An insightful exploration of the global growth of Chinese brands that presents a unique Chinese perspective on history and culture in branding. China's growing economic power is an established fact, but why have Chinese brands so far been unable to translate success at home to international recognit[...]

Selected as a Best Book of the Year by Esquire

"Couldn't put it down." -Charlamagne Tha God
"Mesmerizing." -Raekwon da Chef
"Insightful, moving, necessary." -Shea Serrano
"Cathartic." -The New Yorker
"A classic." -The Washington Post

The explosive, never-before-told story b[...]

Brilliantly funny new series about the bravest scaredy-cat in the worldSam Wu is NOT a scaredy-cat (except he is). When a trip to the Space Museum goes terrifyingly wrong, Sam begins a mission to prove to the school bully, and all of his friends, that he is a fearless space adventurer.A truly laugh-[...]

Though she's the vampire queen, Betsy Taylor is much more like a princess. In MaryJanice Davidson's novels, this high-maintenance monarch is finally coming to terms with her new status. They say Christmas is a time for friends and family. But with a half-sister who's the devil's daughter, an evil st[...]

New York Times bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan brings us her latest novel: a sweeping, evocative epic of two women's intertwined fates and their search for identity ? from the lavish parlors of Shanghai courtesans to the fog-shrouded mountains of a remote Chinese village Shanghai, 19[...]

This book is concerned with the philosophy of Daoism based on the adapted beliefs of Zhuang Zi (369-286 B.C.), and not the religion of Daoism, which developed centuries later. A gifted philosopher and a literary giant as well as a keen observer and a humanist, Zhuang Zi developed Daoism in his own w[...]

State-of-the-Art Approaches to Advance the Large-Scale Green Computing Movement Edited by one of the founders and lead investigator of the Green500 list, The Green Computing Book: Tackling Energy Efficiency at Large Scale explores seminal research in large-scale green computing. It begins with low-[...]

Drawing on the authors' two decades of experience in applied modeling and data mining, Foundations of Predictive Analytics presents the fundamental background required for analyzing data and building models for many practical applications, such as consumer behavior modeling, risk and marketing analy[...]

In the style of our top selling "How to Speak Zombie", this sound book teaches intergalactic travelers in need how to understand and communicate with notoriously short-tempered Wookiees. This book supposes that you have been partnered with a Wookiee, or frequently find yourself in situations where y[...]

After the ghosts . . . come the sharks

Sam Wu is not afraid of sharks. Except . . . he is. Can Sam conquer his fear before he misses out on his friends' beach party fun?

On a class trip to the aquarium, certified ghost hunter Sam Wu encounters something even scarier than ghosts: C[...]

In her startlingly sensual story, Rules for Virgins, beloved bestselling author Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club, The Bonesetter's Daughter) takes us deep into the illicit world of 1912 Shanghai, where beautiful courtesans mercilessly compete for the patronage of wealthy gentlemen. For the women, the cont[...]