From drag sensation and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race Kim Chi and the acclaimed author of the K-Pop Confidential books comes a contemporary superhero series about a community coming together, fabulously, to save a local library.For twelve-year-old Korean immigrant Jae Han, the library is more than a place to check out books. It’s a safe space to work on his comic book featuring drag superhero Donutella Hamachi, play video games to improve his...

**Forbes' "Greatest Self-Help Books of All Time"The multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in our fast-paced world, by the Buddhist author of Love for Imperfect Things“Wise advice on how to reflect and slow down.” —Elle**Is it the world that’s busy, or is it my mind?The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. This bestselling mindfulness guide by Haem...

Hong Kong, 2019. Une capitale au bord du gouffre regardée par le monde entier. Alors que les manifestations contre le gouvernement font rage, une étudiante se passe de l’eyeliner devant le miroir en bavardant avec sa camarade de chambre. Leurs sujets du moment ? Nourriture, vêtements, petits boulots… réserves d’eau souillées au gaz lacrymogène et téléphones détruits lors d’altercations avec la police.Composé de dix chapitres entrecroisés autour d’une étudiante du nom de Panda, J...

Edge AI at Home: Run Local LLMs on Your Windows GPU is a practical, step-by-step handbook for anyone who wants to run powerful AI locally—right on a Windows GPU laptop or desktop—without relying on the cloud.Instead of getting stuck in theory, you'll follow clear, hands-on instructions to set up a local AI environment and start using it immediately for real work and creative projects. You'll learn how to run local models, build privacy-friendly workflows, and turn your own PC into ...

With ten million members worldwide, Tzu Chi has influence unmatched by most East Asian religious and non-profit organizations. The Buddhist foundation was established in Taiwan in 1966 by nun Cheng Yen and a group of laywomen. As with most religious movements, its success is often attributed to a charismatic leader, but The Rise of Tzu Chi offers a strikingly new analysis. Chengpang Lee traces Tzu Chi’s apparently contradictory trajectory. Although authority is centralized, it is ...

Since the Chinese were officially plugged into the virtual community in 1994, the usage of the internet in the country has developed at an incredible rate. By the end of 2008, there were approximately 298 million netizens in China, a number which surpasses that of the U.S. and ranks China the highest user in the world. The rapid development of the online Chinese community has not only boosted the information flow among citizens across the territory, but has also created a new form of socia...

Step into the ancient world of martial arts mastery with "Mastering the Art of Tai Chi Saber: Essential Techniques and Applications". This comprehensive guide unlocks the secrets of Taiji Dao, offering a journey through centuries of tradition, philosophy, and unparalleled skill. Whether you're a novice seeking to explore the graceful artistry of Tai Chi Saber or an experienced practitioner looking to deepen your understanding, this book is your gateway to a world of martial prowess and inn...

The main purpose of the work is to showcase the interdisciplinary engineering approaches in modeling and understanding human behaviors during interpersonal interactions those that could be typical, distressed, or atypical. The ability to measure human behaviors quantitatively has been a core component and a major research direction in both fields of engineering and psychology – though often with distinct approaches designed for different targeted applications. Engineering methods often str...

Chi Energy Samurai: Rise of the 7 Pillars is a powerful martial arts memoir that traces the true journey of a young fighter forged through discipline, pressure, and self-mastery.Growing up in Barry, Wales, Lee J. Bennett discovers early that survival is not just physical it is energetic, mental, and emotional. From charged school playgrounds and street hierarchies to the unforgiving discipline of Kyokushin karate, the author chronicles how instinctive chaos is tran...

Provides both fundamentals and new and emerging applicationsAdvanced Drug Delivery brings readers fully up to date with the state of the science, presenting the basics, formulation strategies, and therapeutic applications of advanced drug delivery. The book demonstrates how core concepts of pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, and molecular biology can be combined and applied in order to spark novel ideas to design and develop advanced drug delivery systems for the treatmen...

English Education in Southeast Asian Contexts: Policy, Practice, and Identity provides an account of English education, English language teaching, and language policy in Southeast Asian countries. Both local and international researchers offer conceptual and empirical work that spans a wide range of topics, geographical contexts, and educational levels, providing a unique perspective on English education and policies in Southeast Asia. The issues addressed in this volume include t...

Theologies, no matter their designations, are public measures—they disclose as well as gauge the publics (near and far) on which they stand, sit, lie, or fall. Because publics shift and mingle, theologies require reimagining, relocating, and embracing fresh insights and energies. The insights and energies embraced in this work are in three clusters: spaces, bodies, and technologies. The spotlighted spaces are in Africa, Asia, Black America, the Caribbean, and Pasifika—beyond the eyes of ma...