Novedades

Alice Chen doesn’t believe in true love, but she does believe in cold, hard cash. Buckling under the weight of student debt and her mother’s medical bills, Alice will do anything to make bank–even star on Dawn Tay’s Inferno, the hot new reality TV show designed to push couples to their breaking point. The show is Alice’s chance to sip cocktails on the beach and win a cash prize of a million dollars. But when her fiancé cheats on her with another contestant, Alice is faced with a choice.

Monica Tsai spends most days on her computer, journaling the details of her ordinary life and coding for a program that seeks to connect strangers online. A self-proclaimed recluse, she's always struggled to make friends and, as a college freshman, finds herself escaping into a digital world, counting the days until she can return home to her beloved grandparents. They are now in their nineties, and Monica worries about them constantly—especially her grandmother, Yun, who survived two wars in China before coming to the States, and whose memory has begun to fade.

Jia Song has always been destined for greatness. As the daughter of Korean bodega owners, she promised herself that she would have every Fifth Avenue luxury when she grew up, and it is all finally within reach. She has just made junior partner at her prestigious Manhattan law firm, she can count on her two best friends to have her back, and she is about to score the ultraluxe gold-on-gold Birkin bag of her dreams. So when her boss asks her to sit in on the hush-hush family implosion of a high-level client, she accepts without hesitation.

The title collects the seven classic novels written by Lu Xun, a great writer and thinker in modern Chinese history. By reading these novels, you will have a general picture of the social realities of China and the state of mind of the Chinese at different social levels in late 1800s and early 1900s, namely late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) . The seven novels are: 01. A Madman’s Diary 02. Kong Yiji 03. Medicine 04. The True Story of Ah Q 05. The New Year Sacrifice 06. In the Tavern 07. Regret for the Past The seven novels are: 01. A Madman’s Diary 02. Kong Yiji 03. Medicine 04. The True ...

Who does NOT seek love, or more abundant love — that glue that binds us to others, that makes us matter to each other, filling, albeit incompletely, the hole where loneliness otherwise abides? Who does NOT accept, albeit with dread, the inescapable truth that they will die one day, that their trip will be over, that their personal horizon will be breached? Who does NOT wonder, amid the hubbub of daily chores, what it all means, what is the big picture beyond local mundanity? Religion works for some. Others—the more scientifically informed among us—recognize the shortcomings of ...

Monica Tsai spends most days on her computer coding for a program that seeks to connect strangers online. A self-confessed recluse, she finds herself escaping into a digital world, counting the days until she can return home to her beloved grandparents. Now in their nineties, Monica worries about them—especially her grandmother Yun whose memory has begun to fade. Monica has become intent on tracking down the long-lost cousin Meng that her grandmother was separated from back in China before it’s too late.

A meticulously observed, gorgeously-crafted snapshot of gay culture in the pulsing early years of the tech boom, Gaysians renders its hilarious, flamboyant, human protagonists with love and individuality, showing tenderly the particular joy of queer friendship and yearning.

“Is this death?” I asked. “This is love,” replied the tiger. Magic apprentice Abalone has just saved the world from the wrath of underwater dragons. But her triumph is short-lived—her father, the great alchemist, demands she marry, expecting her to resign herself to a life of embroidered robes, quiet obedience, and managing household affairs. Abalone, however, has far wilder ambitions. Her heart burns to master fire magic, unravel forbidden rituals, and pursue the ancient mysteries that ignite her very soul. So, on the night of the legendary Dragon Boat Festival, she escapes into ...

Una casa nella vecchia Delhi, due sorelle che si ritrovano dopo anni di separazione e fanno i conti con il passato. Sullo sfondo, la storia dell'India prima e dopo l'Indipendenza, i cambiamenti radicali e le tradizioni immutabili. Ma al centro di tutto rimangono la casa decrepita, il vialetto delle rose, e la quiete carica di tensione della chiara luce del giorno.

室生犀星は、「ふるさとは遠きにありて思ふもの」の詩で著名だが、生まれ育ちが複雑で、私生児として生まれ、間もなく近くの寺に引き取られて育てられた。