Ashley Chan leads a double life: university student by day, escort by night.The proposition is deceptively simple: people pay Ashley to act out their sexual gratifications. The variations are endless, but the work is not easy. In an eye-opening, intimate memoir, Ashley Chan, 24, reveals the inside world of Singapore's high-end escorts and the inner turmoil that comes with it. One lesson she has learned: bad things happen if you stay in the game for too long.Scarlet Harl...

Fables of Entanglement is a collection of fictional short stories for young adults, spanning genres like romance and mystery and a random assortment of topics. It addresses the different types of relationships, from familial and loving to parasitic and psychotic. In this book, there is a story for everyone! It will leave the audience feeling completely satisfied and wanting more by the end of each quick read.

Jaclyn is five years old and attending kindergarten. Her interest in drawing continues. If anything, her love for drawing has intensified. Before 5, we managed to collect her drawings while she was between the ages 2 to 4. Her father and I put together a book {A Childs Fantasy, Transformation from a Four Years Old Vivid Imagination} with about 300 drawings as a memento of her fifth birthday in January 2010. To date, to the best of our knowledge, everyone who has seen this book is amazed at...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a time of rising authoritarianism and attacks on personal freedoms, the New York Times bestselling author of I’m Still Here chronicles her efforts to live as her full self in a society that wants women—and Black women in particular—to do anything but that.“A book that resonates and asks us to dig deep—not with judgment, but so that we better understand ourselves and the world around us.”—Phoebe Robinson, bestselling author, founder of Ti...

Sixteen innovators, creatives, and thought leaders—Austin Channing Brown, Sue Monk Kidd, and Luvvie Ajayi Jones, among others—share intimate stories of uncovering beauty and potential through moments of fear, loss, heartbreak, and uncertainty.“You’ll find kindred spirits in these tales of resilience, transformation, and joy.”—TimeOver the course of four years, the traveling love rally called Together Live brought together diverse s...

Existem múltiplas linhas de conflito na sociedade chinesa derivadas da hierarquia étnica e da opressão de gênero, ao mesmo tempo a transição da China ao capitalismo nos últimos quarenta anos também deu início a novas formas de luta de classes. Mesmo se cada um desses eixos de conflito produza tipos distintos de resistência, desde 1989 eles compartilham algumas características em comum. Em primeiro lugar, tais lutas, com apenas algumas exceções, foram apresentadas como apolíticas e sem anta...

A new collection volume highlighting the strengths, variety and sheer wonder of The Walters Art Museum’s unique Asian and Islamic collectionsThe Walters Art Museum is among America’s most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning seven millennia. The museum features a stunning array of objects, from richly illuminated Qur’ans and images of the Buddha, to captivating narrative paintings and artfully crafted ceramics a...

Neun Höchstbrisante und äußerst erregende Kurzgeschichten für Erwachsene geschrieben. Ob auf der Arbeit, innerhalb der Familie oder unter Freunden. Dem Verlangen sich Befridiegung zu verschaffen sind keine Grenzen gesetzt. Sie werden mitgenommen auf eine Reise der grenzenlosen Lust und Begierde. Lassen sie sich verführen und tauchen Sie ein in eine Welt aus purer Erotik.

Diverse schools offer enriched academic and social environments, as students and families of different backgrounds and experiences provide a vibrant mosaic of insights, perspectives, and skills. To take advantage of the unique opportunities that diversity brings, schools must value and effectively connect with students and families of all backgrounds. Committed educators are taking on this challenge with gusto, engaging their diverse communities on a daily basis. This book highlights stori...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson―creator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn Saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasy―comes this gripping story set in the Cosmere universe told by Hoid, where two people from incredibly different cultures must work together to save their worlds from certain disaster.Yumi has spent her entire life in strict obedience, granting her the power to summon the spirits that bestow vital aid upon her...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a time of rising authoritarianism and attacks on personal freedoms, the New York Times bestselling author of I’m Still Here chronicles her efforts to live as her full self in a society that wants women—and Black women in particular—to do anything but that.“A book that resonates and asks us to dig deep—not with judgment, but so that we better understand ourselves and the world around us.”—Phoebe Robinson, bestselling author, founder of Ti...

Lost spirits stroll the halls, a vengeful Kaperosa haunts the lake, and the past comes back with a burning vengeance. All this and more inside the rusted gates of the Mallory Thorne School of Excellence.Haunted Hallways: The Mallory Thorne School of Excellence is a chilling collection of stories all taking place on the grounds of a mysterious boarding school, featuring some of the most up-and-coming Asian voices in horror from across the globe. With the allure of the Gothi...