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Song Sun likes to talk but never listens. After talking too much to a stranger, Song Sun accidentally gives away the Chinese secret of silkmaking. Will Song Sun be able to save the secret?

Insects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, David Hu takes listeners on an accessible, wondrous journey into the world of animal motion. From basement labs at MIT to the rain forests of Panama, Hu shows how animals have adapted and evolved to traverse their environments, taking advantage of physical laws with results that are startling and ingenious.

K-beauty has captured imaginations worldwide by promising a kind of mesmerizing perfection. Its skincare and makeup products—creams packaged to look like milkshakes or pandas, and snail mucus face masks, to name a few—work together to fascinate us, champion consumerism, and invite us to indulge. In the four years Elise spent in Seoul as NPR’s bureau chief, the global K-beauty industry quadrupled. Today it's worth $10 billion and is only getting bigger as it rides the Hallyu wave around the globe.

After Yung-lu's father dies of mercury poisoning, the young girl leaves for Chang'an. She is determined to take her father's place as a warrior. When Yung-lu arrives, she is met with two big surprises. The emperor is taking mercury, and the army is not what she had imagined. Will Yung-lu become a warrior? More importantly, will she save the emperor from mercury poisoning?

Zhou never seems to beat his brother, Cheng, at anything. But when Zhou finds a jade dragon, his luck changes. Soon, Zhou is beating Cheng at everything. Will Zhou and his jade dragon be able to keep up the winning streak, or will he lose his luck?

An informative book with alphabetically listed concepts of positive thinking principles, practices, and actions needed to perform as a peak entrepreneur. The author has accumulated a lot of ways to get paid in his journey in entrepreneurship. This book gives his translation from personal development books to personal real-life instances.

The Japanese army's brutal occupation of the city of Nanking during the 1937 Sino-Japanese War is known, for good reason, as the rape of Nanking. As they slaughtered an estimated 300,000 people, the invading soldiers raped more than 20,000 women - some estimates run as high as 80,000. Hua-ling Hu presents here the amazing untold story of the American missionary Minnie Vautrin, whose unswerving defiance of the Japanese protected 10,000 Chinese women and children.

We may imagine the digital cloud as placeless, mute, ethereal, and unmediated. Yet the reality of the cloud is embodied in thousands of massive data centers, any one of which can use as much electricity as a midsized town. Even all these data centers are only one small part of the cloud. Behind that cloud-shaped icon on our screens is a whole universe of technologies and cultural norms, all working to keep us from noticing their existence.

Organizations now need to attract, retain, and motivate teams and employees across distance, time zones, and cultural differences. Building authentic and lasting human relations may be the most important calling for leaders in this century. According to management and global leadership specialist Maya Hu-Chan, the concept of “saving face” can help any leader preserve dignity and create more empathetic cross-cultural relationships. “Face” represents one’s self-esteem, self-worth, identity, reputation, status, pride, and dignity.

In uncertain times, a young warrior and monk named Zi learns of the world outside his temple when it is burned to the ground by a fierce and corrupt tyrant. After unjustly losing everything he's known, the young warrior embarks on a secret journey of truth, healing, love, and freedom. Uncommon knowledge and "the answer to all things" await those ready for adventure. It's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon meets The Alchemist in this epic journey from a visionary artist who worked on Avatar, Star Wars, and the Matrix films. Narrated by Erik Braa.

Ambu is Princess Lakshmi's servant, but the two are more like sisters. After Ambu secretly teaches Lakshmi how to swim, the princess hopes to win a swimming contest against a boy. Will anything get in her way of being the water princess?

Talk About Cancer is a podcast of stories from cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and family members. The host, Serena Hu, talks to her guests about their emotional journeys with cancer and what happens to the relationships in their lives after a cancer diagnosis. They will often explore how culture and faith shape each person's experience of cancer and grief. You will find diverse perspectives, honesty, and wisdom in these stories to help you deal with cancer and its aftermath.  http://talkaboutcancerpodcast.com

This delightful little story tells of a young girl's time with her grandmother as she relates a legend of where hummingbirds come from. Where Hummingbirds Come From may well become an all-time children's classic. A perfect book for young children.

历史，真的有很多无奈与悲伤；历史，的确有很多辛酸和尴尬；历史，确实有很多不可思议的奇迹。本有声书带你发现在朝代更替中历史的“囧”……歷史，真的有很多無奈與悲傷；歷史，的確有很多辛酸和尷尬；歷史，確實有很多不可思議的奇蹟。本有聲書帶你發現在朝代更替中歷史的「囧」……

This book was published in 1894. It deals with untold accounts of the Underground Railroad. From various states in the South to the Abolitionist Progressives and Quakers in the Northeastern part of the United States. Riots, lynchings, torture, escapes, triumphs, and tragedy are included in this work. Most of these accounts were from primary sources, newspapers, and interviews by former slaves years after their heroic and arduous journeys. It is hard as a Caucasian to understand what it was life to be an African American slave before the American Civil War.

Tungar is a smart, but proud and vain boy. He dreams of being a general for the warrior king Asoka. Will the king want Tungar by his side? Or is he looking for a different sort of warrior?

西汉的建立和发展是历史不可不谈的重要关节，刘邦在这其中又是一个怎么样的角色，且听历史如何演绎这一人物……西漢的建立和發展是歷史不可不談的重要關節，劉邦在這其中又是一個怎麼樣的角色，且聽歷史如何演繹這一人物……

权力之争一直是王室永恒的旋律。后宫斗争，皇位的更替，总是在向世人展示着在通往最高权力的道路上，是多么的坎坷残酷……權力之爭一直是王室永恆的旋律。后宮鬥爭，皇位的更替，總是在向世人展示著在通往最高權力的道路上，是多麼的坎坷殘酷……

职场如战场。想在职场上混出个样子，不是一件容易的事。每个人在步入职场之后，都要面对自己的菜鸟季。很多人发现，步入职场，才是学习的真正开始。…… 職場如戰場。想在職場上混出個樣子，不是一件容易的事。每個人在步入職場之後，都要面對自己的菜鳥季。很多人發現，步入職場，才是學習的真正開始。

It is clear by now that China’s economy is set to slow in the years to come, although economists disagree about how much and for how long.