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Reflections on Self-Delusion

by Jia Tolentino ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “From The New Yorker’s beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television.”—EsquireBook Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times • “A whip-smart, challenging book.”—Zadie Smith • “Jia Tolentino could be the Joan Didion of our time.” ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “From The New Yorker’s beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television.”—EsquireBook Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times • “A whip-smart, challenging book.”—Zadie Smith • “Jia Tolentino could be the Joan Didion of our time.”
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Casually Yours

by Vivian Jia Lac ...

"The chemistry and banter are fire." —Kirkus ReviewsDani Tsai and Parker Tran grew up inseparable in middle-of-nowhere Silverpine, Oregon. She was the bookish girl, introverted and dreamy. He was the quintessential boy next door: charming, popular, and destined to be a football star. They were an unlikely pair of best friends—until they left for college and their friendship came to an unexpected ... Read more

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"The chemistry and banter are fire." —Kirkus ReviewsDani Tsai and Parker Tran grew up inseparable in middle-of-nowhere Silverpine, Oregon. She was the bookish girl, introverted and dreamy. He was the quintessential boy next door: charming, popular, and destined to be a football star. They were an unlikely pair of best friends—until they left for college and their friendship came to an unexpected
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The Claude Code Operating Model

Build scalable AI coding systems with Skills, MCP, Hooks, agent orchestration, and SDK patterns

by Jia Huang ...

Master Claude Code as an agentic coding and engineering platform for building governed AI workflows, autonomous agents, developer tooling, and enterprise-ready automation through practical patterns and deployment strategiesKey FeaturesDeploy AI-assisted development workflows securely across teams and production pipelinesUnderstand Claude Code’s architecture, memory design, orchestration models, ... Read more

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Master Claude Code as an agentic coding and engineering platform for building governed AI workflows, autonomous agents, developer tooling, and enterprise-ready automation through practical patterns and deployment strategiesKey FeaturesDeploy AI-assisted development workflows securely across teams and production pipelinesUnderstand Claude Code’s architecture, memory design, orchestration models,
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The Best American Essays 2025

by Jia Tolentino, Kim Dana Kupperman ...

“The essay has taught me how to live,” writes Jia Tolentino, this year’s Best American Essays guest editor. In a time of escalating authoritarianism and disinformation, we turn to artists and writers to make sense of the world around us. The twenty-one authors featured in this collection do not proselytize, nor do they claim to have all the answers. Instead, they teach with vulnerability, raw ... Read more

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“The essay has taught me how to live,” writes Jia Tolentino, this year’s Best American Essays guest editor. In a time of escalating authoritarianism and disinformation, we turn to artists and writers to make sense of the world around us. The twenty-one authors featured in this collection do not proselytize, nor do they claim to have all the answers. Instead, they teach with vulnerability, raw
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Wanting

A Novel

by Claire Jia ...

**A Best Literary Novel of 2025 from ELLEA searing debut novel of envy, longing, and regret across three lives and two countries that asks how far we’ll go for a friendship, a romance, a dream.**Ye Lian is thriving in Beijing. She has a well-paid job, a nice boyfriend, and plans to marry and move into a luxury high-rise apartment. She’s wanting for nothing–until her childhood best friend, Luo ... Read more

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**A Best Literary Novel of 2025 from ELLEA searing debut novel of envy, longing, and regret across three lives and two countries that asks how far we’ll go for a friendship, a romance, a dream.**Ye Lian is thriving in Beijing. She has a well-paid job, a nice boyfriend, and plans to marry and move into a luxury high-rise apartment. She’s wanting for nothing–until her childhood best friend, Luo
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The Highest Exam

How the Gaokao Shapes China

by Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li, Claire Cousineau ...

Combining personal narratives with decades of research, a vivid account of how the gaokao—China’s high-stakes college admissions test—shapes that society and influences education debates in the United States.Each year, more than ten million students across China pin their hopes on the gaokao, the nationwide college entrance exam. Unlike in the United States, where standardized tests are just one ... Read more

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Combining personal narratives with decades of research, a vivid account of how the gaokao—China’s high-stakes college admissions test—shapes that society and influences education debates in the United States.Each year, more than ten million students across China pin their hopes on the gaokao, the nationwide college entrance exam. Unlike in the United States, where standardized tests are just one
... Read more
Rejection Proof

How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection

by Jia Jiang ...

