As read on BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.This is the generation that will change China. The youth, over 320 million of them in their teens and twenties, more than the population of the USA. Born after Mao, with no memory of Tiananmen, they are destined to transform both their nation and the world.These millennials, offspring of the one-child policy, face fierce competition to succeed. Pressure starts young, and their road isn't easy. Their stories are also l...

In "A Young Girl's Wooing," Edward Payson Roe masterfully weaves a coming-of-age narrative set against the backdrop of 19th-century American society. The novel explores the intricacies of love, social class, and the role of women through the eyes of its young protagonist, whose romantic entanglements are both earnest and fraught with tension. Roe's engaging literary style blends lyricism with realism, compelling readers to reflect on the societal expectations of his time while maintaining ...

Slice of Lonely is a collection of delicate 60 second short stories. Each story is narrated by a different actor creating a thoughtful and immersive tapestry of storytelling.

IF the majority of one’s friends live in Kensington and Bloomsbury, and if one is fond of going out to parties in the evening, then one should live somewhere midway between these two extremities of charm and culture. With the acceptance of each fresh invitation, I am led increasingly to appreciate that there is no stronger deterrent to one’s enjoyment of an evening than the knowledge that one has at the end of it to get to Golders Green. However agreeable the company, however profuse the h...

Reviews the impact of climate change on the increasing threat of biotic and abiotic stresses to the turfgrass industry, as well as the challenge of treating diseased turf in the face of fungicide resistanceConsiders the development of alternative, more sustainable management practices that utilise and/or optimise fewer agricultural outputs, such as fertilisers, pesticides and fuel to power agricultural machineryProvides a selection of case studies that detail the ...

The Most Beloved Fairytales of Oscar Wilde Edition is a captivating collection that showcases Wilde's masterful storytelling and sharp wit, woven into the enchanting fabric of traditional fairy tales. This volume features such timeless stories as "The Happy Prince," "The Selfish Giant," and "The Nightingale and the Rose," each rich with moral undertones and profound philosophical reflections. Wilde's signature aestheticism is apparent as he employs lush, lyrical prose that elevates the tal...

This whimsical and informed debut picture book takes a leaf from a cookbook to show readers how the universe came into being.To bake a universe, you’ll need a heaping pile of nothing. That’s right, not a single thing!Just make sure you have enough . . . Alec Carvlin breaks down the Big Bang into the steps of a recipe, from the formation of quarks and atoms (preheat your oven to Absolute Hot) to the compression of gases into stars and plane...

For six years, Harmony Ink has been privileged to showcase the very best up-and-coming writers of LGBTQ+ fiction. We are once again awed and inspired by the talent, creativity, and heart displayed by these authors, all fourteen to twenty-one years old. Selected from dozens of entrants, these young people are the winners of the Harmony Ink Young Author Challenge, and they represent the entire spectrum as well as a variety of fictional genres. They are the future voices of our community, and...

Alec Caldwell is a successful investment manager at the top of his game. He's also a member of a secret society of sex slaves and masters with rules of its own. Jostling for power and position in the world of London finance is one thing. Who's on top and who's on bottom in the Order of Gentleman is something else altogether. Alec finds out that with business and with pleasure, in love and in life, good and bad, dominant and dominated aren't always what they seem. Can he find the balance be...

Alec Caldwell has everything going for him. He's young, successful, and reasonably handsome. But at twenty-four, Alec is still a virgin. Almost as embarrassing as his virgin status is the crush he has on his boss, Rick Hamilton. Not a day seems to go by without Hamilton catching Alec staring or drooling. When Alec is called into Hamilton's office after the latest incidence of ogling he thinks he's going to be transferred. Instead he's offered the chance of a lifetime—to be Hamilton's perso...

Four Neo Classic tragedies from the renowned French dramatist Jean RacineJean-Baptiste Racine was a French dramatist, one of the three great playwrights of 17th-century France, along with Molière and Corneille. Racine is also an important literary figure in the Western tradition and world literature. Racine was primarily a tragedian. Dive into these classic Greek stories told with a French neoclassic flair with star studded casts including, Timothy West, Pr...

Second in a fun, empowering series featuring an all-girls roller derby team, the challenges they must overcome, and the unique qualities each character has that helps lead to victory.Ever since Dorothy joined the Slugs & Hisses Derby team, her life has been one adventure after another. Dorothy's onetime enemy Alex is now a friend, while her friend Jade keeps missing practices. Then the skating rink shuts down, and Dorothy's life becomes as jumbled as a derby jam. A...