Queen Mary， University of London

Queen Mary， University of London

A novel of startling intimacy, violence, and mercy among friends in a Midwestern university town, from an electric new voice. A novel of rare emotional power that excavates the social intricacies of a late-summer weekend--and a lifetime of buried pain. Almost everything about Wallace, an introverted African-American transplant from Alabama, is at odds with the lakeside Midweste...(展开全部)

A novel of startling intimacy, violence, and mercy among friends in a Midwestern university town, from an electric new voice. A novel of rare emotional power that excavates the social intricacies of a late-summer weekend--and a lifetime of buried pain. Almost everything about Wallace, an introverted African-American transplant from Alabama, is at odds with the lakeside Midweste...(展开全部)

Northern Girls explores the inner lives of a generation of young, rural Chinese women who embark on life-changing journeys in the search of something better. Qian Xiaohong is born into a sleepy village far from China's headlong rush towards development. A scandalous love affair launches the buxom but unworldly sixteen-year-old on a journey to the southern boomtown of Shenzhen. ...(展开全部)

NORTHERN GIRLS tells the story of Qian Xiaohong, a young girl who moves from her rural Hunan countryside home to make a new life in the bustling boomtown of Shenzhen. A beautiful coming of age novel, Northern Girls uncovers the experiences of young women who are a large part of China’s rural-urban population migration, leaving on a search for opportunity. Above all else, Northe...(展开全部)

NORTHERN GIRLS tells the story of Qian Xiaohong, a young girl who moves from her rural Hunan countryside home to make a new life in the bustling boomtown of Shenzhen. A beautiful coming of age novel, Northern Girls uncovers the experiences of young women who are a large part of China’s rural-urban population migration, leaving on a search for opportunity. Above all else, Northe...(展开全部)

Northern Girls explores the inner lives of a generation of young, rural Chinese women who embark on life-changing journeys in the search of something better. Qian Xiaohong is born into a sleepy village far from China's headlong rush towards development. A scandalous love affair launches the buxom but unworldly sixteen-year-old on a journey to the southern boomtown of Shenzhen. ...(展开全部)

Dr. William L. Ury shows listeners how to overcome serious obstacles to negotiation. Whether dealing with an unruly teenager or an office bully, Dr. Ury's method will help listeners gain control in even the most difficult situations. Most importantly, GETTING PAST NO gets results.

This clearly written and engaging book brings together anthropology, psychology and economics to show how these three human science disciplines address fundamental questions related to the psychology of economic life in human societies - questions that matter for people from every society and every background. Based around vivid examples drawn from field research in China and T...(展开全部)