In the 1990s, as China continues to embrace—and grapple with—the global market economy, Qiu Shui and his friends attend med school, an ambition that has more to do with getting out of the country than with actually becoming doctors. Following the exploits of a young student and his classmates, from drinking binges, sex, and playing video games all night to military training, ho...(展开全部)

Banned in China for its candid exploration of a young girl's sexual awakening yet widely acclaimed as being "the first novel of 'tough youth' in China" ( Beijing Today ), Beijing Doll cuts a daring path through China's rock-and-roll subculture. This cutting edge novel -- drawn from the diaries the author kept throughout her teenage years -- takes readers to the streets of Bei...(展开全部)

These folk-tales come from Beijing Legends, compiled by Jin Shousen, a member of the Manchu gentry who lived in Beijing for many years. Based on the tales told by many generations of Beijing story-tellers, they were first published by the People's Publishing House in 1957. Revised edition, with illustrations.

These folk-tales come from Beijing Legends, compiled by Jin Shousen, a member of the Manchu gentry who lived in Beijing for many years. Based on the tales told by many generations of Beijing story-tellers, they were first published by the People's Publishing House in 1957. Revised edition, with illustrations.

The sensational underground novel of homosexuality in late-1980s China that’s been declared “one of the most significant Chinese novels of our time” (The New York Times). When Handong, the ruthless, wealthy son of Communist party officials, is introduced to Lan Yu, a naïve, working-class architecture student, the attraction between the two young men is instant and all-consumin...(展开全部)

This book covers a recent sculptural installation by the Chinese artist, architect and radical intellectual, Ai Weiwei--who is currently being watched the world over for his work on China's 2008 Olympic Stadium, designed in collaboration with the Swiss Architects, Herzog & de Meuron. Fragments depicts a mysterious large-scale sculpture that hybridizes architectural elements fro...(展开全部)

An exploration of the relationship between literature and life, this study examines the effect on readers of "suicidal literature"—novels and poems that depict, and sometimes glorify, the act of suicide. Beginning with a discussion of the growing incidence of suicide in American culture, Jeffrey Berman investigates the portrayal of suicide in the works of four authors who later...(展开全部)

克叶尔·埃瑞克·鲁德斯坦（Kjell Erik Rudestam）,博士，加州圣巴巴拉菲尔丁研究生大学学术副主任。曾任多伦多约克大学心理学教授，获得奥勒冈大学心理学博士学位。他著有《自我改变的方法》《实验组的理论与实践》《如何对待多问题家庭》（与马克•弗兰克尔合著）、《你的统计咨询师：数据分析问题解答》（与雷•牛顿合著）；其他著作还有《网上学习手册》（与朱迪•里德合著）、《分布式学习百科全书》（与安娜•迪•斯戴法诺和罗伯特•西沃曼合著），并在专业刊物上发表多篇论文。他的研究兴趣包括心理治疗和变化过程、自杀、家庭与组织系统等。他是执业临床心理医师、美国心理学协会理事、美国职业心理（临床）考试委员会证书持有人。 雷·R.牛顿（Rae R.Newton），博士，加州大学富乐敦分校社会学系名誉教授。目前担任加州圣巴巴拉菲尔丁研究生大学顾问，是阿兰•利特朗尼克...(展开全部)

Like the previous editions of this bestselling text, Surviving Your Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process, Third Edition offers readers guidance that other dissertation guides often miss, from ways to improve one's writing, to identifying one's learning preferences, to dealing with emotional blocks. Using examples from a wide range of disciplines, the autho...(展开全部)