The inspiring, relatable, and sometimes outrageous true story of how one man used 100 days of rejection therapy to overcome fear and dare to live more boldly“Rejection Proof smashes fear in the face with a one-two punch. You’ll laugh out loud at Jia’s crazy social experiments, but you’ll also go away thinking differently about what you can accomplish.”—Chris Guillebeau, New York Times bestselling ... Read more

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The inspiring, relatable, and sometimes outrageous true story of how one man used 100 days of rejection therapy to overcome fear and dare to live more boldly“Rejection Proof smashes fear in the face with a one-two punch. You’ll laugh out loud at Jia’s crazy social experiments, but you’ll also go away thinking differently about what you can accomplish.”—Chris Guillebeau, New York Times bestselling
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Buddha’s Pass

JIA PING WA'S NOVELS, #1

by Jia Pingwa ...

Series Book 1 - JIA PING WA'S NOVELS
In a remote mountain hollow where the Guanzhong Plain meets Shangzhou lies the secluded town of Foguan — a place where "ugliness" is worshipped as beauty. Here, the townspeople are grotesquely misshapen, and even the fruits, vegetables, and trees twist into bizarre, unnatural forms. Against this strange backdrop, Duizi and his cousin, blessed with natural beauty, become the targets of envy, ... Read more

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In a remote mountain hollow where the Guanzhong Plain meets Shangzhou lies the secluded town of Foguan — a place where "ugliness" is worshipped as beauty. Here, the townspeople are grotesquely misshapen, and even the fruits, vegetables, and trees twist into bizarre, unnatural forms. Against this strange backdrop, Duizi and his cousin, blessed with natural beauty, become the targets of envy,
... Read more
Negative Incentives and Disciplinary Action in China’s Food Safety Regulation

by Jia Liu ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
This book offers a systematic and original analysis of how disciplinary pressure shapes food safety regulation in China.Focusing on punishment as a regulatory incentive, the book shows that disciplinary action is driven not only by regulatory failure but also by public opinion, institutional design, and the discretionary space within which regulators work. Combining historical analysis, ... Read more

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This book offers a systematic and original analysis of how disciplinary pressure shapes food safety regulation in China.Focusing on punishment as a regulatory incentive, the book shows that disciplinary action is driven not only by regulatory failure but also by public opinion, institutional design, and the discretionary space within which regulators work. Combining historical analysis,
... Read more
Entanglements

Tomorrow's Lovers, Families, and Friends

by James Patrick Kelly, Mary Robinette Kowal, Nancy Kress, Rich Larson, Sam J. Miller, Annalee Newitz, Suzanne Palmer, Cadwell Turnbull, Nick Wolven0, Xia Jia1, Ken Liu2, Lisa Yaszek4 ...

Series series Twelve Tomorrows
12 award-winning science fiction authors from around the world offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology.For fans of anthologies like Soonish and Netflix's Black MirrorIn a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series considers the ... Read more

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12 award-winning science fiction authors from around the world offer original tales of relationships in a future world of evolving technology.For fans of anthologies like Soonish and Netflix's Black MirrorIn a future world dominated by the technological, people will still be entangled in relationships—in romances, friendships, and families. This volume in the Twelve Tomorrows series considers the
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Owned by the Rogue Alpha

A Fated Mates Dark Possessive Outcast Alpha Werewolf Romance

by Jia Hart ...

She was never meant to be free. He was never meant to want anything again.For twenty-six years, Adara has lived as the Conclave's perfect ward — poised, obedient, and carefully managed by the most powerful Alpha in the wolf world. She never questioned the puncture marks on her arm. She never asked why her blood was so valuable. And she never believed she was anything other than human — until the ... Read more

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She was never meant to be free. He was never meant to want anything again.For twenty-six years, Adara has lived as the Conclave's perfect ward — poised, obedient, and carefully managed by the most powerful Alpha in the wolf world. She never questioned the puncture marks on her arm. She never asked why her blood was so valuable. And she never believed she was anything other than human — until the
... Read more
The Arrival of Sherlock Holmes

A Truly Holmes Mystery

by Jia Hartsiva ...

Series Book 1 - Truly Holmes Mysteries
Halloween is approaching…and the game is afoot. Mysterious happenings are plaguing the Richardson family. A chilling painting of a dreadful place only rumoured to exist, missing jewels, and an unexpected, bloody attack put young Holmes and Watson on the case.Recently settled in Toronto to attend university, Sherlock Holmes becomes acquainted with Janah Watson at Baker House, a Victorian-era home ... Read more

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Halloween is approaching…and the game is afoot. Mysterious happenings are plaguing the Richardson family. A chilling painting of a dreadful place only rumoured to exist, missing jewels, and an unexpected, bloody attack put young Holmes and Watson on the case.Recently settled in Toronto to attend university, Sherlock Holmes becomes acquainted with Janah Watson at Baker House, a Victorian-era home
... Read more

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