Mian Mian: 9 books

An international literary phenomenon-now available for the first time in English translation-Candy is a hip, harrowing tale of risk and desire, the story of a young Chinese woman forging a life for herself in a world seemingly devoid of guidelines. Hong, who narrates the novel, and whose life in many...

The Great American Recession resulted in the loss of eight million jobs between 2007 and 2009. More than four million homes were lost to foreclosures. Is it a coincidence that the United States witnessed a dramatic rise in household debt in the years before the recession—that the total amount of...

Technology Entrepreneurship and Business Incubation analyzes business incubators worldwide through a series of empirical and theoretical papers. The authors examine the extent to which business incubators are influential in situations such as nurturing young technology firms, increasing success of...

Fixtures are used in manufacturing to secure working devices. They help insure conformity, accuracy, efficiency, and interchangeability; their reliability is crucial. This book introduces and implements a new methodology for more flexible fixture design and manufacturing processes, and develops the...

To Build A Home is a book of poetry and prose detailing the emotions that come with learning you are in an abusive relationship, and learning how to heal and love yourself again in the aftermath. It is a book that helps you discover the most beautiful love there can be is the love you give yourself.

Over the past three decades, in the shadow of hostile nationalisms fueled by radical Islamic and Hindu politics, military crises, a runaway arms race, nuclear weapons and war, an amazing set of civil society initiatives has been taking root in India and Pakistan. A citizens diplomacy movement embracing...

Supporting Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Evidence-based and Emerging Practices provides a comprehensive review of the empirical evidence on interventions for families of individuals - ranging from post-preschool age to adulthood - with developmental disabilities. The book presents...

Blue odia il proprio nome di battesimo, intrattiene fin dall’adolescenza una relazione clandestina con Massimo, l’affascinante collega di suo padre, e ritiene Nico il suo unico rimpianto. Nico tende a mettersi nei guai, colleziona rapporti problematici e non si è mai veramente ripreso dalla rottura...

Michelle is an average teenager of her time, leading an utterly ordinary life. Shes blessed with a standard lifestyle and a very normal and happy family until one day, her entire world is flipped around. Her habitual life is hit with so much force, it leaves her shook to the roots. She finds out shes...