Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Audiobook

The Take

by Kelly Yang ...

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

**"Dark and clever."—People“One part The Substance, another part The Devil Wears Prada, The Take is a juicy, twisty take on aging, success, and race. Told in a sharp and hilarious voice, The Take is sure to be one of the hottest books of spring.”—Marie ClaireA provocative, fast-paced novel about two creative women—a young writer fighting to be heard and an older producer clinging to relevancy—and ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

**"Dark and clever."—People“One part The Substance, another part The Devil Wears Prada, The Take is a juicy, twisty take on aging, success, and race. Told in a sharp and hilarious voice, The Take is sure to be one of the hottest books of spring.”—Marie ClaireA provocative, fast-paced novel about two creative women—a young writer fighting to be heard and an older producer clinging to relevancy—and
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
My Mom Marni

by Andrew Yang, Emily Yang, Brandon Yang ...

Two Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Officers entered the room. They introduced themselves and then the first thing they asked each of us was the most shocking question we could ever imagine.“DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR MOTHER IS CAPABLE OF MURDER?”In just a short time we all realized that the answer was irrelevant. The Task Force had already decided that our mom, Marni Yang, a hard-working single ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Two Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Officers entered the room. They introduced themselves and then the first thing they asked each of us was the most shocking question we could ever imagine.“DO YOU BELIEVE YOUR MOTHER IS CAPABLE OF MURDER?”In just a short time we all realized that the answer was irrelevant. The Task Force had already decided that our mom, Marni Yang, a hard-working single
... Read more
Climate Change and Urban Health

The Case of Hong Kong as a Subtropical City

by Emily Ying Yang Chan ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Environment and Health
This book provides a theoretical framework and related technical skills for investigating climate change and its public health consequences and responses with a focus on urban settings, and in particular Hong Kong, a subtropical metropolis in Asia.Specifically, the book examines the impact of climate change on health in terms of mortality, hospital admissions and help-seeking, as well as key ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book provides a theoretical framework and related technical skills for investigating climate change and its public health consequences and responses with a focus on urban settings, and in particular Hong Kong, a subtropical metropolis in Asia.Specifically, the book examines the impact of climate change on health in terms of mortality, hospital admissions and help-seeking, as well as key
... Read more
Essentials for Health Protection

Four Key Components

by Emily Ying Yang Chan ...

The aim of health protection is to prevent and manage outbreaks of communicable and environmental diseases, and to make us better at responding to emergencies and disasters. This includes working with diseases and injuries from environmental hazard exposures and climate change. Essentials for Health Protection: Four Key Components is a guide to the reality of the field, and a discussion of how we ... Read more

$36.89 USD

The aim of health protection is to prevent and manage outbreaks of communicable and environmental diseases, and to make us better at responding to emergencies and disasters. This includes working with diseases and injuries from environmental hazard exposures and climate change. Essentials for Health Protection: Four Key Components is a guide to the reality of the field, and a discussion of how we
... Read more
Building Bottom-up Health and Disaster Risk Reduction Programmes

by Emily Ying Yang Chan ...

As a backdrop of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (2016-2030), the United Nations pointed out that more than 6 million children still died before the age of five by 2015. At least 1.8 billion people across the world still consumed fecally contaminated drinking water and 2.4 million lacked access to basic sanitation services such as toilets or latrines, while nearly 1,000 children died ... Read more

$7.99 USD

As a backdrop of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (2016-2030), the United Nations pointed out that more than 6 million children still died before the age of five by 2015. At least 1.8 billion people across the world still consumed fecally contaminated drinking water and 2.4 million lacked access to basic sanitation services such as toilets or latrines, while nearly 1,000 children died
... Read more
Disaster Public Health and Older People

by Emily Ying Yang Chan ...

Series series Routledge Humanitarian Studies
Disaster Public Health and Older People introduces professionals, students and fieldworkers to the science and art of promoting health and well-being among older people in the context of humanitarian emergencies, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income country settings.Older people face specific vulnerabilities in physical, mental and social well-being during disasters. They are likely ... Read more

$65.99 USD

Disaster Public Health and Older People introduces professionals, students and fieldworkers to the science and art of promoting health and well-being among older people in the context of humanitarian emergencies, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income country settings.Older people face specific vulnerabilities in physical, mental and social well-being during disasters. They are likely
... Read more
Public Health and Disasters

Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Asia

Edited by Emily Ying Yang Chan, Rajib Shaw ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book presents the health emergency and disaster risk management (H-EDRM) research landscape, with examples from Asia. In recent years, the intersection of health and disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged as an important interdisciplinary field. In several landmark UN agreements adopted in 2015–2016, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the 2030 Sustainable ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book presents the health emergency and disaster risk management (H-EDRM) research landscape, with examples from Asia. In recent years, the intersection of health and disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged as an important interdisciplinary field. In several landmark UN agreements adopted in 2015–2016, including the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the 2030 Sustainable
... Read more
Audiobook

White Ivy

A Novel

by Susie Yang ...

