New Asia

Ming Da is only nine years old when he becomes the emperor of China. His ministers take advantage of the boy emperor by stealing rice, gold, and precious stones. But Ming Da has a plan. He orders his tailors to make him “magical” new clothes that only honest people can see. Can Ming Da outsmart his ministers and save his country?

When aspiring photographer Dylan Moore is invited to join his best friend Rohit Lal on a family trip to India, he jumps at the chance to embark on an exciting journey just like their Lord of the Rings heroes, Frodo and Sam. But each boy comes to the trip with a problem: Rohit is desperate to convince his parents not to leave him behind in Mumbai to finish school, and Dylan is desperate to use his time in India to prove himself as a photographer and to avoid his parents' constant fighting. Keeping their struggles to themselves threatens to tear the boys apart.

Learn how many different Asian communities celebrate Lunar New Year in this book for young listeners that reveals why the first new moon of the year is such a culturally significant moment for many countries!

I'm only dating him for the melons. Running two businesses doesn’t leave much room for dating. Good thing, too. Men treat me like an exotic toy. I guess they’ve never met a Korean girl who speaks with a Russian accent. Few dig deep enough to realize I’m from Uzbekistan, not that it helps in the exotic department. When Damian Hughes, the owner of the hotel where I’m organizing a wedding, asks me out, I ignore my attraction to him and say no. Apparently, no means he should hire me to organize a Christmas party at his hotel. The party he wants to micromanage, although I suspect he goes...

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated a number of homes and communities, scattering families as they sought refuge. Bring Me Back Home, New Orleans, is a Katrina survivor’s story of loss told through poetry, a reflection on home, and an ode to New Orleans.

Ali Park would be cute, hell, even dateable, if she didn’t annoy me all the time. Everything was a competition between me and her. I was the number one student in the finance major, she was number two. Everyone knew it. Since freshman year, we’d been bitter rivals, always getting high marks in class, signing up for the same extracurricular activities, and having an enough recommendations from professors and employers to fill a book. If you looked at our resumes side by side, they’d be similar. Only a .005 gpa separated us from number one and two. I didn’t have to look to know that ...

Sona Sharma's house is full of three generations of people who joke often and argue sometimes. Relatives come over unannounced, the phone rings frequently, and friends drop by all the time. Then one day, Amma tells Sona that she is going to have a baby. Is that good? Sona isn’t so sure. She doesn’t want to share her room or her things with a new baby, not to mention the attention of Amma, Appa, Thatha, and Paatti. And despite Amma's assurance that the sky always has room for new stars, Sona doesn’t feel stretchy or big-hearted like the sky.

Nikko: As the “Handler” my duty was to protect, not fall for the captives. Margo shattered those rules. Now, she’s trapped in my world of carnal iniquity, her horror-stricken eyes haunting me. My first assignment since disgracing the Yakuza-either a test or punishment. Margo’s sorrow awakened sentiments thought long dead and buried. I never expected to be uncontrollably enamored by her. Extracting her would ensure certain death, but her enchantment compelled me to undertake this hazardous mission. Risk it all to escape this hell and the darkness within myself. Saving her might be my...

After finding out her fiancé is cheating on her, Adrianne Jung goes to her best friend, Dwayne Woods for comfort. Realizing that he was more than a friend to her, the two share a passionate romantic night together. This is their love story. More than Friends as a steamy erotic AWBM BBW romance, it is over 2,500 words long and for mature readers only.

Before her, I didn’t believe in love at first sight. Five years ago, if you told me that I’d meet my future wife in college, I would’ve laughed at you, but now she’s the only woman for me. When I first saw her, she took my breath away. It was like she was the only woman in the club that night. She looked so beautiful in her red mini dress. She was a slender woman, with long jet-black hair, and almond shaped eyes. Oh, those eyes. I got lost in them every time I looked into them. She had a killer smile and like a moth to the flame I was drawn to her. I didn't what to say to her, but ...

Saroo Brierley became lost on a train in India at the age of five. Not knowing the name of his family or where he was from, he survived for weeks on the streets of Kolkata, before being taken into an orphanage and adopted by a family in Australia. Despite being happy in his new home, Saroo always wondered about his origins. He spent hours staring at the map of India on his bedroom wall. He pored over satellite images on Google Earth, seeking out landmarks he recognised. And one day, after years of searching, he miraculously found what he was looking for.

The world has changed. Asia and the West have converged, and the old borders, rules and ways of working no longer apply. This is the new global reality, and to succeed in it you need to understand how the other half of the world thinks, talks and acts. As individuals, businesses, nations and a species, our biggest challenges and opportunities are now unarguably global. The key skill of the 21st century will be the ability to interact effectively across the Asia/West intersection and the new blended world.

Istanbul is one of the greatest cities in the world. Located at the point where East meets West, the city has long been the crossroads of civilization. The Women's Guide to Istanbul is the ultimate travel companion for the discerning woman who knows what she wants and wishes to waste no time doing it, seeing it, buying it, eating it, and experiencing it.

Want to reevaluate your perspective on life? Want to know how your relationship with God can help you respond to injustice and hardships? In Reframing the Hyphen: A Christian Perspective on Immigrant Experiences, Christian author Ha Young Shin explains how to harness your difficulties by reassessing immigrant experiences through faith. By sharing her own experiences as a one-point-five-generation Korean American immigrant, Shin provides her heartfelt testimony as inspiration for readers - a navigational tool to facing obstacles through faith.

During the Lunar New Year festivities, can Gege find the perfect moment to present his handcrafted surprise to his little sister? This story will teach children what makes the Lunar New Year special, from the preparation responsibilities to the celebratory new moon signifying the first day of the holiday and the festivities that continue in the following weeks. Whether rice balls for family togetherness, spring rolls for a fresh start, or noodles for long life and happiness, this story's foodie focus also shows why the Lunar New Year is the yummiest celebration of the year too.

Prince Saionji Kinmochi was the last genro of Japan who played a leading role in Japanese politics during the Meiji Restoration. Having served as prime minister of Japan twice, his insights into the matter of Manchuria were crucial in understanding the invasion of China during World War 2. The introduction contextualizes Japan's relationship with Manchuria and China along with the politicized military to set the socio-political backdrop for the memoir. In addition, the genro's cultural and political significance is described to demonstrate Saionji's own cultural status. A detailed ...

Chelsea's family is celebrating Chinese New Year! Chelsea gets to stay up late. She watches fireworks and a parade with a dragon! She and her family have a big feast. Find out the different ways people celebrate this special day!

An Indien scheiden sich die Geister. Obwohl oder gerade weil kaum jemand im Westen dieses widersprüchliche Land versteht. Zwischen Slums und Prunk, zwischen Yoga und Hightech, zwischen Bollywoodkultur und Kastenwesen ist uns das Land, dessen Bedeutung für die Weltgemeinschaft immer größer wird, ein Rätsel geblieben.

The epic World War II story of Australia's 75 Squadron - and the 44 days when these brave and barely-trained pilots fought alone against the Japanese. In March and April 1942, RAAF 75 Squadron bravely defended Port Moresby for 44 days when Australia truly stood alone against the Japanese. This group of raw young recruits scrambled ceaselessly in their Kittyhawk fighters to an extraordinary and heroic battle, the story of which has been left largely untold.

Lamar Brown and Kimberly Zhang are the best pair figure skaters in the US. When they get paired together, the execution on their technical skills are flawless, however what they are lacking is the sexy romance that pair skaters usually display. After being challenged by their coach, the pair go for a night of drinking and dancing to connect, but what they didn’t expect was to end up in the same bed together! The Figure Skaters is an AWBM interracial erotic romance. At 3,800 words, this steamy short story is for mature readers only.