This practical guide offers a comprehensive exploration of the principles and applications of geotechnical engineering in mining. It combines academic rigor with real‑world insight to bridge the gap between theory and practice to enable the design of safe, efficient, and sustainable mines.Structured to provide a clear and systematic understanding of mining geotechnical engineering, this book covers a broad range of topics, including rock mechanics principles; rock mass classificati...

Your favorite Hololive VTubers like you’ve never seen them before!Magatsuhi-no-Kami, a great evil that once terrorized Yamato, may be on the brink of resurrection! Recognizing the need for stalwart allies, Kyubi dispatches Fubuki and Mio to Akihabara, a cultural hub where an ancient power slumbers. After resolving a local stigma incident, the duo meets an elite shrine maiden moonlighting as a popular idol. Could this Sakura Miko be the help they’re looking for?

This is the eighth official Ascendance of a Bookworm fanbook, best enjoyed after finishing the light novels. Character design details, stunning artwork, exclusive manga, drama CD reports, and a unique short story await readers in this new volume. Together with the first full map of Alexandria and the longest translated Q&A yet with author Miya Kazuki, there’s plenty here for Bookworm fans to sink their teeth into!

Become The Most Interesting Man in The RoomYou Will Rock Your Brain! The Ultimate Trivia Book For Men: Over 700 Whys, Unusual Fun Facts, & Quiz Questions(Birthday Gifts for Intelligent Men)Looking for the perfect Birthday gift for the man who has everything? Or the Fathers day gift he didn't know he needed?Forget another boring gadget, coffee mug, or pair of socks.Become The Most Interesting Man in T...

NOW…TIME TO SAY GOODBYE.In a bid to capture Lyla, an exceptional little girl shrouded in secrecy, a whole squad of assassins has initiated an all-out war on Kindergarten Noir. Their leader? None other than Rita’s own twin brother, Leo! When the Dandelion class teams up with the hyper-competent—or maybe just incredibly unhinged— teachers from the Chrysanthemum class, can their combined efforts keep the enemy at bay?

In Singapore, a loudly ‘pro-family’ society, why is work-life balance so elusive? And why are parents so uneasy? What accounts for this gap between the lived reality and ideal narrative of Singapore families?Sociologist and bestselling author Teo You Yenn turns her eyes to the contours and rhythms of life inside families, exploring how ‘kiasu’ parents are made and investigating the ways in which inequality marks life in contemporary Singapore. Drawing from in-depth interviews with ...

This book develops a systematic philosophical account of moral cultivation as a foundational principle structuring Chinese civilization. It brings domains often treated in isolation into a unified perspective—cosmology, ethics, subjectivity, education, art, and socio-political order. It argues that the lived practice of moral cultivation, rather than purely rational or religious frameworks, constitutes China’s civilizational orientation. Traversing Confucian, Daoist, Mohist, and Buddhist t...

"I am no longer fit to marry the Crown Prince!"After being poisoned repeatedly by her stepmother, the eccentric noblewoman Belladonna developed a resistance to poisons - so much so that she eventually grew to enjoy eating toxic plants. Through relentless effort, she achieved her dream of becoming a botanist. Just as her career begins to flourish, an unexpected marriage proposal arrives - from none other than the Crown Prince himself! But life as a crown princess wo...

Title: The History of Human Civilization, Vol. 2Subtitle: Tools for Historical Interpretation (The Humanistic Realm)"History is not meant to be read; it is to be designed and interpreted by you!"Why do some civilizations bloom brilliantly while others vanish in vain? Author HistoryInsight YOU (Tong-Hye) finds the answer in the collective "Energy" of humanity. This book provides a po...

With three members now in the rope arts club, the potential for hands-on practice and group bonding has improved greatly. Unfortunately, once the general public discovers what the club is up to, the three find themselves vulnerable to treachery from external forces they never knew were there.

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThis New Edition of This Is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn features a new Afterword by the author, and a Foreword by Kwok Kian Woon, Professor of Sociology at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.What is poverty? What is inequality? How are they connected? How are they reproduced? How might they be overcome? Why should we try?The way we frame our questions shapes the way we see solutions. This book does what appears to be a ...

It is becoming apparent to Zen, and his rope-art instructor Ayame, that while his behavior has been lacking, it is his homelife that is truly damaging. By teaching how best to test the limitations of bonds, Ayame intends to give Zen the strength to speak up to his parents.