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  • The Myriad Faces of Heroes and Heroines

    Folkloric Tradition and Modern Contemporaries in Asia

    Edited by Julian Patrick Ward, Kelly Kar Yue Chan, Chi Sum Garfield Lau ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This collection scrutinizes the representation, dynamics, transformation and/or adaptation of various heroes and heroines in different folkloric traditions and narratives in the context of Asia. Exploring notions in the topics of mythologies, folktales, literature, theatre performance and any other art forms, the volume collates discussions on the pragmatic and aesthetic representation of men and ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

  • Straightening the Curve

    Designing for Deep Learning and Creating Thriving Learning Communities

    by Keith Kelly, Patrick Ward ...
    Straightening the Curve: Designing for Deep Learning and Creating Thriving Learning Communities is a solid, common-sense approach to increasing the effectiveness of education at all levels. Dr. Kelly and Dr. Ward provide real life examples of cutting-edge programs and initiatives that create lasting, measurable results in students for both short- and long-term learning. This book is a source of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Finger

    by Joseph Patrick Ward ...
    is a first novel. The story of a boy, an Irish boy, Brendan. Brendan has prodigious talents in two directions; mathematics and crime. Both skills have a common thread, both require a good deal of deep thought and forward planning. His mathematical skill is discovered by one of his school teachers. Brendan sets himself the ambitious task of solving a long-standing problem in mathematics (the so ... Read more

    $3.75 USD

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  • The Essence and Applications of Taijiquan

    by Yang Chengfu ...
    Translated by Louis Swaim ...
    The publication in 1934 of Yang Chengfu's book, Essence and Applications of Taijiquan (Taijiquan Tiyong Quanshu) marked a milestone in the modern evolution of the art of taijiquan. Using what is best-termed demonstration narrative, the author presents form postures and suggested applications from his own perspective, as he performed them. This methodology renders Yang Chengfu's direct, hands-on ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Subplot

    What China Is Reading and Why It Matters

    by Megan Walsh ...
    What does contemporary China's diverse and exciting fiction tell us about its culture, and the relationship between art and politics?The Subplot takes us on a lively journey through a literary landscape like you’ve never seen before: a vast migrant-worker poetry movement, homoerotic romances by “rotten girls,” swaggering literary popstars, millionaire e-writers churning out the longest-ever novels ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization

    by Peter F. Drucker ...
    Series Book 90 - Frances Hesselbein Leadership Forum
    With Peter Drucker's five essential questions and the help of five of today's thought leaders, this little book will challenge readers to take a close look at the very heart of their organizations and what drives them. A tool for self-assessment and transformation, answering these five questions will fundamentally change the way you work, helping you lead your organization to an exceptional level ... Read more

    $12.00 USD

  • Chinese Literature

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Sabina Knight ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Perhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China's survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity to the present, focusing on the key role literary culture played in supporting social and political concerns. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Making Questions Work

    A Guide to How and What to Ask for Facilitators, Consultants, Managers, Coaches, and Educators

    by Dorothy Strachan ...
    This book is an invaluable desk reference for facilitators, leaders, coaches and anyone who wants to engage in more effective learning and decision-making conversations. It offers over 1700 rich questions that you can borrow or adapt to improve your inquiry skills, and provides clear frameworks that point to when, where, and why particular questions are most useful. ... Read more

    $50.00 USD

  • Wong Kar-wai's Ashes of Time

    by Hong Kong University Press ...
    Ashes of Time, by the internationally acclaimed director Wong Kar-wai, has been considered to be one of the most complex and self-reflexive of Hong Kong films. Loosely based on the stories by renowned martial arts novelist Jin Yong, Wong Kar-wai has created a very different kind of martial arts film, which invites close and sustained study.This book presents the nature and significance of Ashes of ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Leadership Behavior Impact on Employee's Loyalty, Engagement and Organizational Performance

    Leadership Behavior and Employee Perception of the Organization

    by Raimi-Akinleye Abiodun ...
    Every organization is looking for ways to improve employee participation, loyalty and engagement; which most scholars believe could help with the organization' performance. We all know that leading with character is a good management skill for any leader that wants to be successful and effective. In this book, the following are seen as some characteristic behaviors that could distinguish a ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Women in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium

    Narrative Analyses and Gender Politics

    by Ya-chen Chen ...
    Women and Gender in Chinese Martial Arts Films of the New Millennium, by Ya-chen Chen, is an excavation of underexposed gender issues focusing mainly on contradictory and troubled feminism in the film narratives. In the cinematic world of martial arts films, one can easily find representations of women of Ancient China released from the constraints of patriarchal social order to revel in a ... Read more

    $121.99 USD

  • The Surprising Science of Meetings

    How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance

    by Steven G. Rogelberg ...
    A recent estimate suggests that employees endure a staggering 55 million meetings a day in the United States. This tremendous time investment yields only modest returns. No organization made up of human beings is immune from the all-too-common meeting gripes: those that fail to engage, those that inadvertently encourage participants to tune out, and those that blatantly disregard participants' ... Read more

    $18.99 USD