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A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at one of the world's biggest tech companies.
In 2019, a Chinese entity called Tencent overtook Facebook to become the world's fifthlargest company. It was a watershed moment, a wake-up call for those in the West accustomed to regarding the global tech industry through the prism of Silicon Valley: Facebook, Google, Apple and Microsoft. Yet to many of the two billion-plus people who live just across the Pacific Ocean, it came as no surprise at all.
Tencent's ambition to be an essential part of digital daily life means it holds a dizzyingly diverse range of products - music, gaming, messaging, and film.
In this fascinating narrative - crammed with insider interviews, exclusive details about the company's culture - tech reported Lulu Chen tells the story of how Tencent is changing the world and asks what the consequences will be for us all.
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Joan (Paperback)
Katherine J Chen
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R476
R391
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A stunning feminist reimagining of the life of Joan of Arc.
1412. France is mired in a losing war against England. Its people are starving. Its king is in hiding. From this chaos emerges a teenage girl who will turn the tide of battle and lead the French to victory, becoming an unlikely hero whose name will echo across the centuries.
In Katherine J. Chen’s hands, the myth and legend of Joan of Arc is transformed into a flesh-and-blood young woman: reckless, steel-willed, and brilliant. This meticulously researched novel is a sweeping narrative of her life, from a childhood steeped in both joy and violence, to her meteoric rise to fame at the head of the French army, where she navigates the perils of the battlefield and the equally treacherous politics of the royal court. Many are threatened by a woman who leads, and Joan draws wrath and suspicion from all corners, while her first taste of fame and glory leaves her vulnerable to her own powerful ambition.
With unforgettably vivid characters, transporting settings, and action-packed storytelling, Joan is a thrilling epic, a triumph of historical fiction, as well as a feminist celebration of one remarkable—and remarkably real—woman who left an indelible mark on history.
How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years?
AI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century. Within
two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. AI
will generate unprecedented wealth, revolutionize medicine and
education through human-machine symbiosis, and create brand new forms
of communication and entertainment. However, AI will also challenge the
organizing principles of our economic and social order and bring new
risks in the form of autonomous weapons and smart technology that
inherits human bias. AI is at a tipping point, and people need to wake
up-both to AI's radiant pathways and its existential perils for life as
we know it.
In this provocative, utterly original work of "scientific fiction,"
Kai-Fu Lee, the former president of Google China and bestselling author
of AI Superpowers, joins forces with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to
imagine our AI world in 2041 in ten gripping short stories.
Gazing toward a not-so-distant horizon, AI 2041 offers urgent insights
into our collective future and reminds us that we are the authors of
our own destiny.
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The Invisible Story
Jaime Gamboa; Illustrated by Wen Hsu Chen
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R397
R322
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Carefully examining the challenges of meeting fast-developing
consumer demands and preferences, this enlightening Handbook
captures the difficulties involved in providing optimal service
experiences. It provides invaluable theoretical guidance while
emphasising the evolutionary nature of experience science. With
contributions from a diverse range of top international
researchers, the Handbook of Experience Science explores fully
up-to-date theories within experience studies as applied to
tourism, hospitality and leisure. Chapters analyse the progress of
recent research ventures, exploring fascinating case studies to
further illustrate important concepts such as virtual tourism and
slow tourism. Both the important frameworks behind experience
science and real-world applications are discussed, providing the
reader with a full picture of this rapidly changing subject. This
Handbook provides crucial new examinations of experience creation
which will be perfect for students researching tourism, hospitality
and leisure, international business and innovation. It will
additionally be incredibly useful for consumer researchers looking
to better understand the complex paradigm behind experience
creation.
The reform of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
mechanism has become one of the more controversial issues in the
study of international investment law. This concise and insightful
book studies the role of the ISDS mechanism in the legalization,
and legitimacy, of the international investment law regime.
Providing a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on ISDS through
the constructivist theory of international relations, this book
argues that reforming ISDS can contribute to the legalization of
international investment law, but such a contribution is subject to
both “institutional” and “internal” limitations. Chapters
investigate the notion of legalization in the context of
international investment law, the limitations of adjudicative
bodies in advancing the legitimacy of international law, and the
relationship between the level of shared understandings and choices
of institutionalization. Based on comparative studies of
international regimes, this book cautions against radically
institutionalizing the dispute settlement regime through the
establishment of the multilateral investment court. The novel
perspectives presented in this book will be of interest to scholars
and researchers in arbitration and dispute resolution,
international economic law, and investment law. It will also be
beneficial to legal experts in international organizations working
on the reform of ISDS and investment law.
