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Women’s Affect and Queer Fandom in China

Living as Rotten Girls

by Xiaofei Yang ...

This book investigates how “rotten girls”—female fans of male-male romance—navigate the affective terrain of queer fandom in post-socialist China. Focusing on the everyday experiences of these fans, it traces their engagements with queer representations of masculinity across state-sanctioned, commercial, and fan-produced media.Through the lens of affect, this book highlights how these women ... Read more

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This book investigates how “rotten girls”—female fans of male-male romance—navigate the affective terrain of queer fandom in post-socialist China. Focusing on the everyday experiences of these fans, it traces their engagements with queer representations of masculinity across state-sanctioned, commercial, and fan-produced media.Through the lens of affect, this book highlights how these women
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Front Desk: The Graphic Novel

by Kelly Yang ...

Illustrated by Fumio Obata ...

The graphic novel adaptation of Kelly Yang's New York Times bestselling book Front Desk! This beautifully illustrated modern classic highlighting Mia Tang's ever-relevant immigrant story is a must-have for every bookshelf and classroom.Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the ... Read more

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The graphic novel adaptation of Kelly Yang's New York Times bestselling book Front Desk! This beautifully illustrated modern classic highlighting Mia Tang's ever-relevant immigrant story is a must-have for every bookshelf and classroom.Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the
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The Books of Clash Volume 8: Legendary Legends of Legendarious Achievery

by Gene Luen Yang ...

Illustrated by Kendall Goode, Alison Acton ...

Series Book 8 - Books of Clash
Penned by superstar graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, the eighth and final volume of this hilarious genre-bending series brings Clash of Clans to sensational life!When King Bernard announces tryouts for the all-new Jazzypickelton Cucumbers squad, E.M.M.A., a P.E.K.K.A. who has spent her life making pancakes, seizes her chance to achieve her dream. But when she tries to show her moves at the tryouts ... Read more

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Penned by superstar graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, the eighth and final volume of this hilarious genre-bending series brings Clash of Clans to sensational life!When King Bernard announces tryouts for the all-new Jazzypickelton Cucumbers squad, E.M.M.A., a P.E.K.K.A. who has spent her life making pancakes, seizes her chance to achieve her dream. But when she tries to show her moves at the tryouts
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Hidden in Jesus

Prayers from the Persecuted Church in China

Edited by Hannah Nation, Yang Guo ...

When was the last time you prayed with power and passion, expecting God to move in remarkable ways? For Christians in the West, our prayers often feel small, complacent, and perfunctory. Why? Because compared to many other parts of the world, it's relatively easy to be a Christian in the West. As a result, we may not see God move in miraculous ways.By contrast, the prayers of Chinese house ... Read more

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When was the last time you prayed with power and passion, expecting God to move in remarkable ways? For Christians in the West, our prayers often feel small, complacent, and perfunctory. Why? Because compared to many other parts of the world, it's relatively easy to be a Christian in the West. As a result, we may not see God move in miraculous ways.By contrast, the prayers of Chinese house
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AI-Powered Communication Research

An Applied Guide

by Aimei Yang ...

Blending theory with hands-on practice, this text is an accessible, theoretically grounded, and methodologically rich guide to using LLMs in communication inquiry.This book is organized around three core themes: methodological applications, human–AI collaboration, and critical reflection. It shows readers how tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and BERT can be used to analyze large volumes of ... Read more

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Blending theory with hands-on practice, this text is an accessible, theoretically grounded, and methodologically rich guide to using LLMs in communication inquiry.This book is organized around three core themes: methodological applications, human–AI collaboration, and critical reflection. It shows readers how tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and BERT can be used to analyze large volumes of
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Afei Highway Walking around Taiwan For 5-Year 5000 kilometers Plan: Book 8 ~ Taitung County (East Coast，Coastal Mountains Range National Greenway)

English Edition

by Yang Yi Fei ...

Series Book 8 - Afei Highway Walking around Taiwan For 5-Year 5000 kilometers Plan
【Title】Afei Highway Walking around Taiwan For 5-Year 5000 kilometers Plan: Book 8 ~ Taitung County (East Coast，Coastal Mountains Range National Greenway)【Content Introduction】This book is Book 8It describes the following routes，each with complete photos.============================================◎【Segment 13】【Coastal Mountains Range National Greenway】【East Coast】【Taitung County】【Walking】【Total ... Read more

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【Title】Afei Highway Walking around Taiwan For 5-Year 5000 kilometers Plan: Book 8 ~ Taitung County (East Coast，Coastal Mountains Range National Greenway)【Content Introduction】This book is Book 8It describes the following routes，each with complete photos.============================================◎【Segment 13】【Coastal Mountains Range National Greenway】【East Coast】【Taitung County】【Walking】【Total
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Heavenly Imperial Physician

Volume 8

by Yu Yang, Babel Novel ...

