This is the true story of my childhood in Vietnam, born into poverty after the Vietnam War. Through twenty-two attempts of escape, we had to withstand a lot of obstacles and hardships and risk our lives to be able to reunite with my father in America.During the last escape, our boat, filled with seventy-three people, was caught in a big storm and we were in the middle of the ocean for three days and nights. We were surrounded by water and total darkness. Many times, the powerful wi...

A cozy read. Mia has built a life she’s proud of—co-owning a flower and café shop with her sister, grounded in creativity, culture, and the chosen family that has held her together. As she navigates complicated, often painful family dynamics—especially with her father—Mia is learning how to protect her peace without hardening herself in the process. Love isn’t something she’s chasing; if it comes, it has to meet her where she is.Khalid comes to California carrying unfinished grief ...

Moonlit Nothings is a poetry collection written for the quiet girls by another quiet girl. One who is specifically from a tiny island in the Maldives. These poems explore girlhood, loneliness, healing, ocean and moon related metaphors, cats, kitchens and basically turn what could be generally considered mundane into something more because even quiet existence is still the universe experiencing itself and deserves to be seen and appreciated.

Cain von Silford Drientl has finally defeated the Disciple of the God of Evil, Marquis Corgino. He achieved this victory in large part due to being blessed by the gods with a massive amount of divine power, making him the Disciple of the Gods of Creation. However, Cain's work is far from over. Lizabeth, the high-ranking noble demon he rescued from a fighting pit in Irsten, now wants him to travel to the Demon Realm, where the flames of war are being fanned. Can the reckless young Cain aid ...

A NPR BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR • A STRATEGIST BEST COOKBOOK TO GIFT THIS YEAR • A SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE BEST BOOK ABOUT FOOD OF THE YEAR A collection of contemporary, extra-special Vietnamese recipes, from beloved classics like Hanoi-Style Vermicelli with Grilled Pork and three variations of phở, to dishes with a New Orleans twist, like Southeast Asian Jambalaya and Sticky Fried Shrimp Bánh Mì—from Top Chef contestant and acclaimed chef Nini Nguy...

Technical Drills for Competitive Training. Basketball is a demanding, fast-paced sport that requires players to be at the peak of physical fitness and work strategically in order to develop and improve. Combining the experience of two national basketball coaches, this practical book offers high level drills for immediate application in practice as part of training sessions designed to inspire and contribute to continuous development. Structured in an easy-to-follow manner, it addresses the...

A wonderful journey into the wonders of Imperial Rome and the story of Emperor Nero and the building of his Golden Palace.The great beauty of the the Eternal City: Forum Romanum, Pantheon, Baths of Caracalla, Theater of Pompey, Forum of Augustus, Colosseum, Palatine and the reconstruction of the great fire of 64 AD, which destroyed the capital of the Empire, and the golden palace of Nero. From the crumbling insulae of the Subura to the sumptuous architecture of the Domus Aurea, from...

A college girl is caught between a beautiful future and tender memories of the past in this YA urban romance novel by the author of Shortie Like Mine.Freshman year at Stiles University had eighteen-year-old Seven McKnight in a tug of war for her heart. And her sophomore year promised more of the same. She'd sworn off her ex-boyfriend, Josiah Whitaker and moved on with her new guy, Zaire St. James. But then Josiah boldly stepped back into her life—as tempti...

Teenager Shiinya Kazuya died while saving young girls from an attacker, only to find himself reincarnated into a world of swords and magic. It was a dream come true! Though he remembers his life and knowledge of Earth, he is now Cain von Silford, the third son of an aristocrat. Being granted the protection of the gods on his fifth birthday turned out to be too much of a good thing for Cain. His stats and boosts are so powerful, he must hide his real abilities to climb the ranks of society ...

Authorship analysis is the process of determining who produced a questioned text by language analysis. Although there has been significant success in the performance of computational methods to solve this problem in recent years, these are often methods that are not amenable to interpretation. Authorship analysis is in all effects an area of computer science with very little linguistics or cognitive science. This Element introduces a Theory of Linguistic Individuality that, starting from b...

A high school beauty is out to save her troubled family when she meets a hip-hop Prince Charming in this YA urban Cinderella story.She's got a voice like Keisha Cole and attitude to burn. She’s the body-rockin', Bebe-sporting girl everyone in her high school wants to be—or be with. But behind her picture-perfect image, sixteen-year-old Elite has a crack-addicted mother, no father in sight, and is secretly raising her sister and two brothers on her own.Now a...

At the king's request, Cain von Silford journeyed with fellow young nobles from the Royal Academy to various cities in order to learn about how other governments run. While visiting the Federation of Irsten, Cain came into conflict with Malph Bandega, the son of a powerful Parliament member. However, with his newfound knowledge and title as head of his household, the law proved to be on Cain's side. Not content with that legal victory, Cain also secretly saved a young demon who he suspecte...