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  • Chinese Idiom Stories : The Magic Four 3

    by Catherine Chan ...
    Safe return （完璧歸趙）Burn your bridges （破釜沉舟）A wolf in a sheep’s clothing （口蜜腹劍）There are hundreds more of these Chinese idioms (chengyu) that pack a lot of meaning into four characters.Many of these Chinese idioms originate from historical events, classics, and folklore; they give us valuable insights into Chinese culture, history, and literature.Aimed at English learners, The Magic Four groups ... Read more

    $9.45 USD

  • Chinese Idiom Stories：The Magic Four 2

    by Catherine Chan ...
    No sound, no problem! （掩耳盜鈴）Groundless worries （杞人憂天）There are hundreds more of these Chinese idioms (chengyu) that pack a lot of meaning into four characters.Many of these Chinese idioms originate from historical events, classics, and folklore; they give us valuable insights into Chinese culture, history, and literature.Aimed at English learners, The Magic Four groups together some of these well ... Read more

    $9.45 USD

  • The Macanese Diaspora in British Hong Kong

    A Century of Transimperial Drifting

    by Catherine S. Chan ...
    Series series Asian History
    Diaspora transformed the urban terrain of colonial societies, creating polyglot worlds out of neighborhoods, workplaces, recreational clubs, and public spheres. It was within these spaces that communities reimagined and reshaped their public identities vis-à-vis emerging government policies and perceptions from other communities. Through a century of Macanese activities in British Hong Kong, The ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Agricultural Markets in a Transitioning Economy

    An Albanian Case Study

    Edited by Catherine Chan-Halbrendt, Jean Fantle-Lepczyk ...
    This book presents major challenges and opportunities facing agriculture sectors in the wake of the transition from a planned to market economy. Using Albania as a case study, it examines the shift from communism to free markets and the lasting effects of such change on agricultural production and education. Using primary research sources to give readers an accurate portrayal of the path that lies ... Read more

    $156.09 USD

  • Left-Handed

    Getting a Grip on Handedness

    by Maria Birmingham ...
    Illustrated by Catherine Chan ...
    A cross-disciplinary look at the history, mystery, and facts of left-handednessMost of us define ourselves as lefties or righties based on the hand we use for writing. But what makes people prefer one hand over the other? And what if handedness doesn’t tell the whole story? Do we also favor one eye, one ear, or one foot? What about people who use different hands for different activities?That’s ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Chinese Idiom Stories

    The Magic Four 1

    by Catherine Chan & Simon Lau ...
    There are hundreds more of these Chinese idioms (chengyu) that pack a lot of meaning into four characters.Many of these Chinese idioms originate from historical events, classics, and folklore; they give us valuable insights into Chinese culture, history, and literature.Aimed at English learners, The Magic Four groups together some of these well-known stories with animals as its theme. ... Read more

    $9.45 USD

  • Savage

    The Making of Modern Dogs in British Hong Kong

    by Catherine S. Chan ...
    Savage explores the dark side of colonial modernity through canine eyes, showing the many ways that dogs involuntarily contributed to the modernization of twentieth-century Hong Kong. Catherine S. Chan follows the piecemeal transplantation of British animal humanitarianism as pedigree dogs accompanied hardening class differences, dogmeat became a contested racial issue, and dogs were roped into ... Read more

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    The School for Good Mothers

    A Novel

    by Jessamine Chan ...
    Narrated by Catherine Ho ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 56 min

    Longlisted for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and the Carnegie Medal for Excellence | Shortlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize | Selected as One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of the Year!In this New York Times bestseller and Today show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick, one lapse in judgment lands a young mother in a dystopian government reform program where custod... ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Building Homes for All

    Technology for a Fair and Green Planet

    by Elaine Kachala ...
    Illustrated by Catherine Chan ...
    Series Book 21 - Orca Think
    The world is facing both a housing crisis and a climate crisis.People everywhere are struggling to find and pay for homes. When we do build new housing, the construction unleashes tons of greenhouse gases. We need more affordable houses built faster without polluting the Earth. What if you could 3D print eco-friendly houses in months, weeks, or even days? What if you could quickly manufacture ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Enabling Agri-entrepreneurship and Innovation

    Empirical Evidence and Solutions for Conflict Regions and Transitioning Economies

    by Anera Alishani, Jovelyn Bantilan, Emilie Bayona, Maurizio Canavari, Domenico Dentoni, Ekrem Gjokaj, Muje Gjonbalaj, Jacqueline Jacqueline, James R. Hollyer, Drini Imami, Cynthia Lai, Kathleen Liang, Rusyan Jill Mamiit, Lusille Mission, Elma Neyra, Michelle Ragocos Ortez, Bikash Bikash, Mary M. Pleasant, Klodjan Rama, Pauline Sullivan, Bir Bahadur Tamang, Katherine A. Wilson, Edvin Zhllima ...
    Agricultural entrepreneurs in conflict and post-conflict regions face special challenges; not just everyday personal risks, but also the difficulties of building small businesses when real or threatened violence can disrupt business growth cycles and economic security. Alongside establishing secure institutions, building a secure economy is rightly seen as the best way for conflict-torn regions to ... Read more

    $136.99 USD

  • Conservation Agriculture in Subsistence Farming

    Case Studies from South Asia and Beyond

    by Travis Travis, Aliza Aliza, Bikash Bikash, Jacqueline Jacqueline ...
    Conservation agriculture systems have long-term impacts on livelihoods, agricultural production, gender equity, and regional economic development of tribal societies in South Asia. This book presents South Asia as a case study, due to the high soil erosion caused by monsoon rainfall and geophysical conditions in the region, which necessitate conservation agriculture approaches, and the high ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Open Science

    Knowledge for Everyone

    by Monique Polak ...
    Illustrated by Catherine Chan ...
    Series Book 11 - Orca Think
    Science is for everyone, right?Unfortunately, that's not always true. Discovery, research and innovation are often top secret, and big businesses charge high prices for that information. The field of open science is trying to change that. It's all about sharing knowledge. Teams of scientists around the world are working together to improve and speed up scientific research and share their results ... Read more

    $15.89 USD