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Blade of Kings (DVD)
Ying Qu, Jaycee Chan, Bo-Lin Chen, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung, …
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Fast-paced Hong Kong action adventure. Set in a land ruled by a
vengeful queen (Ying Qu), who insists that all men will be slaves
to women, the film follows the journey of two young brothers,
Charcoal Head (Jaycee Chan) and Blockhead (Bo-Lin Chen), who come
into the possession of a mysterious map. Presuming that the map
will lead them to treasure, the boys set out on an adventure in the
hope of finding wealth and happiness. They are pursued by Spring
(Charlene Choi) and Blue Bird (Gillian Chung), two beautiful female
warriors with secret intentions, and quickly discover that the map
has led them into danger. Will the boys be able to fight their way
to the bottom of the riddle - and past rivals as formidable as the
Lord of Armour (Jackie Chan) - to fulfil their destiny?
Lucky Cat is a heartwarming story about an immigrant family in
America, and a new friend their daughter June makes as they prepare
to open their restaurant. June's family have a new home in America.
There's plenty to do before their restaurant opens, but Mama is
excited when she finds the previous owners have left a Lucky Cat!
It's meant to bring good luck to their ventures, and June is even
more excited the next evening when she finds that the statue can
come to life. But unfortunately, Lucky Cat doesn't seem that lucky.
She has the best intentions but she knocks over the vinegar bottle
and rips holes in people's clothing. Will she ever get anything
right? Luckily, June learns that real luck is earned through hard
work and perseverance as the family embark on a new venture, close
to their hearts. This beautiful book, authored by the hosts of the
hugely popular AsianBossGirl podcast and packed with lively,
characterful illustrations from the exceptionally talented Eunice
Chen tells a funny and uplifting tale of family love and fitting in
in a new country.
Covering a wide range of current issues, this comprehensive
Handbook explores the links between tourism as a dynamic tertiary
industry and China as the world's most influential tourism market
and destination. From China outbound tourism, Chinese outbound
tourists and the growth of smart tourism to the development of
sectors such as the hotel market, theme parks and cruise tourism,
contributors provide the latest indigenous knowledge otherwise
unavailable to the global tourism research community. This
essential reference allows readers to develop a fine-grained
understanding of the current state of the art of research on
tourism and China, all the more crucial given the fast speed of
China's development and transformation and innovative industry
practices in tourism. Vital reading for academics and researchers
in need of the latest knowledge on Chinese tourism, this
distinctive Handbook also offers a wealth of insight for students
studying Chinese tourism, business and hospitality management.
Industry practitioners in business management and marketing will
also benefit from its insights into a flourishing international
market. Contributors include: J. Bao, M.J. Bauman, P. Benckendorff,
G. Brown, S. Cai, G. Chen, M. Cheng, J. Fountain, H. Gao, H. Gu, Q.
Gu, M. Huang, S. Huang, Y. Jiang, B. Li, M. Li, X. Li, Z. Liang, X.
Luo, Z. Mai, Y. Qin, Y. Rao, B.W. Ritchie, M.M. Su, J. Sun, X. Sun,
J. Wang, B. Weiler, J. Wen, H.A. Williams, Y. Yang, J. Yin, J.
Yuan, B. Zhai, S. Zhao, D. Zheng, L. Zhong, Y. Zhu, Y. Zou, B. Zuo
In the tradition of Jenny Han and Emma Lord, Jennifer Chen's
Artifacts of an Ex is a story of love, art, and finding your way
when everything you know has changed completely. When Chloe Chang
gets dumped via USPS after moving across the county from NYC to LA,
her first instinct is to throw her box of memories in the garbage.
