surgeonsAtlas of Full-Endoscopic Spine Surgery by internationally renowned spine surgeons Christoph Hofstetter, Sebastian Ruetten, Yue Zhou, and Michael Wang provides concise, step-by-step guidance on the latest full endoscopic spine procedures. The book is targeted at practicing spine surgeons, fellows, and residents currently not trained in
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Heritage and Religion in East Asia

Edited by Shu-Li Wang, Michael Rowlands, Yujie Zhu ...

Series series Routledge Research on Museums and Heritage in Asia
Heritage and Religion in East Asia examines how religious heritage, in a mobile way, plays across national boundaries in East Asia and, in doing so, the book provides new theoretical insights into the articulation of heritage and religion.Drawing on primary, comparative research carried out in four East Asian countries, much of which was undertaken by East Asian scholars, the book shows how the ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Heritage and Religion in East Asia examines how religious heritage, in a mobile way, plays across national boundaries in East Asia and, in doing so, the book provides new theoretical insights into the articulation of heritage and religion.Drawing on primary, comparative research carried out in four East Asian countries, much of which was undertaken by East Asian scholars, the book shows how the
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Climate-Resilient Structures and Infrastructures

Edited by Cao Wang, Bilal M. Ayyub, Michael Beer ...

The safety and serviceability of in-service structures and infrastructure systems are often threatened by natural hazards. Owners and decision-makers are especially concerned about the resilience of an asset (structure or infrastructure), namely its ability to be in readiness for, absorb, recover from, and adapt to disruptive events. Climate change is increasingly producing nonstationary natural ... Read more

$134.99 USD

The safety and serviceability of in-service structures and infrastructure systems are often threatened by natural hazards. Owners and decision-makers are especially concerned about the resilience of an asset (structure or infrastructure), namely its ability to be in readiness for, absorb, recover from, and adapt to disruptive events. Climate change is increasingly producing nonstationary natural
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The 8AM Club

Own Your Morning, Protect Your Sleep, Win the Day

by Michael Wang ...

Narrated by Willis Merz ...

Unabridged

13 min

Sick of hustle gurus bragging about 4-a.m. alarms while you’re guzzling coffee and wondering why you still feel wrecked by noon? The 8 A.M. Club flips the script - and backs it with real sleep science.In one commute-length listen you’ll discover:Why “rise-and-grind” is killing your focus – the data on social jet-lag, hormone crashes, and 14 percent slower cognition when you shave an hour off sleep ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Sick of hustle gurus bragging about 4-a.m. alarms while you’re guzzling coffee and wondering why you still feel wrecked by noon? The 8 A.M. Club flips the script - and backs it with real sleep science.In one commute-length listen you’ll discover:Why “rise-and-grind” is killing your focus – the data on social jet-lag, hormone crashes, and 14 percent slower cognition when you shave an hour off sleep
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The Placenta

From Development to Disease

Edited by Helen Kay, D. Michael Nelson, Yuping Wang ...

The Placenta: From Development to Disease examines research into placental function and its clinical implications to provide a springboard for improving clinical practice and enhancing medical research. Influential information is extracted from the compelling narrative by the use of 'take home' features including:Clinical Pearls – point to important issues in clinical practiceResearch Spotlights - ... Read more

$219.50 USD

The Placenta: From Development to Disease examines research into placental function and its clinical implications to provide a springboard for improving clinical practice and enhancing medical research. Influential information is extracted from the compelling narrative by the use of 'take home' features including:Clinical Pearls – point to important issues in clinical practiceResearch Spotlights -
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Security Informatics

Edited by Christopher C. Yang, Michael Chau, Jau-Hwang Wang, Hsinchun Chen ...

Series series Computer Science (R0)
Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) is defined as the study of the development and use of advanced information systems and technologies for national, international, and societal security-related applications. With the rise of global terrorism, the field has been given an increasing amount of attention from academic researchers, law enforcement, intelligent experts, information technology ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI) is defined as the study of the development and use of advanced information systems and technologies for national, international, and societal security-related applications. With the rise of global terrorism, the field has been given an increasing amount of attention from academic researchers, law enforcement, intelligent experts, information technology
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Web Information Systems Engineering – WISE 2024 PhD Symposium, Demos and Workshops

WEB-for-GOOD 2024, AIWDA 2024, SWIFT-AG 2024, and Demos, Doha, Qatar, December 2-5, 2024, Proceedings

Edited by Mahmoud Barhamgi, Hua Wang, Xin Wang, Esma Aïmeur, Michael Mrissa, Belkacem Chikhaoui, Khouloud Boukadi, Rima Grati, Zakaria Maamar ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the PhD Symposium, Demos and Workshops* from the 25th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, WISE 2024, held in Doha, Qatar during December 2-5, 2024.The 18 full papers, 9 short papers, 9 demos and posters presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 75 submissions. These papers cover various areas of web ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book constitutes the proceedings of the PhD Symposium, Demos and Workshops* from the 25th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, WISE 2024, held in Doha, Qatar during December 2-5, 2024.The 18 full papers, 9 short papers, 9 demos and posters presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 75 submissions. These papers cover various areas of web
... Read more