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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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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 Relic Witch of Silver Moon Town

A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel

by Jia Jia ...

Series Book 1 - The Relic Witch of Silver Moon
Divorced, jobless, and suddenly... a witch?At forty-two, Avery Clarke thought her biggest challenge would be surviving a messy divorce. But when she inherits her aunt’s dusty antique shop in the mysterious Silver Moon Town, she discovers she has a gift that wasn’t in the job description: she can hear the secrets of the dead by touching their relics.With a grumpy sheriff on her back and a sarcastic ... Read more

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Divorced, jobless, and suddenly... a witch?At forty-two, Avery Clarke thought her biggest challenge would be surviving a messy divorce. But when she inherits her aunt’s dusty antique shop in the mysterious Silver Moon Town, she discovers she has a gift that wasn’t in the job description: she can hear the secrets of the dead by touching their relics.With a grumpy sheriff on her back and a sarcastic
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An Emotional Guy

by Jia ...

Poised yet perplexed, Asmi is on a quest for the perfect life partner but her bold, untamed alter ego Sophie has other plans. Witty, impulsive and unapologetically wild, Sophie is the voice in Asmi’s head who refuses to settle. When unexpected suitors, cryptic signals and emotional whirlwinds unfold, Sophie guides Asmi through the maze of modern love with razor-sharp instincts and zero filters. Is ... Read more

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Poised yet perplexed, Asmi is on a quest for the perfect life partner but her bold, untamed alter ego Sophie has other plans. Witty, impulsive and unapologetically wild, Sophie is the voice in Asmi’s head who refuses to settle. When unexpected suitors, cryptic signals and emotional whirlwinds unfold, Sophie guides Asmi through the maze of modern love with razor-sharp instincts and zero filters. Is
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Super Tenant

Volume 1

by Jia CanFan, Babel Novel ...

Series series Volume 1
The mysterious youth, Wang Xiaoshi, returned to the city ten years later and entered a luxurious apartment. A series of conflicts followed. With the return of the big boss, there was an earth-shattering event.Genetic recombination, family business, special forces, all sorts of organizations focused on this apartment through their eyes. ... Read more

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The mysterious youth, Wang Xiaoshi, returned to the city ten years later and entered a luxurious apartment. A series of conflicts followed. With the return of the big boss, there was an earth-shattering event.Genetic recombination, family business, special forces, all sorts of organizations focused on this apartment through their eyes.
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Interactive Segmentation Techniques

Algorithms and Performance Evaluation

by Jia He, Chang-Su Kim, C.-C. Jay Kuo ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book focuses on interactive segmentation techniques, which have been extensively studied in recent decades. Interactive segmentation emphasizes clear extraction of objects of interest, whose locations are roughly indicated by human interactions based on high level perception. This book will first introduce classic graph-cut segmentation algorithms and then discuss state-of-the-art techniques, ... Read more

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This book focuses on interactive segmentation techniques, which have been extensively studied in recent decades. Interactive segmentation emphasizes clear extraction of objects of interest, whose locations are roughly indicated by human interactions based on high level perception. This book will first introduce classic graph-cut segmentation algorithms and then discuss state-of-the-art techniques,
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Easy Discipline

An Unconventional Way to Achieve Ambitious Things

by Jia Jiang ...

Narrated by Jia Jiang ...

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6 hours 54 min

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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The Cure for Chronic Procrastination

Bridging the Gap Between Thought and Action

by Renzhen Jia ...

This book isn't about working harder; it's about learning to let yourself off the hook. The Cure for Chronic Procrastination reveals that procrastination isn't laziness, but your brain reacting to fear and stress. It breaks down the lie of perfectionism, showing how overthinking acts like a heavy weight on your feet. Using a gentle and warm approach, the author helps you tear down the mental walls ... Read more

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This book isn't about working harder; it's about learning to let yourself off the hook. The Cure for Chronic Procrastination reveals that procrastination isn't laziness, but your brain reacting to fear and stress. It breaks down the lie of perfectionism, showing how overthinking acts like a heavy weight on your feet. Using a gentle and warm approach, the author helps you tear down the mental walls
... 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

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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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Prequel to Xiaoyue

JIA PING WA'S NOVELS, #2

by Jia Pingwa ...

Series Book 2 - JIA PING WA'S NOVELS
This novel traces the emotional struggles, life choices, and pursuit of dreams shared by Xiaoyue — a young woman who ferries boats in a secluded mountain hollow — and two village youths, Menmen and Caicai, all set against the backdrop of a remote borderland community. At its heart, it captures the yearning for renewal and change among those living on China's frontier during the early years of the ... Read more

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This novel traces the emotional struggles, life choices, and pursuit of dreams shared by Xiaoyue — a young woman who ferries boats in a secluded mountain hollow — and two village youths, Menmen and Caicai, all set against the backdrop of a remote borderland community. At its heart, it captures the yearning for renewal and change among those living on China's frontier during the early years of the
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Reimagine Hong Kong

A Hong Kong Memoir

by Jia Jia ...

CO-CREATING HONG KONG In Reimagine Hong Kong, Jia Jia explores the cultural identity of China's special administrative region, which began to emerge in the mid-twentieth century during its time as a British colony. His critique delves into the contradictions and dichotomies that have defined Hong Kong, weaving together history, philosophy, sociology, and economics. Jia Jia believes it is time to ... Read more

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CO-CREATING HONG KONG In Reimagine Hong Kong, Jia Jia explores the cultural identity of China's special administrative region, which began to emerge in the mid-twentieth century during its time as a British colony. His critique delves into the contradictions and dichotomies that have defined Hong Kong, weaving together history, philosophy, sociology, and economics. Jia Jia believes it is time to
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