Instead, she starts buying other teenagers' break-up boxes to
create an art exhibit, Heartifacts. Opening night is going great,
until she spots Daniel Kwak illicitly filming his best friend's
reaction to his ex's box. When she tries to stop him, an intense
discussion ends up launching a creative partnership and
friendship... and a major crush for Chloe. There's just one
problem: Daniel is dead set on not being another rebound. Five
times he's been the guy who makes the girls he's dating realize
they want to get back with their ex. And he refuses for there to be
a sixth. She insists she's over her ex, but when he shows up
unexpectedly with his new girlfriend, it turns out Daniel was
right. She isn't ready for a new relationship. She throws herself
into making Heartifacts successful, but flashy influencers threaten
her original vision of the exhibit. To create the exhibit she's
always wanted, Chloe needs to go back to basics, learn to work with
artists in a more collaborative way, and discover what love can be.
Only then will she convince Daniel she's truly ready for everything
they could be to one another.
This insightful book provides a timely review of the potential
threats of advertising technologies, or adtech. It highlights the
need to protect internet users not only from privacy risks, but
also as consumers and citizens online dealing with a highly complex
technological setting. Jiahong Chen illustrates a concise overview
of the technical, economic and legal aspects of adtech together
with coverage of other important areas. These include: the ongoing
debates around online advertising and data protection, an
up-to-date analysis of the application of the GDPR, and insights
into both the practices and theories of the regulation of data
protection law. The book provides a clear picture of what is truly
at stake with online advertising practices, concluding with a
critical assessment of the current regime and a proposed approach
to reform data protection laws. This book will provide essential
reading for researchers and law students requiring an overview of
the legal framework and current practices, alongside legal
practitioners and policymakers evaluating the benefits and risks of
data-driven technologies.
There's always a price for defying destiny. 'BEAUTIFULLY VICIOUS'
Chloe Gong 'AN ENCHANTING DARK FANTASY' Sabaa Tahir Violet is a
seer and a liar, influencing the court with her cleverly phrased -
and not always true - divinations. Honesty is for suckers, like the
oh-so-not-charming Prince Cyrus, who plans to banish her once he's
crowned. But when the king orders her to predict Cyrus's love story
for an upcoming ball, Violet accidentally awakens a dreaded curse
that could ruin them all. Her wits may protect her in the cutthroat
court, but they can't change her fate - nor the doomed attraction
growing between her and the prince . . . The first in a darkly
enchanting fantasy duology about a morally grey witch, a cursed
prince, and a prophecy that ignites their fate-twisted destinies.
PRAISE FOR GINA CHEN 'Entrancing' Joan He 'Violet made of thorns is
thrilling, tense and highly addictive. A great read' Netgalley
review - 5 stars 'Unforgettable' Hannah Whitten 'I would definitely
recommend this book to the people that like books with an enemy to
lovers trope, Beauty and the Beast vibes and romance' Netgalley
review - 5 stars
In this book, Chen Gang examines the real-world effectiveness of
China's approach to the promotion of green technologies and
practices, and discusses the political landscape in which it is
situated. Politics of Renewable Energy in China questions the
wisdom of hailing China as a model for authoritarian environmental
governance with an up-to-date examination of the subject. It
provides readers with a thorough and timely account of recent
developments in China's low-carbon energy industries. Disclosing
how energy interest groups are lobbying members of central
government, and shedding light on disputes between pro-development
and pro-environmental groups, this book explores the ideological
and bureaucratic inconsistency and confusion which surrounds
China's environmental policies. Emphasizing China's renewable
energy policies, related enforcement issues and local political
concerns over wind and solar generation, this book examines the
extent to which China's centralised, top down approach has been
effective in ensuring local actors reach policy targets. This
up-to-date account of recent developments in Chinese low-carbon
industries will be useful for readers with an interest in China's
model of renewable energy industries, in particular students of
Chinese and international politics. It will also be a valuable tool
for researchers and professors of public and environmental policy,
Chinese and climate studies.
From an award-winning Singaporean novelist comes a multi-layered
tale about love, sisterhood, spousal abuse, and Cantonese opera in
the lives of three generations of women--all set against the
dramatic sweep of Singapore's development The famous cross-dressing
Cantonese opera singer Chan Kam Foong passes away, leaving her
secret journal to her granddaughter, Xiu Yin, an archival officer
at the Singapore National Archives. Xiu Yin reads through the
journal that chronicles her grandmother's relationship with Dearest
Intimate in their village in China to their respective escapes to
the Nanyang before WWII and her desperate search for Dearest
Intimate in Singapore. Her grandmother's reflections and letters to
Dearest Intimate forces Xiu Yin to examine her marriage to an
abusive husband and she plucks up the courage to leave him. A
surprise encounter with her first love, a rising Cantonese opera
singer, brings a period of calm and joy. But when Meng proposes
marriage, Xiu Yin backs off and he leaves for Hong Kong. It takes
three years of loneliness and letter writing before they reunite
again.