Series Book 8 - Volume 8
The Fairy Chang'e's dance hurt her waist. Xiao Bao, give me a massage. The Seven Fairies' stomachs are hurting. Xiao Bao, I want you to massage it for me. The intern Niu Xiaobao suffered a car accident and died with grievances. His soul was brought to the Heavenly Court and was rewarded by the Jade Emperor. ... Read more

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The Fairy Chang'e's dance hurt her waist. Xiao Bao, give me a massage. The Seven Fairies' stomachs are hurting. Xiao Bao, I want you to massage it for me. The intern Niu Xiaobao suffered a car accident and died with grievances. His soul was brought to the Heavenly Court and was rewarded by the Jade Emperor.
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Python Reinforcement Learning Projects

Eight hands-on projects exploring reinforcement learning algorithms using TensorFlow

by Sean Saito, Rajalingappaa Shanmugamani, Yang Wenzhuo ...

Implement state-of-the-art deep reinforcement learning algorithms using Python and its powerful librariesKey FeaturesImplement Q-learning and Markov models with Python and OpenAIExplore the power of TensorFlow to build self-learning modelsEight AI projects to gain confidence in building self-trained applicationsBook DescriptionReinforcement learning is one of the most exciting and rapidly growing ... Read more

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Implement state-of-the-art deep reinforcement learning algorithms using Python and its powerful librariesKey FeaturesImplement Q-learning and Markov models with Python and OpenAIExplore the power of TensorFlow to build self-learning modelsEight AI projects to gain confidence in building self-trained applicationsBook DescriptionReinforcement learning is one of the most exciting and rapidly growing
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CEO's NO.1 Sweetheart

Volume 8

by Yang LiuYiYi, Lemon Novel ...

Series Book 8 - Volume 8
On the night of their wedding, a stack of nude photos had pushed her into a corner. Her husband had betrayed her, her mother had died, and she had been disfigured by a disaster.She had been saved by a stroke of luck and thus embarked on a path of revenge … In order to take revenge on her enemy, she deliberately approached the man at the top of the pyramid, using him to help her fight her enemy and ... Read more

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On the night of their wedding, a stack of nude photos had pushed her into a corner. Her husband had betrayed her, her mother had died, and she had been disfigured by a disaster.She had been saved by a stroke of luck and thus embarked on a path of revenge … In order to take revenge on her enemy, she deliberately approached the man at the top of the pyramid, using him to help her fight her enemy and
... Read more
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Halo: The Fall of Reach (Full-Cast Dramatized Adaptation)

by Eric Nylund ...

Narrated by Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, Tim Dadabo, Keith Silverstein, Britt Baron, Richard Cansino, Michelle Lukes, Travis Willingham, Ethan Sawyer, Matt Godfrey, Joy Osmanski, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Jaime Lincoln Smith, Eric Yang, Patrick Zeller, Alexander Bello, Jacob Crespo, Eden Gross, Hanok Larson, Amare Tavarez ...

Series series Halo
Unabridged

11 hours

An all-new production to celebrate the landmark 25th anniversary of the Halo franchise! This deluxe, fully dramatized adaptation of the series' first and biggest book will be performed by a full cast led by iconic series voices Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, and Tim Dadabo, and will feature an immersive sound design with music and sound effects to create a cinematic audio experience.The twenty-sixth ... Read more

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An all-new production to celebrate the landmark 25th anniversary of the Halo franchise! This deluxe, fully dramatized adaptation of the series' first and biggest book will be performed by a full cast led by iconic series voices Steve Downes, Jen Taylor, and Tim Dadabo, and will feature an immersive sound design with music and sound effects to create a cinematic audio experience.The twenty-sixth
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The Queen of the Spirit Woods

by Sharon Choe ...

Narrated by Michelle H. Lee, Eric Yang ...

Unabridged

12 hours 30 min

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea meets The Cruel Prince in this **“propulsive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)**dual-POV young adult romantic fantasy following a royal kitchen maid and a prince who get swept up in dangerous palace intrigue, a forbidden love triangle, and the plight of thousands of displaced spirits and deities.A kingdom on the br... ... Read more

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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea meets The Cruel Prince in this **“propulsive” (Publishers Weekly, starred review)**dual-POV young adult romantic fantasy following a royal kitchen maid and a prince who get swept up in dangerous palace intrigue, a forbidden love triangle, and the plight of thousands of displaced spirits and deities.A kingdom on the br...
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Crash Course

by C. S. Quill ...

Narrated by Sadie Provost, Eric Yang ...

Series series Campus Drivers
Unabridged

11 hours

Soon to be a TV series streamed on Amazon Prime!The Bromance Book Club meets Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus series in this opposites-attract college romance following a notorious basketball star trying to reform his bad-boy ways and the romance-loving good girl who’s stuck teaching him how to be the perfect book boyfriend.He’s the college bad boy trying to change gears...When Donovan, basketball star ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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Soon to be a TV series streamed on Amazon Prime!The Bromance Book Club meets Elle Kennedy’s Off-Campus series in this opposites-attract college romance following a notorious basketball star trying to reform his bad-boy ways and the romance-loving good girl who’s stuck teaching him how to be the perfect book boyfriend.He’s the college bad boy trying to change gears...When Donovan, basketball star
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