Everyone knew that young master Zhou had a bride that was as beautiful as a fairy since he was a boy. Wherever he went, she would follow! But who knew that one day, this daughter-in-law would suddenly go missing ...
He whispered in her ear while they were still in love: "Beppi, let's get married after we graduate!"The next second, however, he was with her best friend.She turned, like a stranger.Four years later, she reappeared with a small oil bottle."Why did you come back? Did that man not satisfy you?" He lifted her chin and trampled on her dignity."CEO Lu, are we very familiar with each other?" She gritted her teeth and retreated step by step."Did you sleep well?
Authoritative and original, Dreams of the Hmong Kingdom is among the first works of its kind, exploring the influence that French colonialism and Hmong leadership had on the Hmong people's political and social aspirations.
A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt that comes with going away to college—perfect for fans of Heartstopper. Everyone gets a fresh start. Who do you want to be? Sarah is leaving suburban Wisconsin for college n Minnesota. She has high hopes for the future: impress her professors, meet interesting new people, stay close to her best friends and boyfriend back home, flourish as an artist, and shed her lingering high school anxieties. What seems manageable at first quickly unravels into a tailspin and she is overwhelmed by the freedom, the isolation, and all the possibilities that await in this new environment. Based on the author’s personal college journal and comics, Freshman Year navigates the inner workings of an 18-year-old girl in witty and heartfelt detail. This graduation gift pairs perfectly with OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!. Dr. Seuss's sentimental graduation picture book is beloved, but the one teens really need is Freshman Year. This graphic novel debut shows the places students actually do go—the home goods aisle at Target; lavish libraries; grungy parties off campus; cereal-for-dinner at the dining hall.
Hyakki Academy’s Night Parade Culture Festival has begun, and Haruaki’s kicking things off by issuing the students and teachers a challenge—anyone who doesn’t escape from his maze within thirty minutes will be forced to wear a sailor uniform for the rest of the day, and he’s taking the competition very seriously! But when Haruaki later heads to the school’s basement, he finds himself in another festival entirely...one run by the dead! Will our resident scaredy-cat make it back to the land of the living, or will he be trapped in the underworld for all eternity?
Sports day has arrived, and Haruaki is preparing his students and formulating strategies to come out ahead of the other classes! What has got him so motivated...? Also, when a youkai TV station shows up to interview and follow him around for a day, Haruaki and his star-struck students all try to look their best, but inevitably, things don't go quite as planned...
When a new teacher comes to Hyakki Academy and shows him up in every way possible, Haruaki's only recourse is a one-way trip under his desk to hide from the cruel world! But there's more to this perfect professor than meets the eye, and while most of the students are impressed, Sano seems to see right through him...
This book investigates different types of verb-PP combinations and examines the types of meanings which arise when the argument structure of the PP fuses with the verbal argument structure. Focussing mainly on data from Norwegian, the book investigates three different empirical domains of PP-VP combinations and concludes that the arising interpretations result from a combination of the fine-grained structure of the PP, the structure of the verb phrase, and the different modes of combination. The book sheds new light on the syntax-semantics interplay while adding new insight about the properties of the category P in Norwegian. The book also contributes to the debate between Lexicalism and Constructionism, and it concludes that a moderate Constructionist model with a fine-grained syntactic structure determining interpretation is best equipped to handle the enormous flexibility of verb-prepositional phrase combinations of the types explored.
It's time for Haruaki's first visit to his students' homes, and this can only mean one thing-youkai parents! Haruaki's job only gets worse as he risks his very life and nearly ends up as mandragora food in the process! This is one parent-teacher conference you won't want to miss!
After Nyuudou withdraws from Hyakki Academy, it’s up to Haruaki and the rest of Class 2-3 to bring him back! Nyuudou’s father refuses to budge, however, so they issue a challenge—if they can infiltrate his home and retrieve Nyuudou, he’ll come back to school and rejoin the class! But Haruaki has no idea who he’s up against, and if he fails, the school will lose a lot more than just one student...
Haruaki's summer has only just begun, and it's turning out to be anything but a vacation! Hospitalized after getting injured in a building fire, he'll be on a bumpy road to recovery as late-night medical horrors, an investigation into the mystery of how youkai are born, and a supernatural incident at Sano's part-time job won't give him a moment to relax!
The principal’s identity has finally been revealed, and he’s none other than Abe no Seimei’s old rival—Ashiya Douman! Until now, retrieving each fragment of Haruaki’s soul seemed a tall task, but with the headmaster’s power, success is all but assured! However, the Divine Beasts aren’t going down without a fight, and they’ve still got a few tricks up their sleeves...
Introducing Stone–Priestley duality theory and its applications to logic and theoretical computer science, this book equips graduate students and researchers with the theoretical background necessary for reading and understanding current research in the area. After giving a thorough introduction to the algebraic, topological, logical, and categorical aspects of the theory, the book covers two advanced applications in computer science, namely in domain theory and automata theory. These topics are at the forefront of active research seeking to unify semantic methods with more algorithmic topics in finite model theory. Frequent exercises punctuate the text, with hints and references provided.
Expecting some summertime fun with friends, Haruaki heads to Rintarou’s house, where his hopes are soon dashed. He learns about the darkness Rintarou’s been living with for years, and before long, he is forced to confront it himself... In the midst of such danger, does Haruaki have what it takes to prevail, or will he need a few more sailor uniforms to pull through?