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The Backstage Clan (Hardcover)
Chen Yan; Translated by Hu Zongfeng, Robin Gilbank
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All the world’s a stage, but someone has to build it. Smooth
Diao’s day is going anything but. Judging by how the stagehands
treat him, you wouldn’t guess that he’s the foreman who makes
sure there’s food on their tables – or that this bunch of
yokels work for Xi’an’s premier theatre company, where their
unseen grafting makes all the dazzling performances possible.
Whoever said showbusiness was glamorous? Keeping the gang out of
trouble in the city's many dives and cheap noodle bars is a
thankless job when all Smooth wants to do is get home in time every
night to salvage his third marriage. So, when this motley crew is
given a seemingly ideal chance to set the stage for a performance
in the nation's capital, it’s make or break. Can they set their
internal drama aside and ignore the sneers of high society long
enough to prove their worth? It’s time someone noticed who really
makes the show go on.
This book examines the key aspects that will define future
sustainable energy systems: biofuels, green nanomaterials and the
production of bioethanol and bio-hydrogen from bio-waste. Bio-based
fuels are the future energy carriers for internal combustion
engines as they have lower environmental impact and higher
efficiency. The book clearly illustrates the requirement for a
unified engineering approach based on solid mathematical and
engineering principles. Aside from the ecological advantages,
support for sustainable energy can help the socioeconomic situation
of developing countries by providing a consistent supply of new
energy along with the generation of new job opportunities. The
sustainable energy applications and existing contextual
investigations provide useful guidance for the broad comprehension
of the significance of sustainable energy. Technical topics
discussed in the book include: - Thermochemical Conversion process;
- Catalytic conversion process; - Rankine cycle; - Nanomaterials;
Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, and Modern
Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook, both in their third edition,
provide an innovative reference guide to Mandarin Chinese,
alongside exercises and language tasks to facilitate practice and
reinforce language use. The Grammar is divided into two parts. Part
A covers traditional grammar points such as phrase order, and the
structure of noun phrases, and verb phrases. Part B is carefully
organized around language functions and situations such as: •
Asking questions • Communication strategies • Making
comparisons • Giving orders and making requests • Expressing
apologies, regrets, and sympathy Meanwhile, the Workbook's main
features include: Exercises at various levels of challenge for a
broad range of learners Cross-referencing to the related Modern
Mandarin Chinese Grammar A comprehensive index to exercises
alphabetically arranged in terms of structures, functions, and key
Chinese structure vocabulary. An extensive answer key at the back
to enable students to check on their progress, The third edition
includes new sections on character structure, social media, speaker
perspective, updated illustrative sentences, exapanded exercises
including new task-based exercises, and an expanded index. Modern
Mandarin Chinese Grammar is ideal for all learners of Mandarin
Chinese, from beginner to intermediate and advanced students.
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Some Days (Paperback)
Karen Kaufman Orloff; Illustrated by Ziyue Chen
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R221
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MOST days are . . . learning to be ME days. Follow along as two
children experience different emotions depending on the type of day
they're having-just like you do.
All children have the right to life, survival and development; to
protection from violence and abuse; to education; to express their
opinions and be listened to… These are just some of the
children’s rights highlighted in this important and much-needed
collection of stories and poems by a galaxy of well-known authors
and poets, including two UK Children’s Laureates. The book is
edited by leading children’s book consultant, Jake Hope, and
illustrated by Ruthine Burton, Chih-An Chen and Habiba Nabisubi,
recent graduates of the Pop-Up Pathways scheme. Stories and poems
by Valerie Bloom, Sita Brahmachari, Cathy Cassidy, Maisie Chan,
Joseph Coelho, Dom Conlon, AM Dassu, Nicola Davies, Anne Fine,
Jamila Gavin, Morris Gleitzman, Jake Hope, Paul Jennings, Elizabeth
Laird, CG Moore, Jackie Morris, Beverley Naidoo, RR O'Neill, Rashmi
Sirdeshpande, Chitra Soundar, Jordan Stephens, Benjamin Zephaniah.
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