Imagine a universe constructed in layers: At the top is Heaven-where the gods live. Beneath is the Earth, where people dwell. And beneath the Earth lies a magical realm of witches, vampires, ghosts, and immortal foxes capable of assuming human form. This is the universe of Chinese folktale.The nine tales in The Chinese Storytellers Book show what happens when the worlds of Earth and the supernatural collide. The cast of characters, both humble and fantastic, includes:...

Since 1997 when Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, a string of education reforms have been introduced to improve the quality of education and maintain Hong Kong’s economic competitiveness in the age of globalization. This book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of major issues and challenges faced by the education system, ranging from pre-school to higher education. It analyses the prospects for educational development in Hong Ko...

This open access book is the first to systematically introduce the principles of urban informatics and its application to every aspect of the city that involves its functioning, control, management, and future planning. It introduces new models and tools being developed to understand and implement these technologies that enable cities to function more efficiently – to become ‘smart’ and ‘sustainable’. The smart city has quickly emerged as computers have become ever smaller to the point whe...

Blogs. They may have once been the realm of personal online diaries, but blogs have quickly become just as legitimate and influential as mainstream newspapers and magazines. Did you know that you can make a very healthy income from blogging? Do you want to make five figures every month? I can show you how. My name is John Chow and my personal blog consistently makes over $40,000 a month. In this book, I describe exactly how I went from earning $0 to over $40,000 a month from just a couple ...

The new American Dream is doing work you love with the freedom and income to live the life you want. Thanks to the Internet, anyone can launch a business with little or no start-up capital or technical expertise.The rules have changed. The American Dream is no longer the "corner office." It's a successful lifestyle business you can run from your home, the beach, or wherever you desire. In this book, lifestyle entrepreneurship expert Scott Fox teaches weary corporat...

Proven methods for building an online income streamYou don't have to quit your current job, or already have piles of money, or be 24 years old, or riding a booming economy, in order to start a successful online business.The Six-Figure Second Income explains how to start or grow a business even when you think you have plenty of strikes against you.In the course of building an eight-figure real estate information marketing business, David Lindahl and Jonathan...

Everything for writers who sell ebooks. Desktop publishing (or e-publishing) enables indie authors to keep the bulk of the royalties. Discover the best ways to:• use social media—build author platform• format and upload for Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Google and others• convert documents to any format (epub, mobi, pdf and more)• sell books online• create a website• make a blog• design ebook covers• rise with SEO (search...

Have you ever wondered what sets self-made millionaires apart from the rest? Is there truly a "secret" to wealth that eludes you, or is it simply a fear that holds you back? Many individuals never achieve riches because they allow fear to control their actions and hinder their progress towards financial success.The truth is, there is no hidden "secret" to becoming a millionaire. If you genuinely aspire to amass wealth, it starts with aligning your mindset with your desired financia...

A guide to building wealth by designing, creating, and marketing a successful app across any platformChad Mureta has made millions starting and running his own successful app business, and now he explains how you can do it, too, in this non-technical, easy-to-follow guide. App Empire provides the confidence and the tools necessary for taking the next step towards financial success and freedom. The book caters to many platforms including iPhone, iPad, Andro...

Have you prostituted your Monday through Friday for the paycheck of a weekend? Hope aboard the expressway to extraordinary wealth and make everyday your weekend.There's a Fastlane to millions, a short-cut paved by entrepreneurial mathematics where you can LIVE RICH NOW versus DYING RICH LATER.Instead, you've been brainwashed by an army of financial "experts" who pitch a dream-killing dogma known as "get rich slow".Their lifelong, suffocating plan of mediocrity promi...

Are you ready to achieve virtually anything you want, even if you've failed at every goal you've ever set?These 13 "secrets" are the proven formula used by world-class achievers across the ages.We live in a time where many people have lost touch with the qualities that produce extraordinary lives. Imagination, ingenuity, drive, and a no-fear, no-quitters allowed mentality often seem to be disappearing from our culture and our world.This is a book for everyone who ha...

This open access book offers a summary of the development of Digital Earth over the past twenty years. By reviewing the initial vision of Digital Earth, the evolution of that vision, the relevant key technologies, and the role of Digital Earth in helping people respond to global challenges, this publication reveals how and why Digital Earth is becoming vital for acquiring, processing, analysing and mining the rapidly growing volume of global data sets about the Earth.The main aspec...