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Trick Mirror

Reflections on Self-Delusion

by Jia Tolentino ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “From The New Yorker’s beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television.”—EsquireBook Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times • “A whip-smart, challenging book.”—Zadie Smith • “Jia Tolentino could be the Joan Didion of our time.” ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “From The New Yorker’s beloved cultural critic comes a bold, unflinching collection of essays about self-deception, examining everything from scammer culture to reality television.”—EsquireBook Club Pick for Now Read This, from PBS NewsHour and The New York Times • “A whip-smart, challenging book.”—Zadie Smith • “Jia Tolentino could be the Joan Didion of our time.”
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The Claude Code Operating Model

Build scalable AI coding systems with Skills, MCP, Hooks, agent orchestration, and SDK patterns

by Jia Huang ...

Master Claude Code as an agentic coding and engineering platform for building governed AI workflows, autonomous agents, developer tooling, and enterprise-ready automation through practical patterns and deployment strategiesKey FeaturesDeploy AI-assisted development workflows securely across teams and production pipelinesUnderstand Claude Code’s architecture, memory design, orchestration models, ... Read more

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Master Claude Code as an agentic coding and engineering platform for building governed AI workflows, autonomous agents, developer tooling, and enterprise-ready automation through practical patterns and deployment strategiesKey FeaturesDeploy AI-assisted development workflows securely across teams and production pipelinesUnderstand Claude Code’s architecture, memory design, orchestration models,
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Buddha’s Pass

JIA PING WA'S NOVELS, #1

by Jia Pingwa ...

Series Book 1 - JIA PING WA'S NOVELS
In a remote mountain hollow where the Guanzhong Plain meets Shangzhou lies the secluded town of Foguan — a place where "ugliness" is worshipped as beauty. Here, the townspeople are grotesquely misshapen, and even the fruits, vegetables, and trees twist into bizarre, unnatural forms. Against this strange backdrop, Duizi and his cousin, blessed with natural beauty, become the targets of envy, ... Read more

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In a remote mountain hollow where the Guanzhong Plain meets Shangzhou lies the secluded town of Foguan — a place where "ugliness" is worshipped as beauty. Here, the townspeople are grotesquely misshapen, and even the fruits, vegetables, and trees twist into bizarre, unnatural forms. Against this strange backdrop, Duizi and his cousin, blessed with natural beauty, become the targets of envy,
... Read more
Wanting

A Novel

by Claire Jia ...

**A Best Literary Novel of 2025 from ELLEA searing debut novel of envy, longing, and regret across three lives and two countries that asks how far we’ll go for a friendship, a romance, a dream.**Ye Lian is thriving in Beijing. She has a well-paid job, a nice boyfriend, and plans to marry and move into a luxury high-rise apartment. She’s wanting for nothing–until her childhood best friend, Luo ... Read more

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**A Best Literary Novel of 2025 from ELLEA searing debut novel of envy, longing, and regret across three lives and two countries that asks how far we’ll go for a friendship, a romance, a dream.**Ye Lian is thriving in Beijing. She has a well-paid job, a nice boyfriend, and plans to marry and move into a luxury high-rise apartment. She’s wanting for nothing–until her childhood best friend, Luo
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The Best American Essays 2025

by Jia Tolentino, Kim Dana Kupperman ...

“The essay has taught me how to live,” writes Jia Tolentino, this year’s Best American Essays guest editor. In a time of escalating authoritarianism and disinformation, we turn to artists and writers to make sense of the world around us. The twenty-one authors featured in this collection do not proselytize, nor do they claim to have all the answers. Instead, they teach with vulnerability, raw ... Read more

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“The essay has taught me how to live,” writes Jia Tolentino, this year’s Best American Essays guest editor. In a time of escalating authoritarianism and disinformation, we turn to artists and writers to make sense of the world around us. The twenty-one authors featured in this collection do not proselytize, nor do they claim to have all the answers. Instead, they teach with vulnerability, raw
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Easy Discipline

An Unconventional Way to Achieve Ambitious Things

by Jia Jiang ...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the bestselling author of Rejection Proof, a guide to achieving your goals—the easy way—for anyone who struggles with distractions, disorganization, and discipline.Most people think that because great achievements are difficult, they must also feel difficult. But great accomplishments are rarely achieved through mental toughness. Rather, the most successful people ... Read more

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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom the bestselling author of Rejection Proof, a guide to achieving your goals—the easy way—for anyone who struggles with distractions, disorganization, and discipline.Most people think that because great achievements are difficult, they must also feel difficult. But great accomplishments are rarely achieved through mental toughness. Rather, the most successful people
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Casually Yours

by Vivian Jia Lac ...

