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This celebration of womanhood, with a foreword by Dr. Joan Borysenko, delights in the joy of the feminine soul. In a time when it might not be politically correct to speak of such a uniquely feminine soul, Quinn takes the position that finding one's own authentic voice is imperative if we are to va... More

Following the clues of her great-grandmother's diary, Sarah Martin went to Moose Creek, Wyoming. In the town church, she's strangely drawn to a stained glass window. She turns away -- and finds herself over a hundred years in the past! It's 1870, and suddenly Sarah must adjust to frontier life and... More

From the back cover: Pink Stinks! Stephanie is steaming-the Flamingos are at it again! First they stole her secret idea for the summer dance. Then they called the local newspaper and blabbed all about it-taking all the credit, or course. But now they've really gone to far. Rene-Stephanie's biggest ... More

Smoldering passion and stark survival... More

True modernity requires much more than discipline, vision, and a willingness to live without upper kitchen cabinets. It's Lonely in the Modern World outlines exactly what's required to achieve sleek design and the requisite ennui. From the creators of the wildly popular Web site Unhappyhipsters.com,... More

Tegan Lane went missing in 1996 and is now presumed dead.Most people would describe the baby's mother, Keli Lane, as a nice girl. She comes from a solid, popular middle class family in the Sydney suburb of Manly. Keli's father was once one of Manly's most successful first grade rugby union coaches. ... More

Tegan Lane went missing in 1996 and is now presumed dead. Most people would describe the baby's mother, Keli Lane, as a nice girl. She comes from a solid, popular middle class family in the Sydney suburb of Manly. Keli's father was once one of Manly's most successful first grade rugby union coaches.... More

Global and World Art in the Practice of the University Museum provides new thinking on exhibitions of global art and world art in relation to university museums. Taking The Fowler Museum at UCLA, USA, as its central subject, this edited collection traces how university museum practices have expanded... More

This text provides practical advice and guidance on all aspects of choosing, using, designing, running and assessing simulations. This edition has been updated to include new simulations, references and practical examples.... More

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Frontiers in Algorithmics, FAW 2018, held in Guangzhou, China, in May 2018.The 23 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 38 submissions. The papers of this workshop provide a ... More

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Computing and Combinatorics, COCOON 2017, held in Hiong Kong, China, in August 2017. The 56 full papers papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 119 submissions.   The papers cover... More

Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this collection offers a new perspective on Western philosophy and religion through the voices of Chinese scholars. It examines the evolution of economic and political structures across the United States and the European Union, as well as key d... More

Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this collection provides a concise and unique introduction to Western culture, through the voices of Chinese scholars. Written by a team of experts in their fields, the book provides insights into Western history and culture, covering an inte... More

Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this text is a key tool for students interested in understanding the fundamentals of Chinese culture. Written by a team of experts in their fields, it offers a comprehensive and detailed introduction to Chinese culture and addresses the fundame... More

Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this text is a key tool for students interested in further developing their understanding of Chinese society and culture. Written by a team of experts in their fields, this book provides a survey of Chinese culture, delving deeper into areas s... More

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference on Theory and Applications of Models of Computation, TAMC 2020, held in Changsha, China, in October 2020. The 37 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 83 submissions. The main themes of the selected paper... More

From a "must-read voice in romance" (Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author) comes a charming opposites-attract romance about two lonely hearts discovering that love doesn't always go according to plan.June Wu always has it all together—only now, she&’s in over her head. Her family&’s i... More

A "must-read voice in romance" (Christina Lauren,New York Times bestselling author) presents a sweet second-chance novella between a free-spirited accountant and her brother's best friend.Zoe Leung allowed her mother to pressure her into a safe, stable career path, but her job search has hit a dead ... More

Consumers Union named Making the Most of Your Money the best personal finance book on the market. Now Jane Bryant Quinn's bestseller has been completely revised and updated for 2010 and beyond. America's most trusted financial adviser, who helped millions of readers meet their goals in the 1990s, ha... More

With How to Make Your Money Last, you will learn how to turn your retirement savings into a steady paycheck that will last for life.Today, people worry that they're going to run out of money in their older age. That won't happen if you use a few tricks for squeezing higher payments from your assets-... More

Are you too busy to pay much attention to your money? Do you worry that maybe you haven't been doing the right things? This book is for you, from Jane Bryant Quinn, the most trusted voice in personal finance today. Her classic bestseller, Making the Most of Your Money, guided a generation toward sma... More

This Companion offers a wide-ranging and innovative guide to one of the most exciting and important periods in British theatrical history. The scope of the volume extends from the age of Garrick to the Romantic transformation of acting inaugurated by Edmund Kean. It brings together cutting-edge sc... More

Drawing on trauma theory, genre theory, political theory, and theories of postmodernity, space, and temporality, Literature After 9/11 suggests ways that these often distinct discourses can be recombined and set into dialogue with one another as it explores 9/11’s effects on literature and literatur... More

200th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Mansfield Park is named for the magnificent, idyllic estate that is home to the wealthy Bertram family and that serves as a powerful symbol of English tradition and stability. The novel's heroine, Fanny Price--a "poor relation" living with the Bertrams--is acutely consci... More

In the early twentieth century, a time of political fragmentation and social upheaval in China, poverty became the focus of an anguished national conversation about the future of the country. Investigating the lives of the urban poor in China during this critical era, Guilty of Indigence examines th... More