June Park is a science fiction romance that takes place in June 1988 in Brea, California. Elara Rhodes spends every Tuesday afternoon (and some times other days) at June Park, down the street from the suburban neighborhood home she shares with her abusive husband Marcus and uses her visits to the park to get away from her frustrating, constantly disappointing housewife life there. And she is grief-stricken by the loss of her black cat, Bartholomew. One day at the park she encounters a mesm...

For many years, political leaders and analysts have debated the impacts of China’s rise on the stability of the existing international system. International observers have also debated whether China would be a status quo power or a revisionist power, and whether China would observe the rules and regulations of international institutions and regimes. China Joins Global Governance: Cooperation and Contentions, edited by Mingjiang Li, provides an insightful contribution to our understanding o...

This book provides readers with the knowledge in fundamentals of nanoelectronic devices. The authors build the principles of nanoelectronic devices based on those of microelectronic devices wherever possible and introduce the inherently nanoelectronic principles gradually. They briefly review quantum mechanics and solid-state physics that can form

Love Inspired Suspense brings you three new titles! Enjoy these suspenseful romances of danger and faith.This box set includes:DANGER IN THE ROCKIES (A Colorado K-9 Unit novel)by New York Times bestselling author Terri ReedK-9 officer Maren Anderson is shocked when she catches a glimpse of her presumed-dead twin sister—moments before a shooter opens fire. DEA agent Colt Dawson rescues her and helps secure the...

This edited collection presents the varied experiences of 1.5-generation Korean immigrants across global sites such as Los Angeles, Boston, Toronto, Auckland, Argentina, and Duluth.By situating these cases in comparative perspective, the contributors illuminate the distinct position of this group, whose lives bridge countries of origin and settlement, generating layered social and cultural tensions.The volume addresses a wide range of themes, including identi...

This book illustrates how Seoul's transition into a digitally networked city has reshaped governance structures, economic systems, and cultural life.Central to this transformation is the proactive role of the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which has guided the city through multiple stages of smart urbanization with strategic planning and policy innovation.Organized into three parts, the contributors first examine the government's leadership in building a smar...

The industrialisation and modernisation in South Korea that followed the Second World War resulted in rapid progress in economic development, public administration, social service provision and the establishment of modern public policy.Bringing together outstanding researchers, this book is the first to examine the theory and practice of policy analysis in South Korea. The volume explores the historical development of policy analysis, and procedures for decision making at different...

Provides practical examples of circuit design and analysis using PSpice, MATLAB, and the Smith ChartThis book presents the three technologies used to deal with electronic circuits: MATLAB, PSpice, and Smith chart. It gives students, researchers, and practicing engineers the necessary design and modelling tools for validating electronic design concepts involving bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), field-effect transistors (FET), OP Amp circuits, and analog filters....

A woman enters a Glasgow police station to report her son missing, but no record can be found of the boy. When Detective Harry McCoy, seconded from the cop shop across town, discovers the family is part of the cultish Church of Christ’s Suffering, he suspects there is more to Michael’s disappearance than meets the eye.Meanwhile reports arrive of a string of poisonings of down-and-outs across the city. The dead are men who few barely notice, let alone care about – but, as McCoy is p...

“This book is a treasure—a touching story of friendship, loss, and finding beauty in the everyday, with characters who stay with you long after you’ve turned the final page. I absolutely loved it.”—R. J. Palacio, New York Times bestselling author of WonderLaurel Snyder, author of Orphan Island, returns with another unforgettable story of the moments in which we find out who we are, and the life-altering friendships that show us wh...

**From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Alex Kiester, a heartfelt debut that explores the complexity of a modern-day marriage when a new mother vanishes one morning."This powerful novel takes an honest, unflinching look at the challenges of modern parenthood from both sides of a marriage."** - Tracey Lange, New York Times bestselling author of We Are the BrennansLove isn’t something that happens to you; it’s so...

Where are we today and what is to be done? Slavoj Zizek ponders these questions in this unique and timely book. Based on live interviews, the book captures Zizek at his irrepressible best, elucidating such topics as the uprisings of the Arab Spring, the global financial crisis, populism in Latin America, the rise of China and even the riddle of North Korea. Zizek dazzles readers with his analyses of Hollywood films, Venezuelan police reports, Swedish crime fiction and much else. Wherever t...