The book presents an original study of the #MeToo movement in Taiwan, focusing on how the movement was instigated by and communicated in the wake of the Taiwanese Netflix series Wave Makers. It first examines how the storyline and character design of the show correspond to the unique challenges survivors of sexual violence face in Taiwan and, in this process, explicates how fictional narratives are translated into actionable forms of social mobilization that empower survivors of sexual vio...

This spooky original Halloween tale of a ghost in a haunted graveyard inspired by Irish folklore will grip young readers and linger long after the final page.Set in Ireland in the early 1900s, twelve-year-old Teresa and her brothers set out to search for firewood on a cold late October day. They have no idea of the horrors waiting for them.For fans of The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis and Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh this atmospheric historical ghost story combines supernatural...

Everything around us is advancing. Our phones are smarter, artificial intelligence is faster, entertainment is endless, and daily life is more convenient than any previous generation could have imagined.But are we becoming wiser—or simply more distracted?As technology learns how to capture our attention, predict our desires, and remove every moment of boredom, silence is disappearing from ordinary life. We gain information in seconds, yet the quiet conditions required for r...

She lent him 200,000 yuan to pay off his gambling debt. He took the money, then told her "I don't deserve you" and broke up with her. The very next month.Five years later, an electronic wedding invitation arrives on her phone. Gold background. Piano music. A rotating red heart."We cordially invite Ms. Su Yao to serve as our wedding witness. Because of you, I became who I am today. You were the most important turning point of my life."He Yu. Her ex-boyfriend. The one...

In a garden where reputation means everything, one loudmouthed tomato is about to learn that true confidence is earned, not shouted.Coli isn't just any tomato — he's the reddest, roundest, most self-assured vegetable the garden has ever grown, and he's never met a game he didn't claim to win. So when he hears whispers of an unbeatable poker champion hiding among the vines, he can't resist a challenge.Enter Milly — cool, composed, and impossible to read. She's the u...

In Grandma Tali's little garden lives Coli, a small red tomato with a big dream, to become part of the most delicious salad in the world. But when Milly, a mean cucumber, and her army of baby cucumbers plot to destroy Coli with a tiny sword so no vegetable ever becomes salad again, Coli's dream turns into a battle for survival. Determined and braver than anyone expects, Coli must outsmart Milly's plan, protect the garden, and save Grandma Tali before it's too late. Will Coli finally become...

Do you feel lost—or unsure where to go next?PIXELS OF TIME — From Beijing to Abu Dhabi: A Journey of Dreams and Self-Creation (2007–2026) offers an honest companion through uncertainty, fear, and beginning again.Spanning nearly two decades (2007–2026), this memoir exists as a record of one woman's repeated departures—and her search for home, freedom, love, and an answer to the question, "Who am I?" It does not try to decide who was right or wrong. ...

Rosie the Tomato and Milly the Cucumber both dream of winning the golden medal at the Garden Grand Dance Contest. Rosie trains in fiery salsa and tango, while Milly perfects her cool, flowing waltz and breakdance moves. But when their rehearsals collide and their dance floors get mixed up, the two rivals must learn that a real prize might not be a medal at all — it might be a new friend.

Can you keep your attention on one simple task—clearly, accurately, and without losing your place?The Ten-Count Memory Challenge introduces a tool-free mental practice designed to train sustained attention, counting accuracy, and mental tracking. Choose a short, comfortable sentence, repeat it aloud or silently, and keep track of every repetition using a Mental Counting Board imagined in your mind.At the heart of the method are “Three Clarities”: say or think every word cle...

As a panguan, a cultivator tasked with putting the dead to rest, Wen Shi has spent a thousand years sending souls on to their next life. But without a soul of his own, he's trapped in an endless cycle of rebirth, desperately searching for the lost pieces of himself.Now, reborn for the twelfth time, he feels a constant hunger that can only be satisfied by consuming the dark miasma that clings to the dead. So when failed panguan Xie Wen responds to Wen Shi's ad for a roommate, Wen Shi is tak...

Learn Unreal Engine 5 step by step with this beginner-friendly guide. Build a playable third-person game while working with Blueprints, AI, UI, cinematics, and packaging for real game projectsKey FeaturesLearn Unreal Engine 5 by building a complete third-person game step by stepDevelop gameplay systems using Blueprints without writing codeCreate levels, a player character, AI characters, UI, gameplay, and an opening cutscene through the hands-o...

A tale of the far-reaching consequences of a political prisoner’s execution in the provincial city of Muddy River in China.A young woman wakes in Muddy River as a political prisoner. A former member of the Red Guard, Gu Shan has been sentenced to death for speaking against the Chinese Communist Party and turning away from Mao. As her parents begin to grieve in anticipation, they have no sense of how their provincial city will be totally reshaped by their daughter’s...