"The chemistry and banter are fire." —Kirkus ReviewsDani Tsai and Parker Tran grew up inseparable in middle-of-nowhere Silverpine, Oregon. She was the bookish girl, introverted and dreamy. He was the quintessential boy next door: charming, popular, and destined to be a football star. They were an unlikely pair of best friends—until they left for college and their friendship came to an unexpected ... Read more

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"The chemistry and banter are fire." —Kirkus ReviewsDani Tsai and Parker Tran grew up inseparable in middle-of-nowhere Silverpine, Oregon. She was the bookish girl, introverted and dreamy. He was the quintessential boy next door: charming, popular, and destined to be a football star. They were an unlikely pair of best friends—until they left for college and their friendship came to an unexpected
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Negative Incentives and Disciplinary Action in China’s Food Safety Regulation

by Jia Liu ...

Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
This book offers a systematic and original analysis of how disciplinary pressure shapes food safety regulation in China.Focusing on punishment as a regulatory incentive, the book shows that disciplinary action is driven not only by regulatory failure but also by public opinion, institutional design, and the discretionary space within which regulators work. Combining historical analysis, ... Read more

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This book offers a systematic and original analysis of how disciplinary pressure shapes food safety regulation in China.Focusing on punishment as a regulatory incentive, the book shows that disciplinary action is driven not only by regulatory failure but also by public opinion, institutional design, and the discretionary space within which regulators work. Combining historical analysis,
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The Highest Exam

How the Gaokao Shapes China

by Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li, Claire Cousineau ...

Combining personal narratives with decades of research, a vivid account of how the gaokao—China’s high-stakes college admissions test—shapes that society and influences education debates in the United States.Each year, more than ten million students across China pin their hopes on the gaokao, the nationwide college entrance exam. Unlike in the United States, where standardized tests are just one ... Read more

$21.99 USD

Combining personal narratives with decades of research, a vivid account of how the gaokao—China’s high-stakes college admissions test—shapes that society and influences education debates in the United States.Each year, more than ten million students across China pin their hopes on the gaokao, the nationwide college entrance exam. Unlike in the United States, where standardized tests are just one
... Read more
Rejection Proof

How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection

by Jia Jiang ...

The inspiring, relatable, and sometimes outrageous true story of how one man used 100 days of rejection therapy to overcome fear and dare to live more boldly“Rejection Proof smashes fear in the face with a one-two punch. You’ll laugh out loud at Jia’s crazy social experiments, but you’ll also go away thinking differently about what you can accomplish.”—Chris Guillebeau, New York Times bestselling ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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The inspiring, relatable, and sometimes outrageous true story of how one man used 100 days of rejection therapy to overcome fear and dare to live more boldly“Rejection Proof smashes fear in the face with a one-two punch. You’ll laugh out loud at Jia’s crazy social experiments, but you’ll also go away thinking differently about what you can accomplish.”—Chris Guillebeau, New York Times bestselling
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A Summer Beyond Your Reach

by Xia Jia ...

"There is perhaps no voice better suited to tell the stories of contemporary China's conflicted, layered reality. China is at once a very young and a very old country, and as much guided by revolutionary fervor as by the heavy memories of history. Where the techniques of literary realism often seem powerless before the many contradictions of the country's headlong plunge into uneven development, ... Read more

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"There is perhaps no voice better suited to tell the stories of contemporary China's conflicted, layered reality. China is at once a very young and a very old country, and as much guided by revolutionary fervor as by the heavy memories of history. Where the techniques of literary realism often seem powerless before the many contradictions of the country's headlong plunge into uneven development,
... Read more
Owned by the Rogue Alpha

A Fated Mates Dark Possessive Outcast Alpha Werewolf Romance

by Jia Hart ...

She was never meant to be free. He was never meant to want anything again.For twenty-six years, Adara has lived as the Conclave's perfect ward — poised, obedient, and carefully managed by the most powerful Alpha in the wolf world. She never questioned the puncture marks on her arm. She never asked why her blood was so valuable. And she never believed she was anything other than human — until the ... Read more

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She was never meant to be free. He was never meant to want anything again.For twenty-six years, Adara has lived as the Conclave's perfect ward — poised, obedient, and carefully managed by the most powerful Alpha in the wolf world. She never questioned the puncture marks on her arm. She never asked why her blood was so valuable. And she never believed she was anything other than human — until the
... Read more

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