Born in 1964, Cambodian filmmaker Rithy Panh grew up in the midst of the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal reign of terror, which claimed the lives of many of his relatives. After escaping to France, where he attended film school, he returned to his homeland in the late 1980s and began work on the documentaries and fiction films that have made him Cambodia’s most celebrated living director. The fourteen essays in The Cinema of Rithy Panh explore the filmmaker’s unique aesthetic sensibility, examining the dynamic and sensuous images through which he suggests that “everything has a soul.” They consider how Panh represents Cambodia’s traumatic past, combining forms of individual and collective remembrance, and the implications of this past for Cambodia’s transition into a global present. Covering documentary and feature films, including his literary adaptations of Marguerite Duras and Kenzaburō Ōe, they examine how Panh’s attention to local context leads to a deep understanding of such major themes in global cinema as justice, imperialism, diaspora, gender, and labor. Offering fresh takes on masterworks like The Missing Picture and S-21 while also shining a light on the director’s lesser-known films, The Cinema of Rithy Panh will give readers a new appreciation for the boundless creativity and ethical sensitivity of one of Southeast Asia’s cinematic visionaries.
Just when Haruaki thinks his parent-teacher conferences are done, Mame's dad asks him to stop by the family home for a visit! But there are more than a few surprises waiting for him, and depending on how everything goes, Haruaki might end up with a bride, a death sentence...or both!
In the last thirty years, China has experienced rapid economic development and urbanisation which has resulted in high levels of environmental degradation and has put considerable pressure on the country’s infrastructure and natural resources. As China commits to considerably lower the carbon intensity of its economy, this volume analyses and explains the governance of climate change mitigation responses in major Chinese cities. The book focuses specifically on two highly carbon intensive sectors, buildings and transport, in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong to explore how collaborative municipal networks function in practice in Chinese cities. The authors find that effective coordination relies on the political will of local administrative elites, the political significance attached to climate change issues, the legitimate authority granted to the coordinating agency, and human and financial capitals. Collaboration is hampered by limited span of network engagement, inadequate authority of the primary network participants, insufficient input and output legitimacy of the sectoral innovations, and missing linkages across functionally segregated sectors. The book concludes that the enhanced collaboration and coordination between networks that has emerged in the process of low carbon transitions is transforming the Chinese environmental state into a more pluralistic, inclusive and legitimate one. This book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners across disciplines including Chinese studies, environmental politics and policy, urban studies, and planning and geography.
This book presents a comprehensive review of recent developments in vanadium-based nanomaterials for next-generation electrochemical energy storage. The basic electrochemical energy storage and conversion equipment are elaborated, and the vanadium-based nanomaterials of the synthesis approaches, characterizations, electrochemical storage mechanisms, and performance optimization tactics are discussed. Examples are taken from various chemical energy storage devices to expound the functions of advanced vanadium-based nanomaterials for specific applications. Finally, various challenges and perspectives on vanadium-based nanomaterial development as an emerging energy storage solution are considered.
An action-packed picture book biography about Hollywood actor, stuntman, and beloved superstar Jackie Chan! A great read for Chan fans hoping to share their love of Rush Hour, Supercop, and Jackie's original brand of martial arts with their ready-to-tumble tyke. Pow! Bam! Wow! Jackie Chan has been making movies and amazing audiences with his original and comedic stunts for decades. Pow! Bam! Ow! But before he was an international star, Jackie grew up in relative poverty in China, studied martial arts at the grueling China Drama Academy, and worked for years trying to find his way in film. Pow! Bam! How? Twist, tumble, and train alongside martial arts hero Jackie Chan in this picture book biography from lauded author Kristen Mai Giang and illustrator and Hong Kong native Alina Chau. Discover how Jackie used his goofball acrobatics to make a name and a style all his own.
Haruaki Abe's career as a teacher in the most unorthodox environment continues in this fourth volume of the manga series that is winning hearts around the globe!
Everyone knew that young master Zhou had a bride that was as beautiful as a fairy since he was a boy. Wherever he went, she would follow! But who knew that one day, this daughter-in-law would suddenly go missing ...
Everyone knew that young master Zhou had a bride that was as beautiful as a fairy since he was a boy. Wherever he went, she would follow! But who knew that one day, this daughter-in-law would suddenly go missing ...
Everyone knew that young master Zhou had a bride that was as beautiful as a fairy since he was a boy. Wherever he went, she would follow! But who knew that one day, this daughter-in-law would suddenly go missing ...
Everyone knew that young master Zhou had a bride that was as beautiful as a fairy since he was a boy. Wherever he went, she would follow! But who knew that one day, this daughter-in-law would suddenly go missing ...
Everyone knew that young master Zhou had a bride that was as beautiful as a fairy since he was a boy. Wherever he went, she would follow! But who knew that one day, this daughter-in-law would suddenly go missing ...
Everyone knew that young master Zhou had a bride that was as beautiful as a fairy since he was a boy. Wherever he went, she would follow! But who knew that one day, this daughter-in-law would suddenly go missing ...
After Nyuudou withdraws from Hyakki Academy, it’s up to Haruaki and the rest of Class 2-3 to bring him back! Nyuudou’s father refuses to budge, however, so they issue a challenge—if they can infiltrate his home and retrieve Nyuudou, he’ll come back to school and rejoin the class! But Haruaki has no idea who he’s up against, and if he fails, the school will lose a lot more than just one student...
No doubt you can be close to someone who's very different from you. Ginger is excitable; she leaps into action, throwing herself headfirst into any project. Chrysanthemum is cooler-headed; she likes to plan, she's organized. She makes lists. Yet they are cousins, close as two beans in a pod. But planning Grandma's birthday together is a pretty huge challenge. There are presents to buy, decorations to pick, and a special birthday cake to bake. Together. How they manage it is a testament to affection being stronger than differences.
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