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This book offers a comprehensive survey of the major parts of speech in Mandarin. Seeking to identify the sets of universal and language-specific categories, it compares the range of categories available in Mandarin and the Indo-European languages and establishes six universal categories - nouns, v... More

This book shows the various porous structures and supramolecular architectures that result from the cucurbituril-based coordination, hydrogen bonding, ion-dipole interactions, ππ stacking and C-Hπ processes. It includes two chapters presenting essential examples of these cucurbituril-based structur... More

This book examines the limits of cosmopolitanism in contemporary literature. In a world in which engagement with strangers is no longer optional, and in which the ubiquitous demands of globalization clash with resurgent localist and nationalist sentiments, cosmopolitanism is no longer merely a horiz... More

During the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn ins... More

During the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn ins... More

During the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn ins... More

During the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn ins... More

During the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn ins... More

During the exploration of the ancient tomb of the first class special agent Rong Hua, his former boyfriend, who split legs, and his current girlfriend, Soo Soo, triggered the traps. In the end, Rong Hua was pulled into the space of the Demon God Continent by an inexplicable force, and was reborn ins... More

An in-depth look at how banks and financial institutions manage assets and liabilities Created for banking and finance professionals with a desire to expand their management skillset, this book focuses on how banks manage assets and liabilities, set up governance structures to minimize risks, and ap... More

An in-depth look at how banks and other financial institutions manage treasury operationsCreated for banking and finance professionals with a desire to expand their management skillset, this book focuses on treasury operations in banking. It was written by the experts at the world-renowned Hong Kong... More

Founded as a railroad town in 1868, Rawlins was smack in the middle of the Wild West that attracted so many adventure-seekers from the East, such as Clare Espy, who rode into town alone at 12 years old and became a successful cowboy. When the town outgrew its outlaw days and was ready to be incorpor... More

Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. This is a practical, hands-on guide that helps you code efficiently.Instant Geany IDE is for software developers, programmers, and coders who need to... More

A must-have resource to the booming field of sulfur-containing polymers   Sulfur-Containing Polymers is a state-of-the-art text that offers a synthesis of the various sulfur-containing polymers from low-cost sulfur resources such as elemental sulfur, carbon disulfide (CS2), carbonyl sulfide (COS) an... More

Shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker International PrizeFrom Booker Prize-winner and literary phenomenon Han Kang, a lyrical and disquieting exploration of personal grief, written through the prism of the color whiteWhile on a writer's residency, a nameless narrator wanders the twin white worlds of t... More

<P>A beautiful, unsettling novel about rebellion and taboo, violence and eroticism, and the twisting metamorphosis of a soul <P> Before the nightmares began, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary, controlled life. But the dreams--invasive images of blood and brutality--torture her, driving ... More

<P><P> In the midst of a violent student uprising in South Korea, a young boy named Dong-ho is shockingly killed. <P><P>The story of this tragic episode unfolds in a sequence of interconnected chapters as the victims and the bereaved encounter suppression, denial, and the echoing agony of the ma... More

In this book, the author seeks to understand China’s urban redevelopment from the theoretical perspective of the local entrepreneurial state. China’s rapid socio-economic transformations since 1978 have been in large part attributed to China’s state transformations. The author closely investigates N... More

This book provides the foundations for understanding hardware security and trust, which have become major concerns for national security over the past decade. Coverage includes issues related to security and trust in a variety of electronic devices and systems related to the security of hardware, f... More

A report from the International Monetary Fund.... More

Power systems worldwide are going through a paradigm shift from centralized generation to distributed generation. This book presents the SYNDEM (i.e., synchronized and democratized) grid architecture and its technical routes to harmonize the integration of renewable energy sources, electric vehicles... More

Sophisticated banking is vital for modern society to function and prosper. Banks lend to individuals and corporations but do so after carefully exploring the risks they undertake to each customer. This book examines the important role of lending in banking operations and how banks can implement sa... More

The importance of managing credit and credit risks carefully and appropriately cannot be overestimated. The very success or failure of a bank and the banking industry in general may well depend on how credit risk is handled. Banking professionals must be fully versed in the risks associated with c... More

A solid understanding of how banks operate is crucial to grasp the functioning of modern society. Banks are an intrinsic part of business, finance, and everyday life. Modern banking is regulated by a sophisticated set of laws and regulations that are constantly evolving. Banking Law and Practice ... More

Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Today these societies are experiencing unprecedented social challenges to the filial tradition of adult children caring for aging parents at home. Marshalling mi... More