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller ...

Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

“A truly addictive read” (Glamour) about how a Chinese American woman’s crush on a privileged former classmate becomes a story of love, lies, and dark obsession, offering stark insights into the immigrant experience, as it hurtles to its electrifying ending in this “twisty, unputdownable, psychological thriller” (People).Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but you’d never know it by looking at her ... Read more

$26.99 USD

“A truly addictive read” (Glamour) about how a Chinese American woman’s crush on a privileged former classmate becomes a story of love, lies, and dark obsession, offering stark insights into the immigrant experience, as it hurtles to its electrifying ending in this “twisty, unputdownable, psychological thriller” (People).Ivy Lin is a thief and a liar—but you’d never know it by looking at her
... Read more
Audiobook

The Art of the Straight Line

My Tai Chi

by Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson ...

Narrated by Laurie Anderson, Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie, Scott Richman, Ron Butler, Feodor Chin, Adam Grupper, Jeff Gurner, Hillary Huber0, Brian Nishii1, Rob Shapiro2, Oliver Wyman3, Eric Yang4, Emily Woo Zeller5 ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reed’s worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson, with Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie, and Scott Richman.Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reed’s worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson, with Stephan Berwick, Bob Currie, and Scott Richman.Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Audiobook

Green Island

A Novel

by Shawna Yang Ryan ...

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller ...

Unabridged

16 hours 22 min

“Shawna Yang Ryan’s propulsive storytelling carries us through a bloody time in Taiwanese history, its implications still reverberating today. The story is haunted by questions about whether Taiwan is a part of China or its own country, what the costs are of standing up for one’s beliefs and by the choices made by one father and his daughter. Green Island is a tough, unsentimental and moving novel ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

“Shawna Yang Ryan’s propulsive storytelling carries us through a bloody time in Taiwanese history, its implications still reverberating today. The story is haunted by questions about whether Taiwan is a part of China or its own country, what the costs are of standing up for one’s beliefs and by the choices made by one father and his daughter. Green Island is a tough, unsentimental and moving novel
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
Impact With Wings

Stories to Inspire and Mobilize Women Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs

by Suzanne Andrews, Jagruti Bhikha, Karen Bairley Kruger, Christine Emilie Lim, Wingee Sin, Hana Yang, Geri Stengel, Susan Preston ...

Will you settle for leaving half the world's wealth on the table?In a world where women’s capital remains underused, angel investing—providing money, human capital, and expertise for start-up or early-stage companies—offers a potent opportunity for women to impact the future. The authors—all seasoned players in the global business and investment community—share their personal stories and insiders’ ... Read more

$8.99 USD

Will you settle for leaving half the world's wealth on the table?In a world where women’s capital remains underused, angel investing—providing money, human capital, and expertise for start-up or early-stage companies—offers a potent opportunity for women to impact the future. The authors—all seasoned players in the global business and investment community—share their personal stories and insiders’
... Read more
Audiobook

The Body Next Door

by Maia Chance ...

Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Teri Schnaubelt, Eric Yang, Pete Cross, Gabriel Vaughan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 11 min

“Moody and mesmerizing, The Body Next Door takes readers on a twisty, creepy, and compelling ride through family dysfunction and betrayal.”—Darby Kane, internationally bestselling author of *The Engagement PartyThey buried their secrets, but not deep enough…*Hannah McCullough’s life is far from perfect, but you’d never know it by looking at her. Instead, you’d see a beautiful young mother wholly ... Read more

$28.99 USD

“Moody and mesmerizing, The Body Next Door takes readers on a twisty, creepy, and compelling ride through family dysfunction and betrayal.”—Darby Kane, internationally bestselling author of *The Engagement PartyThey buried their secrets, but not deep enough…*Hannah McCullough’s life is far from perfect, but you’d never know it by looking at her. Instead, you’d see a beautiful young mother wholly
... Read more

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

Routledge Humanitarian Studies

Routledge Studies in Environment and Health

The Take

My Mom Marni

Climate Change and Urban Health

Essentials for Health Protection

Building Bottom-up Health and Disaster Risk Reduction Programmes

Disaster Public Health and Older People

Public Health and Disasters

White Ivy

The Art of the Straight Line

Green Island

Impact With Wings

The Body Next Door

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

Routledge Humanitarian Studies

Routledge Studies in Environment and Health

Show: